an EST/Sloan reading of
teenage huntress
written by Allyson Morgan, directed by Colette Robert
In 2013, a team of university researchers in Peru discovered an impressive array of prehistoric hunting tools buried with what turned out to be teenage female bones. What if our ideas about who are hunters and who are gatherers are wrong? If gender assumptions can be misinterpreted in ancient societies, what else might we need to unlearn? In this Sloan-commissioned new play, we meet Maya, a 16-year old teenage huntress, on a quest to defeat an ancient threat, and Beth, a graduate student in California searching for answers. Both extraordinary women must confront others’ preconceived ideas, and convince those around them that just because you can’t see something at first glance, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Thursday, February 29, 3pm
Reservations Recommended
Ensemble Studio Theatre
545 West 52nd Street, 2nd Floor
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About the artist
Allyson Morgan is a writer, producer, performer, and the founder and Executive Director of the award-winning film and theatre collective F*It Club. Her first short film "Need For Speed (Dating)" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, while her next short, "Sitting," made its world premiere at SCAD Savannah Film Festival and won "Outstanding Narrative Short" at Tallgrass Film Festival. "First Date," her newest short film produced by 20th Digital Studio, is currently airing on Hulu in their "Bite Size Halloween" series. Allyson adapted "First Date" into a feature film for Hulu, titled "Jagged Mind," which the LA Times called “edgy” and “powerful.” She has also been selected for the New York Stage and Film Filmmakers’ Workshop, been awarded “Best Teleplay” at Omaha Film Festival, twice been a top ten Finalist for Cinequest, a Finalist at Stowe Story Labs, and a Semi-Finalist at Austin Film Festival. Additionally, she has been awarded an Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Commission, an NG Art Creative Residency in France, a Monson Arts Residency in Maine, a Wassaic Project “Haunted Mill” residency, and multiple Juno Leadership Residencies through the Omega Institute. Allyson was a part of the Webby Award-winning producing team for Dave Holstein and Alan Schmuckler's musical podcast “Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me,” and she also co-created and produced “Ghosted,” an AR experience which was awarded “Most Innovative Immersive Experience” at North Bend Film Festival. She has written two original novels for Tapas media, DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER YOU and THE PERFECT PLACE, reaching almost 400K views online. More: allysonm.com