Nancy Bannon has written/directed five short films. Original feature screenplays have been recognized by festivals, contests, labs including: Nicholl Fellowship (quarterfinalist 2018, 2017), Sundance Screenwriters & Episodic Labs (second round qualifier multiple years), NYWIFT development lab (fs2p), Slamdance Film Festival (grand prize finalist), more. Her short screenplay, Blood was published in The Southampton Review. Original theater work (she conceived, wrote, directed) includes: Cornfield, Puncture, The Pod Project (immersive events, NYC). As movement director: Romeo and Juliet (w/ Orlando Bloom) on Broadway, more. Off-Broadway includes: Occupied Territories, a play (nominated for five Helen Hayes Awards) which she co-wrote and plays a leading role. Nancy is the recipient of three Princess Grace Awards, a New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Award, multiple prizes and scholarships and is a graduate of The Juilliard School. Faculty: SUNY Purchase, Rutgers University, American University and The Studio Acting Conservatory. Nancy was a professional dancer for over a decade. nancybannon.com
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three weeks of rehearsal, professional designers and technical support, with two weeks of performances
by Harrison David Rivers
directed by David Mendizábal
scenic design by Wilson Chin
costume design by Ásta Bennie Hostetter
lighting design by Stacey Derosier
original music & sound design by Mauricio Escamilla
movement design by Jeremy McQueen
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costume design by Michael Krass
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fight/intimacy direction by Dave Anzuelo
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two weeks of rehearsal culminating in four work-in-progress presentations
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adapted from the novel by Mac Wellman
book by Rachel Chavkin
music by Heather Christian
lyrics by Heather Christian and
Rachel Chavkin
directed by Rachel Chavkin
movement by Raja Feather Kelly
conceived by Saheem Ali
music & lyrics by Michael Thurber
book by Jocelyn Bioh
additional lyrics by Mkhululi Z. Mabija
directed by Saheem Ali
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music and lyrics by César Alvarez
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directed by Sarah Benson
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based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson
book by Bekah Brunstetter
directed by Michael Greif
book by Danny Strong
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directed by Michael Mayer
written and directed by Sarah Ruhl
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A new musical adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate
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directed by Michael Mayer
book by Peter Duchan
music and lyrics by Zack Zadek
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Keep Your Head Above Water So As Not To Sink: A Soundpainting Performance
composed and directed by Max Reuben
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From One To Another: Rites Of Passage For Our Times
created by Emily Mendelsohn
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written and directed by members of
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by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Devin Kawaoka
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by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Andrew Willis-Woodward