PROGRAM 1
Program #1* (3rd Floor) Primitive grace theatre ensemble
The Interlude by Paul Calderón
Voices from the Edge by Paul Calderón
*Shows in this block include Equity Members appearing with permission of Actor’s Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this off-off Broadway production.
the interlude
Written by Paul Calderón
Directed by Catherine Calderón
Synopsis: After a brutal Mixed Martial Arts match and noticing the onset of pugilistic dementia, a disillusioned trainer tries to convince his female fighter to call it quits.
Paul Calderón (Playwright/Ray) Paul Calderon is a veteran of stage, film and TV. He’s a recipient of an OBIE and Audelco Award and is a SAG-AFTRA nominated actor. He is co-founder of the Labyrinth Theater Company, and The Primitive Grace Ensemble.
Catherine Calderón (Director) Catherine Calderon has directed and produced plays with Labyrinth, Intar, Naked Angels, the Public Theater, and most recently Primitive Grace. She is also a documentary filmmaker. These days she spends much of her time on a little farm in North Florida, rehabbing neglected and abused horses and dogs. The prospect of creative collaboration with her husband Paul lured her back to the theater!
Emma Chart (Shannon) is a Canadian born, New York based, interdisciplinary artist/actor and teaching artist who enjoys creating zines, roller skating, painting/poetry/singing and being a part of subversive, whimsical art that seeks to disrupt the status quo. Select credits include Decennia at the 2025 Live Composition Festival with Letter of Marque Theatre, The Perseverance Project with Stella Adler’s Outside/In Ensemble as well as Extinction by C. J. Baer with Theatre East as part of Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College. Training: The Neighborhood Playhouse and Stella Adler Studio.
Primitive Grace (Producer) The Primitive Grace Ensemble is a New York City-based theater company that focuses on work inspired by Federico García Lorca's Duende, an irrational and untamed power that moves both the artist and the audience to create an emotional and visceral experience.
voices from the edge
Written by Paul Calderón
Directed by Chloe Champken
Synopsis: In the America of today and an imagined America of the near future, four disparate women share their experiences with gun violence.
Paul Calderón (Playwright) Paul Calderon is a veteran of stage, film and TV. He’s a recipient of an OBIE and Audelco Award and is a SAG-AFTRA nominated actor. He is co-founder of the Labyrinth Theater Company, and The Primitive Grace Ensemble.
Chloe Champken (Director) Born in England, Chloe was inspired by her love of reading from which storytelling quickly became her passion. After graduating from her BA at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, Chloe made the leap to New York where she attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting 2 year conservatory. In 2023 Chloe co-founded Devious Minds theatre company with it’s first original play ‘Dreams on 81’ by Gabriel Drax and most recently she has co-founded a British Theatre Company, Crowded Space. Chloe continues to explore and witness the wonderful fusion of Actor, Director, Playwright, and Producer.
Jenyvette Vega (Actor) Jenyvette Vega is a bilingual actress, singer, dancer and VO artist born and raised in Puerto Rico. Since graduating from Circle in the Square Theatre School in 2014, she has been a working artist based in NYC. Some recent credits include: Tres Vidas(US tour); La Gringa, La Casa de Bernarda Alba and La Llamada(Repertorio Español);The Red Rose (PRTT) and Anna in the Tropics (Asolo Repertory) TV credits include: Law & Order: SVU. Proud to be a member of the Primitive Grace family! Jenyvettevega.com
Claire Martin (Actor) Claire Martin is a marketing director and actor with training from the Stella Adler Studio in NYC and earlier work in Chicago. She performs in theater and film and is a member of the Primitive Grace Theater Company. She is thrilled to collaborate on this powerful piece of theater.
Megan Tomei (Actor) Megan Tomei (she/her) is so excited to be making her return to the New York stage. She has most recently received her MFA in Acting from the University of Southern California, and previously her BFA from NYU Tisch. She has been a proud member for PG since 2019, and is endlessly inspired by the work and collaboration this company fosters. She would like to thank her parents and friends for their constant support. Connect with her on Instagram @megantomei, website www.megantomei.com. And thank you Paul, David, Cathy and Chloe for this opportunity!
Indigo Phillips (Actor) Indigo Phillips is a NYC-born actor and singer, trained at LAMDA and the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, and continues her studies at Berg Studios and the Thomas G. Waites Acting Studio. She recently made her television debut on HBO’s The Gilded Age (Season 3), and is excited to make her Equity debut here at The Chain Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include two acclaimed musicals at Theater for the New City (dir. William Electric Black), with additional performances at La MaMa ETC and the Gene Frankel Theater. Indigo has starred in five short films, including It’s Camping, a senior thesis project receiving honors at Wesleyan University. She is proudly Trinidadian-American and excited to share this work with you.
Primitive Grace (Producer) The Primitive Grace Ensemble is a New York City-based theater company that focuses on work inspired by Federico García Lorca's Duende, an irrational and untamed power that moves both the artist and the audience to create an emotional and visceral experience.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the FL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is out mark of excellence.
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