Prayer Circle

Written By Erik Gernand
Directed By Taylor Nichols
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A dark comedy about a prayer group at a small country church that discovers they have the power to kill through their prayers.

Erik Gernand’s plays have been produced at theaters across the country including Redtwist Theatre (Chicago), The Barrow Group (New York City), City Theatre (Miami), Actors Theatre of Louisville, Premiere Stages (Union, NJ) and The ROAD Theatre (North Hollywood, CA). As an independent filmmaker and screenwriter, his films have screened at more than 100 film festivals around the world including SXSW, Cinequest, Outfest, and Palm Springs International ShortFest. Erik is a Professor of Instruction in Radio-TV-Film at Northwestern University.

Jen is a director, teacher, and licensed psychotherapist. Directing credits include The Grapes of Wrath, Metamorphoses, A Christmas Carol, The Memorandum, How I Learned to Drive, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, and several play festivals and readings. Jen’s site-specific theatrical installation work includes The Tempest! at the Annenberg Beach House, Brecht-cerpts at the historic Brecht home, Untethered in the Mountain View Mausoleum, and Dinosaur Encounters and Ice Age Encounters in the Los Angeles Natural History Museum and LaBrea Tarpits in collaboration with the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Jen was the Resident Director of Santa Monica Rep for ten years. She has collaborated on directing and new play development projects with Trinity Rep, Brown University, The Road Theatre, City of Angels, Chalk Rep, Two Cents Theatre, the Gamm Theatre, Perishable Theatre, Rogue Machine, Theatricum Botanicum, and L.A. Playwrights Union. Jen has served on the faculties of AMDA, Rhode Island College, and Providence College, and has a broad teaching and directing background in a wide array of settings at the community, academic, and professional level.

“Prayer Circle”

Marilyn – Laura Gardner*
Addy – Charleston Harvey
Carol – Emily Jerez*
Doug – Rick Shattuck*
Pastor Evans – Gabriel Palma*
Stage Directions – Gary Bairos*

Talkback Moderator – Frank Collison*

*Road Company Member