SPEAK | THINK | ACT ... The way we use language dictates our thoughts and, ultimately, our actions. With the stories in our 2021 season, we investigate the facets of this idea to highlight the importance of authenticity. The words we choose can move hearts to love and minds to open. Chosen words can instead have dire unintended ramifications, from minor misunderstandings to major political disasters.
These themes resonated when these stories were chosen to fill our 2020 season, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we dust off these pages, covered by months of isolation and distance, a tenuous political world where we’ve seen anew the consequences of words, and a call for a systemic revolution that is a matter of life and death, we feel galvanized in the importance of these tales. We know this 2021 season will be a time of healing, contemplation, and steps forward, and we are proud to offer our space as temple for the celebration of humanity.
A story, at its core, about otherness and the curated personas we create. Our production investigates these themes through the perspective of a trans/non-binary hero. Erin Murray (director, Shakespeare’s Other Women) returns to excite audiences with this swashbuckling romance, full of panache.
Adapter/Director: Erin Murray (she/her)
Associate Artist/Dramaturg: K. Woodzick (they/them)
Stage Manager: Olivia Tymon (she/her)
Scenic: Suzi Tucker (she/her)
Costumes: Jocelyne Fowler (she/her)
Props: Karla Davenport (she/her)
Music: Stewart Blackwood (he/him)
Sound: Kathryn Lynn Morgen (they/them)
Combat & Intimacy: Celina Surniak (she/her)
Casting Consultant: Ada Karamanyan (she/her)
Dramaturgical Consultants: Xandria Nirvana Easterday Callahan (they/them), Charlie Hano (they/them), Kevin Kantor (they/them), Jax McAtee (they/them), Will Wilhelm (they/them), Wallace Ming Yan (they/them)
Quick wit and luscious language are hard to avoid in this delightful early comedy. Beneath the exuberant surgace, Love’s Labor’s Lost exposes the pathos and longing along the path to love. We welcome director Santiago Sosa for his first season with ISF with this witty and wonderful romp.
Director: Santiago Sosa (he/him)
Stage Manager: Chris Colbourn (he/him)
Scenic Design: Suzi Tucker (she/her)
Costume Design: Pete Rush (he/him)
Props: Karla Davenport (she/her)
Music & Sound: Natalie Bell (she/her)
Combat & Intimacy: Celina Surniak (she/her)
Casting Consultant: Ada Karamanyan (she/her)
Abstracted violence, movement, and metaphor allow the audience to fill in the gory details of this gruesome story. We are thrilled to welcome back Scott Kaiser (playwright, Shakespeare’s Other Women) to direct this troubling, timely tale.
Director: Scott Kaiser (he/him)
Stage Manager: Cara Hall (she/her)
Scenic: Suzi Tucker (she/her)
Costumes: Kilah Williams (she/her)
Props: Karla Davenport (she/her)
Music & Sound: Stewart Blackwood (he/him)
Combat & Intimacy: Celina Surniak (she/her)
Casting Consultant: Ada Karamanyan (she/her)
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