at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
Nina
By Jenny Rachel Weiner
Directed by Sarah Krohn
Meet Nina. She's from Florida, she grew up in the 90's, and she talks to her Mom six times a day. Shaken by the news that her best friend/back-up-husband is marrying her polar opposite, Nina is catapulted back to the traumatic time of her Bat Mitzvah, when she first realized how scary it is to grow up.
April 28, April 29, April 30, and May 1 at 7:30pm
The Veronica Lally Kehoe Theatre Tickets on sale now!
at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
Bishop
By Eljon Wardally
Directed by Seret Scott
October, 1983 near Fort Rupert, Grenada. Prime Minister Maurice Bishop risks a coup that would divide his nation while political activist Sherry Ann and her husband Conroy struggle to keep the war outside from dividing their home.
May 12, 13, 14, and 15 at 7:30pm
The Veronica Lally Kehoe Theatre Tickets on sale now!
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Fordham/Primary Stages: Double Bill
at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
April 2, 3, 4, and 5 at 7:30pm
The White Box Studio Theatre
Fit for a King
By Melisa Annis
Directed by Kel Haney
Not quite living the dream, Margo - a washed up English actress - is worried about her cantankerous, gin-swilling husband John. Out of ideas, she turns to an old friend, hoping he’ll be the tonic he needs.
All the People You've Been
By Matthew Capodicasa
Directed by Jesse Jou
Emily has a problem. Her big sister, Amanda, is totally, completely, devastatingly depressed. And nothing seems to help. Until Emily buys her a necklace. A necklace that, when Amanda wears it, turns out to be something more than it appears. Or someone more than it appears.
The Fordham/Primary Stages MFA in Playwriting offers writers the opportunity to develop and produce their work in a rigorous university setting while fostering relationships with a preeminent Off Broadway theatre company. This two-year program provides two full productions with professional directors, networking in the New York industry, plus guidance from a broad range of professionals in theatre, television, and film.
What makes the Fordham/Primary Stages MFA in Playwriting unique?
Professional mentors from both the Fordham MFA faculty and from the Primary Stages creative and management teams
Full access to the productions, events, and community at Primary Stages
Two fully staged productions and two readings over the course of the program,with cast and crew pulled from Fordham’s excellent undergraduate Theatre Program
The opportunity to network professionally and explore the craft in an academic setting
