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View Festival Program Welcome to the 2021 OPC New Works Festival. Our creative community of over 80 artists, spearheaded by our fearless playwrights, has been meeting, collaborating, imagining, writing and rehearsing on and off for the past year and a half. This is the culminating phase of that process -- an extraordinary chance for our playwrights and their new plays to engage and embrace you, the audience, albeit virtually. We are so gratified to include you in the OPC developmental process that gives birth to the next generation of great American plays. I am so proud of our 2021 playwrights who have responded to this remarkable moment in history with plays that speak to the heart of what it means to be a caring human being, of the profound impact of living in these turbulent times, and of honestly facing up to the challenges of the present in order to build a better future for all. These past months have reinforced how rare and special our OPC family truly is. We have been reminded that gathering in beautiful Ojai is an inspirational, unique and enriching moment in our lives. But, more importantly, the programs and festivities that our staff, our board, our artists and our loyal followers have sustained and grown during this pandemic have proven once again our OPC resilience and unflagging support for plays and playwrights caring and daring to make this a more just and equitable world. The 2021 New Works Festival is a living testament to the collective spirit of generosity, imagination and compassion this OPC community inspires. That is our mission and the great work continues! We thank you! Robert Egan, Artistic Director/Producer OPC NEW WORKS FESTIVAL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE All plays in the OPC 2021 New Works Festival are generously supported by: ANGELS: Anonymous, Olga Garay-English and WarnerMedia BENEFACTORS: Laurie Bernhard, Helene Gordon/Gordon Family Foundation, Freya & Mark Ivener, Ressler/Gertz Family Foundation THU, AUGUST 5 PATRONS: The Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation, THE ANTS by RAMIZ MONSEF Susan Grode, Mark & Cathy Helm, Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh Lee Rosenberg, Pete & Iona Tompkins Dramaturges: Christopher Breyer, Tiffany Moon Stage Manager: Becca Rowlett SPONSORS: FEATURING: Raffi Barsoumian, Behzad Dabu, Megan Hill, Joni & Miles Benickes, Wade McCollum, Jeremy Radin Debra Breslow Grace, Carl Thelander FRI, AUGUST 6 PATRONS: The Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation, GOOD ENEMY by YILONG LIU Susan Grode, Mark & Cathy Helm, Directed by Chay Yew Lear Family Foundation, Dramaturge: Tanya Palmer Judy & Michael Ovitz, Lee Rosenberg Stage Manager: Luisa Sánchez Colón Stage Directions: Michael Hisamoto SPONSORS: FEATURING: Ali Ahn, Francis Jue, Jon Norman Schneider, Yvonne Bell, Linda R. Rubin Alec Silver, Ryan Spahn, Jeena Yi Productions, Gary & Robin Ungar SAT, AUGUST 7 PATRONS: DIVERSITY by A. ZELL WILLIAMS Susan Grode, Mark & Cathy Helm, Directed by Kimberly Senior Lear Family Foundation, Dramaturge: J. Holtham Lee Rosenberg Stage Manager: Laura Smith Stage Directions: Kennedy Smith SPONSORS: FEATURING: Ansa Akyea, Linda Gehringer, Ora Jones, Jon Robin Baitz/Lillian Hellman Fund, Liza & Conan O’Brien, Patty Waltcher Matt Pascua, Ronald Peet, Aria Publicover, Jeff Still, Emily Swallow SUN, AUGUST 8 PATRONS: SUPPORT by ELIZABETH IRWIN Susan Grode, Mark & Cathy Helm, Directed by Nikkole Salter Judy & Michael Ovitz, Lee Dramaturge: Jeff Liu Rosenberg, Pete & Iona Tompkins Stage Manager: Deniz Himmetoglu FEATURING: Kelly Brady, Lia Hauser, Nancy Ma, SPONSORS: Edward Adams, Dana Delany, Mckensi Pascall, Benja Kay Thomas, Tony Aidan Vo, Zakiya Young Debra Breslow Grace, Wang Family Foundation 2 OPC NEW WORKS FESTIVAL PATRONS: THU, AUGUST 12 The Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation, CORSICANA by WILL ARBERY Hanson & Sasha Gifford, Directed by Sam Gold Mary K Klinger & Philip J. Hilow, Judy & Michael Ovitz Stage Manager: Ramón Valdez Stage Directions: Stephen Tyler Howell SPONSORS: Jon Robin Baitz/Lillian Hellman Fund, FEATURING: Ansa Akyea, Will Dagger, Deirdre O’Connell, Joni & Miles Benickes, Lisa Harrison, Lauren Potter Carl Thelander, Gary & Robin Ungar PATRONS: FRI, AUGUST 13 Hanson & Sasha Gifford, Mary K Klinger & Philip J. Hilow, tiny father by MIKE LEW Pete & Iona Tompkins Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel Design Consultant: Wilson Chin SPONSORS: Stage Manager: Rick Moreno Edward Adams, Foundation for Conscious FEATURING: Ali Ahn and W. Tré Davis Living, Linda R. Rubin Productions, Patty Waltcher PATRONS: SAT, AUGUST 14 The Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation, Hanson & Sasha Gifford, REGRETFULLY, SO THE BIRDS ARE Mary K Klinger & Philip J. Hilow, Lear Family by JULIA IZUMI Foundation, Directed by Rebecca Wear Pete & Iona Tompkins Dramaturge: Jeff Liu Stage Manager: Kelly Musgrove SPONSORS: Stage Directions: Kerry Vang Hannah Cox, Dana Delany, Media Designer: Hannah Tran Wang Family Foundation Music Director/Arranger: Grace Oberhofer Cultural Consultant: Tiffany Lytle FEATURING: Holly Chou, Nike Doukas, Matt Ketai, James Morrison, Jenny Nguyen Nelson, Kalean Ung PATRONS: SUN, AUGUST 15 Hanson & Sasha Gifford, Mary K Klinger & Philip J. Hilow, Lear Family HANG TIME by ZORA HOWARD Foundation, Directed by Zora Howard Judy & Michael Ovitz Dramaturge: J. Holtham Stage Manager: Nikki Hyde SPONSORS: Stage Directions: Starr Kirkland Yvonne Bell, Lisa Harrison, Liza & Conan O’Brien, FEATURING: Cecil Blutcher, Kamal Bolden, Brian D. Coats Anne Taubman 3 OPC NEW WORKS FESTIVAL THE ANTS by Ramiz Monsef One stormy night in upper class America, in the hills, a violent uprising of the poor and ignored leaves three people trapped in what they think is the safest, most protected, most secure house possible. There they must decide to stay in the world they know or accept the new one that is literally knocking down their front door. Humor, horror and dark surprises abound in this stunningly perceptive look at the near future. BIO: Currently in The Writers’ Room at the Geffen Playhouse, Ramiz is co-author of the musical The Unfortunates produced at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and ACT in San Francisco. He wrote that show’s accompanying graphic novel as well. He also co-wrote The Many Deaths of Nathan Stubblefield, which premiered in the 2017 Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville. His play 3 Farids was part of The Bushwick Starr reading series and selected to be in the New Works Festival at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the DNA New Work Series at La Jolla Playhouse and at Playwrights Horizons. Ramiz is an actor and has appeared in major theatres across the country and on numerous television series. GOOD ENEMY by Yilong Liu Determined to reconnect with his daughter, Howard embarks on a cross-country road trip that forces him to confront his past as a young cop in China during the 1980s, a period of rapid change in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. As he struggles to navigate new challenges brought about by economic reforms and the explosion of western music, literature, and lifestyle that followed, Howard finds himself caught up in an undercover mission that will change the trajectory of his life and set him forever adrift from the world he called home. BIO: Yilong is a New York-based bilingual playwright. He grew up in China and received his MFA from University of Hawai‘i. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award and Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award. He is a member of EST/Youngblood, a core writer at Playwrights’ Center, and currently under commissions from Audible’s Emerging Playwrights Fund and the EST/ Sloan Project. His work has been developed and produced internationally; plays include The Book of Mountains and Seas (Lambda Literary Award for Drama), June is The First Fall (Yangtze Rep, Original Works Publishing), Joker (Po’okela Award, Kumu Kahua Theatre, National Queer Theatre), Flood in The Valley, a Bilingual Folk Musical (Tianqiao Theater, Beijing), and PrEP Play, or Blue Parachute. DIVERSITY by A. Zell Williams Set in an MMA octagon with thousands of dollars on the line, professors battle over the student they believe is most deserving. One, an accomplished black boy from a poor, violent neighborhood. The other, a brilliant white girl who escaped a traumatic upbringing. “Whose oppression is more crushing and what is a person’s real value,” are questions whose answers will erupt to expose disturbing truths within our definition of “diversity.” BIO: Zell is the recipient of the Terrence McNally Award, the David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize, the NNPN’s Smith Prize, NYU’s Goldberg Playwriting Prize, and the Barrymore Award for Best New Play. He has been nominated for the L. Arnold Weissberger Award and is a three-time nominee for the Playwright of New York (PoNY) Fellowship. He was a finalist for the Yale Drama Series and the Van Lier Fellowship at the Lark Theatre. Zell holds a B.A. from Santa Clara University and earned an MFA from the Tisch School of the Arts. He has served as an NNPN Playwright- in-Residence at InterAct Theatre, the Tow Foundation’s Playwright-in-Residence at The Public, has developed work at Victory Gardens Ignition Festival and the Royal Court, and is currently a Resident Playwright with New Dramatists. SUPPORT by Elizabeth Irwin Several women are in a domestic violence support group. They experience the traditional dynamics and limits of therapeutic work, the use of playacting as healing, and what it means to involve those outside the support group circle. The women confront the structures that condone partner violence and the role of friends and family in upholding those structures. A poignant story that searches for a different way to view survivors. Why do we blame survivors for the abuse inflicted upon them? Is this a way to allay our fear that we could ever be them?This play bravely shows a better way. BIO: Playwright, public school and prison educator, and radical socialist, Elizabeth was a member of the Soho Rep Writer/ Director Lab, a Playwrights Realm Writing Fellow, and a member of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group.
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