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Scratch Night
Thursday, August 4th
WHAT IS SCRATCH NIGHT?
An eclectic salon of works-in-progress from KC's most exciting generative artists, alongside a unique audience feedback framework.
TONIGHT'S NEW WORKS:
Mi Ángel
by Marisa Adame Grady + Colibrósa Productions
Run time ~5 minutes
Followed by an audience feedback interlude
3 new songs-in-progress
from Miki P
Run time ~15 minutes
Followed by an audience feedback interlude
NOVEL
by Ryan Bernsten
Run time ~25 minutes
Followed by an audience feedback interlude
** Feel free to stick around following the performances to enjoy another beverage and a post-event mingle. **
Lighting Designer & Event Technician:
Zoe Spangler
>> Are you an artist interested in applying for a future Scratch Series? Click here to apply! <<
An eclectic salon of works-in-progress from KC's most exciting generative artists, alongside a unique audience feedback framework.
TONIGHT'S NEW WORKS:
Mi Ángel
by Marisa Adame Grady + Colibrósa Productions
Run time ~5 minutes
Followed by an audience feedback interlude
3 new songs-in-progress
from Miki P
Run time ~15 minutes
Followed by an audience feedback interlude
NOVEL
by Ryan Bernsten
Run time ~25 minutes
Followed by an audience feedback interlude
** Feel free to stick around following the performances to enjoy another beverage and a post-event mingle. **
Lighting Designer & Event Technician:
Zoe Spangler
>> Are you an artist interested in applying for a future Scratch Series? Click here to apply! <<
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Mi Ángel
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Inspired by 'Machinal' (Sophie Treadwell, 1928), Mi Ángel is a condemnation of capitalism and a reimagining of the American Dream. This new work depicts the clashing of cultural values through the interweaving of languages that colored the Southwestern landscape of playwright Marisa Grady's upbringing.
Performers:
Juliana - Cierra Gonzales
Xavi - Freddy Acevedo
Performers:
Juliana - Cierra Gonzales
Xavi - Freddy Acevedo
Marisa's questions for you
- Describe the piece in one word.
- Share a question that arose for you during the piece.
- Share one emotion that the piece stirred in you.
- How did the use of Spanish (rather than English) influence your understanding and experience of the piece? // Also: do you speak Spanish? Yes or No
- Were the characters relatable and compelling? Why or why not?
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New songs from Miki P |
Kansas City based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Miki P will perform an intimate acoustic set of 3 yet-to-be-released songs.
Miki P's questions for you
- Describe the first song in one word.
- Describe the second song in one word.
- Describe the third song in one word.
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NOVEL
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When does ambition become psychopathy? NOVEL explores institutional abuse and madness as two writers mine their trauma to create a masterpiece in a writing program helmed by a horror novelist, only to make a terrifying discovery about the program’s endgame.
Performers:
Hal - Terry O'Reagan
Beth - Cheryl Beng
Warren - Christopher Carlson
Charise - Brandis Outlaw
Kit - Hunter Nelson
Want to see the latest full draft of Ryan's NOVEL script? Check it out by clicking here.
Performers:
Hal - Terry O'Reagan
Beth - Cheryl Beng
Warren - Christopher Carlson
Charise - Brandis Outlaw
Kit - Hunter Nelson
Want to see the latest full draft of Ryan's NOVEL script? Check it out by clicking here.
Ryan’s questions for you
1. Describe the piece in one word.
2. After the excerpt you saw tonight, there is a twist in the play... any guesses as to what that twist might be?
3. Considering the genre is horror, was there anything that was too much for you?
4. Did anything not logically track?
5. Could you see this potentially adapted as a film?
2. After the excerpt you saw tonight, there is a twist in the play... any guesses as to what that twist might be?
3. Considering the genre is horror, was there anything that was too much for you?
4. Did anything not logically track?
5. Could you see this potentially adapted as a film?
About the Artists
Marisa Adame Grady
colibrosaproductions.com
A KC transplant from Dallas, Texas, Marisa Adame Grady lives to tell stories. A firm believer that story determines its medium, Marisa has created work across fields in film, poetry, and theatre. She works at Stellar Image Studios and is a Charlotte Street Writing Studio Resident for 2022-2024. She houses her original projects within her artistic venture and small business, Colibrósa Productions. Her poetry chapbooks are available for order and pre-sale on her website.
Miki P
mikipmusic.com
With the release of her EP, “Don’t Lose Your Hope,” Miki P moves into a new phase of her career. The Kansas City singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer describes the EP’s creative process like the delicate brushstrokes on a painting – each vibrant color swept with sincerity and purpose. The album’s title track took shape as the pandemic began taking hold in early 2020, while canceled gigs, postponed recording sessions and halted band rehearsals attempted to derail her creative process. But being the artistically driven presence she is, Miki P pieced the entire work together on her own — vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele — giving us an intimate and empowering look at her own forced period of isolation, reflection and contemplation. The result is a vivid timeline of tenderness, healing, and above all else, hope.
Ryan Bernsten
ryanbernsten.com
Ryan is a KC resident and graduate of the University of Oxford’s Dramatic Writing Master’s program. His written works include ATLANTIC – a collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and his alma mater Northwestern University – which won critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, DREAM TICKET (Players Theatre, off-Broadway) which was recommended by the Huffington Post and Time Out New York and won the NY Fringe Excellence Award, BAD PRESS (Cherry Lane Theatre), WE ARE BLOOD (Kansas City Public Theatre Lab), THE NEW ORDER (Oxford University Dramatic Society, Corkscrew Theatre Festival), his one-man show CAMPAIGN/NO GAIN about his experience working in 2016 politics which was performed internationally, and he is the librettist on the upcoming musical HIP-HOP FRANKENSTEIN. Ryan has been published in USA Today, The Oxford Political Review, The Infatuation, The Trevor Project, The Oxymoron, and worked with CONAN and The Onion. He is the host of the “50 States of Mind” Podcast, which has been featured in Condé Nast Traveler and Kansas City NPR. You may have seen him onstage as Toby Darling in THE INHERITANCE at Unicorn Theatre or as a Slytherin contestant on the quiz show HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS TOURNAMENT OF HOUSES hosted by Helen Mirren on HBOMax.
colibrosaproductions.com
A KC transplant from Dallas, Texas, Marisa Adame Grady lives to tell stories. A firm believer that story determines its medium, Marisa has created work across fields in film, poetry, and theatre. She works at Stellar Image Studios and is a Charlotte Street Writing Studio Resident for 2022-2024. She houses her original projects within her artistic venture and small business, Colibrósa Productions. Her poetry chapbooks are available for order and pre-sale on her website.
Miki P
mikipmusic.com
With the release of her EP, “Don’t Lose Your Hope,” Miki P moves into a new phase of her career. The Kansas City singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer describes the EP’s creative process like the delicate brushstrokes on a painting – each vibrant color swept with sincerity and purpose. The album’s title track took shape as the pandemic began taking hold in early 2020, while canceled gigs, postponed recording sessions and halted band rehearsals attempted to derail her creative process. But being the artistically driven presence she is, Miki P pieced the entire work together on her own — vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele — giving us an intimate and empowering look at her own forced period of isolation, reflection and contemplation. The result is a vivid timeline of tenderness, healing, and above all else, hope.
Ryan Bernsten
ryanbernsten.com
Ryan is a KC resident and graduate of the University of Oxford’s Dramatic Writing Master’s program. His written works include ATLANTIC – a collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and his alma mater Northwestern University – which won critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, DREAM TICKET (Players Theatre, off-Broadway) which was recommended by the Huffington Post and Time Out New York and won the NY Fringe Excellence Award, BAD PRESS (Cherry Lane Theatre), WE ARE BLOOD (Kansas City Public Theatre Lab), THE NEW ORDER (Oxford University Dramatic Society, Corkscrew Theatre Festival), his one-man show CAMPAIGN/NO GAIN about his experience working in 2016 politics which was performed internationally, and he is the librettist on the upcoming musical HIP-HOP FRANKENSTEIN. Ryan has been published in USA Today, The Oxford Political Review, The Infatuation, The Trevor Project, The Oxymoron, and worked with CONAN and The Onion. He is the host of the “50 States of Mind” Podcast, which has been featured in Condé Nast Traveler and Kansas City NPR. You may have seen him onstage as Toby Darling in THE INHERITANCE at Unicorn Theatre or as a Slytherin contestant on the quiz show HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS TOURNAMENT OF HOUSES hosted by Helen Mirren on HBOMax.
About borderlandsKC
A new cutting-edge live + digital arts incubator, borderlandsKC presents adventurous projects that expand Kansas City's spectrum for artistic invention.
Led by Jay Gilman, recently-returned KC native, Jay spent more than a decade as a curator, producer, and civic practice artist in Minneapolis and Philly. Jay served as Artistic Director of Minnesota Fringe, conceiving, funding, and launching four new festivals including the site-specific outdoor festival Beyond The Box and FamilyFringe. As a director, highlights include an actor-instrumented production of 'Spring Awakening'; a production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' in collaboration with Autistic designers; and 'Peter & The Starcatcher'.
Led by Jay Gilman, recently-returned KC native, Jay spent more than a decade as a curator, producer, and civic practice artist in Minneapolis and Philly. Jay served as Artistic Director of Minnesota Fringe, conceiving, funding, and launching four new festivals including the site-specific outdoor festival Beyond The Box and FamilyFringe. As a director, highlights include an actor-instrumented production of 'Spring Awakening'; a production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' in collaboration with Autistic designers; and 'Peter & The Starcatcher'.
Special Thanks
The staff and board of Charlotte Street Foundation, including Amy Kligman, Pat Alexander, Hope-Lian Vinson, Laura Blumenberg, and Boi Boy; Reel & Event Videographer Anna Walters; Hieu Bui; Bob Brant; Dalton Homolka; Kyle Mullins; Austin VanWinkle; the UMKC Theatre Department
Applications are open for future Scratch Nights!
Are you an artist interested in applying for the Scratch Series? Click here to learn more and apply.
