CURRENTS is a performance series spearheaded by Hallie Cooper-Novack and Jane Casey Modderno. It features a group of fresh one-act plays written in response to an ethically sticky current event. For our third installment, each piece reacts to the phenomenon of tradwives— hot influencer ideologues who are going all in on 1950s-style housewifery and racking up millions of followers in the process.
This installment includes short-and-punchy plays by Maya Kazan, Franchesca Ramsey, Kate Thulin, and Claire Woolner -- with musical interludes by Joyeur and the Waterloos
It features performances from Rebecca Delgado Smith (Gordita Chronicles, The Good Place), Jasmine Elist (Mr. Corman, Fresh Off the Boat), Wyatt Fair (sketch comedy group Shrimp Boys, opener for Sarah Squirm), Leah Henoch (Blackish, The Blackout), Eve Lindley (Dispatches from Elsewhere, National Anthem), Adam Lustik (Corporate, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jessy Morner-Ritt (Joy's Bed & Breakfast, Funny or Die 2022 Lab Series at Dynasty Typwriter), Hayley Marie Norman (Kenan, Comedy Bang Bang), Franchesca Ramsey (Superstore, MTV Decoded), Kate Thulin (Ramy, Corporate), Patrick Woodall (Plus One, Special)
Our morph suit team is Max Charbonneau, Kevin Chu, Kallie Cifra, Jackie Cotter, Kat Mondor, McKenna Tedford-Coles
This show is SOLD OUT. There will be a standby line at the door 30 min before showtime.
MAYA KAZAN is an actor and a writer. She’s best known for her work on Soderbergh’s "The Knick" and "Mosaic." Other credits include "Jane the Virgin," "The Little Things" (starring Denzel Washington), "Love Life," and the upcoming "Little Death." Most recently you can find her at home, writing features, raising her toddler, and fearing she’s turned into a tradwife.
FRANCHESCA RAMSEY is an actor, writer, sought-after public speaker, and creator/star of the award-winning web series "MTV Decoded." A former writer/correspondent for Comedy Central’s "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore," her first book, "Well That Escalated Quickly" was nominated for an NAACP award and named one of Amazon’s best books of 2018. In 2020 she served as writer/co-producer on the "iCarly" reboot for Paramount+ and guest starred on NBC’s "Superstore." These days you’ll find her co-hosting Wondery's new hit podcast "Black History, For Real" along with Acast's "Lemme Fix It!" Before her life as a tv writer and actress Franchesca worked as a graphic designer for brands including Maybelline, Ann Taylor and the City of Miami Beach. In 2024 Franchesca’s debut feature was selected for the Sundance screenwriters fellowship program.
KATE THULIN is an LA-based writer/actor/director. Recent credits include Hulu’s "Ramy" and Season 2 of Peacock’s "Poker Face." She’s currently writing on a new Netflix show from Will Ferrell and Ramy Youssef about… golf. ;) She also loves cats.
CLAIRE WOOLNER is an artist, actor and clown whose work has weathered some awards and lots of shit moments. She is about to go tour her solo show, "A Retrospection," around the US and then the UK. "If the performance artist Marina Abromovic were a clown"--The New York Times.
Doors at 6:30 PM, Show starts at 7:00 PM
Seating begins 15 minutes before showtime, there is NO LATE SEATING. Seats are assigned on a first come first served basis, from the front of the theatre to the back. If you want to sit closer, be sure to arrive earlier.
We start shows no later than 10 MINUTES after the scheduled show time. We will aim to start the show exactly on time.