Bonefruit at The Chain Theatre

In a chapel in the middle of the desert, two girls meet for the first time in years. Together, they must grapple with the grim reality of their lives, worn-down beliefs, and the thought of an existence beyond the violence that has forged them.

TICKETS: https://www.chaintheatre.org/playfestival2022
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Bonefruit will be part of the selected voices that make up this summer festival of New York City based playwrights. PROGRAM #1 July 9th @ 5 pm, July 13th @ 6:30 pm, July 15th @ 8:30 pm, and July 21st @ 6 pm will be available in person with one special Live-Streamed performance on July 13th at 6:30 pm.

Dont miss this exciting festival of live performances created by the best independent artists at one of the top Off-Broadway venues in New York City.

LARK - Mary Cecilia Walker

Born and raised on the island of Barbados, Mary Cecilia has always loved telling stories. With experience in roles ranging from Shakespeare to Nottage, she is a versatile performer with a passion for uplifting unheard voices and underrepresented communities. A recent graduate from NYUs Tisch School of the Arts, Mary C is thrilled to be returning to the Chain for their summer festival as her first post grad performance after working with them in the Fall of 2021 directing the original work If and When You Said Goodbye.

ANHEDONIA - Elisa Tarquinio

Elisa Tarquinio (she/her) is excited to be making her Chain Theatre Festival debut! She is a working actress, producer and casting director based in NYC. Elisa has had the privilege of working with amazing companies such as: New York Theater Festival, The Samuel French Play Festival, Theater for the New City, Little and Fierce Theater Festival, The Gateway Playhouse, and Stonestreet Studios. Off/Off-Off Broadway: Hanoi Jane Piss Target, Sex Shoplifting and Rock n Roll, My Love Was Stolen by a Con Man. Regional: The Bodyguard The Musical, The Wizard of Oz. Select Theatre: The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd, The Laramie Project. Select Film: Matters of the Heart, In my Head, Time Out. Proud graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts with degrees in Drama, Entertainment Business, and Producing. She wants to thank her friends and family for their unconditional love and support. Instagram: @elisatarquinio

Writer - Leah Annia Plante-Wiener

Originally from Montreal and based in New York, Leah Annia Plante-Wiener (she/her) has just graduated from New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in dramatic writing. Leahs work has been produced through the Road Theatre, the Broke People Play Festival, and New York Summerfest, as well as shortlisted for the Epiphanies New Works Festival. She is obsessed with the art of mythmaking and story-weaving, the body and its shadowy realms, the dreamlike and the grotesque, and obsession itself. Lots and lots and lots of love to the Bonefruit family; the depth of her gratitude for them knows no end. A special thank you to Isa for understanding the dystopian desert of her writer brain a little too well. You can find Leah on Instagram at @leah.annia.

Director - Isabella Nicdao

Isabella Nicdao is a director, actor, and producer based in NYC. She is currently a junior at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts studying Drama and Producing. Isabella is overjoyed to be returning to The Chain and making her directorial debut with Bonefruit. Past work includes assistant direction on If and When You Said Goodbye (Broke People Play Festival, Chain Theater). Having moved nearly 20 times, she hails from no particular hometown but is grateful to have found a home and chosen family in the city. With all her work, Isabella seeks to tell universal stories through a culturally representative and diverse lens, especially through embracing underrepresented stories and storytellers. She offers her love and thanks to Leah, Mary, Elisa, and Jonathan for helping turn this weathered chapel into a weathered home. May the Beast protect you always.

Scenic, Props, & Graphic Designer - Jonathan Schatzberg

Jonathan Schatzberg (he/they) is a recent graduate from New York University with a BA in English and American Literature, concentrating in Creative Writing with a minor in sociology. Previous scenic design credits include Ibrahim and June by Lizzie Boscolo, dir. Keith Morris; Pippin, dir. Callie Llewellyn; Friendsgiving by Carina Kanzler, dir. Samantha Taxman; Of Flesh and Feathers by Leah Annia Plante-Wiener, dir. Mary Walker. Their writings have been published by the Greene Street Review, the Color Club zine, and WNYU, 89.1 FM. You can find Jonathan on Instagram (to talk all things crafty and monstrous) at @jonschatzberg.

ABOUT THE CHAIN:
Masks and proof of vaccination for all audiences is required. Performers, production team members and Chain staff are all vaccinated. For Chain Theatre COVID protocols visit here: https://www.chaintheatre.org/covid-19-guidelines.

The Chain has produced the World Premiere of Garbageman by Emmy-nominated Keith Huff (A Steady Rain, Mad Men, House of Cards) and has also collaborated with Tony Award-winner David Rabe (Sticks and Bones, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel). Past award-winning productions include: Hurlyburly by David Rabe, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman, and Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian. Chain Theatre is located at 312 W. 36th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018. For more about the Chain Theatre visit www.chaintheatre.org @chaintheatrenyc

This event is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. @nyscouncilonthearts @nyculture

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