small town icons

It's the day before the opening night of Mount Vernon's production of OUR TOWN and all Sabrina wants to do is keep rehearsing because the show needs to be perfect. Her best friend Kimberly just wants to go out before she starts training full-time for the Olympics. However, their small town threatens to suffocate them after an incident with Sabrina, their bible-praising science teacher, and a branding in the shape of the cross. Once their formerly hospitalized friend shows up at their door and the bully who put her there arrives, everything breaks down.

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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

small town icons was presented as a workshop in the Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective’s Pre-Emerging Artists Festival at the Chain Theatre on December 5, 2019. The workshop was directed by Alex Church-Gonzales, stage managed by William Vonda, dramaturgy by Shay Thomas, with lighting design by Reilly Cavanaugh and sound design by Ethan Wintgens. The cast featured Danielle Truss, Nina Roy, Tristan Rose Gillia, and Maggie Marie Rodgers.

small town icons had a workshop and presented as Zoom reading through Permafrost Theatre Collective on June 14, 2020. The workshop was directed by Enid Brain. The reading featured Hawley Gould, Danielle Truss, Annie Fang, Dani Schlenker, and Henri Sudy.

small town icons was selected for a reading with the Play Incubation Collective based out of Northampton, MA on January 28, 2021.

small town icons was presented as a part of the student-run FESTIVAL at Otterbein University on February 10, 2021. The virtual performance was directed by Michelle Silva and featured Logan Reeder, Ava Reid Gregory, Margaret Feduccia, and Amelia Elias.

small town icons was the Resident Artist play with The Citadel of Playwrights for March & April 2022. An online reading was presented on May 1, 2022. Kristen Ashley Ragusa, Stephanie Fongheiser, Madeleine Norton, Joan Milburn, and Henri Sudy were the actors.

small town icons had a staged reading at The Dream Center Harlem by The Uptown Collective on December 6, 2022. The reading was directed by Britt Berke and featured Fran Mae, Destini Stewart, Jolie Cloutier, Julia Crowley, & Kayla Zanakis.

small town icons was a semifinalist for The Strides Collective’s 2023 Emerging Playwrights Program.

small town icons had a workshop reading produced by The Uptown Collective at the Dramatists Guild Foundation on September 23, 2023. Britt Berke directed the reading. The cast featured Sami Ma, Destini Stewart, Emma Pftizer Price, and Ann Dang.

small town icons was a Finalist for Illinois State University’s 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative.

A private reading of small town icons was held with stroller scene on May 31, 2024. Megan Lomax, Simi Bal, Dorothea Gloria, Sam Walsh, and Jaye Hunt were the readers.

small town icons was featured in the Frontera Reading Series produced by Ryan Duncan-Ayala. The reading was held at The Tank on July 8, 2024. Mackenna Goodrich directed the reading. The cast featured Megan Lomax, Stephanie Orta-Vázquez, Sierra Lancaster, Sophia Drapeau, and Natalia Mar Urzua.

The first ten pages of small town icons were read during the Big Bang Series at Judson Church on September 18, 2024.

Reading with The Frontera Series at The Tank, July 2024

Workshop with Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, December 2019