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Discovering stories about Black and Queer people in everyday life.
Photo credit: John Quincy Lee
The Chechens
written by Phillip Christian Smith
directed by Tess Howsam (Exquisite Corpse)
Front row, left to right: Polina Ionina, Alen Klapija, Tess Howsam.
Back Row, left to right: Phillip Christian Smith, Tatyana Kot, Ruslana Sokolovskaya, Ivica Marc
Writing about Social Justice…
"In The Chechens by Smith, rumors are going around that homosexuals are being held in camps. Can one family go all-in to protect their little brother who may or may not be gay? Or will they turn him in or honor kill him? Whichever way the family chooses, dangerous and irrevocable consequences will be set loose." -Risk Theatre
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Split Bills…
BRICK THEATRE
579 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
September 7th - 10th at 8 PM
The Fire This Time Festival Readings Series: Minding Miss Mae Mae
KRAINE THEATER
85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003
September 17th at 7 PM
About Phillip
Phillip Christian Smith is a member of New Dramatists (class of 2030), a Fire This Time Festival Playwright, a Tennessee Williams Scholar at Sewanee (current staff), Playwrights Realm and Lambda Literary Fellow, Winter Playwrights Retreater. Current Co-Literary Director of Exquisite Corpse Company and former writer in residence. O’Neill, PlayPenn, Trustus, Dramatists Guild, and BAPF Finalist, and runner-up for The Risk Modern Tragedy Award. His work has been supported by Quicksilver, Bennington College, Alliance for The Arts, Primary Stages (Cherry Lane) ESPA, Fresh Ground Pepper, The Adirondack Theatre Festival, Forge, and the 53rd Street New York Public Library. He teaches acting at Pace University and playwriting at Hunter College. BFA University of New Mexico, MFA Yale School of Drama. MFA Hunter College ’23. He is currently working on a Roe Green Commission with The Cleveland Playhouse.