In partnership with the MFA Writing for the Screen and Stage program…

Performance and Discussion: WHERE’S THE REST OF ME? by David E. Tolchinsky and ANN, FRAN, & MARY ANN by Erin Courtney 

Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.

The short play WHERE’S THE REST OF ME? by David E. Tolchinsky. A screenwriter wrestles with his relationship to Spalding Gray, his psychiatrist father and the classic movie, King’s Row. More about David at https://communication.northwestern.edu/faculty/david-tolchinsky/. 

ANN, FRAN, AND MARY ANN by Erin Courtney. A deeply reflective, reflecting, refracting play about trauma, brain science, God, patterns, and the way they live in our bodies, our minds, and acts of love. More about Erin at https://communication.northwestern.edu/faculty/erin-courtney/

Both readings will be directed/produced by Susan E. Bowen, who will lead a moderated discussion with the authors after the readings.

Susan E. Bowen is a Chicago-based director who has worked with Jackalope Theatre, About Face, Lookingglass, Route 66, A Red Orchid, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Broken Nose Theatre, and Piven Theatre Workshop, among others. She received her MFA in directing from Northwestern, where she directed Mark Schultz’s EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HELEN OF TROY and a modern riff on Félix Lope de Vega’s Spanish Golden Age play, FUENTE OVEJUNA, which she co-adapted with playwright Kori Alston. Other projects include the world premiere of STIX by Molly Pease at the American Theatre of Actors in New York and a reading of THREE ANTARCTICAS by Kristin Idaszak at the Goodman Theatre. Susan will direct a workshop of NOBODY DIES IN THIS PLAY by Skyler Tarnas in February.