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"...if we could laugh like this every day, ​this sorry world would be in far better shape."
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- Jon Sobel, Blog Critics 
FULL REVIEW
"laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp comedy"​

"I Am Your Masseuse shows that Shanley is in full command of his comedic powers..."
 - Erin Kahn, Stage Buddy 
FULL REVIEW

I AM YOUR MASSEUSE

BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
a WORLD PREMIERE


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SWEET CHARITY

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SWEET CHARITY 
book by Neil Simon
music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields 
Originally Staged and Choreographed by Bob Fosse

A UCLA MFA Thesis Project Directed by Claire Edmonds 

Music Director: Xander Ambrose
Dance Captain: Sophie Shapiro


Scenic Designer: Katherine Jelte
Associate Scenic Designer: Marie Fucile
Lighting Designer: Erik Alkire
Costume Designer: Amy Higdon
Sound Designer: Alexis Tongue


Photos by Makela Yepez, Graphic by Lauren Stevens 


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EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
A live social media experiment 
Directed by Claire Edmonds 

Stage Manager & Concept Collaborator: Quinn O'Connor
Scenery & Graphics: Prairie Trivuth
Composer: Ryan Antoine
Sound Designer: Alexis Tongue

Costume Designer: Karen Rosenthal 
Lighting Designer: Emma Luke

WHERE THE LOVELIGHT GLEAMS

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WHERE THE LOVELIGHT GLEAMS by Kyle J McCloskey 
Directed by Claire Edmonds 
Featuring:Noelle Franco, Zoe Shyngle and Jessica Toltzis 

Dramaturge: Madeline Mahrer 
Stage Manager: Justin Kelley-Cahill 
Lighting Designer: Sage Kaufman 
Sound Designer: Jacob Menke 
Voiceover: David Kepner 

Kyle J McCloskey's WHERE THE LOVELIGHT GLEAMS is a new play about three incarcerated individuals in the California Restitution Program. The play examines a plethora of issues including the ongoing global fight against climate change, wildfires, queer identity, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and more.
This script is a recipient of the 2019 Paula Vogel Prize from the Kennedy Center and a Semifinalist for the 2020 Relentless Award from the American Playwriting Foundation.  


RED LIGHT WINTER

Red Light Winter
a play by Adam Rapp 
Produced by The Bridge Production Group 
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​Featuring: Christina Toth, Max Hunter, Connor Bond 
Lights by Cheyenne Sykes, Costumes by Nicolle Allen,
​Set by Seth Byrum 
MORE ABOUT BRIDGE
"a very fine production...genuinely speaks to the nuances of our experiences, the volume of what we can encompass, the peculiar range of our true feelings." -Aron Cantor, StageBuddy
"The Pearl That I Long For" lyrics by Adam Rapp
music by Marlena Mack 

DELIVERY: a triptych

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Delivery: A Triptych
a new play by Genevieve Simon 
with music by Zak Houston and Marlena Mack 
developed with and directed by Claire Edmonds
with movement by Hayley Palmer 
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Featuring
​Zak Houston as The Most Famous Beautiful Woman From History
Marlena Mack as The Pink Pony 
Maribel Martinez as Sybil Ludington 
and Genevieve Simon as The Green Dinosaur

Developed and premiered at The Tank NYC
featured at Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2018  
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PIPPIN

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Pippin
book and lyrics Roger O. Hirson, music by Steven Schwartz
Presented by The JHU Barnstormers
Produced by Gillian Lelchuk
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Lights by Laura Nugent & Monika Borkovic
Costumes by Ines Botto & John del Toro  
Scenic Design by Isabel Randazzo
FULL REVIEW HERE
"...a surrealist vision of life... enchanting"
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....an envelope-pushing production."
"Part circus, part cabaret, part existential hellscape..."

​- Saralyn Cruickshank, The Hub 

spring awakening

Spring Awakening
book and lyrics Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik
Presented by The JHU Barnstormers
Produced by Gillian Lelchuk
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Lights by Laura Nugent, Costumes by John del Toro
​Set by Isabel Randazzo
Videos by Octavia Fitzmaurice 
More About The Barnstormers
"The ensemble was a force of its own. ​
Compelling...abyss-embracing tragedy."
-Will Kirsch, JHU Newsletter
Emily Su as Wendla - Spring Awakening 2017

Check out Emily Su as Wendla Bergman in our upcoming production of Spring Awakening! Look out for more sneak peaks and info about tickets. #springiswoke Shows are April 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 8pm and April 9 and 16 at 3pm. Video by Octavia Fitzmaurice

Posted by The Johns Hopkins University Barnstormers on Wednesday, March 15, 2017

ANYBODYS:
​an american tragedy

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Romeo + Juliet + Anybodys 
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conceived and written by Genevieve Simon
​music and lyrics by Zak Houston & Marlena Mack
developed with and directed ​by Claire Edmonds
in collaboration with: Casey Leach, Morgan Hollingsworth,
Joe Romanini, Genevieve Simon, Zak Houston, Marlena Mack, 
Michael Amendola and Galen Sato


movement direction ​by Hayley Palmer​​
Production Photos by Dan Winters 
More About Anybodys
Full Review from City Beat
"With rapid momentum, Anybodys’ backstory of frustration unfolds: She could save the lovers, if only somebody would listen to her. In fact, Anybodys’ story is her own tale of longing and tragedy."
"It’s the epitome of Fringe creativity and energy... a virtuoso cast in a smartly staged and thoroughly polished production...this production never lets up."
​- Rick Pender, CityBeat "
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"Nero" by Zak Houston

THE SUCCESSFUL LIFE OF 3

THE SUCCESSFUL LIFE OF 3 - A VAUDEVILLE BY MARIA IRENE FORNES

A UCLA TFT Production 
Featuring:
Pablo Martinez as 3 
Alexandria Rodriguez as SHE 
Gil Weisman as HE 
& Liam Duryea, Andrew Luff and Achintya Pandey as THE BODYGUARDS 
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“a terrifying and beautifully constructed production”​
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-Sonya Duggan, Founder, Actor’s Studio of Orange County
"captured the emotions nudity of the characters...terrific."
​-Dave Barton, Monkey Wrench Collective​
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Crave 
by Sarah Kane
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Lights by Travis Kendrick
​Costumes by Abby Caywood
​Set by Jeremy Hohn 

short plays

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Horse Girls 
by Ryan Drake
​The Flea Theatre: Serials Cycle 42 
The Siggy Theatre
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Produced By Rachel Lin and Matt Stango

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Post-Its: Notes on a Marriage
by Paul Dooley & Winnie Holzman
​Nixon Theatre, UC Irvine 

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The Day The Hill Stood Up 
a new children's play by Peregrine Chase 
with music by Noah DeRosier
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An independent educational theatre project for the children of Paso Robles, California. Featuring seven performers between the ages of 6 and 12. All proceeds benefitted The Cancer Research Institute. ​

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Down by the River 
by Peregrine Chase
 
Mid-Town International Theatre Festival
Best New Play 2016

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Breastimonials 
by Kaedy Fischer 

Co-directed by Monica Hoyt
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Manhattan Repertory Theatre 

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