Under Construction: Bubble

Friday, October 23rd
Written By Jennifer Maisel
Directed By Sara Guerrero

Two women hover on the brink, juggling the insanity of solo parenting in the pandemic. How far will they go for their friendship? 

 

 

 

Jennifer Maisel’s THE LAST SEDER premiered Off-Broadway with Gaby Hoffmann and Greg Mullavey after productions around the country and abroad.  Her Sundance-developed OUT OF ORBIT was awarded an Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P Sloan rewrite commission for plays about science and technology, made the 2016 Kilroy List and won both the Stanley Award and the Woodward Newman Award for Drama before premiering at Williamston Theatre and Bloomington Playwrights Project.  Her Pen West Literary finalist THERE OR HERE had its London premiere in January, 2018.  Her @thespeedofJake, also a Pen West Literary finalist, premiered in LA with Playwrights’ Arena.  Jennifer has written movies for major networks and cable, as well as independent features; she recently sold a pilot to Super Deluxe with MomentumTV.  Jennifer was one of five writers invited into the prestigious Humanitas 2018 PlayLA workshop where she developed her new play, BETTER. Her EIGHT NIGHTS premiered to critical acclaim at Antaeus Theatre in the fall of 2019.

SARA GUERRERO, a Southern California native, is a professional versatile theatre artist whose mission is to model, share, and create theatre-making opportunities for and with community. A CalArts alum, she has been recognized as one of the “People to Watch” by American Theatre Magazine, and “Best [Artistic] Director” and “Person of Interest” by OC WEEKLY. She is the founding artistic director of  Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble, an award-winning, Santa Ana-based group. She and the ensemble are resident artists of Grand Central Arts Center  of California State University of Fullerton, Ca. Under Guerrero’s leadership, the organization serves as an incubator for underrepresented voices in theater by providing programming and guidance in the art of storytelling. Most recently she guest directed and lectured for the University of Oklahoma’s 2019-20 season. During the pandemic Guerrero continues to direct, support and produce work through with her ensemble online. Full Bio: www.teatroguerrero.com

BUBBLE

Carrie – Cherish Monique Duke*
Liz – Presciliana Esparolini*

*Road Company Member