Visit my New Play Exchange Profile which hosts the latest drafts of my full-length plays.
The Magician's Sister presented as part of L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival at the Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, September 18th at 8pm!
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- Tuesday, August 23, 2022
My new play, The Magician's Sister, will be presented as part of the L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival at the Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, September 18th at 8pm! Ann Hearn Tobolowsky directs and the cast TBA.
Info about the two-week long festvial HERE!
Info to puchase tickets HERE!
The Magician's Sister follows the story of two sisters, one of whom is a struggling female magician, interspersed with stories of real, historical magicians and on-stage magic.
The Romeo and Juliet Senior Citizens Project--A Comedy selected for The Road Theatre's 13th SPF; Sunday, July 10th @ 8pm
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- Thursday, June 30, 2022
The Romeo and Juliet Senior Citizens Project--A Comedy presented as part of The Road Theatre's 13th Summer Playwrights Festival in Los Angeles; Sunday, July 10th at 8pm. We're live and in person and we'll also have a talkback with our awesome director, Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, and cast (and myself). Hooray!
Play and ticket info HERE!
Location: 10747 Magnolia Blvd, Los Angeles, 91601
Additional festival info HERE!
And if you want to read the play, check out my NPX profile.
The Romeo and Juliet Senior Citizens Project--A Comedy
Lucas, a recent MFA graduate of Yale (and barely 30 years old), creates and directs his adaptation of Romeo & Juliet for a local Seniors Retirement Facility. During rehearsal and opening night, complications arise from conflicts and a budding romance between Rich and Rose, the two star-crossed lovers/residents at the facility. As Lucas juggles the play and real-life drama, his creative vision is truly tested by one regal resident, 90 year old Nina Sallinen, who interjects with her unsolicited advice and why the tragedy should have a happy ending.
M-Theory selected for Kitchen Dog Theater's 2022 New Works Festival; Saturday. June 25th @ 4pm
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- Tuesday, June 14, 2022
My play, M-Theory: a play told in 11 dimensions, will be presented at Kitchen Dog Theater's 2022 New Works Festival in Dallas, TX; Saturday, June 25th at 4pm. I'm very much looking forward to this! Tickets and info here.
Center Theatre Group's 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop Playwright
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- Monday, February 28, 2022
I am OVER THE MOON to named one of Center Theatre Group's 2021-2022 L.A. Writer's Workshop Playwrights led by Associate Artistic Director, Luis Alfaro!
The workshop also includes these incredible writers: June Carryl, Jessica Ko, Penelope Lowder, Julie Taiwo Oni, Lisa Ramirez, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Pia Shah, Judy Soo Hoo, and DeLanna Studi.
Goodness. How lucky am I? Happily rolling up my sleeves and digging into my #newplay
My mini-opera, Diana and Narcissus, presented with New Opera West
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- Monday, February 28, 2022
I wrote a mini-opera--Diana and Narcissus--with composer Matt Frey while we were at the New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio...and now it's getting a fab production with New Opera West March 5th and 6th at The Broadwater in LA.
Super excited! Come check it out!
Where:
The Broadwater Main Stage Theater,
1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles
When:
Saturday3/5 at 7:30 pm PST
Sunday 3/6 at 2 pm PST
The Caregiver's Guide reading with The Road Theatre Company; Thursday, Sept 30th @ 7:30pm
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- Thursday, September 16, 2021
I'm thrilled to annouce that The Caregiver's Guide will get a LIVE and IN-PERSON READING at The Road Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept 30th at 7:30pm!
Details about reserving tickets and COVID-19 Safety Plan can be found on The Road Theatre's website.
M-Theory selected for The Road Theatre's 12th Summer Playwrights Festival
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- Thursday, July 01, 2021
M-Theory: a play told in 11 dimensions presented as part of The Road Theatre's 12th Summer Playwrights Festival; Sunday, July 18th at 2pm PST/5pm EST. The festival is virtual so you can watch the Zoom reading from anywhere and it will be available for 24 hours! I'll also be doing a live talk-back with my director and cast, so be sure to tune in if you can.
More info about the festival here and here!
M-Theory: a play told in 11 dimensions:
The near future. Former biographer Pauline Grey has shut herself and her daughter Ava away in a remote cabin in Angeles National Forest for nearly a year. Pauline will not let Ava go until she has the answers she is desperately seeking. But when a solar flare storm hits, cutting the women off from communication with the outside world, and a downed pilot appears at the cabin asking for help, Pauline’s reality is challenged in more ways than one.
Directed by-- Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
Pauline Grey--Meeghan Holaway
Ava Grey--Jacqueline Misaye
Flyer--Kita Grayson
Voice of John and Stage Directions--Stephen Tobolowsky
Song by Laguna Family Music
M-Theory selected as 2021 Finalist for Bay Area Playwrights Festival
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- Tuesday, May 04, 2021
I'm thrilled to announce that my play, M-Theory: a play told in 11 dimensions, is a finalist for the 2021 Bay Area Playwrights Festival! Thanks for the love, Playwrights Foundation! And congrats to all the finalists and semi-finalists!
For more info, read the Broadway World press release.
If you want to read my play, check out my NPX profile.
M-Theory: a play told in 11 dimensions
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The near future. Former biographer Pauline Grey has shut herself and her daughter Ava away in a remote cabin in Angeles National Forest for nearly a year. Pauline will not let Ava go until she has the answers she is desperately seeking. But when a solar flare storm hits, cutting the women off from communication with the outside world, and a downed pilot appears at the cabin asking for help, Pauline's reality is challenged in more ways than one.
The Caregiver's Guide reading with The Road Theatre Company
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- Tuesday, January 19, 2021
I'm very excited to share my latest work-in-progress play! The reading of The Caregiver's Guide will be streamed on The Road's youtube channel from Sunday, January 24th until Sunday, February, 22nd, 2021.
Here are the details!
The Full Lengths of UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1 are just that...still "UNDER CONSTRUCTION". This is the result of the playwrights’ one-year commitment to the workshop. These readings are the next stage in their development and we hope you can join us!
The Road Theatre Company's ZOOM Series
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- Wednesday, October 21, 2020
THE ROAD Theatre Company's Zoom Series is happening this FRIDAY and SATURDAY from 6pm to 7pm, so mark your calendars for Oct 23rd & 24th!
Produced by myself, and fabulous Carlyle King and Meeghan Holaway.
Featuring plays by these incredible Under Construction playwrights: Jennifer Maisel, Velina Hasu Houston, Aja Houston, Bernardo Cubria, Steve Apostolina, Jennie Webb and Carlos Lacamara.
My short play was directed by the one and only Ann Hearn Tobolowsky with my amazing cast: Donna Simone Johnson, Lizzy Caplan and Brian Graves.
For more info, check it:
www.roadtheatre.org/live
www.youtube.com/roadtheatrecompany/live
#newplay #Zoom #LAThtr #gratefulplaywright
Visiting Hours reading available to watch on Youtube!
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- Tuesday, September 01, 2020
The virtual reading of VISTING HOURS, presented as part of The Road Theatre's 11th Summer Playwrights Festival; is available to watch on The Road's YouTube Channel!
Click HERE to watch! (NOTE: The readings starts at minute 22 of the video)
Visiting Hours:
A reclaiming of the Persephone myth, now set in a psychiatric hospital, Visiting Hours follows the arduous journey of Stephie Green, a middle-aged music teacher who must break free from her complicated past in order to be reunited with her family.
Directed by -- Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
Stephie Greene – Meeghan Holaway
Hank / Silent Nurse – Dor Gvirtsman
Donna / Pearl – Carole Goldman
Ben / Abe – Chet Grissom
Tommy /Adam – Kris Frost
Amanda / Zoe – Mallory Erwin
Nurse Brown / Dr. White – Amy Tolsky
Stage Directions – Ruman Kazi
Song by James Lewis/Laguna Family Music
Visiting Hours selected for The Road Theatre's 11th Summer Playwrights Festival
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- Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Visiting Hours presented as part of The Road Theatre's 11th Summer Playwrights Festival; Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 5pm EST/2pm PST. The festival is virtual, so you can watch the Zoom reading from anywhere and it will be available for viewing for 24 hours!
More information here!
Visting Hours:
A reclaiming of the Persephone myth, now set in a psychiatric hospital, Visiting Hours follows the arduous journey of Stephie Green, a middle-aged music teacher who must break free from her complicated past in order to be reunited with her family.
Directed by -- Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
Stephie Greene – Meeghan Holaway
Hank / Silent Nurse – Dor Gvirtsman
Donna / Pearl – Carole Goldman
Ben / Abe – Chet Grissom
Tommy /Adam – Kris Frost
Amanda / Zoe – Mallory Erwin
Nurse Brown / Dr. White – Amy Tolsky
Stage Directions – Ruman Kazi
Song by James Lewis/Laguna Family Music
Alone, Together: "Zoom Festival;" June 6, 2020.
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- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Alone, Together is a Department of Theater and Dance LAUNCH PAD initiative involving 24 professional playwrights who have worked with LAUNCH PAD over the past 15 years. “Alone, Together” is going to be directed and performed by our students, faculty and guest artists in a "Zoom Festival" on June 6, 2020.
For more information, click here!
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!): Portland premiere with Defunkt Theatre; Feb 14 to March 14, 2020!
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- Wednesday, January 29, 2020
For ticket info, click here!
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) nominated for Ovation Award!
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- Wednesday, November 06, 2019
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives a Los Angeles Ovation nomination for best Playwriting for an Original Play!
Visiting Hours receives reading as part of the 2019 Stage Raw/PLAY LA Theater Festival Weekend; Sept 7 @3pm
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- Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Visiting Hours will be presented as part of the 2019 Stage Raw/PLAY LA (Humanitas) Theater Festival Weekend on Saturday, September 7th at 3pm. For ticket info, click here--and tickets are FREE!
Visiting Hours
Part Four of Re-envisioned Greek Myth Cycle
A reclaiming of the Persephone myth, now set in a psychiatric hospital, Visiting Hours follows the arduous journey of Stephie Green, a middle-aged music teacher who must break free from her complicated past in order to be reunited with her family.
Presenting Theater: Skylight Theatre Company
Director: Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
The Cast
Meeghan Holaway as Stephie Greene
Dawn Didawick as Donna and Pearl
Jonathan Nichols as Ben and Abe
Ben Solenberger as Tommy and Adam
Lucy Evans as Amanda and Zoe
Dor Gvirtsman as Hank and Silent Nurse
Taylor Gilbert as Nurse Brown and Doctor White
"Visiting Hours" song by James Lewis
The Stage Raw/PLAY LA (Humanitas) Theater Festival will take place at Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring Street, Downtown LA.
O: A Rhapsody in Divorce selected for The Road Theatre's 10th Summer Playwrights Festival
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- Thursday, July 11, 2019
O: A Rhapsody in Divorce selected as part of The Road Theatre's 10th Summer Playwrights Festival, on Monday, July 29th at 8pm. For additional info, click here!
O: A Rhapsody in Divorce
Odysseus reimagined.
O, a childless female neurobiologist in her 40s, is completely blindsided by her husband who wants a divorce but he refuses to leave the house…and she’s thrown into an epic couch-hopping odyssey. Hopping from one couch to the next, O finds unconventional and magical ways to reassemble the blown-up pieces of her life as she struggles to find her way back and toward a “new home.”
Director: Suzanne Hunt
The Cast
Our Complicated Hero
O: Kimberly Alexander
The Chorus
Woman: Meeghan Holaway
Older Woman: Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
Younger Woman: Kara Hume
Man: Andrew Carter
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives Portland premiere with Defunkt Theatre; Feb to March 2020!
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- Tuesday, June 11, 2019
For more details and details to come regarding Defunkt Theatre's production, click here!
To read the press release, click here.
Visiting Hours receives reading as part of the Playwrights Union First Peek Reading Series; Saturday, May 18, 2019
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- Thursday, May 09, 2019
Visiting Hours receives reading as part of the Playwrights Union First Peek Reading Series; Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Reserve tickets here!
When: Saturday, May 18th at 4pm
Where:
VS Theater
5453 West Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Summary:
A reclaiming of the Peresphone myth, now set in a psychiatric hospital, Visiting Hours follows the arduous journey of Stephie Green, a middle-aged music teacher who must break free from her complicated past in order to be reunited with her family...and her self.
Director:
Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
Cast:
--Meeghan Holaway as Stephie Greene
--Chet Grissom as Ben Greene and Abe
--Stephen Tyler Howell as Hank and Silent Nurse
--Anita Khazandian Jones as Donna and Pearl
--Ben Solenberger as Tommy Greene and Adam
--Maddie Beaver as Amanda Greene and Zoe
--Alexis Genya as Nurse Brown and Doctor White
2019 Humanitas Awards; PLAY LA Humanitas Playwright
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- Friday, February 15, 2019
I'm thrilled to be named one of the Humanitas Prize 2019 PLAY LA Playwrights! Find out more here about the award and my fellow playwrights...
Through the Eye of a Needle, Best Actress Ovation Nomination
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- Monday, January 28, 2019
2019 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, Los Angeles
Stephanie Erb is nonimated for Best Actrees for her role of Shirley Towers.
Sisters Three Reviews
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- Tuesday, January 01, 2019
"An inspired idea, and Brandli captures the artsy, antsy, angsty anguish...in this clever production...with a taste for the literary and dash of daffiness, combined with female-driven themes and characters.” - Hollywood Progressive
"In Sisters Three, inspired by the literary Brontës, playwright Jami Brandli has crafted a tight, intimate play that defies categorization...Sisters Three charts stunning new territory in the category of black comedy." - Paul Myrvold's Theatre Notes
"Jami Brandli's Sisters Three has an intriguing, promising premise...Adapting the Brontes to the social media era in an inspired idea, and Brandli captures the artsy, angsty anguish that reportedly troubled the three sisters--and their brother, Branwell, who is a palpable offstage presence in this clever production. " - Free Press
"A lively, intelligent comedy, half realistic and half surreal. And the smart energetic performances are worth the price of admission." - Theatre Ghost
Sisters Three receives world premiere with The Inkwell Theater
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Sister Three receives its world premiere with The Inkwell Theater; Dec 13th, 2018 to January 20, 2019. Opening night December 14th. Get your tickets here!
And check out the lovely preview in the Los Angeles Times!
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) is a LA TIMES Critic's Choice and Ovation Recommended!
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- Wednesday, November 14, 2018
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) is a LA TIMES Critic's Choice and Ovation Recommended! Now extended to December 10th!
BLISS gets some love from LA Times
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- Tuesday, November 06, 2018
The LA Times gives BLISS some love!
"“BLISS” ran in San Diego to rave reviews — for obvious reasons. Recently named one of the Humanitas Prize PLAY LA Playwrights for 2018-19, Brandli is very much a talent to be followed, and “Bliss,” the first in her planned four-play “reclaimed Greek myth cycle,” is a gem that warrants wider viewing. Although her female characters seem initially comic, Brandli does not blunt their tragic proportions, and the 1960 setting is an inspired choice that emphasizes their limited options and restrictions — the same issues confronted by their Greek predecessors hundreds of years ago. Brandli disguises her political pungency with comedy — the perfect medium to massage an important message across the footlights."
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) ends its joint world premiere with Moving Arts in Los Angeles!
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- Tuesday, October 23, 2018
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) ends its 2018 joint-world premiere with Moving Arts in Los Angeles; November 1st to December 2nd, 2018. Get your tickets here! Read the press release here!
2018-2019 Humanitas Prize PLAY LA playwright
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- Saturday, September 08, 2018
I'm honored to be one of the 2018-2019 Humanitas PLAY LA playwrights! And I'm looking forward to writing my next play under the auspicies of the Humanitas organization.
Chicago reviews for BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!)
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- Monday, August 20, 2018
-"Brandli’s clever script deftly paints the three tragic figures with enough comic playfulness that we are invited to laugh as they go through the reiterated motions of their own damnation: a wonderful narrative trick that works because of excellent writing..."
http://chicagoonstage.com/promethean-theatres-bliss-or-emily-post-is-dead-is-funny-and-full-of-fate/
-A critic's pick!
"BLISS (OR EMILY POST IS DEAD!) is uncomfortable, humorous, and incisive in all the right ways..."
http://perform.ink/review-bliss-or-emily-post-is-dead-at-promethean-theatre-ensemble/
-"BLISS ( or Emily Post is Dead! ) is an intelligent, fierce exploration of second-wave feminism interspersed with ancient legends...."
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/THEATER-REVIEW-BLISS-or-Emily-Post-Is-Dead/63734.html
-"Jami Brandli’s clever script for BLISS (or Emily Post Is Dead!) maps the path from tragic Greek heroines to 1960s New Jersey housewives....The play is funny and poignant and addresses relevant issues of racism, sexism and second-wave feminism."
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2018/08/13/stage-shorts-four-plays-aids-crisis-greek-tragedy-missionaries-swordplay-skirts/
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) continues its joint-world premiere with Promethean Theatre in Chicago!
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- Monday, July 09, 2018
-BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) continues its joint-world premiere with Promethean Theatre in Chicago; July 21st to August 25th, 2018. Get your tickets here!
O: A Rhapsody in Divorce receives reading; Playwrights Union's First Peek Reading Series
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- Sunday, July 08, 2018
O: A Rhapsody in Divorce--the latest installment in my play cycle of reclaiming of Greek Myths--receives a reading with the Playwrights Union's First Peek Reading Series; June 3rd, 2018.
O: A Rhapsody in Divorce
Odysseus reimagined.
O, a childless female neurobiologist in her 40s, is completely blindsided by her husband who wants a divorce but he refuses to leave the house…and she’s thrown into an epic couch-hopping odyssey. Hopping from one couch to the next, O finds unconventional and magical ways to reassemble the blown-up pieces of her life as she struggles to find her way back and toward a “new home.”
Director: Jessica Hanna
The Cast
Our Complicated Hero
O: Arianna Ortiz
The Chorus
Woman: Donna Simone Johnson
Older Woman: Alexis Genya
Younger Woman: Zurah Taylor
Man: Adam Hunter
Through the Eye of a Needle reviews; Los Angeles
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- Tuesday, May 01, 2018
The reviews for The Road's production of Through the Eye of a Needle are in...and it's OVATION RECOMMENDED, too!
"...Brandli's old-school drama is so heart-felt -- and in director Ann Hearn Tobolowsky's emotionally acute staging, so well-performed...Keep a couple of hankies handy, because the play will likely soften the flintiest hearts in the audience." -- F. Kathleen Foley, LA Times
Through the Eye of a Needle made BroadwayWorld's HOT LIST! -Ellen Dostal
" I absolutely loved this play. It not only made me laugh out loud, but in the end, it moved me to tears, which always makes for me a great theatrical experience…”...This is definitely a 'must see' play. -- Joan Alperin, The LA Beat
“THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE has all three W’s: it’s well-written, well-directed, and well-acted. If you’re a fan of family drama, this is a not-to-miss production.” -Elaine Mura, Splash Magazine
"STAGE RAW TOP TEN Recommended- As dark secrets are unveiled the characters grow in depth and dignity. There are genuinely touching and provocative moments. Director Ann Hearn has cast the play well, and the actors do excellent work." -Neal Weaver, Stage Raw
"WOW...it's no ordinary Christmas Eve for this blue-collar family...playwright Brandli takes this set up...and mines it for laughs and well-earned tears...Director Ann Hearn aided by an all-around splendid cast ...the emotions expressed are every bit as raw, as valid, and as healing in springtime as they would be in fall and the laughter generated as needed in April as in December. No matter what the season, Through The Eye Of A Needle is a tears-and-cheers-worthy holiday gift." –Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"The Road Theatre Company’s ‘Through the Eye of a Needle’ is a bittersweet Christmas miracle... Both acts are quick paced, vigorous, and explore the play's realistically imperfect characters in the most fascinating ways possible. No spoilers intended, but make sure to bring tissues." - Sam Cavalcanti, USC Annenberg Media
"Jami Brandli’s creative script has many twists and turns, with numerous storylines, and brings an excellent ensemble cast together expressing the passion and feelings of each character with great direction by Ann Hearn. The production is well done… great set, great lighting... bringing us the true meaning of love and family. Another evening in NoHo not to be missed." - Cathy Wayne, nohoartsdistrict.com
"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Through the Eye of a Needle is a well written play by Jami Brandli. Ann Hearn does an outstanding job directing a most talented cast." -Carol Segal, Carol's Culture Corner
Through the Eye of a Needle receives world premiere with The Road Theatre Company
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- Monday, March 05, 2018
Through the Eye of a Needle receives world premiere with The Road Theatre Company; March 17th to May 13th, 2018. Opening night. March 23rd. Get your tickets here!
Reviews for BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!); San Diego
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- Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The San Diego Union-Tribune
“Smart, snappy 'Bliss' gives tragic heroines a hopeful future”
“Playwright Jami Brandli smartly upends theatrical history this month in her hilarious, sharply written and fast-paced comedy-drama “Bliss (or Emily Post is Dead!)…”
Times of San Diego
“The world premiere at Moxie Theatre is the perfect play for this #MeToo moment.”
“The fun of “BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!)” is the mashup of Greek mythology and modern-day sensibility, set in the “Mad Men” era, on the cusp of the battles for women’s rights and civil rights.”
“…Brandli has a unique, intelligent voice that we’re lucky to experience as her star rises.”
Broadway World
“…thanks to playwright Jami Brandli, these Greek tragic heroines have the opportunity to change their fates in this entertaining comedy drama…”
“In the play one of Cassandra's visions foretells a future where women are still struggling for equality and ownership of our bodies and our futures, free of interference from men. Sadly, this is one vision that still proves true and makes this show a fitting one for a year with the #Metoo movement and women's marches still happening in a quest for those results.”
Moxie Theatre kicks off joint-world premiere of BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!)
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- Monday, December 18, 2017
Moxie Theatre kicks off joint-world premiere of BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!); January 28 to February 25, 2018. Click here for tickets!
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives studio production at Renaissance Theaterworks
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- Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Renaissance Theaterworks is thrilled to present our Second Annual Groundworks production, BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!), December 10-12, 2017. For more info and tickets, click here!
Through the Eye of a Needle receives Launch Pad Workshop at UC Santa Barbara
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- Saturday, July 15, 2017
Through the Eye of a Needle receives a workshop as part of the Launch Pad Series at UC Santa Barbara. The public reading is free; Thursday, July 20th at 7:30pm, 2017.
For more info, click here!
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives production at Miami University
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- Thursday, February 09, 2017
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives production at Miami University, February 22 to 26th, 2017. Click here for more details!
Writer-in-Residence at Serenbe Playhouse for New Territories Playwriting Residency
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- Tuesday, January 10, 2017
I'm thrilled to one of the playwrights-in-residency at Serenbe Playhouse for their New Territories Playwriting Residency; January 15 to January 28, 2017! For more info, click HERE.
¡SOLDADERA! named Finalist for the 2017 Source Festival
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- Friday, December 23, 2016
¡SOLDADERA! has been named a Finalist for the 2017 Source Festival!
More info here...
Sisters Three receives a workshop production with The Inkwell Theater, December 2016
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- Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Sisters Three receives a workshop production with The Inkwell Theater at VS Theater in Los Angeles. The workshop production runs from December 5th to December 16th, 2016! Ticket info HERE.
2016 PEN Drama Award Finalist!
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- Sunday, August 28, 2016
I'm thrilled and honored to announce that Technicolor Life is a Finalist for the 2016 PEN Literary Award for Drama!
For more info, click here.
A Merry Little Christmas selected for The Road Theatre Company's Summer Playwrights Festival 7
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- Tuesday, July 26, 2016
I'm SUPER excited that my brand new play A Merry Little Christmas, a working-class dramedy about a New Jersey family, is part of The Road Theatre Company's Summer Playwrights Festival 7! More details here.
And for more info about A Merry Little Christmas and my other plays, please check out my New Play Exchange profile.
Monday, August 1 @8PM
LOCATION
The Road on Lankershim – UPSTAIRS THEATRE
5108 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
By Jami Brandli
Directed by Riley Steiner
CAST
LARRY KEEN – David Gianapolus*
BARBARA KEEN – Meeghan Holloway*
SAMANTHA KEEN – Lauren Lakis*
NASSER NOURI – Erica Mathlin
MINISTER BILL TOWERS – Chet Grissom*
SHIRLEY TOWERS – Amber Marie Bollinger
DANA KEEN – Hallie Cooper
*Appears courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association
SYNOPSIS
A Merry Little Christmas is a working class family dramedy about the Keen family dealing with the death of their daughter, Dana, a navy corpsman who recently died in the Iraq War. Larry copes with a tumbler of scotch or five, Barbara stubbornly sets an extra plate setting, while their straight-edge teenage daughter, Samantha, secretly uses Twitter to create a protest on the George Washington Bridge. Much to Larry’s annoyance, the self-righteous Pastor Bill Towers and his fragile wife, Shirley, invite themselves over for Christmas Eve dinner, and then Nasser, an Iraqi refugee, arrives at their door unannounced. They quickly learn he was Dana’s trusted military interpreter and that Dana has given Nasser as a “Christmas gift.” As they fight over to keep Nasser or not, tempers fly and secrets are revealed. Will the Keens be pulled further apart or will they find grace and redemption in this unexpected gift?
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!): A Workshop Presentation at Moving Arts
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- Thursday, May 19, 2016
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) by Jami Brandli
A Workshop Presentation at Moving Arts
Darin Anthony, Director
Matthew Quinlan, Dramaturge
With Melanie Lora, Saffron Henke, Lindsay LaVanchy, Stacy Highsmith, and Michael Hammond
Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21@ 8:00 PM
For tickets, info can be found here!
Moving Arts
1822 Hyperion Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Epic Love in the Boston Theater Marathon
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- Thursday, May 05, 2016
"Epic Love" will be produced as part of The Boston Theater Marathon XVIII, Sunday, May 8th, 2016.
Guest Playwright at New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio
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- Saturday, February 13, 2016
I'm beyond thrilled to be joining New Dramatists as a guest playwright for their Composer-Librettist Studio from February 17th to March 4th, 2016. All info is below.
All public events at New Dramatists are FREE. Reservations are required. Please email us at newdramatists@newdramatists.org or call 212-757-6960 for information about the day's schedule and to reserve your seat.
Join us on March 4th from 1pm to 6pm for an open session featuring 25 new musical pieces generated over the course of the Composer-Librettist Studio.
Facilitated by Ben Krywosz of Nautilus Music-Theater and Music Director Roger Ames, this nearly round-the-clock, two-week studio intensive sparks early-stage collaborations. Participating New Dramatists playwrights work in rotation with composers from a variety of musical and stylistic backgrounds and an ensemble of performers to develop overnight responses to a range of songwriting assignments.
Participating Playwrights:
Kara Lee Corthron
Jessica Dickey
Cori Thomas
Melisa Tien
Jami Brandli
Participating Composers:
Avi Amon
Julia Barry
Matt Frey
Sojourner Hodges
Joseph Rubinstein
The Composer-Librettist Studio is made possible by lead sponsorship from The Jerome Foundation.
Technicolor Life heads into its final week!
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- Wednesday, November 04, 2015
World Premiere of Technicolor Life at REP Stage with the Women's Voices Theater Festival
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- Sunday, October 04, 2015
REP Stage is proud to present the world premiere of Technicolor Life as part of the Women's Voices Theater Festival. Directed by Joseph Ritsch. Runs October 21-November 8, 2015. Press release here.
Read my blog post about the Women's Voices Theater Festival Gala here!
Read my interview with HowlRound here!
Read my interview with DC Theatre Scene here!
Readings and Short Play Productions; Oct 2015
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- Sunday, October 04, 2015
October 7th, 2015:
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) will receive a reading at The Matrix Theater as part of The Open Fist Theater Company's First Look Festival; Los Angeles. More info here.
October 9th to 19th, 2015:
"Epic Love" will be produced as part of Moving Arts' The Car Plays, presented by LaJolla Playhouse in their 2015 Without Walls Festival; LaJolla, CA. Info for tickets here.
October 18th and 19th, 2015:
M-Theory will receive two workshop readings with The Inkwell Theater Development LAB at VS Theater in Los Angeles. More info here.
Oct 26th, 2015:
Technicolor Life will receive a reading at Williams Street REP in Crystal Lake, IL; Michele Vazquez directs. More info here.
November 2nd, 2015:
Sisters Three will receive a reading at REP Stage as part of their monthly reading series; Columbia, MD. More info here.
Reading of BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!); HERE Arts Center, Dec 9th @4pm
- Details
- Monday, December 01, 2014
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) will be read at HERE Arts Center on Tuesday, December 9th @ 4pm.
HERE Arts Center
145 Sixth Avenue
New York, New York 10013
RSVP kimberlygambino@gmail.com
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) by Jami Brandli
Directed by Kristin Marting, Artistic Director of HERE Arts Center
Cast:
Maddy: Kim Gambino
Clementine: Mia Morris
Cassandra: Daphne Gaines
Antonia: Molly Carden
Apollo/Dr. Smith: Michael Schantz
with Monica Wychie for stage directions
Sisters Three 2015 Source Festival Finalist
- Details
- Thursday, November 20, 2014
CulturalDC is pleased to announce that 25 Full-Length Plays have been selected as finalists for Source Festival 2015. Three Full-Length Plays will be selected from the 25 finalists to be produced at the Source Festival from June 5-28, 2015. Sisters Three is one of those finalists. More info here.
Production of Semi-Circle of Pain; Chalk Rep's FLASH Festival Oct 9, 10 and 11
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- Wednesday, September 17, 2014
My short play, Semi-Circle of Pain, will be produced as part of Chalk Rep's site specific FLASH Festival, Oct 9, 10 and 11 @8pm. All 15 plays will be produced at 8th & Hope, a new hi-rise in Downtown LA. This will is definitely sell out, so buy your tickets here! Additional info here. Directed by Nataki Garrett.
Reading of Sisters Three; Moving Arts' MADlab Reading Series
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- Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sisters Three will be read as part of Moving Arts' MADlab Reading Series on Saturday, August 23rd @6pm; located at The Lillian Theatre (1076 Lillian Way, LA, 90038).
More info here about the play and the reading series here.
Sisters Three by Jami Brandli
The Bronte sisters, modern day. Due to the death of their brother, Charlotte has dropped out of society and joined a commune on Gondol Island. So Emily and Anne build a canoe to rescue her. In this off-center dramedy about family, social media, and fame, individual secrets and desires are revealed which could tear the sisters apart.
Directed by Michael Shutt
Cast:
Anne - Kara Hume
EJ (Emily) - Karen Jean Olds
Charlotte - Dana Schwartz
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) named on The Kilroy's THE LIST
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- Friday, June 27, 2014
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) has been named as one of the 46 most recommended plays written by female playwrights known as THE LIST organized by The Kilroys. I'm both honored and humbled to be a part of such an amazing list of femal playwrights.
More info about the 46 plays here. More info about the 300 plays nominated here.
Join the conversation about gender parity in American Theater (and the arts in general) by following The Kilroys on Twitter and following/additing to the discussion #parityraid.
Reading of BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!); The Antaeus Company's ClassicsFest
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- Friday, June 27, 2014
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) will be read as part of The Antaeus Company's ClassicsFest on Sunday, July 13th and Monday, July 14th @7pm.
Learn more about The Antaeus Company here!
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) by Jami Brandli
Directed by Darin Anthony
Cast:
Cassandra - Sola Bamis
Maddy - Ann Noble
Clementine - Rebecca Mozo
Antonia - Lindsay LaVanchy
Apollo/Dr Smith - John Sloan
¡SOLDADERA! receives workshop and reading; UCSB Launch Pad
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- Friday, June 27, 2014
SUMMER LAUNCH PAD: New Plays in Process invites three professional playwrights to join the UC Santa Barbara community as artists in residence in a summer course. ¡SOLDADERA! is one of the three! It will receive a workshop and reading July 3rd @7pm. Risa Brainin directs. More info here.
Reading of Sisters Three; Playwrights Union FIRST PEEK Reading Series
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- Sunday, May 04, 2014
Sisters Three will be read as part of the Playwrights Union FIRST PEEK Reading Series on Sunday, May 18th at 5:30pm at Monk Space (4414 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California 90004). Seven other plays written by LA playwrights will be read as well on May 17th and 18th, so check it out!
Sisters Three (inspired by the Brontë sisters) by Jami Brandli
Directed by Christopher Raymond
The Brontë sisters, modern day. Due to their brother's death, Charlotte has dropped out of society to join a commune on Gondal Island. So Emily and Anne build a canoe to rescue her. In this off-center dramedy about family, social media, and fame, individual secrets and desires are revealed which could tear the sisters apart.
The Cast
Anne: Alana Dietze
EJ (Emily): Jennifer Christopher
Charlotte: Blaire Chandler
Technicolor Life wins 2014 Aurora Theatre Company GAP Prize
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- Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Aurora Theatre Company announces the four plays chosen as prize winners by a committee of local directors for the ninth annual Global Age Project (GAP), the company’s new works initiative that promotes the creation of forward-looking theater: #therevolution by Kristoffer Diaz; Technicolor Life by Jami Brandli; Sagittarius Ponderosa by MJ Kaufman; and Welcome Home by Stephen Brown. The selected GAP plays will be presented as staged readings in a four-week festival at the Aurora Theatre, Mondays, February 10-March 3, 7:30pm.
Technicolor Life will receive its reading on Monday, February 17th. Visit Aurora Theater Company's website for more details. Marissa Wolf directs.
Read the full press release here.
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) 2014 Source Festival Finalist
- Details
- Tuesday, November 19, 2013
CulturalDC is pleased to announce that 25 Full-Length Plays have been selected as finalists for Source Festival 2014. Three Full-Length Plays will be selected from the 25 finalists to be produced at the Source Festival from June 6-29, 2014. BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead) is one of those finalists. To read the full press release, click here.
Reading of ¡SOLDADERA! as Part of Playwrights Union Reading Series
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- Friday, May 17, 2013
¡SOLDADERA! will be read as part of the Playwrights Union Reading Series on Sunday, May 19th at 6pm at Son of Semele Theater. Six other plays written by LA playwrights will be read as well, so check it out!
¡SOLDADERA! by Jami Brandli:
Directed by Sara Wagner
The Mexican Revolution. A teenage girl with face blindness searches for her mother who left to become a revolutionary soldadera (female solider). As she uncovers secrets in the soliders camp, she discovers her own courage.
The Cast:
Christine Avila
Leandro Cano
Laura Hughes
Adriana Sevahn Nichols
Steve Madar
Elia Saldana
Finalist for 2013 Playwrights' Center Core Writer Fellowship
- Details
- Friday, May 10, 2013
I'm a Finalist for the 2013 Playwrights' Center Core Writer Fellowship for my play BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!).
World Premiere of S.O.E.
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- Friday, February 22, 2013
S.O.E. (formerly The Sinker) receives its World Premiere and it just got extended--YAY!
Darin Anthony directs and S.O.E. will feature Jessica Hanna, Michael Kass and Diana Wyenn. And Cece Tio is co-producer.
Purchase tickets here! Check out the Press Release here!
Performances
March 23–April 22nd, 2013
Saturday & Mondays at 8PM; Sundays at 7PM
Venue
The Speakeasy @ Atwater Village Theater
3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles
Want to read my First Person article in LA STAGE TIMES? Click here.
LA WEEKLY REVIEW--S.O.E. gets a GO!
LA TIMES REVIEW
FLAVORPILL REVIEW
THOMAS HAMPTON REVIEW
Back Stock presented in 2013 Source Festival line-up
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- Friday, February 22, 2013
My short play, Back Stock, will be produced as part of the 2013 Source Festival line-up this June in Washington DC. Maureen Monterubio directs.
The full schedule of performances will be announced in March. Yay!
#NEWPLAY TV!
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- Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The opening scene of my new play, ¡SOLDADERA!, will be streamed live on #NEWPLAY TV, on Thursday, January 31st, at 7:30pm EST/4:30 PST. ¡SOLDADERA! will be presented by Generous Company in Baltimore, Maryland as part of Gumbo, a six-night festival of new works from theater, visual arts, and music blurring the lines between art and neurobiology.
New York Theatre Workshop, September 10th
- Details
- Monday, September 03, 2012
Technicolor Life receives a reading at New York Theatre Workshop on Monday, September 10th at 3pm as part of their Mondays @3 reading series.
Pam Berlin directs.
The cast:
Maxine: Molly Carden
Billie: Ryman Sneed
Susan: Janet Zarish
Franny: Delphi Harrington
Peter/Jake: Skylar Adams
Capt Rye/Mike: Kevin O'Rourke
Lorelei Lee: Geneva Carr
Dorothy Shaw: Kim Gambino
Stage Directions: Sarah Sirota
Theatricum Botanicum Seedlings Spring Playreadings
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- Friday, June 08, 2012
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) receives a staged reading as part of the Theatricum Botanicum Seedlings Spring Playreadings in Topanga Canyon, CA; Sunday, June 10th at 11am.
Directed by Randee Trabitz
2012 Great Plains Theatre Conference
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- Tuesday, April 10, 2012
BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!) is selected as MainStage Reading for the 2012 Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha, NE; May 26 to June 2. Kip Fagan directs. Reading takes place on Saturday, June 2nd. Looking forward to being a MainStage Playwright!
ROCA
- Details
- Sunday, April 01, 2012
Technicolor Life receives staged reading at ROCA; West Nyack, NY. Cast includes Jordan Baker and Kevin Kilner. Pam Berlin directs.
The Car Plays
- Details
- Sunday, January 01, 2012
Flooding produced as part of The Car Plays at Off Center Festival/Segerstrom Center for the Arts with Moving Arts; Costa Mesa, CA
Milwaukee Repertory’s Rep Lab Short-Play Festival
- Details
- Sunday, January 01, 2012
Normal produced as part of Milwaukee Repertory’s Rep Lab Short-Play Festival
Anything Can Happen Play Festival
- Details
- Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Looking for Bruce produced as part of Pan Theater’s Anything Can Happen Play Festival; Oakland, CA
Hidden Heroes: Service to the World
- Details
- Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Contributing playwright for Loyola Marymount’s Hidden Heroes: Service to the World (collection of one acts); Los Angeles, CA
The Car Plays at RADAR LA
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- Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Flooding produced as part of The Car Plays at RADAR LA with Moving Arts; Los Angeles, CA
Living on the Edge Festival
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- Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Once Removed produced as part of Piper Theater’s Living on the Edge Festival; Brooklyn, NY
2011 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference
- Details
- Sunday, May 01, 2011
Technicolor Life named Finalist for 2011 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference
Lark Play Development Center
- Details
- Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Technicolor Life receives Roundtable Reading at the Lark Play Development Center
2011 Kevin Kline Award
- Details
- Saturday, January 01, 2011
The Sinker nominated for a 2011 Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding New Play; produced by HotCity Theatre; St. Louis
2010 John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award
- Details
- Monday, November 01, 2010
Technicolor Life named Winner of the 2010 John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award; New England Theatre Conference
2010 Ashland New Plays Festival
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- Friday, October 01, 2010
Technicolor Life named Winning Play at the 2010 Ashland New Plays Festival; Ashland, OR
2010 Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship
- Details
- Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Technicolor Life named Finalist for New Dramatists 2010 Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship, New Dramatists and 2010 Global Age Project New Works Program at The Aurora Theatre
2010 WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab
- Details
- Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Technicolor Life developed at 2010 WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab; 2010 Fellow
HotCity Theatre
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- Saturday, May 01, 2010
The Sinker world premieres at HotCity Theatre; St. Louis