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Scratch Night
Thursday, October 6th
An eclectic salon of new work from KC's most exciting generative artists, alongside a unique audience feedback framework.
TONIGHT'S LINEUP
Wheel of Fortune
Dri Hernaez
Run time ~25 minutes
followed by an audience feedback interlude
A new movement piece (title TBD)
Anna Boehm
Run time ~10 minutes
followed by an audience feedback interlude
EGGS
Jeanette Delaney
Run time ~15 minutes
followed by an audience feedback interlude
Feel free to stick around after the final feedback session to enjoy another beverage and post-event mingle.
Lighting Designer & Event Technician
Zoe Spangler
Curator/Producer
Jay Gilman, borderlandsKC
>> Are you an artist interested in applying for a future Scratch Series? Click here to apply! <<
TONIGHT'S LINEUP
Wheel of Fortune
Dri Hernaez
Run time ~25 minutes
followed by an audience feedback interlude
A new movement piece (title TBD)
Anna Boehm
Run time ~10 minutes
followed by an audience feedback interlude
EGGS
Jeanette Delaney
Run time ~15 minutes
followed by an audience feedback interlude
Feel free to stick around after the final feedback session to enjoy another beverage and post-event mingle.
Lighting Designer & Event Technician
Zoe Spangler
Curator/Producer
Jay Gilman, borderlandsKC
>> Are you an artist interested in applying for a future Scratch Series? Click here to apply! <<
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Wheel of Fortune
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Wheel of Fortune revolves around the experiences of Alex, her best-worst opinions, and snippets of her life. We see the ups and downs of maintaining her relationship with her best friend, Leila, who views the world from a different lens. As manifest in the tarot card - The Wheel of Fortune - Alex’s experiences shift between good and bad. Through a collage of monologues and vignettes, we see how relationships can make or break people’s experiences and perception of living and how they are also vital in order to endure the pains and chaos that exist outside of our control.
Performers: Dri Hernaez & Kushi Beauchamp
Performers: Dri Hernaez & Kushi Beauchamp
Dri's questions for you
- Describe the piece in one word.
- Was there a moment or theme that emotionally resonated for you? Share it here.
- Share one moment or image from today that will stick with you after you leave.
- I'm still playing with the composition of this piece. Would you be interested in seeing this as a solo performance; a play with multiple characters; or remaining a two-person / hybrid performance like that you saw tonight?
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A new movement piece (title TBD)
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A preview of a longer work-in-development, this new movement work explores questions around Midwestern cultural influence on self-identity. How does our region shape our perceptions of gender, sexuality, religious and spiritual beliefs, political views, morals, and more?
Performer & Collaborator: Olivia Emert
Featured music: Peter Broderick: “the wind that shakes the bramble”, Peter Broderick: “you can make me feel bad”
Performer & Collaborator: Olivia Emert
Featured music: Peter Broderick: “the wind that shakes the bramble”, Peter Broderick: “you can make me feel bad”
Anna's questions for you
1. Describe the piece in one word.
2. Do any of your experiences of being in the midwest relate to this piece? If so, what?
3. What motifs / gestures led you to feel a certain emotion within this piece? Write or/or draw your answer as you like, and describe the emotion.
4. What’s one question that arose for you during this piece?
5. What is one word you would use to describe the midwest?
2. Do any of your experiences of being in the midwest relate to this piece? If so, what?
3. What motifs / gestures led you to feel a certain emotion within this piece? Write or/or draw your answer as you like, and describe the emotion.
4. What’s one question that arose for you during this piece?
5. What is one word you would use to describe the midwest?
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EGGS
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EGGS is a play centered around three generations of women: young Wren, her mother Lydia, and her grandmother Joan. At a pivotal moment in all of their lives, each woman collides with the odd dysphoria associated with the knowledge that she is capable of carrying life — or not.
WREN: Sophiko Tsabadze
LYDIA: Amanda Davison
JOAN: Nancy Marcy
Sound Design: Kevin Delaney
WREN: Sophiko Tsabadze
LYDIA: Amanda Davison
JOAN: Nancy Marcy
Sound Design: Kevin Delaney
Jeanette's questions for you
- Describe the piece in one word.
- What is a question that came to mind for you while watching my piece?
- The play isn't finished yet. What do you think happens next for each of the characters (Wren, the daughter; Lydia; the mother; and Joan, the grandmother)? Please feel free to use 3 separate sticky notes for your answers (one for each).
About Tonight's Creators
Adrienne "Dri" Hernaez is a Filipino-American artist, currently in the MFA Acting program at the UMKC Conservatory. Dri grew up in the Bay Area in California and completed her undergrad in Elementary Education in Hawai'i where she then decided to no longer suffer under the small hands of TikTok dancing 2nd graders and pursue her passion in acting. Dri's pronouns are she/her/hers and she is a raging ally of the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. Her credits include Once I Was Engaged (Purdie Distributions), Cymbeline (UMKC Conservatory), and Zombie Prom (Diablo Valley College).
Anna Boehm is a movement artist from the States, currently based in Kansas City. She has recently worked with: Waterperry Opera Festival (Oxford, UK), The Glitch Project (London), Fubunation (London), Olivia Emert (Kansas City), and Haley Kostas (Kansas City). Anna attended Trinity Laban Conservatoire earning a BA in contemporary dance and has trained at GagaLab NYC, BalletMet, The Kansas City Ballet, and Joffrey. Her current practice as it pertains to movement is focused around expanding ideologies around dance and following a process of questioning and exploring tendencies, habits, and power dynamics/hierarchical roles within dance.
Jeanette Delaney is an artist living in Kansas City. She recently graduated from UMKC with a BA in Theatre Performance. Directing credits include Romeo and Juliet and Waiting for Lefty. As an artist Jeanette's goal is to scavenge for, locate, and celebrate the sublime essence of life on earth. She has never written a play before EGGS. This is her first rodeo.
Anna Boehm is a movement artist from the States, currently based in Kansas City. She has recently worked with: Waterperry Opera Festival (Oxford, UK), The Glitch Project (London), Fubunation (London), Olivia Emert (Kansas City), and Haley Kostas (Kansas City). Anna attended Trinity Laban Conservatoire earning a BA in contemporary dance and has trained at GagaLab NYC, BalletMet, The Kansas City Ballet, and Joffrey. Her current practice as it pertains to movement is focused around expanding ideologies around dance and following a process of questioning and exploring tendencies, habits, and power dynamics/hierarchical roles within dance.
Jeanette Delaney is an artist living in Kansas City. She recently graduated from UMKC with a BA in Theatre Performance. Directing credits include Romeo and Juliet and Waiting for Lefty. As an artist Jeanette's goal is to scavenge for, locate, and celebrate the sublime essence of life on earth. She has never written a play before EGGS. This is her first rodeo.
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'. www.jaygilman.com
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'. www.jaygilman.com
Our Thanks
The staff and board of Charlotte Street Foundation, including Amy Kligman, Patrick Alexander, Hope-Lian Vinson, Laura Blumenberg, and Boi Boy; Reel & Event Videographer Anna Walters; Hieu Ngoc Bui; Melissa Delaney; Kyle Mullins; Joanne Stevens; Stephanie Roberts + UMKC Theatre; and Austin VanWinkle.
Scratch Night is made possible through a Charlotte Street Foundation Open Call Grant. Thank you to Charlotte Street's Sponsors and Funders.
Scratch Night is made possible through a Charlotte Street Foundation Open Call Grant. Thank you to Charlotte Street's Sponsors and Funders.
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.
