Scritches
four U.S.-based writers are matched with four U.K.-based writers to create new plays responding to a London gem-of-a-place.
Brooklyn Rep presents a transatlantic theatrical matchmaking play festival/pizza party wherein writers based in The U.S. and directors based in The U.K. form virtual relationships that result in a variety of new plays performed in the basement of the center of queer East London performance, The Glory. Each Scritches will begin with teams taking a virtual date to a London gem-of-a-place to find inspiration for their plays.
Scritches #1, Feb 19-20 at The Glory. Inspired by Museum of the Home
Writers: Nathaniel Foster, Matt Minnicino, Sam Mueller, Ty Defoe
Directors: Freddie Love, Beth Graham, India Wilson, Charles Quittner
Little Blessings by Nathaniel Foster, directed by Freddie Love
Featuring Freddie Love and Georgia Stoller.
La Fête by Matt Minnicino, directed by Beth Graham
Featuring El Simons, Eleanor Harper, Emily Millwood.
what will you do with your one wild and precious life or whatever that mary oliver poem that keeps getting shared on instagram says (maximalism in a crawl space) by Sam Mueller, directed by India Wilson, featuring Sophia Hirsch, Beatrice John, Elihu Ngbodi.
Q U E E R T E N D O by Ty Defoe, directed by Charles Quittner, featuring Loussin-Torah Pilikian, Arlo Wilson AKA Crusty, Natalia Gruca, Daniel Keogh, Boscoe Barles.
Scritches #2. August 27-28 2023 at The Glory. Inspired by Novelty Automation
Writers: Daphne Always, Charlie O’Leary, The PUF, Daaimah Mubashshir
Directors: Charles Quittner, Bryony Maguire, Emily Baldwin, Gabriel Mokake
