JAGfest 6.0 A festival for the development of new plays by Black playwrights in White River Junction, VT. May 13-15 | Briggs Opera House, WRJ After a slate of radio plays in last season’s JAGfest 5.0, JAG Productions will return to the stage with in-person audiences at the Briggs Opera House, May 13-15 with two new plays and a full musical for JAGfest 6.0. These three works will receive a week of in depth collaborative development prior to the staged readings over the weekend. Tickets are $25 for a single ticket or $50 for a weekend pass. For the first time in the workshop’s history, JAGfest playwrights were selected by a panel review. The applicants had to meet the criteria of creating or developing a Black and queer, devised, ensemble piece that contributes to the cultural and aesthetic diveristies of the modern theater with the potential to deepen engagement. This year’s lineup will feature the musical Chasing Grace by Elizabeth Addison, Padiddle by Kevin Renn, and Your Maximum Potential by travis tate. Of the JAGfest 6.0 cohort, Founder and Producing Artistic Director Jarvis Green says, “We're excited to work with three incredible young talents who personify the best in creativity and imagination. Each of their works explores different facets of what it means to exist in this world, and we're privileged to be part of their journeys." JAGfest 6.0 | CHASING GRACE SYNOPSIS: CHASING GRACE, an original new musical inspired by writer Elizabeth Addison’s time in treatment and chasing her own Broadway dreams. It’s an immersive experience taking place in the mind and memory of both The Writer and Grace. The musical explores identity, addiction, recovery, trauma, relationships, the weaponization of our dreams, healing, and how learning to face our past and love ourselves can help us reclaim and rewrite our narrative. The style of music is musical theatre pop rock meets hip hop. This labor of love is for anyone who had to fight to reclaim their narrative; anyone who wonders if recovery is for them; anyone who had a dream and then lost their way; anyone who has struggled but has now found their way. ABOUT ELIZABETH ADDISON: Elizabeth Addison is a multi-hyphenate artist who believes in the power of the arts to heal and change hearts and minds. Her work is inspired by her own lived experience as well as is a reflection of the lens by which she sees the world. She believes that any act of creation is in collaboration with spirit. Recently, her musical This is Treatment had a sold out run at Northeastern University. The production was accompanied by in depth community engagement and a research study and is the beginnings of what Elizabeth hopes will be a new method of theatre making. Currently, she is an Artistic Consultant, Writer and Director for the recovery theatre company, 2nd Act, Inc. She is a Storytelling Coach and is in the midst of getting her Recovery Coach certification. Her musical, Chasing Grace, is the final installment of a trilogy of musicals focused on chasing dreams, healing, and reclaiming one's story.
Saturday May 14, 2022
May 14 -15 Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, VT $25-$50
$25 Single Tickets
$50 Pass
Written by Elizabeth Addison
Saturday, May 14, 7:30PM
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7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
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