PlayFest Indy History

 2024 PlayFest Indy Plays:

Port Isabel, Texas
Written by Lucy Thurber
Artistic Partner: American Lives Theatre
Director: Chris Saunders
Dramaturg: Andrew Kramer
Actors: Lynne Perkins, Taylor Cox, Brittany Magee

AUDUBON
Written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Artistic Partner: Indianapolis Shakespeare Company
Director: Malika Oyetimein
Dramaturg: Dominique Rider
Actors: Dominique Rider, Akili Ni Mali, Allen Sledge, Keith A. Wallace

the ark (of cypress wood)
Written by a.k. payne
Artistic Partner: Naptown African American Theatre Collective
Director: Josiah Davis
Dramaturg: Ashley Thomas
Actors: Jennean Farmer, Jadah Rowan, Eden Marryshow, Elijah Vance, Paige Neely, Malachai Beasley, Alicia Sims

Sick Girl, or don’t hate me ‘cuz I’m pretty
Written by Lina Patel
Artistic Partner: Summit Performance Indianapolis
Director: Daniel Talbott
Dramaturg: Lexy Leuszler
Choreographer: Mariel Greenlee
Actors: Jasmine Sharma, Rachna Khatau, Eric Olson, Kerrington Shorter, Megan Morton

Wet
Written by Auroral Real de Asua
Artistic Partner: Phoenix Theatre
Director: Constance Macy
Dramaturg: Tanya Palmer
Actors: Teagan Morrison, Hannah Luciani, Charlie Rankin, Cara Wilson, Jen Johansen, Kathi Ridley-Merriweather, Liza P. Fernandez, Tracy Herring

The Birth of the Pill
Written by Jessica Huang
Artistic Partner: Indiana Repertory Theatre
Director: Sandra Marquez
Dramaturg: Maren Robinson
Actors: Andrea San Miguel, Jenny McKnight, Annabel Armour, Scot Greenwell, Grant Goodman, Eric Sharp

WAD
Written by Keiko Green
Artistic Partner: Storefront Theatre
Director: Emily Moler
Dramaturg: Gavin Reub
Actors: Mollie Murk, Eric Reiberg

Huelga
Written by Jordan Ramirez Puckett
Artistic Partner: Fonseca Theatre
Director: Psalmayene 24
Dramaturg: Divinia Shorter
Actors: Nayib Felix, River Ruiz, Richard Esteras, Omar Bustamante, Avi Roque, Bobby Ayala Perez