CWP Launchpad Reading Series: Paris by Dhari Noel

SYNOPSIS: Stone and Jean are entangled. In a street in Paris. In a cafe in Paris. In a hotel in Paris. In a House. In a bedroom. Stone and Jean. Jean and Stone. Entangled in desire, rage, heartbreak. It’s exactly what they want. Exactly what they can’t want. The masochist says to the sadist, “make me hurt.” The sadist says, “no.” Stone and Jean, entangled, grasping for ecstasy.

Marissa Joyce Stamps is a Black, Haitian-American NYC-born and based Afrosurreal writer, director, and educator who’s often in dialogue with landscape dramaturgy. Award/Honors: Princess Grace Playwriting Award, Yale Drama Series Prize Shortlister, MacDowell Fellow, Caldera Artist-in-Residence, three-time O’Neill NPC Finalist. Memberships + Affiliations: EST/Youngblood, Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, Roundabout’s Directors Group, The Kilroys, Lucille Lortel’s Alcove, The New Georges Jam. Her work’s been supported by The Vineyard, The National Black Theatre, New Dramatists, Clubbed Thumb, Bushwick Starr, Ars Nova, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Lucille Lortel, Exponential Festival, The Brick, Conch Shell Productions, Chautauqua Theater Company, CATCH Performance Series, Orchard Project, + more. MFA Playwriting: Brooklyn College.

The CWP Launchpad Reading Series is a new initiative produced as part of The Center at West Park's Center for New Work Development. The series provides a platform for emerging theatre companies and early-career producers to curate a weekend of pay-what-you-can developmental readings of new work, with rehearsal and presentation space, marketing & promotional support, technical & administrative assistance, and a curatorial stipend provided by CWP. Through the Launchpad Reading Series, CWP uplifts artists at the start of their careers by creating accessible and inclusive presentation opportunities showcasing diverse talents, and provides the next generation of arts leaders with the support to put their ideas and communities on the stage. Learn more at centeratwestpark.org/launchpad-reading-series

There are no economic barriers at CWP. Please email CWP Resident Producer Madelyn Paquette at [email protected] or call 212-997-4490 if you require tickets at a different price point.

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