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Excerpts from new plays by female playwrights. Necessary Exposure: The Female Playwright Project is a portrait and sound installation which seeks to bring visibilty to playwrights who identify as female. Through portraits and podcasts we bring awareness to what remains to be widely seen and heard.…

Natalie Johnsonius Neubert, Kari Bentley-Quinn, Samantha Fairfield Walsh, Abby Rosebrock, Saviana Stanescu, Winter Miller, Laura Rohrman, Micheline Auger, Kara Lee Corthron, Maybe Burke, Cecilia Copeland, Jody Christopherson, Amy E. Witting, Jessica Al


    • Feb 7, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 26 EPISODES


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    An Introduction to Necessary Exposure Installation No. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017


          Transcript of the recorded Introduction;   Hi. I’m Jody Christopherson, the creator and photographer of Necessary Exposure: The Female Playwright Project, which you are listening to and/ or viewing right now. We are a series of photographic portraits and sound installations. I take these photos, do this work to bring visibility to […]

    Playwright Ayesha Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt from Shasta Geaux Pop, read by Shasta Geaux Pop. Sound Design by Martha Goode. “I want […]

    Playwright Casey Llewellyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Casey’s play O’Earth, read by Casey Llewellyn and Ren Evans. Sound Design by […]

    Playwright Chisa Hutchinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Chisa’s play Alondra Was Here read by Chisa Hutchinson. Sound Design by Martha […]

    Playwright Kathryn Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Kathryn’s play They Are Gone but Here I Must Remain read by Kathryn […]

    Playwright Kristen Palmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Kristen’s play The Heart in Your Chest read by Jill Frutkin and Jody Christopherson. […]

    Playwright Juliana Francis-Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Juliana’s play The Reenactors read by Juliana Francis-Kelly. Sound Design by Martha Goode. […]

    Playwright Hilary Bettis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    These portraits were on display at Dixon Place. They are part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Hilary’s play Ghosts of Lote Bravo, read by Hilary Bettis. Sound Design […]

    Playwright Lisa Huberman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Lisa’s play Persephone in Retrograde read by Elizabeth Seldin and Adriana Jones. Sound Design […]

    Playwright Chiori Miyagawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Chiori’s play I Came to Look for You on Tuesday read by Maria-Christina […]

    Playwright Amina Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Amina’s play The Animals read by; Charles Everett, Melissa Diaz, Leta Renée-Alan, Isabelle Pierre, and Amelia […]

    Playwright Melody Bates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Melody’s play R&J&Z, read by; Melody Bates, Dave Bennett and Matt Hurley. […]

    Playwright Sara Farrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Sara’s play Near Vicksburg, read by Roger Dominic Casey, Zoë Van Tieghem and Stephanie Regina. Sound […]

    Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Leah’s play Kentucky, read by Satomi Blair. Sound Design by Martha Goode. “I […]

    Playwright Kristine Haruna Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place . It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to an excerpt of Kristine’s play Plural Love,  read by Kristine Haruna Lee. Sound design by Martha Goode. “I […]

    Playwright Cara Francis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    This portrait was on display at Dixon Place. It is part of Necessary Exposure’s 3rd installation which explores what it means to be writing for the theater as a woman at this moment in history. Click below to listen to Cara’s plays;  Life Is But A Dream, Thinker with Sunburn, Daydream One for the World: King […]

    An Introduction to Necessary Exposure read by creator Jody Christopherson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015


    JOIN US AT DIXON PLACE to view the portraits: http://dixonplace.org/category/gallery/  An introduction to Necessary Exposure: The Female Playwright Project by photographer and creator, Jody Christopherson This is what a playwright looks like. I want you see them. When you seek plays to program, scripts to buy, curriculum to teach, I want you to remember. Necessary Exposure: The […]

    Playwright Winter Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2015


    An excerpt from Spare Rib by Winter Miller. Read by Winter Miller. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert. Winter Miller is an award-winning playwright and founding member of 13Playwrights. Her play In Darfur premiered at The Public Theater for a sold-out run, followed by a standing room only performance at their 1800-seat venue in Central Park, […]

    Playwright Laura Rohrman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2015


    An excerpt from Reporter Girl by Laura Rohrman. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Laura Rohrman is the author of several full-length plays including: Reporter Girl which is about the life of her grandmother, Dale Messick who created the comic strip Brenda Starr Reporter in 1940. The play has been a Semi-Finalist at the O’Neill Festival, a Weissberger Award Nominee and a Princess Grace Finalist and My Life As You, […]

    Playwright Karen Cellini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2015


    An excerpt from The Good Mother by Karen Cellini. Read by Karen Cellini. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Karen Cellini is a multidisciplinary live performance artist, producer, writer and activist whose work has been seen at Amnesty International Human Rights Arts Festival (Silver Springs, MD), LaMaMa (New York, NY), Dixon Place (New York, NY), Alice’s Fourth Floor […]

    Playwright Susan Bernfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2015


    An excerpt from STRETCH (a fantasia) by Susan Bernfield. Read by Kristin Griffin. Sound Design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Susan Bernfield’s full-length plays include TANIA IN THE GETAWAY VAN (reading: Huntington Theatre Company Breaking Ground Festival, 2014; workshop: New Harmony Project, 2013); BIG HUNGRY WORLD (reading: EST First Light Festival, 2011); STRETCH (a fantasia) (productions: People’s Light & Theatre, 2010; New Georges, 2008; developmental production: Ice Factory […]

    Playwright Jessica Almasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015


    An excerpt from Tiger Tiger by Jessica Almasy. Read by; Jill Frutkin, Hannah M. Kallenbach, David Neal Levin and Eliana G. Mullins. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Jessica Almasy is a writer and an actress. She grew up in New Jersey and is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and Co-Artistic Director of the TEAM. A founding member […]

    Playwright Kara Lee Corthron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015


    An excerpt from Welcome to Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. Read and sung by Kara Lee Corthron. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Kara Lee Corthron’s plays include Julius by Design (Fulcrum Theater), Etched in Skin on a Sunlit Night (InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia), AliceGraceAnon (New Georges), Holly Down in Heaven (Forum Theatre, DC area), Spookwater, Listen for the Light, and Welcome to Fear City, which will be […]

    Playwright Micheline Auger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015


    An excerpt from Donkey Punch by Micheline Auger. Read by Cleo Gray and Lauren Dortch-Crozier. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert. MICHELINE AUGER’s recent productions include the off-Broadway run of Donkey Punch at Soho Playhouse (Time Out NY Critics’ Pick); Untitled Degradation Play (Rising Phoenix Rep’s Cino Nights Series commission; O’Neill Semi-finalist) and American River (Lesser America), Her work has been developed or produced by Dixon Place, Primary Stages, Westside Theatre, Ivy […]

    Playwright Angela Santillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015


    An excerpt from Faulted by Angela Santillo. Read by Lillian Meredith and Tom Wood. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert. Angela Santillo’s plays have been workshopped and produced at Dixon Place, Pan Asian Rep, Abingdon Theater, The Hive Theater, The Nightborn, Communal Spaces, foolsFURY Theater, Play on Words Productions, Playwrights Center of San Francisco, among others. Recent […]

    Playwright Abby Rosebrock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015


    An excerpt from Dido in Idaho by Abby Rosebrock. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Abby Rosebrock is a New York-based actress and writer from South Carolina. She graduated from Columbia University, where she taught writing on a literature fellowship and earned a doctorate in English. Abby’s plays have been produced or read at Cherry Lane, […]

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