Athena Theatre presents A NEW MEMORY

Athena Theatre selected eight playwrights for its playwriting group, Athena Writes, assembled for a one-year exploration of the theme "A New Memory". It centers on Athena Theatre's commitment to supporting new works that push the boundaries of live theatre. These eight plays were curated and written while in residence with Athena Theatre.

Featuring:
AMANDA FULLER, Allesondra Hellwig, Patrick Horn,
Dave T. Koenig, Marilyn Oran, Veronique Ory, Gustavo Pace,
Shauna Pinkett and Jak Watson

Athena Theatre Playwright Group 2017
Fun Run by Nora Sørena Casey
Josh calls the gang together to commemorate an old pal. New friends, ex-lovers, and a three-mile race-what could be more fun than that?

Stand by Adam Seidel
While selling ice cream in the park two brothers confront and come to terms with their painful past.

(Re)3 port/sist/claim by Meron Langsner
In a dystopian near future, a couple reckons with being forced to report to an "economic reeducation camp."

that parallel life by Kate Mulley
Remember that time you would have moved to Damascus for a guy who didn't love you?

The Incident At Sirius D by Julienne Hairston
An Alien Race came to save America, but what would they ask for in return.

The Best or Nothing by Bara Swain
Memories and gruyere are served at a celebration where sibling rivalry reigns

The Bluest Sky by Rachel Mann
An American backpacker arrives in Buenos Aires, seeking closure. What will she take home with her?

Camouflage by Brenda Foley
Sometimes all you want is to spend a quiet morning, fishing. Sometimes that doesn't happen.

Noa Egozi, an Israeli director based in New York. She is interested in exploring theatre's ability to replace indifference with compassion, certainty with doubt, and passivity with action. Noa is a founding member of Second Circle Theatre Company, where she directed Peter Turrini's Shooting Rats and developed a one-woman adaptation of The Taming of The Shrew, which received an award for best adaptation from the United Solo Festival. Other recent directing projects include the world premiere of Sylvia Khoury's An Inferno, the world premiere of Lorne Svarc's Chained Woman, Mud by Maria Irene Fornes, and Noa's original five-person adaptation of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Noa holds an MFA in directing at The New School for Drama and is a proud 2016 Drama League Directing Fellow.