2009 - 2010 Season Aftermath


By Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, Directed by Jessica Blank September 1 - October 18, 2009


From the creators of The Exonerated, Aftermath captured the harrowing and inspiring details of the real people behind the phrase “collateral damage”- the civilian victims of the war in Iraq. Based on interview transcripts with close to thirty-five Iraqi refugees living in Amman, Jordan, the production garnered critical acclaim and was extended by two weeks. Over the course of two years, NYTW fostered the play’s development by securing funding from the Ford Foundation and the MAP Fund for the playwrights’ trip to Jordan and the production, shepherding the play from conception to production.


I Got Sick Then I Got Better


By Jenny Allen, Directed by James Lapine and Darren Katz September 14 - November 13, 2009


In our 4th Street Theatre, NYTW introduced audiences to I Got Sick Then I Got Better, by writer and performer Jenny Allen (The New Yorker, The New York Times). A witty, bittersweet and heartfelt monologue, I Got Sick Then I Got Better recounts Ms. Allen’s journey of being diagnosed with and then treated for ovarian cancer. Her wrenching comic riff on what it means to fall down the medical rabbit hole succeeded in portraying the personal and family hurdles a life- threatening illness produces. The show was developed during a NYTW Summer Residency at Dartmouth College.


The Heart is a Lonely Hunter


By Rebecca Gilman, Adapted from the novel by Carson McCullers, Directed by Doug Hughes November 13 - December 20, 2009


The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, a story about the universal need for human connection, follows a deaf man named John Singer who is forced to navigate life alone in a small southern town when his dearest friend is put into an asylum. His life suddenly becomes intertwined with those of several locals who begin to rely on his understanding, compassion and friendship. Co-produced with The Acting Company, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter was named one of the Top 10 Plays of 2009 by TIME Magazine.


“A docudrama of the highest order, one that personalizes and puts into perspective the staggering human cost of the last six years in Iraq.”


- Associated Press


Aftermath


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