#BlueLightSeries

Описание: Conch Shell Productions, in co-production with HB Studio, presents #BlueLightSeries featuring live streamed performances on Oct. 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2020 at 9 p.m. EST.

The series kicked off with this Artist Chat, originally aired on October 2, 2020, featuring Conch Shell Productions’ Artistic Director and playwright Magaly Colimon-Christopher, HB Studio Executive and Artistic Director Edith Meeks and playwrights Juan Ramirez, Jr., Gretchen Suarez-Pena, and Nelson Diaz-Marcano in a discussion about their work and the impact of comedy during hard times. The Artist Chat is moderated by Conch Shell Productions Literary Manager and Dramaturg Sergei Burbank.

#BlueLightSeries is a co-production inspired by a mutual commitment to create art that articulates today’s stories and experiences and brings people together. The series features the following four new short comedic plays:

“I Married a Black Republican” by Magaly Colimon-Christopher
On the eve of this year’s presidential election, Grace (a staunch Haitian-American Democrat), discovers her new husband is a Floridian Republican and struggles between destroying her newfound political enemy or loving him. Will love win?

“The Customer Voting Service” by Juan Ramirez, Jr.
After waking up from a coma in 2040, Marc gets his Citizen Call Check-In from a representative named Lani who informs him that voting isn't only mandatory, but that he must make his choice now. Will he?

“The Arithmetic of Memory” by Gretchen Suarez-Pena
Claudine and Missy work to remember the ones they’ve lost, even as they try not to lose themselves.

“I Saw Jesus in Toa Baja” by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
Leslie, a non-binary Puerto Rican, recaps the first 60 days after a Hurricane left their home devastated and how their meetings with a certain divine figure changes their course.

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With support from the Noël Coward Foundation