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“The Legend of Jim Gunderson and How I Wound Up in Your Ear”

a baseball diamond
directed by Graham Miller

About the Playwright

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Dylan Guerra is a gay Latinx New York City-based artist originally from Miami, Florida. His work has been seen at Ars Nova, Dixon Place, HERE, and other places around the city. You can catch his live true crime podcast "Find Him" periodically at Ars Nova. He has been a finalist for The Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, NBC Universal’s Writers on the Verge Program, The MTC Directing Fellowship, The Drama League Hangar Directing Fellowship, and a semifinalist for the Sundance Episodic Television Writers Program. BFA: Southern Methodist University. He is a proud member of EST's Youngblood and Ars Nova's Playgroup.

 

Meet the Cast

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“Contrition: a long voicemail”

a stream nearby
Directed by Tova Wolff

About the Playwright

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Liba Vaynberg is a first generation American writer and actor. Theater: Round Table (Fault Line, 59E59), Scheiss Book (Theater Row/Wild Project/Dixon Place), The Oregon Trail (Fault Line, Women's Project), The Russian & The Jew (The Tank), The Golem of Havana (La Mama). TV: The Soap Myth (PBS, opp. Ed Asner), New Amsterdam (recurring), Madam Secretary (recurring), The Deuce, The Plot Against America. 

Current commissions with Rattlestick, Working Theater, TRIBL Hub. Regional: Yale, La Jolla, Williamstown, Hartford, Huntington, CATF. Education: Yale, Biology & Int'l Studies.

 

Meet the Cast

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Attributions:

“Hopeful Start” by John Bartmann; licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0**; source:  https://johnbartmann.com/

“Horses” by Rebecca Hart; album The Magicians Daughter; licensed by personal permission by artist; source: www.rebeccahart.net

Bogeiman” by Ondrosik is licensed under CC BY 4.0, source: Free Music Archive

“The Plan’s Working” by Patrick Cannell (Cooper Cannell) is licensed by artist, source: Youtube Audio Library. 

“Brain Trust” by Wayne Jones is licensed under Creative Commons, source: Youtube Audio Library

Chalet” by Meydän is licensed under CC BY 4.0, source: Free Music Archive

“Approaching Space-Time Event” by John Cubworth (“Sir Cubworth”) is licensed by artist, source: Youtube Audio Library

Fairitale” by Ondrosik is licensed under CC BY 4.0, source: Free Music Archive

“Magic in the Garden” by Rafael Krux, source: freepd.com

“Frost” by HOVATOFF is licensed under Creative Commons, source: Youtube Audio Library

There is No Place Like Home” by Monplaisir is licensed under Creative Commons, source: Youtube Audio Library

Spectacular Sound Productions Fly a Kite” by Spectacular Sound Productions, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0**, source Free Music Archive

“Destination Unknown” by Jason Shaw (Autonautix) is license under Creative Commons, source: Youtube Audio Libraby

You’re Magic” by Soft & Furious, source: Youtube Audio Library

Sednoseterces” by Hinterheim, is licensed under CC BY 4.0, source Free Music Archive

“Big Eyes” by Rafael Krux, source: freepd.com

**This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 only in so much as the works (“Hopeful Start” by John Bartmann and “Spectacular Sound Production Fly a Kite” by Spectacular Sound Productions) have been adapted and used. All other materials in this work are either the sole ownership of the licensor or the intellectual property of Refracted Theatre Company, and cannot be replicated or adapted in any form, commercial or non-commercial.  

Thank You

This project would not be possible were it not for the generous support of our donors and the spirit of our community. Special thanks to Kayla Williamson, Rachel Maria Stuart, Jay Michaels Communications, SAG AFTRA, Robert Lincoln, Emma Wilk, Rachel Wolff, Jonathan Sanden,and our generous playwrights and actors.