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Announcing The Civilians’ 2022-23 R&D Group, Finalists, Semi-Finalists

The Civilians will welcome nine new members to the group of writers, composers, and directors in its twelfth season.

The Creation of ‘The Unbelieving’ with Marin Gazzaniga and Linda LaScola

An interview with Linda LaScola and Marin Gazzaniga on the origins of The Civilians' new production, "The Unbelieving."

Performance of ‘What You Are Now’ Streaming Now Free For A Limited Time

The Civilians & Ensemble Studio Theatre's production of Sam Chanse's WHAT YOU ARE NOW is now streaming for free until September 25th, 2022 on EST's website.

VOX: Recreating The Simpsons in the post-apocalypse

Anne Washburn, the playwright behind Mr. Burns, explains herself: “It’s about the comfort of looking again.”

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: Regaining My Sense of Direction (On April 4th and Every Other Day)

R&D Group member Calley N. Anderson takes us through the process of conceiving her new play, SOMEONE ELSE'S BULLET.

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: The Ballad of a Third-Culture Kid

R&D Group Member Denmo Ibrahim tells how her mother’s story and the interviews she gathered in Bay Ridge shaped her new piece, KHADIJA SAVES THE WORLD.

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: Moments and Movements: Thoughts on Writing About Struggle

R&D Group Member Aeneas Sagar Hemphill discusses the harsh reality of the New York taxi driver, the inspiration behind his new play, WAIT NO LONGER.

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: Oy Matey: On Jewish Pirates

R&D Group Members and collaborators Eric Marlin and Lila Rachel Becker interview each other on the creation process for UNTITLED JEWISH PIRATE PLAY, generating a project together for the first time, and the history of Jewish pirates.

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: Fertilization And Its Discontents

R&D Group Member Liba Vaynberg provides a glimpse into the interview process for her piece, The Matriarchs.

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: A Cultural Quest: Part II

R&D Group Member Phillip Gregory Burke describes the path that led him to create his current R&D play, THE SUNCATCHERS OF SAHEL: AN ANCESTRAL TALE TOLD TO TODAY'S GRIOT, PART I & II. This is Part II of his tale.

Civilians’ R&D In-Process: A Cultural Quest: Part I

R&D Group Member Phillip Gregory Burke describes the path that led him to create his current R&D play, THE SUNCATCHERS OF SAHEL: AN ANCESTRAL TALE TOLD TO TODAY'S GRIOT, PART I & II. This is Part I of his tale.

We Are Going to Have to Find a Way

R&D Group alumnus Tylie Shider writes a love letter to creators for whom human contact is a part of their art, lost by the pandemic.

Passing on the Uncanny

Dramaturg Soriya Chum discusses the history, including his own, that makes up The Civilians' new production, Sam Chanse's what you are now.

Voices of the Uprising

Before Ukraine's 2013-2014 Maidan events faded from people’s memories, playwright Natal’ya Vorozhbit brought the participants stories to the theatre, and the world.

Sam Chanse On Developing ‘What You Are Now’ For A Pandemic Stage

Sam Chanse discusses the world premiere of her play, "what you are now," and its development throughout the pandemic.

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