ROUGH DRAFT FESTIVAL.
A Window Into
The Creative Process
ROUGH DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS 2020-2023
The bilingual English & Spanish theatrical experience ESTÁN CORDIALMENTE INVITADOS A TIRAR LA CASA POR LA VENTANA EN CELEBRACIÓN DE LOS QUINCE DE CARLA; OR, LEAVE YOUR POLITICS AT HOME addresses political and social issues in an accessible and entertaining way. Conceived and directed by Estefania Fadul the piece is a breakdown of the voting process and some of the issues at stake in the 2020 general election in a non-partisan way.
Verbatim play, MEMORIAL by AdamA. Elsayigh tells the story of the New Zealand Muslim community during and following the two mosque shootings that occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019.
Do we choose our politicians, or do our politicians choose us? The nature of American democracy comes into question with PACKING and CRACKING by creator/director Rachel Gita Karp. An interactive map making event about gerrymandering, this piece examines the pervasive practice of politicians choosing their voters rather than the other way around.
The exciting new musical THE CHILDREN FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAIN by Jermaine Rowe intertwines two Afro/Caribbean folklore characters as they journey to capture the power within all stories using traditional flk, soca, dancehall and reggae and answer the question, “What is the ultimate cost of a dream?”
SEX AND THE ABBEY by Diana Ly Hrotsvit, the first known western female playwright, was a secular canoness in 10th Century Saxony who lived in Gandersheim Abbey.
#IAMARoughDraft
Rough Draft refers to the spirit of the artists who are always open, imaginative and full of fresh ideas. Despite the fact that the world is changing every day, the spirit of Rough Draft remains the same. That spirit is something I strongly hold on to and can proudly say, #IAMAROUGHTDRAFT
- Curator Handan Ozbilgin -
Since 2013, the Rough Draft Festival has celebrated the development of exciting, new work from fresh voices in the theatre community.
Rough Draft continues to fulfill its mission by providing innovative and boundary-pushing artists with financial compensation and with rehearsal space for the development of their work. Rough Draft Festival also gives audiences a unique, inside peek into the creative process.
This year, for the first time, we are introducing a student component of the Rough Draft. We are inviting students from the five boroughs of NYC to apply for 2024 Edition!
ROUGH DRAFT FESTIVAL OVER THE YEARS
