Outside/Inside
Comedy, 2 men, 2 women, 1 teenage girl, 115 minutes
SYNOPSIS
Outside/Inside is a comedy that explores race and cultural identity in the modern era. When Chinese American Ken meets the China-born, American-raised daughter of his white boss, his ideas about assimilation and who “owns” a culture are turned on their heads. Suddenly, he is certain that he and his white wife Lacy are the perfect couple to adopt a child from China. All he needs to do is convince Lacy, without offending his boss in the process.
HISTORY
Production
Ivy Theatre Company, New York, NY
September 15-October 1, 2016
Directed by Audrey Alford
Featuring Katie Braden (Lacy), Diane Chen (Hannah), Eric Elizaga (Ken), Kurt Grube (John), and Jenn Remke (Ellen)
Reading
Ivy-ISH
Ivy Theatre Company, New York, NY
April 3, 2016
Directed by Audrey Alford
Reading
From the Ground Up
Ground UP Productions, New York, NY
February 23, 2015
Directed by Phillip Ruvelas
Featuring Daniel K. Isaac (Ken), Catya McMullen (Lacy), Stephanie Hsu (Hannah), Kevin Jones (John), Vivienne Leheny (Ellen)
Award
Semi-Finalist 2015 Newborn Festival
Manhattan Theatre Works, New York, NY
November 2014
Reading
Dionysos Cup Festival of New Plays
Polarity Ensemble Theatre, Chicago, IL
July 12 and July 19, 2014
Directed by Helen Young
Dramaturg Neal Shaw
Featuring Gordon Chow (Ken), Emily Demko (Lacy), Zhanna Albertini (Hannah) Richard Engling (John), Denise Hoeflich (Ellen)
Award
Semi-Finalist 2014 New Works Festival
Kitchen Dog Theater, Dallas, TX
May 2014
Award
Top 15% of Scripts New Play Development Conference
PlayPenn, Philadelphia, PA
April 2014
Reading
Dionysos Cup Festival of New Plays
Polarity Ensemble Theatre, Chicago, IL
April 22, 2014
Directed by Helen Young
Dramaturg Neal Shaw
Featuring Alexander Wu (Ken), Cat Hermes (Lacy), Aja Wiltshire (Hannah), Richard Engling (John), Maggie Speer (Ellen)
Award
Finalist Dionysos Cup Festival of New Plays
Polarity Ensemble Theatre, Chicago, IL
February 2014
Interview with Jenny Seidelman, including the influences behind Outside/Inside
