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THE FOOD OF LOVE by Phase Eight Theater Co.
premiering February 13th 2021
My adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac returns with a new star and co-writer, Andres D. Bravo, in a safely distanced radio version billed as "dinner theater at home". Tickets are available for the show stream as well as prepared five-course meals for pick-up from local caterers.
NEW VOICES: YOUNG VOICES
premiering June 2019
I am dramaturging Players by the Sea's 2018-2019 New Voices program, which I participated in during its initial 2016-2017 season. This year, the program puts a spotlight on teen voices Lauren Hancock and Worth Culver. I have supported their writing and editing process with feedback, readings, research, and guidance and am happy to lead a talkback after the June 7th premiere.
THE FOOD OF LOVE
Thursdays April 4th, 11th, and 25th, 2019
A mystery of identity, the poetry of a beautiful meal, a recipe for romance. This site-specific play in five courses is a queer take on the literary classic Cyrano de Bergerac and gives "dinner theater" a whole new meaning: attendees are served the same romantic dinner Roxanne enjoys in the show's plot.
The script was developed with Phase 8 Theatre Company's ensemble of Stephanie Santiago, Linzy Lauren, and Terrence Scott under the direction of JaMario Stills. Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art's Head Chef Amanda Henninger created the menu and feasts for two performances and an encore at the museum's NOLA cafe.
HALLOWEEN MOON RISING
October 25-26, 2018 at the Matheson Museum
Museum-goers became Prohibition-era murder witnesses and active investigators in this immersive theater experience equally inspired by authentic Florida history and the cult film CLUE. The Matheson History Museum and Y-Not Theater company brought this seance-sational story to life.
Photos by Aleksandr Wilde.
PONTYPOOL
October 2019
Canadian playwright Tony Burgess' cerebral take on zombie viruses PONTYPOOL was selected for adaptation to the Players by the Sea stage and a Northeast Florida setting. I worked with Tony and local makers to ensure the transposed location and elements (e.g., blizzard to hurricane) served the story.
WOMEN'S WORK
July 12, 19, & 26, 2018
Commissioned by Phase 8 Theatre in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, this immersive theatre piece centers on three freshman art students whose experience of a semester long course unfolds over three acts and three stories of the downtown museum campus, including the third floor exhibit "A Dark Place of Dreams", featuring the work of Louise Nevelson.
MADAME BONAPARTE
May 26 - June 3, 2017
Players by the Sea's inaugural New Voices festival, the culmination of a year-long play development process, presented Madame Bonaparte, adapted from the book Wondrous Beauty by Carol Berkin.
EU Jacksonville said, "...facts were so well presented that we were enthralled by Betsy’s unlikely but true story."
TO THE SEA
October 21, 2015
Like the creek, sea, and river they connect to, the stories of a boy, a man, and an elder flow, shift, and interweave in this three-man, theatrical exploration of the human relationship with water commissioned by Players by the Sea and LEAP Creative.
Photo illustration by Jim Alabiso.
THE GRAIN OF THE LAND, TREVIEWS.COM
June, 2023
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A PRECIOUS TRUTH, CUIK MAGAZINE
June 2023
This is a great place to showcase a sample of your written work or write a short description about your project. Did you collaborate on a print or multimedia project? If so, dazzle your visitors with images and video. Make sure to include a link to the full live project or document so readers can enjoy the entire piece.