Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 at 8pm
New Works Program: performances of 5 short plays or excerpts
Sunday, April 25 at 7pm
Hunter’s Point Reading and Benefit
Meridian Gallery
525 Powell Street, San Francisco
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Listen to playwright Liz Gjelten speak about Hunter’s Point:
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New Works Program – April 23 & 24
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Embroiled by Nomy Lamm
directed by Rebecca Longworth
A short play with music in which a father and his lost daughter struggle to connect.
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The Ballad of 423 and 424 by Nick Pappas
directed by Paoli Lacy
A short play about a reclusive writer and the woman who answers his knock.
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Luna Negra (excerpt) by Scott McMorrow
directed by Roberta D’Alois
One woman’s experiences with seeing psychic auras.
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Odile (excerpt) by Gaetana Caldwell-Smith
directed by Nena St. Louis
A work-in-progress about an alcoholic family’s dysfunction.
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Submission by Sarah Schwitkis
directed by Nena St. Louis
An engaging monologue on the challenges and joys of recovery from bipolar disorder.
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Hunter’s Point Preview & Benefit – April 25
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Hunter’s Point (staged reading) by Elizabeth Gjelten
directed by Christine Young
The closing night of Springboard V will feature a staged reading of Elizabeth Gjelten’s Hunter’s Point, directed by Christine Young, for which Jump! recently received a generous grant from the Theatre Bay Area’s CA$H Program. Hunter’s Point is a multi-media play about fierce love and bicycles that asks: What is ‘moral treatment’ of the homeless mentally ill, and what prevents our society from providing it? Layering music and video projections, Hunter’s Point juxtaposes realistic dialogue with the language of dreams, and grounds poetic and experimental theatrical techniques in an accessible story with vivid characters and settings that are deeply rooted in San Francisco. Please join us to share your thoughts on this work-in-progress, and enjoy a special evening of light refreshments. All proceeds will benefit Jump!’s ongoing work to develop new plays telling authentic stories of mental illness from a variety of perspectives.
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