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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POWERHOUSE 2019 | MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
directed by David Mendizábal
the bandaged place
featuring
Caroline Clay
Sam Encarnacion
Phillip Johnson-Richardson
Milan Marsh
Michael Hsu Rosen
Harrison David Rivers
the bandaged place
by Harrison David Rivers
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
fight/intimacy direction by Rocio Mendez
casting by Telsey + Company
Jonah is a dancer.
Jonah is injured.
Jonah has an ex-boyfriend.
When a former lover resurfaces, re-opening a painful wound, Jonah is forced to turn to his funny, precocious daughter and tough-love grandmother for support. A brutal and lyrical portrait of the things we hang on to and the price of moving forward, this Relentless Award-winning play tells of one man’s attempt to free himself from the abuses of his past. From New York Stage and Film Founders’ Award recipient Harrison David Rivers.
June 27 - July 7
Beth Henley
LIGHTNING
(or The Unbuttoning)
by Beth Henley
directed by Mark Brokaw
scenic design by Kimie Nishikawa
costume design by Michael Krass
lighting design by Scott Zielinski
sound design by David Van Tieghem
fight/intimacy direction by Dave Anzuelo
casting by Telsey + Company
In a cabin high on a peak surrounded by the blue mountains and a vibrant, swirling sky, a young woman is visited by a traveling salesman as a lightning storm brews. A mysterious, mystical vistor, he awakens in her the promise and the peril of something more. Pulitzer Prize-winner Beth Henley returns to Powerhouse with this story of resilience and determination in an unforgiving world.
July 18 - July 28
featuring
Alex Breaux
Stephanie DiMaggio
Alfie Fuller
Lightning