Dixon Place to Present Pinocchio Themed PIN AND THE BLUE FAIRY

PIN* AND THE BLUE FAIRY is a new play in development with OUTLIERS Theatre Co, based on Collodi's classic The Adventures of Pinocchio. The play examines the wooden puppet's journey to become a proper boy through the eyes of a contemporary trans teenager named Blue. As Blue attempts to find their own path, they turn to Pin's tale, and their stories intertwine in a search for understanding, transformation, and personal truth.

Written by noah kat baus, and directed, co-choreographed, and conceived by Adin Walker, this workshop of PIN* AND THE BLUE FAIRY brings together an exciting 17-person team of queer, trans, non-binary, and ally artists.

The cast includes Jesse James Keitel (Normativity), Tom Phelan* (ABC's The Fosters, Taylor Mac's HIR), Jerry Clicquot, Jax Jackson, Ian Fields Stewart, Soph Menas*, and Raven White.

The full company includes Sophie Andreassi (associate director, co-choreographer), Lauren Feldman (dramaturgy), Rebecca Feldman (casting), Miriam Salzman (stage manager), Kelley Shih (lighting design), Jesse James Keitel (costume design), Wesley Cornwell (design consultant), Ben Gunderson (producer), and Adam Hyndman (associate producer).

*Actor appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association. PIN* is an Equity-approved showcase.

SELECT BIOS

Adin Walker (Director / Co-Choreographer / Conceived By) Adin choreographed the NYC premiere of Jaime Jarrett's Normativity (dir. Mia Walker) with NYMF and recently directed Gruesome Playground Injuries at TheaterLab NYC. Adin studied at Princeton where he wrote about fairies and directed and co-choreographed reimaginings of Rent and Singin' in the Rain, for which he received the inaugural "Music Theater Award." As choreographer, Adin has collaborated with directors Tracy Bersley, Alexandru Mihail, Ethan Heard, and Whitney Mosery. Assistant directing credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (dir. Shana Cooper) and Lady Windermere's Fan (dir. Christopher Liam Moore) at CalShakes, Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike (dir. Joel Sass) at the Guthrie, Yehuda Hyman's The Mar Vista at 14th Street Y, Basil Kreimendahl's Orange Julius at Rattlestick (dir. Dustin Wills) and the upcoming production of Taylor Mac's Hir at Woolly Mammoth (dir. Shana Cooper). Adin will be directing for the upcoming Source Festival for New Work in Washington, DC. www.adinwalker.com.

noah kat baus (Writer) noah is a translator, adapter, and director from New Orleans. They began working in theatre in 2014 while attending Harvard College, where they studiEd English and drama with a focus in contemporary and experimental work and received the David McCord prize for creative talent in drama. Their thesis project was a new translation, production, and critical examination of Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening (translator, director, co-set designer). Other credits include Dog Sees God (director, co-set designer) and Jacques the fatalist and his master (translator, adapter, director). Pin* and the Blue Fairy is their first NYC production.

Jesse James Keitel (Blue) Jesse is a queer visual-artist, writer, and performer and is thrilled to be a part of Pin*. Recent credits include What Would You Do? (ABC), Normativity (NYMF), Beautiful Province (LCT3, Yale Drama Series Winner). Jesse's water conservation theater program, The Pond Project, will be launching in Bushwick this Winter. Pace BFA Acting 2015.

Tom Phelan (Pin) New York: Hir (Playwrights Horizons), as well as readings of new plays by Paul Rudnick and MJ Kaufman. TV: The Fosters (ABC Family). Currently a freshman at Columbia University.

OUTLIERS Theatre Co. makes work that represents the underrepresented. Founded in May 2016 by actor/director Ben Gunderson, OUTLIERS creates around core values of immediacy, community, inclusion, advocacy, boldness, and compassionate refusal. www.outlierstheatreco.org

Bios for the full company are available at www.outlierstheatreco.org/pin-team