sol 1: hilary bettis
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alligator
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"This endeavor represents a fulfillment of the American Theater’s promise to be a space for all American stories."—Jacob Padrón |
“The Sol Project model is so smart, and designed for maximum impact, on our field and on our art form." —Susan Bernfield, Producing Artistic Director, New Georges |
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elena araoz
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Elena was named The Drama League’s inaugural Beatrice Terry Resident, where she wrote "Plastic Drastic," an eco-aware musical adaptation of "The Odyssey," and directed for the Rose Theatre. Other recent productions: "Architecture of Becoming" (Women’s Project), two Carl Djerassi plays (Off-Broadway), Li Tong's "The Power" (Beijing), "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (Prague Shakespeare Company), Mac Wellman’s “Wu" and “Horrocks" (Sleeping Weazel, ArtsEmerson), Natalia Naman’s "Lawnpeople" (Cherry Lane Mentor Project), "La Traviata" (New York City Opera, BAM), "Lucia di Lammermoor" (Opera North), "Falstaff" (Brooklyn Philharmonic, BAM), "Latin Lovers" (Glimmerglass Opera), Monika Bustamante’s “Thirst” (HERE), Naomi Wallace's “The Fever Chart” (Underground Railway Theatre), Jaclyn Villano’s “The Company We Keep” (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre) and Araoz’s acclaimed operetta “War Music,” which she adapted from Christopher Logue's retelling of the “Iliad” and devised with six performers (Aurea, FirstWorks Festival, New York Institute for the Humanities, Chicago Humanities Festival, Chorus of Westerly, New England tour).
She has worked extensively with Sir Jonathan Miller as Choreographer and Associate Director, and with Sir Richard Eyre as Associate Director. Araoz is a New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect, a Time Warner Foundation Fellow Alum of the Director’s Lab at Women’s Project Theatre, and a recipient of the Dr. David Farrar Opera Stage Director Grant. She holds her MFA in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin. with Dakota Granados, Lexi Lapp, Samuel H. Levine, Julian Elijah Martinez,
Talene Monahon, Bobby Moreno, Lindsay Rico original music performed by Daniel Ocanto, Graham Ulicny & Sean Smith sets: Arnulfo Maldonado costumes: Ari Fulton lights: Amith Chandrashaker sound: Pornchanok Kanchanabanca masks/puppets & animals: Jessica Antonia Scott original music: Daniel Ocanto, Graham Ulicny & Sean Smith props: Samantha Shoffner fight direction: UnkleDave’s Fight-House production stage manager: Danielle Teague-Daniels production manager: Matthew Cecchini line producer: Deadria Harrington assistant stage manager: Genevieve Ortiz casting: Kate Murray Casting graphic design: Jaime Vallés dialects: Blake Segal press rep: Emily Owens PR #AlligatorPlay #AreYaReady @newgeorges @solprojectnyc highlights2017 Drama Desk Nomination, Outstanding Music in a Play, Daniel Ocanto, Graham Ulicny & Sean Smith
Interview: Hilary Bettis Works by Women | December 7th, 2016 A Conversation with Hilary Bettis stage & CANDOR | December 5th, 2016 Wrestling Alligators: Hilary Bettis with Kyoung H. Park The Brooklyn Rail | November 1st, 2016 |