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Meet the Cast: Nael Nacer

We sit down with Nael Nacer, who returns to SpeakEasy as Alex in our World Premiere production of A FUTURE PERFECT.

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Meet the Cast: Chelsea Diehl

Meet Chelsea Diehl, the actress who plays Elena in our World Premiere production of A FUTURE PERFECT.

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Director M. Bevin O’Gara

A FUTURE PERFECT marks director M. Bevin O’Gara’s third collaboration with SpeakEasy Stage, having previously directed our acclaimed productions of Clybourne Park and Tribes.

We talked to her recently about the process of working with playwright Ken Urban, and what attracts her to the very flawed, very human characters of A FUTURE PERFECT.

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Ken Urban: “What do we believe in?”

You’re a musician as well as a playwright; when did that start? I’ve always played music. I started in high school and was in a band for a long time, but it kind of fell off the radar in college …

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A Living, Breathing Monster

Lighting Designer Jeff Adelberg discusses the challenges and joys of designing for a show like NECESSARY MONSTERS.

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Notes from Dramaturg Walt McGough

“We do not know what the dragon means, just as we do not know the meaning of the universe, but there is something in the image of the dragon that is congenial to man’s imagination, and thus the dragon arises …

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Here There be MONSTERS

SpeakEasy Stage: How did the two of you first start working together? David R. Gammons: I’d been aware of John’s work as a local celebrity— John Kuntz: Oh, pshaw. DRG: —and was about to direct Titus Andronicus for Actors’ Shakespeare …

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Interview: John Kuntz

What is NECESSARY MONSTERS all about? Necessary Monsters is (at least) five different over-lapping stories, all called “Necessary Monsters”. In the first scene you meet two people on a blind date, and discover that one of them is a film editor, working on …

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Special Events: Bad Jews

From talkbacks to artists forums to special guest speakers, this Fall is full of special events around SpeakEasy’s production of Bad Jews! Recurring Events: ARTISTS FORUM: Participate in a talkback after the performance, featuring actors and other artists from the show. Friday, November …

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BAD JEWS Playwright Joshua Harmon

Playwright Joshua Harmon talks about the origins of BAD JEWS, its ideas of remembrance and memorial, and whether it’s objectively possible to be a “bad” member of any culture.

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Meet the Cast: Victor Shopov

Learn about Victor Shopov, the actor who portrays the intelligent and intense Liam.

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Meet the Cast: Alison McCartan

An interview with actress Alison McCartan, who plays the fiery Daphna, a young woman known as much for her thick, intense, frizzy, brown hair as for her “holier-than-thou” “in-your-face” attitude.

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