Men and ships and men and ships and men and ships…
Murder. Sex. Achilles’ heel.
A modern re-telling of the events leading up to the fall of Troy,
as seen through the eyes of the women responsible for holding the city together.
Life Brief & Glorious, a new play by Bryn Manion, gives us a glimpse into the lives of the Trojan royal family before the fall of Troy. Trapped within the impenetrable city walls, with the Greek army on their shores, they must rely on underground radio, social media, and a foreign news team to get their message out to the wider world.
When the young Prince Troilus is found murdered in a Temple to Apollo and a video of the warrior Achilles goes viral, the royal family must act to try to save their lives and their city.
Commissioned by The New Collectives as a companion piece to the final show in their 2017 season, The Trojan Women, this world premiere dark comedy examines how our private and public images collide in the face of prophesy and war.
Men and ships and men and ships and men and ships…
Murder. Sex. Achilles’ heel.
A modern re-telling of the events leading up to the fall of Troy,
as seen through the eyes of the women responsible for holding the city together.
Life Brief & Glorious, a new play by Bryn Manion, gives us a glimpse into the lives of the Trojan royal family before the fall of Troy. Trapped within the impenetrable city walls, with the Greek army on their shores, they must rely on underground radio, social media, and a foreign news team to get their message out to the wider world.
When the young Prince Troilus is found murdered in a Temple to Apollo and a video of the warrior Achilles goes viral, the royal family must act to try to save their lives and their city.
Commissioned by The New Collectives as a companion piece to the final show in their 2017 season, The Trojan Women, this world premiere dark comedy examines how our private and public images collide in the face of prophesy and war.
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SHOWS
Thurs, March 8th – Sat, March 10th Wed, March 14th – Sat, March 17th Wed, March 21st – Sat, March 24th All Shows at 8pm TICKETS $20.00 (online or at the door) |
IRT THEATER
154 Christopher St., #3B (3rd floor) New York, NY 10014 Subway: 1,2 to Christopher St; A,C,E,D,B,F,M to West 4th St |
In continuing with The New Collectives' mission of giving back both artistically and financially, established during our 2017 Season,
we will be collecting donations at the show for Emily's List.
Thanks to our generous audience members, we were able to raise $120!
Emily's List aims to "ignite change by getting pro-choice Democratic women elected to office." In an election year, we think this mission couldn't be timelier.
we will be collecting donations at the show for Emily's List.
Thanks to our generous audience members, we were able to raise $120!
Emily's List aims to "ignite change by getting pro-choice Democratic women elected to office." In an election year, we think this mission couldn't be timelier.
The New Collectives and Life Brief & Glorious
are featured in TDF Stages Magazine!
"The real meat of all theatre is relational." - playwright Bryn Manion
CAST:
Justin Ivan Brown* (Achilles)
Off-Broadway: The Human Incubator (SheNYC Festival), LaBute New Theater Festival 2016 & 2017 (59E59), Warp Speed: A Sci-Fi Parody (MITF). New York: What Elsas Knew in a Peril (New Stage Theatre Co.), Summertime (Columbia Stages), Duet (Secret Theatre) Regional: Whipping Man (The Black Rep), Godspell (Mustard Seed Theatre), Bug (Muddy Waters), King Lear (STLAS), Southern Baptist Sissies (Citilites Theatre), Songs from an Unmade Bed (Citilites Theatre), and Wizard of Oz (Variety). Check out his upcoming projects at justinivanbrown.com Follow on FB/IG @justinivanbrown Thanks to his love Ryan, his three-legged dog Ophelia, and his greatest Achilles heel, Cake.
Off-Broadway: The Human Incubator (SheNYC Festival), LaBute New Theater Festival 2016 & 2017 (59E59), Warp Speed: A Sci-Fi Parody (MITF). New York: What Elsas Knew in a Peril (New Stage Theatre Co.), Summertime (Columbia Stages), Duet (Secret Theatre) Regional: Whipping Man (The Black Rep), Godspell (Mustard Seed Theatre), Bug (Muddy Waters), King Lear (STLAS), Southern Baptist Sissies (Citilites Theatre), Songs from an Unmade Bed (Citilites Theatre), and Wizard of Oz (Variety). Check out his upcoming projects at justinivanbrown.com Follow on FB/IG @justinivanbrown Thanks to his love Ryan, his three-legged dog Ophelia, and his greatest Achilles heel, Cake.
Eric Cotti (Deiphobus)
Select Stage Credits: Waiting for the G (Hudson Guild), Bodies of Water (FringeNYC), In the Soundless Awe (NLTP), 508, I Want to Believe In Love, The Raven Doesn’t Talk, Antigone, The Cherry Orchard, and Three Sisters. Film: MONOVLOG, Ambiguous, On the Line... www.ericcotti.com
Select Stage Credits: Waiting for the G (Hudson Guild), Bodies of Water (FringeNYC), In the Soundless Awe (NLTP), 508, I Want to Believe In Love, The Raven Doesn’t Talk, Antigone, The Cherry Orchard, and Three Sisters. Film: MONOVLOG, Ambiguous, On the Line... www.ericcotti.com
Carolina Do* (Cassandra)
is a Vietnamese-American bilingual actress and writer, who specializes in new works as well as applying classical texts to the concerns of our modern day world. Some favorite roles include the Artisanal Air Girl from Pedro Reyes' Doomocracy (Creative Time), Twenty-One from 410[Gone], and Irina from Three Sisters. She is currently writing a play about her mother's nine year imprisonment in a Viet Cong reeducation camp. BFA Brooklyn College. Keep up with her doings at www.carolinado.com Instagram: @CarolinaKayDo
is a Vietnamese-American bilingual actress and writer, who specializes in new works as well as applying classical texts to the concerns of our modern day world. Some favorite roles include the Artisanal Air Girl from Pedro Reyes' Doomocracy (Creative Time), Twenty-One from 410[Gone], and Irina from Three Sisters. She is currently writing a play about her mother's nine year imprisonment in a Viet Cong reeducation camp. BFA Brooklyn College. Keep up with her doings at www.carolinado.com Instagram: @CarolinaKayDo
Sam Kebede* (Paris/DJ Scatterwall)
IRT Debut. Off-Broadway: Mission Hamlet (The Public Theater). Regional Theater: Shrek the Musical (CRT), Severance (CRT), Uncle Vanya (Schaefer Theater). TV/Film: 2 Brown Girls (Pilot), Bright Lights (Feature). Sam has also helped developed plays at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and was a performer/creator for The Public’s UTR Fest. During the summer of 2016, Sam was awarded the School of Fine Arts Pre-Doctoral Award and the Zachs Endowment for the Arts to develop his one person show, Sun’s Out Guns Out, a play about gun violence on the South Side of Chicago. UConn: MFA Acting; Duke University: BS Neuroscience, BA Theater Studies, Minor Biology, Graduate with Highest Distinction. www.samkebede.com
IG: @ObamaTheYounger
IRT Debut. Off-Broadway: Mission Hamlet (The Public Theater). Regional Theater: Shrek the Musical (CRT), Severance (CRT), Uncle Vanya (Schaefer Theater). TV/Film: 2 Brown Girls (Pilot), Bright Lights (Feature). Sam has also helped developed plays at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and was a performer/creator for The Public’s UTR Fest. During the summer of 2016, Sam was awarded the School of Fine Arts Pre-Doctoral Award and the Zachs Endowment for the Arts to develop his one person show, Sun’s Out Guns Out, a play about gun violence on the South Side of Chicago. UConn: MFA Acting; Duke University: BS Neuroscience, BA Theater Studies, Minor Biology, Graduate with Highest Distinction. www.samkebede.com
IG: @ObamaTheYounger
Wendy Merritt* (Hecuba)
is delighted to be involved with New Collectives for the first time and to be working for the second time with playwright, Bryn Manion (Wake). Acting credits include Richard Sheinmel’s Modern Living Series directed by Jason Jacobs, Rollo’s Wild Oat at Metropolitan Playhouse directed by Michael Hardart, and Animas Company’s Dutch, Heart of Man at the Cherry Lane, directed by Alan Langford. Directing credits include two seasons of East Village Chronicles at Metropolitan Playhouse, three seasons with Sink or Swim Rep and two seasons with Act Underground Theatre Company.
is delighted to be involved with New Collectives for the first time and to be working for the second time with playwright, Bryn Manion (Wake). Acting credits include Richard Sheinmel’s Modern Living Series directed by Jason Jacobs, Rollo’s Wild Oat at Metropolitan Playhouse directed by Michael Hardart, and Animas Company’s Dutch, Heart of Man at the Cherry Lane, directed by Alan Langford. Directing credits include two seasons of East Village Chronicles at Metropolitan Playhouse, three seasons with Sink or Swim Rep and two seasons with Act Underground Theatre Company.
Sarah Moore (Jo)
A New York City based actress/director/creator/producer, originally hailing from Florida. She is one of the founding members of The New Collectives. Sarah graduated from the Hartt School in Hartford CT summa cum laude with a BFA in acting and a minor in English. She has studied abroad in England focusing predominantly on Shakespeare, toured the country performing on a national tour, and has worked all around the city! Recent acting credits include: Steve Got Raped (The New Collectives) The Witches (The New Collectives/Wandering Bark), The Witches (workshop production) (The New Collectives), A Christmas Carol (The Hartford Stage Company), The Importance of Being Earnest (Royalty Free Theater) and a national tour of Encore!! (Chamber Theater). Other favorite productions include Stage Door, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pride and Prejudice, Coram Boy, Julius Caesar, 12 Angry Women, Marat/Sade, The Man Who Came to Dinner, and Our Town. When she isn't collaborating and creating works of theater, Sarah spends her days at My Gym on the UES as the Director and Lead Teacher of the facility. Sarah is very passionate about The New Collectives and strives to spread their mission and bring theater to a vast audience base through her creative, producing and theatrical work.
A New York City based actress/director/creator/producer, originally hailing from Florida. She is one of the founding members of The New Collectives. Sarah graduated from the Hartt School in Hartford CT summa cum laude with a BFA in acting and a minor in English. She has studied abroad in England focusing predominantly on Shakespeare, toured the country performing on a national tour, and has worked all around the city! Recent acting credits include: Steve Got Raped (The New Collectives) The Witches (The New Collectives/Wandering Bark), The Witches (workshop production) (The New Collectives), A Christmas Carol (The Hartford Stage Company), The Importance of Being Earnest (Royalty Free Theater) and a national tour of Encore!! (Chamber Theater). Other favorite productions include Stage Door, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pride and Prejudice, Coram Boy, Julius Caesar, 12 Angry Women, Marat/Sade, The Man Who Came to Dinner, and Our Town. When she isn't collaborating and creating works of theater, Sarah spends her days at My Gym on the UES as the Director and Lead Teacher of the facility. Sarah is very passionate about The New Collectives and strives to spread their mission and bring theater to a vast audience base through her creative, producing and theatrical work.
Giverny Petitmermet (Andromache)
is a Brooklyn based actor/director/creator originally from San Diego, California. She is the Artistic Director of The New Collectives and the lead teaching artist for The Young Collectives education program. Giverny is also a founding member of BREAD Arts Collective. Some of her New York credits include: The Trojan Women (The New Collectives); Waiting for Lefty (BREAD Arts Collective); The Witches (The New Collectives/Wandering Bark); Rise and Fall (BREAD Arts Collective); All’s Fair (Six Western) (Oracle Theatre Co); The Crucible (Sink or Swim Rep), The Burning House (Studio Maya Workshop); WAKE (Aisling Arts). Training: Boston University, BFA in acting; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), British American Drama Academy (BADA). www.givernypetitmermet.com
is a Brooklyn based actor/director/creator originally from San Diego, California. She is the Artistic Director of The New Collectives and the lead teaching artist for The Young Collectives education program. Giverny is also a founding member of BREAD Arts Collective. Some of her New York credits include: The Trojan Women (The New Collectives); Waiting for Lefty (BREAD Arts Collective); The Witches (The New Collectives/Wandering Bark); Rise and Fall (BREAD Arts Collective); All’s Fair (Six Western) (Oracle Theatre Co); The Crucible (Sink or Swim Rep), The Burning House (Studio Maya Workshop); WAKE (Aisling Arts). Training: Boston University, BFA in acting; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), British American Drama Academy (BADA). www.givernypetitmermet.com
Hannah Seusy (Polyxena)
Favorite NY credits include: Mighty Good Company, Anais Nin Goes to Hell (Theater at the 14th Street Y), Last Night at The Carmine (NYC Fringe), J Train (Planet Connections Winner: Outstanding Actress). Regional: Next Thing You Know (Luna Stages, NJ), Hanna and the Moonlit Dress (Lion Theater, Theater Row & East Coast Tour) Film: Van Money (Who's Asking Prod). Hannah has narrated various audiobooks and is the voice of Sprint's digital Direct 2 You campaign. She studies at Matthew Corozine Studios. For more information go to www.hannahseusy.com. For cats, travel, urban gardening & marathon training follow @hseusy on Instagram.
Favorite NY credits include: Mighty Good Company, Anais Nin Goes to Hell (Theater at the 14th Street Y), Last Night at The Carmine (NYC Fringe), J Train (Planet Connections Winner: Outstanding Actress). Regional: Next Thing You Know (Luna Stages, NJ), Hanna and the Moonlit Dress (Lion Theater, Theater Row & East Coast Tour) Film: Van Money (Who's Asking Prod). Hannah has narrated various audiobooks and is the voice of Sprint's digital Direct 2 You campaign. She studies at Matthew Corozine Studios. For more information go to www.hannahseusy.com. For cats, travel, urban gardening & marathon training follow @hseusy on Instagram.
*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production.
CREATIVE TEAM:
Bryn Manion (Playwright)
is a writer and director currently living in Saint Paul, MN. She was the co-founder and artistic director for Aisling Arts where she directed Love's Labour's Lost, Macbeth, A Beggar's Opera, Playboy of the Western World and The Importance of Being Earnest. With Aisling Arts, she wrote and developed several original plays such as Pinky the Pig and a Few Hallelujahs, Imminent Indeed (or Polly Peachum's Peculiar Penchant for Plosives), The Force Trilogy: Wanderlust, Threshold, Convergence and Wake.
is a writer and director currently living in Saint Paul, MN. She was the co-founder and artistic director for Aisling Arts where she directed Love's Labour's Lost, Macbeth, A Beggar's Opera, Playboy of the Western World and The Importance of Being Earnest. With Aisling Arts, she wrote and developed several original plays such as Pinky the Pig and a Few Hallelujahs, Imminent Indeed (or Polly Peachum's Peculiar Penchant for Plosives), The Force Trilogy: Wanderlust, Threshold, Convergence and Wake.
Rachel Dart (Director)
is a New York City-based director who brings a feminist perspective to both new play development and existing works. Rachel is also the founder of Let Us Work, an advocacy group that aims to combat and end sexual harassment in theater; LUW is currently working with the League of Independent Theater to create protections for independent and nonunion NYC theaters. Rachel is a proud alumna of the Actors Theatre of Louisville Professional Training Company, the Williamstown Theatre Festival Directing Corps, and DirectorsLabChicago. Directing credits also include EST/Sloan, EST/Youngblood, Culture Project, #serials at The Flea, York Theatre, the Frigid Festival, The New Collectives, The Atlantic Alumni Workshop and Acting School. Rachel’s assisting includes The Vineyard, BAM, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Acting Company, and Manhattan Theatre Club. BFA, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Rachel is currently a Samuel J. Friedman Directing Fellow at Manhattan Theatre Club. www.racheldart.com
is a New York City-based director who brings a feminist perspective to both new play development and existing works. Rachel is also the founder of Let Us Work, an advocacy group that aims to combat and end sexual harassment in theater; LUW is currently working with the League of Independent Theater to create protections for independent and nonunion NYC theaters. Rachel is a proud alumna of the Actors Theatre of Louisville Professional Training Company, the Williamstown Theatre Festival Directing Corps, and DirectorsLabChicago. Directing credits also include EST/Sloan, EST/Youngblood, Culture Project, #serials at The Flea, York Theatre, the Frigid Festival, The New Collectives, The Atlantic Alumni Workshop and Acting School. Rachel’s assisting includes The Vineyard, BAM, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Acting Company, and Manhattan Theatre Club. BFA, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Rachel is currently a Samuel J. Friedman Directing Fellow at Manhattan Theatre Club. www.racheldart.com
Taylor Beidler (Dramaturg)
is an actress/playwright/dramaturg new to New York City. Taylor recently received her BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University. Since graduating, Taylor worked as an actress/deviser for Off The Grid’s world-premiere production of The Weird in Boston, written by Kirsten Greenidge, Lila Rose Kaplan, Obehi Janice, and John Kuntz. Taylor is the Resident Dramaturg for The New Collectives, specializing in new play development and community engagement. Her plays have been developed with Boston University, New York University, the University of Edinburgh, the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Boston Playwrights Theatre, the Jermyn Street Theatre in London, Brunch Theatre, and most recently Dandelion Theatre in Chicago. For more information, please visit taylorbeidler.com.
is an actress/playwright/dramaturg new to New York City. Taylor recently received her BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University. Since graduating, Taylor worked as an actress/deviser for Off The Grid’s world-premiere production of The Weird in Boston, written by Kirsten Greenidge, Lila Rose Kaplan, Obehi Janice, and John Kuntz. Taylor is the Resident Dramaturg for The New Collectives, specializing in new play development and community engagement. Her plays have been developed with Boston University, New York University, the University of Edinburgh, the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Boston Playwrights Theatre, the Jermyn Street Theatre in London, Brunch Theatre, and most recently Dandelion Theatre in Chicago. For more information, please visit taylorbeidler.com.
Kellian Frank (Stage Manager)
is excited to be joining The New Collectives. She was most recently the ASM at WPPAC credits include: Ghost the Musical, and at the Surflight Theater in Beach Haven NJ, credits include: Footloose, Newsies, Hairspray, Million Dollar Quartet, and Home for the Holidays. Kellian graduated from Wagner College with a BS in Arts Administration. Her previous credits at Wagner include Anything Goes and Do You Think You Can Dance (stage manager).
is excited to be joining The New Collectives. She was most recently the ASM at WPPAC credits include: Ghost the Musical, and at the Surflight Theater in Beach Haven NJ, credits include: Footloose, Newsies, Hairspray, Million Dollar Quartet, and Home for the Holidays. Kellian graduated from Wagner College with a BS in Arts Administration. Her previous credits at Wagner include Anything Goes and Do You Think You Can Dance (stage manager).
Dara Affholter (Costume Designer)
is so excited to be designing with The New Collectives. She is currently the Assistant Costume Shop Manager for Papermill Playhouse. Her other credits include the Costume Apprenticeship for the Juilliard School and Costume Shop Internships for New York Stage and Film and New York Theatre Workshop. Design credits include Athena (The Hearth), For Annie (The Hearth) Sleep Walker Man Walkthrough Wall (Dallas FIT Festival), and various other costume design and assistant costume design positions. She would like to thank her mom and her boyfriend Matt for continuous support. daraaffholter.weebly.com
is so excited to be designing with The New Collectives. She is currently the Assistant Costume Shop Manager for Papermill Playhouse. Her other credits include the Costume Apprenticeship for the Juilliard School and Costume Shop Internships for New York Stage and Film and New York Theatre Workshop. Design credits include Athena (The Hearth), For Annie (The Hearth) Sleep Walker Man Walkthrough Wall (Dallas FIT Festival), and various other costume design and assistant costume design positions. She would like to thank her mom and her boyfriend Matt for continuous support. daraaffholter.weebly.com
Gabe Rodriguez (Lighting Designer)
is a freelance lighting designer based in New York City. Originally from San Bernardino, California, he received his B.A. in Theatre from the Department of Theatre, Film & Digital Production at the University of California, Riverside. While a student there Gabe served as the Master Electrician and Programmer of the department for nearly three years. In 2014, he worked as the ALD on the production of A Trip To Bountiful at the Ahmanson with Center Theatre Group. In 2015, he spent the summer as a Design Intern at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and spent the next two years designing, assisting and programming in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Right before moving to NYC in January of 2017, Gabe had the pleasure of working as the ALD on Frozen with Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Wonder. Gabe now works with The Public Theater/NYSF and has been involved with many of the productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and more recently, Office Hour. Aside from The Public, he works with many other production companies, schools and events off-Broadway and the Tri-State Area. Gabe currently works as the Programmer/Board Op on the production of Party Face at the New York City Center. www.designbygabe.com
is a freelance lighting designer based in New York City. Originally from San Bernardino, California, he received his B.A. in Theatre from the Department of Theatre, Film & Digital Production at the University of California, Riverside. While a student there Gabe served as the Master Electrician and Programmer of the department for nearly three years. In 2014, he worked as the ALD on the production of A Trip To Bountiful at the Ahmanson with Center Theatre Group. In 2015, he spent the summer as a Design Intern at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and spent the next two years designing, assisting and programming in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Right before moving to NYC in January of 2017, Gabe had the pleasure of working as the ALD on Frozen with Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Wonder. Gabe now works with The Public Theater/NYSF and has been involved with many of the productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and more recently, Office Hour. Aside from The Public, he works with many other production companies, schools and events off-Broadway and the Tri-State Area. Gabe currently works as the Programmer/Board Op on the production of Party Face at the New York City Center. www.designbygabe.com
Robert A. K. Gonyo (Sound Designer)
is a theatre artist, voiceover talent, musician, and tour-guide residing in Queens. Directing: Regional: Million Dollar Quartet(Riverside Center); New York: Season to Taste, Muzungu and O Brave New World (Co-Op Theatre East); Cascando and Un jour comme un autre (thingNY); Educational: Carthaginians and Picnic (Stella Adler Studio of Acting). As a sound designer, his work has been heard with companies such as Amios, Co-Op Theatre East, End Times, The New Collectives, Writopia Lab’s Worldwide Plays Festival, and at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He is a Director with Co-Op Theatre East (cooptheatreeast.org), company member with End Times Productions, producer & host of the radio horror podcast Apparitions, the producer & host of Go See a Show!, New York City's independent theatre podcast (goseeashowpodcast.com), and a member of The Best Thing Ever, a directors collective. robertgonyo.com
is a theatre artist, voiceover talent, musician, and tour-guide residing in Queens. Directing: Regional: Million Dollar Quartet(Riverside Center); New York: Season to Taste, Muzungu and O Brave New World (Co-Op Theatre East); Cascando and Un jour comme un autre (thingNY); Educational: Carthaginians and Picnic (Stella Adler Studio of Acting). As a sound designer, his work has been heard with companies such as Amios, Co-Op Theatre East, End Times, The New Collectives, Writopia Lab’s Worldwide Plays Festival, and at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He is a Director with Co-Op Theatre East (cooptheatreeast.org), company member with End Times Productions, producer & host of the radio horror podcast Apparitions, the producer & host of Go See a Show!, New York City's independent theatre podcast (goseeashowpodcast.com), and a member of The Best Thing Ever, a directors collective. robertgonyo.com
Maya Martin-Udry (Set Designer)
Scenic Design credits include Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Lion in Winter, Much Ado About Nothing, and Romeo and Juliet at Wellesley College. Maya holds a BA in Women's and Gender Studies with a focus in feminist and anti-racist pop cultural analysis.
Scenic Design credits include Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Lion in Winter, Much Ado About Nothing, and Romeo and Juliet at Wellesley College. Maya holds a BA in Women's and Gender Studies with a focus in feminist and anti-racist pop cultural analysis.
Sam Leichter (Prop Designer)
is thrilled to be a part of Life Brief & Glorious. Sam is the Associate Education Director for The New Collectives. He appeared in their recent production of The Trojan Women and their 2015 production of The Witches. Recently: Measure for Measure and Henry IV pt. 1 (Hip to Hip Theatre Co.), double duty as Don John and Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Exchange), and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (The Night Shift). Other favorite credits include the title role in Macbeth (directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel at Allentown Shakes), Empty House (NYC Fringe '14), Fuddy Meers (Marin Theatre Company), Much Ado About Nothing and Love's Labour's Lost (Delaware Shakespeare Festival), and Antony and Cleopatra (Marin Shakespeare Company). Sam received his MFA from Rutgers, BA from Bates College, and is a member of AEA. www.samleichter.com
is thrilled to be a part of Life Brief & Glorious. Sam is the Associate Education Director for The New Collectives. He appeared in their recent production of The Trojan Women and their 2015 production of The Witches. Recently: Measure for Measure and Henry IV pt. 1 (Hip to Hip Theatre Co.), double duty as Don John and Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Exchange), and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (The Night Shift). Other favorite credits include the title role in Macbeth (directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel at Allentown Shakes), Empty House (NYC Fringe '14), Fuddy Meers (Marin Theatre Company), Much Ado About Nothing and Love's Labour's Lost (Delaware Shakespeare Festival), and Antony and Cleopatra (Marin Shakespeare Company). Sam received his MFA from Rutgers, BA from Bates College, and is a member of AEA. www.samleichter.com
The Trojan Royals and Friends!
Graphics by Giverny Petitmermet
Production Photos by Erin Maxon
Equity Approved Showcase
Life Brief & Glorious is presented as part of IRT's 3B Development Series.
IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work. Some of the artists we have supported include Young Jean Lee, Reggie Watts and Mike Daisey.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, and The Nancy Quinn Fund, a project of ART-NY.
IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work. Some of the artists we have supported include Young Jean Lee, Reggie Watts and Mike Daisey.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, and The Nancy Quinn Fund, a project of ART-NY.
The IT Awards were organized to bring recognition to the great work being done in Off-Off-Broadway and help create a community base for the estimated 40,000 artists working in the Off-Off-Broadway venue.
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