R&D Program Director Megan McClain interviews Associate Artist Rebecca Hart about her project with composer David Kornfeld being developed in the Civilians R&D Group. Based partly on their own neurodiverse lives, the work asks questions about creativity, sanity, and what we consider “normal.”
Stacey Rose discusses her relationship to Trap music and how it inspired “TRAPT,” a new play she is developing in the Civilians R&D Group.
Come see AMERICAN CRYPTIDS, an investigative musical theater performance. This Monday, February 25th, 7pm at Joe’s Pub.
R&D Program Director Megan McClain discusses the projects presented as part of the 2018 R&D FINDINGS Series and invites people to apply for the 2018-19 R&D Group.
Molly Beach Murphy, Jeanna Phillips, and Annie Tippe share the inspiration behind “Untitled CREDIT Project,” a new music-theater fantasia that examines America’s volatile relationship to money and our addictive love affair with live television.
Eva von Schweinitz, the lead artist of “The Space between the Letters,” discusses how her deep dive into adult literacy inspired her most recent work. Incorporating interviews and devising techniques, this project is being developed in the Civilians R&D Group.
Writer, composer and lyricist Deepali Gupta discusses some research topics for “I Love You Stranger,” a new musical which takes a personal look at bipolar disorder. Navigating a balance of research and memoir, this work is being developed in the Civilians R&D Group.
Writer, composer and lyricist Zack Zadek discusses how growing up on Long Island has inspired his new work, “Store Brand,” which he is developing in the Civilians R&D Group.
With this production, I’m venturing into new, fertile territory. Immersive & its close cousin Interactive theater has tremendous potential. In the case of “J & K 1965” it has the potential to give audiences an up-close look at drug addiction.
Megan McClain, who leads the R&D Group at the Civilians, discusses the projects that were presented at the R&D FINDINGS Series in May 2017 and invites people to apply for the 2017-18 group.
Alex Hare, director and co-conceiver of “Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves,” explores stories by formerly incarcerated writers and affected family members.
London’s National Theatre and the National Film Board of Canada helped facilitate Jordan Tannahill’s virtual reality story “Draw Me Close,” which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival’s Storyscapes.
Fusebox returns for another year of some of the best contemporary, multi-disciplinary, digital performing and visual arts in the world.
Jasmyn Brielle’s photo essay reflects on the creation of “Let Me Ascertain You: Hormones,” an interview-based cabaret curated by Civilians R&D Group Members Chris Tyler, Simone Wolff and Kit Yan.
“That is my mission as an artist—is to create this accessible, inclusive theater for all. ” — Sara Morgulis
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