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Directors Lab West 2023

Dates: 
May 20-27, 2023

Theme: 
Theatre’s Healing Effect: Catharsis and Connection

Core Text: 
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange

“Theatre’s Healing Effect" LAB 2023- Directors Lab West 2023 was held from Saturday, May 20 through Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Pasadena Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, and the Boston Court Pasadena. The theme for 2023 was "Theatre’s Healing Effect". The text for this session was “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf” by Ntozake Shange. This was the first Directors Lab offered rebounding from the covid-19 pandemic. This was also the year, during the Lab the Pasadena Playhouse was acknowledged as having won the regional Tony Award. Notable Actors, Directors, Designers and Choreographers participated in these sessions and shared their experiences. Guests Artists who presented at Directors Lab West 2023 Lab included: Vincent Paterson, Sabra Williams, Laura Penn, Steve Robman, Joyce Lu, Jaymes Poling, Julia Rodriguez- Elliott, Geoff Elliott, Ann Closs-Farley, Trefoni Rizzi, and Danny Feldman. The SDC Open Session was a conversation with Playwright Luis Alfaro. 

Directors Lab West 2023 is produced by the Steering Committee, in association with Tony-Award-winning Pasadena Playhouse, and Boston Court Pasadena.

 

Special financial support for Directors Lab West has been received from the David Lee Foundation and the Stage Directors  and Choreographers Society.

 

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Producing Steering Committee

 

Che'Rae Adams (DLW’00)

Ernest A. Figueroa (Founder- LCT’98)

Martin Jago (DLW’14)

Debbie McMahon (DLW’14)

Janet Miller (DLW’03)

 

Associate Producers 2023

 

Susan Dalian (DLW’19)

Sheetal Gandhi (DLW’19)

Gary Lamb (DLW’16)

Carrie Klewin Lawrence (DLW’06)

Emmett Murphy (DLW’17)

Kristi Schultz  (DLW’09)

 

Production Coordinators

 

Sean Cook

Caitlin Mayernik 

 

Volunteer Production Assistants

 

Haley Juenker

Kimberly Locke

Quinn Muhleck

Lab Participants

 

Shanna Beauchamp

Shalee Mae Cole Mauleón

Aurora Culver

Kaitlin Davis

Brian Fretté

Estela Garcia

Janet Hayatshahi

Kari Hayter

Tyler Richards Hewes

Grit Lukas

Allison McDonell Page

Alexandra Meda

Frankie Orr

Vicki Pearlman

Deborah Rosen

Holly Rothschild

Collette Rutherford

Erin Schlabach

Dana Schwartz

Daphnie Sicre

Derek Spencer

Blayze Teicher

Katie Wampler

Tamiyka White

Guest Artists

 

Luis Alfaro

Randy Anderson

Angela Balogh-Calin

Carly DW Bones (DLW’16)

Jamie Carabetta 

Martín Carrillo

Marissa Chibás

Erin Crites

Geoff Elliott

Danny Feldman

Dan Froot

Sheetal Ghandi (DLW’19)

Jorge Huerta

Laura Karlin (DLW’14)

Carrie Klewin Lawrence (DLW’06)

MJ Kaufman

Lily Knight

David Lee

Joyce Lu

Debbie McMahon (DLW’14)

Emmett Murphy (DLW’17)

Lindsey Nelson

Paul Rogan  DLW’09)

Vincent Paterson (DLW’02)

Laura Penn

Jaymes Poling

Trefoni Rizzi

Heather Roberts

Steve Robman

Julia Rodriguez-Elliott

Pablo Santiago

Kristi Schultz (DLW’09)

Oz Scott

Faith Soloway

Joey Soloway

Tula Strong

Carolyn Surrick

Sabra Williams

Joann Yarrow (DLW’00)

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