Event

The ABCs

Playwright:
Monica Trausch is a New York City based writer whose work includes Sanctuary; The ABCs; Border Crossing (semi-finalist, ONeill National Playwrights Conference); Emily the Artist; and Trans-Siberian Railway. Her work has been developed with/at The Wild Project, The Complex Theater, Exquisite Corpse Company, Rule of 7x7, UglyRhino, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the UCSB Studio Theatre, in Singapore and in Cambodia, and more. Her work has been published in The Dionysian Magazine. She is currently an MFA candidate at The Writers Foundry. BA: UC Santa Barbara. monicatrausch.com

Director:
Aleesha Nash is a New York City-based playwright and director whose passion is sharing stories that help others gain consciousness about the world we live in. Recent directing projects include Lipstick (Cherry Lane Theatre), Park Bench (Primary Stages), The Raven (The Wild Project), Anniversary (The Navigators Theater), Reaction (Primary Stages), The Truth Will Out (Box Wine Theater), and Lilies (The Arctic Group). Among her playwriting credits are The Magic Pipe (Emerging Artist Festival) and Yours Truly, Vincent. (Tada Theater). Aleesha is an alumna of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership program. She holds a Masters Degree from New York University and is completing a Master of Fine Arts in dramatic writing at Goddard College in Vermont, where she recently received their Engaged Artist Award.

Featuring performances by:
Lauren Bryant
Floranse Cyriaque
Katelyn Hicks
Adriana Santos
Maddie Small

This show is being produced as part of The Tank's annual LadyFest 2017!

For more information about LadyFest 2017, visit: http://thetanknyc.org/series/lady_fest_2017/