MEET THE POOL PLAYS 4.0 TEAM
The world is spinning real fast these days. Changes everywhere. Theater is changing too, especially our institutions. We artists? Still gotta artist. As artists (Mona, Vickie, and Pia), we believe that theater still can be nimble and serve the immediate questions of our time. We believe in the simple act of bringing our communities together to witness our words. We believe in making a space where all are welcome. Following in the footsteps of prior Pool Play collectives, we will be bringing three plays into the world, running in repertory. We are The Pool 4.0!
Mona: ROUNDUP
Mona's absurd & dark two-hander leads us down the twisted rabbit hole of political (dis)engagement, detachment, and brazen honesty.
Pia: BLACK BEE
Pia's play swims in the murky waters of class and Black celebrity using strokes of poetry and commedia dell'arte.
Vickie: YUCHWAHKÉNH (Bitter)
Vickie takes us on a surreal, dreamlike journey that explores the connection between generational trauma and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis.
FROM MONA, VICKIE & PIA:
We met at The Public Theater in 2009. Pia was wrapping up her year as a member of the very first Emerging Writers Group when there was a mixer to introduce the next cohort, which included Mona and Vickie. We hit it off right away — not just as artists and human beings but as bourbon fans. We've supported each other through the ups and downs, wins and losses, and everything in between. We continue to be each other's biggest fans. We enter this next phase of our creative lives wanting to create a challenge for ourselves — to produce three plays in repertory — that will also be a meaningful experience for our audiences.
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