A unique feature of the Our Voices Festival is that each playwright is given The Our Voices Artist Statement template to fill out and share directly with the audience during the evening of staged readings just prior to presenting her play. Audiences continue to share their gratitude for this opportunity to hear directly from the playwright about her inspiration and experience in writing the play. For the playwright, it's an opportunity to take a risk - to stand for her voice & vision in front of an audience. ~ Kelly DuMar
ARTIST STATEMENT: Sarah Moon
Arbitrage Ends in Rage
This play was inspired by. . . A story I heard on NPR about the EPA devaluing human life. I thought that was wrong on so many levels.
One thing that surprises me about this play is. . .
How real the characters are to me, even though it’s such a short play.
This play is built upon my strong belief (or faith) in. . .
The fact that when values of things are dictated solely by a number and, thus, fluctuate, there will be winners and losers, there will be really happy people and really angry people.
If my play could change something what would it be?
The idea that you’d ever take a pricetag placed on a human (or any living thing) seriously.
One thing I’ve learned about myself/my writing) from this play is. . . .
I really enjoy humor, this is one of the most purely comedic plays I’ve ever written and I loved hearing it read.
A block or resistance I have had to overcome in creating this play or monologue was (is still?) my fear/belief/concern that. . . .
It’s too light, it won’t make a strong enough impression
My wish for this play is. . .
To have it accepted to the Actors Theatre of Louisville National 10-minute play festival
Arbitrage Ends in Rage by Sarah Moon
Program
On a hot day in July in Franklin Park, D.C., an unlikely duo are working to ensure ten cats find a home before the end of the day. But the question of monetary value unsettles their mission and invites a volatility that only a savvy financier could embrace.
BIOS:
Sarah Moon (playwright) holds an MFA in Playwriting from Brandeis University where her play Losing the Game won the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Award for Best Original Play. Sarah’s work has been featured at experimental theatre hubs Dixon Place and SoHo ThinkTank in New York City and at Brooklyn’s Gallery Players. In Boston, Sarah’s work has appeared in the Boston Theatre Marathon, the New Words Play Slam and most recently, at Boston Actors Theatre.
Actors
Jaime Carrillo (Rick) holds a B.A. with honors in Theater Arts from Brandeis University. He has performed regionally and abroad, including in Dublin, Winnipeg, Mexico City, New York City, and Washington, D.C. The historic Living Theatre recently featured his plays Una Vida de Calidad and Coat Check Casanova. Jaime is participating in IATI Theatre’s upcoming new voices program in New York City.
Lisa Caron Driscoll (Marissa) is thrilled to be working with Sarah Moon and be a part of this unique showcase of talented playwrights. An actor in the Boston and community theatre scene for over ten years, Lisa's favorite roles have included Annie in the The Real Thing, Meg in Crimes of the Heart, Dorothy in Act a Lady, Rosie in Simpatico, and a stint as a woman coming out of a coma after decades in Pinter's A Kind of Alaska. Today's performance is dedicated to my adopted kitty~ Luna.
Corianna Moffatt (Molly) is a Boston theatre artist originally from Nashville, TN and rural Washington state. She is the Associate Producer of Playwrights' Commons, a playwright development organization (look out for our Playwrights' NIght Outs and summer Freedom Art Retreat), and currently works as a dramaturg and community outreach facilitator for Company One. She is directing Tasia Jones' The Inside for Can't Wait Productions, opening in early May and is a founding member of the puppet troupe Free Hands, which is currently workshopping their newest production, The Three Blessed Brothers, a tall tale adventure story complete with folk songs, jovial dancing and lots and lots of puppets for a summer library tour.
Tom S. White (Gary) is an actor/producer with Rogue Theatre Company. He has most recently worked as a staff actor for the Burt Wood school and done film projects for Andrew Osbourne and Shane Kinsman. Tom is proud to have worked for and with some of the best people in Southeastern Mass, including Sarah Moon, Gateway Players, Star Players and Theater One.
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