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PLAY LAB PRESENTATION:
macbitches
BY sophie mcintosh
DIRECTED BY g.d. kimble
“Out, damned thot!” When a freshman acting major is unexpectedly cast as Lady Macbeth, a few upperclassmen invite her over to “celebrate.” As the Fireball and Svedka flow, the girls face the monsters they've become and the poisonous power structures that have shaped them.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5th AT 8PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 6th AT 5PM
All performers are vaccinated. All audience members must be masked and provide proof of being fully vaccinated to enter. You can provide proof through the Excelsior Pass app or a hard copy of your Vaccination card. There will be no refunds if you are unable to provide proof of vaccination.
Sophie McIntosh: Playwright
Sophie is a Brooklyn-based playwright and recent transplant from central Wisconsin. She is passionate about using her writing to celebrate queer communities, give voice to women's experiences, and offer honest, empathetic perspectives on living with mental illness. Her plays have been performed in the Boston Theater Marathon, at Imaginarium Theatre Company, and as part of the mainstage season at her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. More of her work can be found at sophiemcintoshwrites.com.
G.D. Kimble: Director (Chain Theatre Dramaturg)
G.D. Kimble is an actor, playwright and director. He is a native of Louisiana, where he was a founding member of both GreenDoor Productions and The Pass-The-Hat-Theatre, having served as artistic director of the latter. He is the author of numerous plays, debuting with Megiddo at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in September 2009. His play Two Irishmen Are Digging A Ditch opened the Neil Labute New Theater Festival and made its Off-Broadway debut in January 2016. In the summer of 2017, he opened The Gentrification Cycle in Los Angeles a double bill consisting of the west coast premiere of Jen Tries Vacation and the world premiere of Locomotive Repair In Three Easy Steps, which was nominated for the Inkwell’s Playwrights Promise Award for Best Play.
Starring:
Hailey - Marie Dinolan
Piper - Laura Clare Brown
Cam - Sarah Villegas
Lexi - Faith Redding
Rachel - Natasja Naarendorp
Marie Dinolan as Hailey
Marie is an NYC based actor. She left a long-standing career as a TV Host in the Philippines to pursue classical training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2014 for their full-time two year conservatory program. She also holds a BA in Linguistics and Literature. Some credits include – Theatre: Nothing's Plenty For Me (Theatre Row), Spike Heels (American Theatre Of Actors), Regrets Only (The Heights Players), It’s A Wonderful Life (Chain Theatre), Black Panther Women (New York Theatre Workshop Fourth Street), Vagina Monologues (OnStage Ayala), The Usual Rejects (Chain Theatre); TV/Film: Situationships (BET), Damsels (Blerdcon), Home Along The Rails (LA Asian Film Festival), RCTV and MyTV networks (PH). Currently in post-production for two series - Such Is Life and Midsummer Mess. More on mariedinolan.com or @mariedinolan
Laura Clare Browne as Piper
Laura Clare Browne is an actor, writer, and comedian hailing from Eastchester, New York. Her work has been showcased at the Chain Theatre's Summer and Winter One Act Festivals and NYTF's Summerfest. Past credits include: Squealer in Animal Farm and Mabel in The Queer Witch Conspiracy (The Seeing Place).
Sarah Villegas as Cam
Sarah Villegas is an actor and writer who’s favorite stage credits include the Merry Wives of Windsor as Mistress Page, Puppet Titus Andronicus as Tamora, and a filmed production of Macbeth, as the 1st Witch and Gentlewoman. This year she will produce her first original film The Rest.
Faith Redding as Lexi
Faith Redding is an actor, writer, and singer, who's excited to be working with the Chain. Some of her favorite roles include Sandrine/Hope in Almost, Maine, Wednesday in The Addams Family, and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice.
Natasja Naarendorp as Rachel
Natasja recently appeared as "Young Lillian" in American Bard Theatre Company's production of Echoes in the Garden. Previously, she appeared in various staged readings at the Cherry Lane Theater, New Ohio Theatre and MCC Theater in New York City and at the McCarter Theater Center at Princeton University. She holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) in Drama and Theatre Arts from Columbia University.