ABOUT OCCUPY 22
Occupy The Stage 22: The Remix! will be presented as a livestream festival of new plays mixed in with encore readings of fan favorites from previous years. Occupy began as a performance-as-protest to the lack of plays being produced by women playwrights across U.S. stages and has become an annual affirmation of the multitudes of brilliant, diverse work being written by women and underrepresented gender playwrights. Through this annual showcase and community celebration, Occupy advocates for intersectionality in our industry and increased visibility to both audiences and collaborators across the globe.
Livestream Performances Air: Feb 18-20 & 25-27, 2022
Ready to snag your ticket to one of the greatest virtual theatre festivals of the year?
THE SCHEDULE!
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7 pm ET: CRAIGSLISTED
Written by Sharai Bohannon
Directed by Abby Davis
Featuring Arielle Greenspan, Dana Hall, Parker Jenkins, Kirstyn Marshall, Darren Ryan, Nick Thomas, & Ashley Kristeen Vega
8:30 pm ET: THAT STORY AGAIN
Written by Emma Joy Hill
Directed by Ruthie Evelyn Allen
Featuring Chris Kraus & JJ Van Name
9 pm ET: GRISWOLD
Written by Angela J. Davis
Directed by Kiersten White
Featuring Romane Durham, Jessica Briana Kelly, & Jean Wentz
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6:45 pm ET: ORGANIC
Written by Jenna Jane
Directed by Shira Helena Gitlin
Featuring Gael Schaefer & Shakira Searle
7 pm ET: CITRUS
Written by Celeste Jennings
Directed by JaMeeka D. Holloway
Featuring Maa Darley Bruce-Amanquah, Jessika Carter-Ross, Aubree Chanel Dixon, Kimberly Gomez, Jessica Briana Kelly, Kirstyn Marshall, Robin Carmon Marshall, Leslie Morgan, & Jacqueline Youm
9 pm ET: HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC
Written by Sara Guerrero
Directed by Natasha Lorca Yannacañedo
Featuring Caroline Campos, Katia Carmichael, Melissa Manrique, Nicole Orabona, Joseph Perez-Caputo, Susanne Pinedo, & Aurora Renee
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1 pm ET: HIGH SCHOOL COVEN
Written by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Directed by Heather Ondersma
Featuring Aubrey Clyburn, Dana Hall, Catherine Harkey, Darby Kolwyck, Mei MacQuarrie, & Ember Tate
3:30 pm ET: REACHING FOR INFINITY
Written by Peter Ruiz
Directed by Mel Elkouz
Featuring Layla Bahmanziari, Danny Borba, Caisey J Cole, Carla Costabile, Alexandra Nedved, Ian Wayne O\’Toole, Joseph Perez-Caputo, Kristie Schuh, & Jacqueline Youm
4:30 pm ET: ACUTE EXPOSURE
Written by Alice Hakvaag
Directed by Hannah Levinson
Featuring Michelle Cabinian, Emily H., Gilson, & Kai Sorrell
7 pm ET: BEHEADING COLUMBUS
Written by Diana Burbano
Directed by Kaycee Swierc
Featuring Ingrid Deliz Córdova, Marissa Garcia, Mike Nalley, & Natasha Lorca Yannacañedo
8:30 pm ET: LEGACY
Written by Daysha Veronica
Directed by Germona Sharp
Featuring Leslie Morgan, Shani Roy, & Destiny Whitaker
8:45 pm ET: PEACE PLAZA
Written by Christine Toy Johnson
Directed by Leslie Barrera
Featuring Rebecca Hirota, Deborah Lew, & Nancy Ma
9:10 pm ET: PRIMARY COLORS
Written by Nina Ki
Directed by Simone Tetrault
Featuring Sandy Lam, Mei MacQuarrie, & Anna Stacy
9:40 pm ET: DARK MATTER
Written by AnnMarie Morrison
Directed by Sophia Menconi
Featuring Katherine Miles Jones, Marnie Kanarek, Taylor K. Porter, & Shakira Searle
10:40 pm ET: MIDNIGHT SHOWING
Written by Libby Heily
Directed by Keyanna Alexander
Featuring Si Chen, Aubree Chanel Dixon, Aleisha Lew, Chelsea Russell, & Hannah Williams
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1 pm ET: WATERBEARERS
Written by V. Efua Prince
Directed by Robin Carmon Marshall
Featuring Maa Darley Bruce-Amanquah, Leslie Morgan, & Destiny Whitaker
2:10 pm ET: THE RUNNING OF THE DEER
Written by Jill Maynard
Directed by Karen Loewy Movilla
Featuring Danny Borba, Jen Diaz, Thom Haynes, & Amanda Lee Scherle
3:20 pm ET: LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD
Written by Rachel Leighson
Directed by Andrea Unger
Featuring Madison Brightwell, Freya Helmer-Sindemark, Mary Beth Hollman, Heather Hurst, Sarah Kezman, Joanna LaForgia, Maria Müller, Zoe Nemetz, Daniela Recabarren, Rachel Lindsay Routh, Heba Toulan, & Jackie Vetter
4:40 pm ET: FOR LEONORA, OR, COMPANIONS
Written by Hayley St. James
Directed by Ana Radalescu
Featuring Simone Brazzini, Kai Sorrell, & Jean Wentz
7 pm ET: OUT OF BALANCE
Written by Lindsay Carpenter
Directed by Johannah Maynard Edwards
Featuring Ginger Dreicer, Emily Levinstone, & Ian Wayne O\’Toole
8:20 pm ET: FORECLOSURE
Written by Jivani Rodriguez
Directed by Serena Norr
Featuring Kate Bateman, Michaela Grace, Sarah Kozlow, Harper Lee, Alizzah G. Maravillas, Sakura Nakahara, Amy Pan, & Nancy Winokoor
9:10 pm ET: CRAWLSPACEBLOG
Written by Rebecca Kane
Directed by Emily Grimany
Featuring Lettie Anne Dyer, Parker Jenkins, Adriana Nocco, & Jesslyn Virginia Wilson
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7 pm ET: MIDNIGHT SHOWING
Written by Libby Heily
Directed by Keyanna Alexander
Featuring Si Chen, Aubree Chanel Dixon, Aleisha Lew, Chelsea Russell, & Hannah Williams
8:30 pm ET: ORGANIC
Written by Jenna Jane
Directed by Shira Helena Gitlin
Featuring Gael Schaefer & Shakira Searle
9 pm ET: THE RUNNING OF THE DEER
Written by Jill Maynard
Directed by Karen Loewy Movilla
Featuring Danny Borba, Jen Diaz, Thom Haynes, & Amanda Lee Scherle
10 pm ET: ACUTE EXPOSURE
Written by Alice Hakvaag
Directed by Hannah Levinson
Featuring Michelle Cabinian, Emily H., Gilson, & Kai Sorrell
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7 pm ET: FORECLOSURE
Written by Jivani Rodriguez
Directed by Serena Norr
Featuring Kate Bateman, Michaela Grace, Sarah Kozlow, Harper Lee, Alizzah G. Maravillas, Sakura Nakahara, Amy Pan, & Nancy Winokoor
7:50 pm ET: LEGACY
Written by Daysha Veronica
Directed by Germona Sharp
Featuring Leslie Morgan, Shani Roy, & Destiny Whitaker
8:10 pm ET: PRIMARY COLORS
Written by Nina Ki
Directed by Simone Tetrault
Featuring Sandy Lam, Mei MacQuarrie, & Anna Stacy
8:50 pm ET: FOR LEONORA, OR, COMPANIONS
Written by Hayley St. James
Directed by Ana Radalescu
Featuring Simone Brazzini, Kai Sorrell, & Jean Wentz
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1 pm ET: CITRUS
Written by Celeste Jennings
Directed by JaMeeka D. Holloway
Featuring Maa Darley Bruce-Amanquah, Jessika Carter-Ross, Aubree Chanel Dixon, Kimberly Gomez, Jessica Briana Kelly, Kirstyn Marshall, Robin Carmon Marshall, Leslie Morgan, & Jacqueline Youm
3 pm ET: WATERBEARERS
Written by V. Efua Prince
Directed by Robin Carmon Marshall
Featuring Maa Darley Bruce-Amanquah, Leslie Morgan, & Destiny Whitaker
4 pm ET: PEACE PLAZA
Written by Christine Toy Johnson
Directed by Leslie Barrera
Featuring Rebecca Hirota, Deborah Lew, & Nancy Ma
4:20 pm ET: OUT OF BALANCE
Written by Lindsay Carpenter
Directed by Johannah Maynard Edwards
Featuring Ginger Dreicer, Emily Levinstone, & Ian Wayne O\’Toole
6:30 pm ET: CRAIGSLISTED
Written by Sharai Bohannon
Directed by Abby Davis
Featuring Arielle Greenspan, Dana Hall, Parker Jenkins, Kirstyn Marshall, Darren Ryan, Nick Thomas, & Ashley Kristeen Vega
8:10 pm ET: LITTLE EGG, BIG WORLD
Written by Rachel Leighson
Directed by Andrea Unger
Featuring Madison Brightwell, Freya Helmer-Sindemark, Mary Beth Hollman, Heather Hurst, Sarah Kezman, Joanna LaForgia, Maria Müller, Zoe Nemetz, Daniela Recabarren, Rachel Lindsay Routh, Heba Toulan, & Jackie Vetter
9:30 pm ET: HIGH SCHOOL COVEN
Written by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Directed by Heather Ondersma
Featuring Aubrey Clyburn, Dana Hall, Catherine Harkey, Darby Kolwyck, Mei MacQuarrie, & Ember Tate
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1 pm ET: HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC
Written by Sara Guerrero
Directed by Natasha Lorca Yannacañedo
Featuring Caroline Campos, Katia Carmichael, Melissa Manrique, Nicole Orabona, Joseph Perez-Caputo, Susanne Pinedo, & Aurora Renee
3 pm ET: BEHEADING COLUMBUS
Written by Diana Burbano
Directed by Kaycee Swierc
Featuring Ingrid Deliz Cordova, Marissa Garcia, Mike Nalley, & Natasha Lorca Yannacañedo
4:40 pm ET: GRISWOLD
Written by Angela J. Davis
Directed by Kiersten White
Featuring Romane Durham, Jessica Briana Kelly, & Jean Wentz
6 pm ET: REACHING FOR INFINITY
Written by Peter Ruiz
Directed by Mel Elkouz
Featuring Layla Bahmanziari, Danny Borba, Caisey J Cole, Carla Costabile, Alexandra Nedved, Ian Wayne O\’Toole, Joseph Perez-Caputo, Kristie Schuh, & Jacqueline Youm
7:30 pm ET: CRAWLSPACEBLOG
Written by Rebecca Kane
Directed by Emily Grimany
Featuring Lettie Anne Dyer, Parker Jenkins, Adriana Nocco, & Jesslyn Virginia Wilson
8:50 pm ET: THAT STORY AGAIN
Written by Emma Joy Hill
Directed by Ruthie Evelyn Allen
Featuring Chris Kraus & JJ Van Name
9:00 pm ET: DARK MATTER
Written by AnnMarie Morrison
Directed by Sophia Menconi
Featuring Katherine Miles Jones, Marnie Kanarek, Taylor K. Porter, & Shakira Searle
THE PROGRAM!
See all of the incredible people behind Occupy The Stage 22: The Remix in our Official Program!
Questions? Reach out to us at info@womenstheatrefestival.com!