The 5th Announces Four Inaugural First Draft Commissions
“The 5th Avenue Theatre proudly announces that four writing teams representing womxn, gender non-conforming and non-binary voices have been selected to receive a First Draft Commission following the inaugural First Draft: Raise Your Voice Story Summit. The commissioned teams will have one year to complete a first draft of their script with the support of The 5th Avenue Theatre. At the end of the cycle, The 5th will produce a one-week reading with a final presentation in New York City. The four writing teams include Emily Chiu (she/her) and Lauren Kahane (she/her).”
Thanks to Kelsey Thorgalsen and the folks at The 5th for this amazing opportunity, as well to the wonderful artists for sharing their talents and creating a safe space in which to share our ideas and our work. (Photo: Mark Kitaoka).
Table-read of Bak Chang at NYU in mid-January. Many thanks to my collaborator, Emily Chiu, and the wonderful actors who shared their talents: Viveca Chow, Kimberly Immanuel, Ashley Coia, Cassandra Hlong, Rebecca Pena, AriDy Nox, and Amie Bermowitz. A special thank you to Steven Eng, for his time and insight, and Jacob Fjeldheim and Benji Goldsmith for being there.