Join us at Keegan for a special curated Boiler Maker Staged Reading as part of Keegan’s Boiler Room Series and in connection with the DC premiere run of Anna Ziegler’s BOY on the mainstage. The performance will be followed by a guest panel discussion and audience talkback about Gender Identity in Contemporary Art and the Media.
Join us at Keegan for five days dedicated to new womxn-written and womxn-directed 10-minute plays, one-act plays, staged readings, and cabarets as part of Boiler Room’s 4th Annual WOMXN on Fire Festival. Stay tuned for the announcement of titles, artists, and the full festival schedule!
Join us at Keegan for a special Boiler Maker Staged Reading and Post-Show Discussion. Selected from hundreds of submissions, this play will be workshopped by Keegan’s Artistic Development Team and presented to the public as a FREE staged reading. Every staged reading is followed by a post-show discussion. Stay tuned for announcements of titles and casts!
Join us at Keegan for a special Boiler Maker Staged Reading and Post-Show Discussion. Selected from hundreds of submissions, this play will be workshopped by Keegan’s Artistic Development Team and presented to the public as a FREE staged reading. Every staged reading is followed by a post-show discussion. Stay tuned for announcements of titles and casts!
Join us at Keegan for a special Boiler Maker Staged Reading and Post-Show Discussion. Selected from hundreds of submissions, this play will be workshopped by Keegan’s Artistic Development Team and presented to the public as a FREE staged reading. Every staged reading is followed by a post-show discussion. Stay tuned for announcements of titles and casts!
To Saints and Stars
by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, directed by Josh Sticklin
Tanner
directed by Cate Brewer
Getting In
directed by Matt Ripa
A Band in Search of a Name (a musical)
directed by Ricky Drummond
Up the Ladder, Down the Slide
by David Valdes Greenwood, directed by Josh Sticklin
Burst
by Rachel Bublitz, directed by Josh Sticklin
Little Wars
by Graziella Jackson, directed by Josh Sticklin
Got a Light?
by Jean Koppen, directed by Angelica Miguel
Now Casting
by Lilian Oben, directed by Moriamo Temidayo Akibu
Farewell Jupiter
by Jennifer Knight, directed by Kelsey Yudice
What It Means to Choke
by Graziella Jackson, directed by Sally Horton
By the Hand of a Woman
by Jennifer Clements, directed by Paige Washington
That’s Not What Happened
by Rebecca Talisman, directed by Chelsea Radigan
Temp
by Cara Gabriel, directed by Megan Thrift
Writer’s Block
by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, directed by Jasmine Hall
Floss
by Rachel Rios, directed by Lynn Sharp Spears
Self Portrait with Dirty Hair
by Jordan Ealey, directed by Manna-Symone Middlebrooks
Fire & Spice
featuring Linda Bard, Bianca Lipford, Shayla Lowe, Rachel Barlaam, Chani Wereley, Amanda Leigh Corbett, Jordan Lee, Lauren Farnell, Stephanie Wilson, and Sally Horton, music directed by Tiffany Underwood Holmes
Hard Times
featuring Chani Werely
American Bitch
featuring Beatrice Owens
Reason for Return
by DC Cathro, directed by Josh Sticklin
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
by Darren Donohue, directed by Josh Sticklin
From Gumbo to Mumbo
(co-produced with Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA)
by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown, directed by Duane Richards
Fabulous Monsters
written by Diana Burbano with music collaboration by Moises Vazquez, directed by Cara Gabriel
Obessiah
by Suzanne Willett, directed by Josh Sticklin
What to Do When You’re Suicidal But You Can’t Fight Fascists When You’re Dead
by Natalie Ann Piegari, directed by Mitu Tiwari Raphael
Ten
by Graziella Jackson, directed by Amy Hard
I Don’t Know What’s Weird
by Olivia Haller, directed by Clancey Yovanovich
Pen and Paper
by Elizabeth Crino, directed by Medha Marsten
Women Wear White
by Lindsay Adams, directed by Ashleigh King
Here Again
by Shanta Parasuraman, directed by Aria Velz
Guilty
by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, directed by Danielle A. Drakes
featuring Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi
The Vagina Monologues
by Eve Ensler, directed by Dorothy Neumann
featuring Elaine Faye
Submit your name for consideration as a director, actor, singer, designer, or volunteer for the 2020 WOMXN on Fire Festival at Keegan Theatre! The 2020 festival will include ten-minute plays, one acts, and a cabaret curated into pods. Each pod may receive multiple performance slots throughout the week-long festival. All artists will receive an honorarium for their participation in the festival.
2020 WOMXN ON FIRE FESTIVAL PRODUCTION DATES
Artist Submission Deadline: January 20 @ 12:00 pm
First Rehearsals: On or around February 1
Design Runs: Week of March 1
Tech: March 8, 9, & 10 (One 1-2 hour tech session + photos)
Festival Opening and Kick-Off Event: March 9
Festival Run: March 9-15
Festival Closing: March 15
WOMXN on Fire Festival Artist Submissions: all artists find submission instructions and submit your info here
Submissions will be assessed by Keegan Theatre’s Artistic Development team.
Boiler Room Series is currently searching for new, full-length plays! From thousands of entries, four full-length plays will be selected to receive a workshop and free public staged reading as part of the New Works Staged Reading Series. Plus, all performances include post-show discussions, as part of the Boiler Room’s commitment to supporting these playwrights in their development of these exciting works.
BRS New Works Staged Readings: all playwrights find submission instructions and submit your new play here
The Boiler Room Series at Keegan, named after the old boiler room of the pre-renovation Keegan Theatre, is a bold programming initiative that focuses on the development of new works and the producing of unique performances.
The name speaks to the two-part mission: crank up the artistic heat on new works in progress and let loose the creative voices of tomorrow’s theatre.
Since its founding, Keegan has always been a supporter and producer of new works. In addition to fully producing 17 World Premieres, Keegan has workshopped many new works and played a critical developmental role in dozens of others. The Boiler Room Series amplifies those efforts by actively seeking artists and projects in international, national, and local searches for new plays and musicals.
And when it comes to producing innovative and bold theatre – Keegan is no stranger. By offering support and a stage for unique performances and performers, Keegan’s Boiler Room Series promotes the creative edge that’s driving theatre in DC and beyond to new and unexpected places.
Questions about the Boiler Room Series? Email BRS@keegantheatre.com
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