The International Human Rights Art Festival:

TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

Monday, December 9th @ 7:00pm

Featuring:

Passed Tents presented by Scene 24 Productions

Emily Seibert - Caitlyn,

David Macharelli - AJ

An unhoused person attempts to sell “affordable, available city real estate” to a successful nurse trying to downsize.

Catastrophe presented by Hattimatim-Team, Inc.

Written and Directed by Abhisek Bhattacharya

Stage Managed by Sayantan Bhattacharya

CAST
Didhiti Mukherjee (Cat)
Anushila Bagchi (Astro)
Nabamita Pal (Phoebe)

"Catastrophe" revolves around Phoebe, an international worker in a company, Astro, a young surgery resident, and Cat, who might or might not be a soft toy. When a severely stressed-out Phoebe muses about her work-related "issues" and potential impending death, Cat and Astro try to cheer her up, though in a dramatically opposite manner.

Requiem for the Wretched presented by Robert Galinsky

written, produced, and directed by Robert Galinsky

performed by Alexis Sadé Sailes and Robert Galinsky

In the oppressive heat of a 1987 summer day, a young woman, unraveling from the agony of having her prescribed medication withheld by her doctors, stumbles into a park. The air is suffocating, 102 degrees, and her desperation grows with every breath. Drawn by some skewed instinct or blind hope, she seeks comfort in a seemingly benign hot dog vendor. She begs for advice, some semblance of relief from her mental and physical torment. The conversation begins innocently, touching on small talk, but soon the vendor’s words grow disturbing. As his demeanor shifts from friendly to almost sinister, the woman, trapped in her own unraveling thoughts, starts to challenge the very nature of the man standing before her. What seemed like a moment of potential solace takes a macabre turn, leaving her second-guessing whether the pain from the medication withdrawal, the heat, or the encounter with the disturbing figure is the greater danger.

You Can Untie Them The Guards Can't Stop You presented by Wolf Mountain Workshop, Monte D. Monteleagre

Chase Guthrie Knueven
Katie Ploetz
Jimmy Kohlmann

You Can Untie Them The Guards Can't Stop You is a play where you can untie them because the guards can't stop you. Like most plays, there are prizes at the end.

Today's América presented by Zareh Artinian, Jr.

Written, Produced, and Directed by Zareh Artinian, Jr.

Annie Hartkemeyer *- América Jonze

Mark Coffin* William G. Bowman

"Today's América" pits Gen Z Congresswoman and disabled shooting survivor, América Jonze, against a Boomer career politician in a behind-the-scenes battle on Capitol Hill over legislation to curb gun violence. Dramatizing the stark differences between politicians at extreme ends of the generational spectrum, this play goes beyond the familiar public vigils and speeches, the hackneyed social media debates and "thoughts and prayers" posts and gives you a peek into the drama that occurs behind Washington's closed doors.

Cast:

Annie Hartkemeyer* (América Jonze) (she/they) is an actor, director, and curious spirit based in New York, NY.

Mark Coffin* (William G. Bowman) (he/him) is a proud member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA and The Actors Center, and is represented by Dulcina Eisen and Associates.

Crew:

Zareh Artinian (Writer/Director) (he/him) is an award-winning playwright (Shattered! An American Fairy Tale) who believes theatre can be a transformative force that fosters empathy and prompts conversations about social justice.

Leela S. Munsiff (Assistant to the Director) (she/they) is a Stage Manager and Singer-Songwriter known for her commitment to racial and disability justice and their community care, disability-first approach to theatre.

Marci Diamond, M.P.A.,SAG-AFTRA, AEA, (Intimacy Choreographer) (she/her) is a Vermont-based IC, actor, circus artist, and educator. 

Andy Kasana (Stage crew) (he/him) is a student writer/filmmaker from Slovakia.

Barbare Sturua (Stage crew) (she/her) is an aspiring filmmaker and writer from the Republic of Georgia.

*These actors are members of Actors’ Equity and appear in this Equity-approved Showcase courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

Across The Lake presented by Equity Library Theater of New York

Directed by Johnny Culver

CAST
Sasha Henriques
Jonathan Beebee
Regina Yeager

An encounter on a railcar brings old memories to the surface.

Angelic Virtues presented by Rhys Collins

Rhys Collins (he/they), writer and director

Mia Vongsavang - Mabel
Emily Savona - Zeraquiel

In Angelic Virtues, Mabel prays to the Heavens above to ask if she’s allowed to be a lesbian. To her surprise, an angel answers. Through humor, queer joy, and religious revelations, the play tackles homophobia and religious trauma in order to prove that being both religious and gay is perfectly okay.