|the claque| Sets Cast of 2015 QUICK AND DIRTIES

|the claque| (Nick Leavens, Founder/Artistic Director), New York's favorite arts and performance conglomerate, is proud to announce casting for its fifth annual The Quick and Dirties (The QuaDs) playing at The Sheen Center May 6-16, 2015.

The Quick and Dirties is a play workshop series that focuses on pieces past the point of developmental readings, but not yet ready for full production. The playwrights of the four selected full-length plays and over 40 other theatre artists will engage in a collaborative effort to take four good plays and make them great. Each play receives a two-week-long rehearsal intensive, design elements, a full creative team and two public showings at The Sheen Center.

This year's workshops are:

Wildrose by Anna Moench, directed by Danya Taymor, featuring Blake DeLong, Slate Holmgren, Jeb Kreager, and Laura Ramadei - Wednesday, May 6th and Thursday, May 7th @ 8:00pm

Boyfriend by Tommy Smith, directed by Kevin Laibson, featuring Lily Balsen, Siho Ellsmore, Maho Honda, Rachel Lin, Jeff Omura, and Sam Tanabe - Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th @ 8:00pm

Ghosts in the Tapestry by Seth Moore, directed by Matt Dickson, featuring Shyko Amos, Ben Beckley, Clinton Lowe, Alex Herrald, Brian Quijada, and Lilli Stein - Wednesday, May 13th and Friday, May 15th @ 8:00pm

Fruiting Bodies by Samantha Chanse, directed by Kareem Fahmy, featuring Dan Hoyle, Francis Jue, Natalie Kim, Jon Norman Schneider, and Amy Kim Waschke - Thursday, May 14th and Saturday, May 16th @ 8:00pm

A cornerstone of this developmental process is the playwrights' retreat, this year hosted at SPACE on Ryder Farm. All four selected playwrights, their directors and a few selected artists attended a three-day retreat organized by |the claque| to delve deep into the plays and strengthen them through collaboration.

Not only do the QuaDs benefit the playwrights and artists directly involved, they serve as a resource for the greater artistic community. |the claque| brings together collaborators of all sorts in an open space for discussion, debate, and inspiration. The QuaDs currently has an alumni base of over 300 theater artists in New York, and the number grows with each year. Past QuaDs playwrights include Robert Askins, Rachel Bonds, Alexander Borinsky, Joshua Conkel, Eric Dufault, Darcey Fowler, Christina Gorman, J. Holtham, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Braden LuBell, Martyna Majok, Willie Orbison, Frank Paiva, Joseph Riippi, Sarah Sander, Jen Silverman, Mark Snyder, and Crystal Skillman.

Tickets are available for purchase at sheencenter.org.