Necessary Exposure: The Female Playwright Project » Podcast

      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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

An excerpt from Do You Want Me to Stop by Maybe Burke. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Maybe Burke is a New York based director, choreographer, writer, performer, and transgender advocate interested in telling the stories that haven’t been told. They are excited by new material that can honestly and realistically portray queer people, as well as updating […]

An excerpt from {my lingerie play} devised by Diana Oh, featuring contributors Gwenevere Sisco, Jesse Geguzis, Natasha Yannacanedo, Natalie Zutter, Leta Tremblay. Personal statements by participants included. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Diana Oh is an Actor, Singer/Songwriter, Solo Artist, and Theatremaker. She is the Creator, Writer, and Performer of {​my lingerie play}:​10 Underground Performance Installations featured in People Magazine, The […]

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, […]