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this is what is chose no i'm not sorry and yes if you'd ask i'd do it again by Daria Miyeko Marinelli is a new play about choice that offers agency to young actors, flexibility to educators, and tries to make sense about loss. Company member Will Kiley directs the development process.
this is what i chose... was originally developed in 2017 & 2018 in partnership with Broadway Training Center of Westchester under Artistic Directors Jason Brantman and Fiona Santos. Through a collaboration with director Will Kiley, this is what i chose...has since received a reading at the University of Texas at Austin, acceptance into the 2020 Cohort of The Kennedy Center & TYA-USA’s New Visions New Voices via Jackalope Theatre, and a year-long workshop at Weiss High School.
ABOUT THE PLAY: Even after William’s death, high school life has trudged on. But when Sara & Aimée start planning “Alive Together” to honor William, his sibling Vivian finally takes a stand and ask-demands Sara to cancel the event.
But should Vivian get to decide, given that William and Sara were “a thing, like romantically” and The Band has been planning their debut for the event? And did anyone think to ask Brett and Aüge who really knew Will, but have been cutting class all year? And what’s going on between Brett and Aüge anyway?
With three moments of decision and eight play tracks, this is what i chose and no i'm not sorry and yes if you'd ask i'd do it again is a birufcating modular play that explores who has ownership over a tragedy, when to stand by your friends, and what it is to try and make sense of a loss when you still have to show up and survive school every single day.
Originally created by Jackalope Company Member and acclaimed playwright, Calamity West, the Jackalope Playwrights Lab is the staple course offered by Jackalope and has led to the development of dozens of new plays further developed and produced around the country. Through an application process, Playwrights Lab pairs an Instructor with eight participants to meet for eight weeks as they develop each participant’s full length play.
PLAYWRIGHTS LAB: Spring Session with Terry Guest
April 15th - June 3rd, 2023
Sessions meet virtually on Saturdays from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST
All sessions will be held on Jackalope Theatre’s Zoom account.
COST: $350
APPLICATION GUIDELINES: SPRING SESSION 2023
- This Playwrights Lab Session is designed for the development of first drafts. Applicants must submit a sample of their work-in-progress.
- Applicants must be available for the entirety of the dates and times.
APPLICATIONS OPEN: Applications accepted starting February 25th, 2023.
APPLICATIONS CLOSED: Application deadline is March 18th, 2023 at midnight.
APPLICANTS NOTIFIED: All applicants will be notified by March 25th, 2023, by end of day.
TO APPLY: Please send a one-page statement of intent describing the idea you plan to develop in Playwrights Lab and why it is important to you. In addition, please submit a 10-page sample of your best work yet, from any work(s). Email all materials as individual attachments to playwrightslab@jackalopetheatre.org during the application timeframes with the subject line: APPLICATION: SPRING 2023 - [Name]
TEACHING ARTIST BIO:
Terry Guest is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, director and teaching artist. Works include: The Magnolia Ballet (Jeff Awards for Best Production and Best Performance in a short run), Marie Antionette and the Magical Negroes (4 Jeff Award nominations, including Best New Work and Best Director), A Ghost in Satin (Williamstown Theater Festival), At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, The Madness of Mary Todd (Goodman Playwrights Unit commission), OAK, and Andy Warhol Presents the Cocaine Play. As an actor Terry has worked at regional theaters including Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Alliance Theatre, About Face Theatre and Actors Express.
