REAL-LIFE STORY OF THE SOUL-SAVING POWER OF POP MUSIC.
DAYLIGHT
By Kate Cortesi
Based on the life and extraordinary mind of Joe Garcia
DAYLIGHT is a new play based on the real-life story of Joe Garcia, a man who served 21 years in prison for murder. Framed by the pop music that sustained him during that dark time, and developed in collaboration with Garcia over two years (and counting!), the play explores accountability, true love, and the soul saving power of pop.
Friday, July 24
Symphonic Hall at Marist University
7:00pm
DAYLIGHT was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons.
Kate Cortesi | Playwright
The plays of Kate Cortesi have been performed around the country and internationally, including in translation. Selected full-length plays: GREAT KILLS (Princess Grace Award), A PATRON OF THE ARTS (Cherry Lane), LOVE (Sky Cooper New American Play Prize, Marin Theatre Company, Ojai Playwrights Conference), ONE MORE LESS (NYFA Award, Relentless Award Finalist), IS EDWARD SNOWDEN SINGLE? (Pool Plays, Jungle Theatre, Players’ Ring, Single Carrot; 7 BroadwayWorld nominations including Best New Play), TEN GRAND (Woolly Mammoth - upcoming, Lincoln Center Reading Series, Pacific Playwrights Festival, Weissberger Finalist) and DAYLIGHT (Ground Floor, Berkeley Rep). Commissions: Playwrights Horizons, Keen Company, South Coast Rep, Lucille Lortel Theatre. Publications: Samuel French, Dramatists Play Services. Residencies and Affiliations: New Dramatists, Huntington Fellow, Colt Coeur residency, New Georges Affiliated Artist, O’Neill residency. Cortesi has written for the screens for Disney+, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, AMC, Fremantle, Amy Pascal, and Working Title, for collaborators that include Lizzy Caplan, Channing Tatum and Cardi B. katecortesi.com