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 | INSIDE LOOK PLAY WORKSHOPS
Zach Helm
...and the horse you rode in on cast
...and the horse you rode in on
by Zach Helm
directed by Kate Whoriskey
The story of Ben, a young hacktivist. Federally incarcerated for digital civil-disobedience, Ben attempts to bring the entire US Judiciary to its knees from inside prison as a warning on totalitarianism... all while his mother, in scant visits, attempts to negotiate for his freedom and mental health. It is the first of a proposed five play cycle drawn as an analog of real events of the past decade that expose the state of international espionage and the human lives it has torn apart.
June 20 - 22
featuring
Victor Almanzar
Josh Boone
Alejandro Hernandez
Adriane Lenox
Reynaldo Piniella
Noah Robbins
Cesar Rosado
Constance Shulman
Emily Feldman
THE BEST WE COULD (a family tragedy)
by Emily Feldman
directed by Daniel Aukin
A daughter’s road trip with her father becomes a theatrical journey across more than just state lines. This funny, wise, and heartbreaking debut from an exciting new writer will be brought to vibrant life by director Daniel Aukin.
July 25 - 27
...and the horse you rode in on cast
featuring
Eboni Booth
Kristen Griffith
Tyrone Mitchell Henderson
Lisa Joyce
Frank Wood