THE FIFTH ANNUAL MTA PLAYWRIGHTS LAB
MIT’S NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
Wednesday 4/3 @ 8pm
COLLATERAL by Alayo Oloko
Directed by Jaclyn Biskup
Best friends Aria and Biké find their friendship put to the test when their jobs ask them to compromise their values. Can friendship survive the demands of a promising career? Or are some betrayals just too big to overcome?
Featuring Khai Tyler, Sabrina Schloss, Nael Nacer and Dee Nelson
Stage Directions: Alan Zhu
Wednesday 4/10 @8pm
LAST NIGHT AT THE OBSERVATORY by Park Jiwoo
Directed by José Zayas
Two weeks ago, Jisu was born in an aquarium, with the mind and body of a twenty-year old. Does a novel about a physicist with a tumor on his head hold the key to the meaning of Jisu’s life?
Featuring Venussa Chanthavisouk, Emma Downs, Liz Eng, Emily Eldridge-Ingram, Andrew Tung, and Philip Zeng
Stage Directions: Sabrina Schloss
Wednesday 4/17 @8pm
NINA, NINA by Alice Trang Le
Directed by Katie Brook
Haunted by a failed first love, Nina pursues relationships with expiration dates, breaking Henri’s heart. But could a chance encounter with a stranger in a bar allow Nina to have a future with Henri?
Featuring Channing Rion, Will McMahan, Emma Downs and James Rosales
Stage Directions: August Kittleson
Wednesday 5/1 @8pm
JAY V. JAY by Alan Y Zhu
Directed by Jack Serio
Jay, a twenty year-old Chinese-American, is charged with reckless abandonment of their family—or, at least, inside the courtroom of their mind. But without a honest confrontation with their mother in the present, will Jay ever understand what it means to live?
Featuring Maggie Shen, Lily Stevens, Lisa Yuen, and Sara States.
Stage Directions: Emily Eldridge-Ingram
April 4 – May 1, 2024
ALL READINGS @ W97-160 345 VASSAR STREET
Open to the MIT Community and Public
The MTA Playwrights Lab is generously funded by Richard Price Rudy (1968) and Robert Paul Rudy (1937) Memorial Fund.
