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CHISA HUTCHINSON (1980 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Harden-Curtis Associates |
Chisa was born in Queens, New York to young, irresponsible parents on May 23rd 1980. She spent majority of her formative years under the care of a much more responsible, but chronically broke woman who was technically her godfather's mother, but who would later-in the fine, it-takes-a-village tradition of the broken family-simply become "Ma." Chisa grew up in the company of what seemed like hundreds of unofficially adopted brothers and sisters in Newark, New Jersey, where she excelled in school and philosophized with cockroaches about the ultimate merits of poverty. Her favorite six-legged pest, who called himself Swifty on account of his uncanny ability to elude the bottom of any shoe, once told her with a wistful chuckle, "One day, you will be able to look back and romanticize all this shit." That day appeared on the horizon of Chisa's future when, at fourteen, she got a scholarship to what she thought was a boarding school. It turns out, however, that having more than one building-indeed, having a campus-does not make a boarding school (Chisa was naïve and probably should've read the brochures more carefully). So she moved about ten miles and a whole galaxy away from Newark to Short Hills to live with a host family comprised of a quirky, Buddhist psychologist, her then husband, a nature-loving, piano-playing Jew, their three kids, and an ancient dog named Baboo. It was a rough transition. But one which has, nevertheless, shaped Chisa and her writing for the better. She thinks. Chisa blames her addiction to theater on her high school drama teacher, Bob Pridham, who introduced her to the plays of August Wilson, John Guare, Paula Vogel, David Mamet and Lorraine Hansberry, exposed her to the irrepressible style of Julie Taymor, explained the evolution of Greek tragedy in a way that made sense to her, and got her gears grinding over the simultaneous necessity and obsolescence of color-blind casting. (Bob, if you're reading this: it's all your fault.) By the time she got to Vassar, there was nothing left for her to do but major in Theater Arts. After college, Chisa taught high school Theater and English for five years. Meanwhile, she was trying-pretty unsuccessfully-to get noticed by theaters. She'd had a few readings, had a one-act produced at Vital Theater, and come thiiiiiiiis close to winning some awards& all tempests in teapots. It wasn't until her friend Heidi hooked her up with the Lark Play Development Center that the really good stuff started happening. There, a reading of what she's come to think of as her breakthrough play, She Like Girls, led to a workshop production, another reading, another workshop, a full-blown production, two commissions, a great agent, and a foot in the door at many a reputable theater. Not to mention a cozy spot under the enormous wings of some really cool writers like Melinda Lopez, Kia Corthron, and Tina Howe. (Ladies, if you're reading this: you rock.) Chisa is currently pursuing her MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU and works as a teaching artist at whatever organization deems her useful. She would like to thank you for reading her bio, but encourages you to get out more if this is really how you choose to spend your free time. Maybe see a play. Maybe one of Chisa's plays.
Plays by Chisa Hutchinson
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| 1st Produced: | Vital Theater Company | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101978 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | about a bored, well-off white woman who decides to screw the system by screwing a black guy she meets on the subway | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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7 Sins in 60 Minutes | ||
| 1st Produced: | HERE Arts Center - Dorothy B. Williams Theater | 11 Jul 2010 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #116467 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | 7 Sins. 7 Playwrights. 60 Minutes. 7 Sins in 60 Minutes is a high-octane ride through the Seven Deadly Sins, done 21st-century style. Developed by seven playwrights and one director, the piece boasts a playful and provocative mix of comedy, drama, dance, spoken word, and original music. Over the course of one hour, four characters take a rollercoaster ride from sloth to pride. The playwrights are: Chisa Hutchinson, Cheryl L. Davis, Paula Cizmar, Olga de la Fuente, Natalia Naman, Anne Phelan, and Melisa Tien. | |||||
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Ayesha Cook Is Dying From the Feet Up | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101983 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | a screenplay about a young woman trying to juggle a serious relationship, the demands of her high-drama family, and a spanking new diagnosis of MS. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Choosing Love | ||
| 1st Produced: | BE Company | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101979 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | a ten minute play in which a psychic encounters the man she knows is the love of her life | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dirt Rich | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101976 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Commissioned by and premiering with City Parks Foundation (summer 2009) | |||||
Synopsis: | a play about five kids from the projects who find a huge wad of cash and have to figure out what to do with it without killing each other. | |||||
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Good Mother, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101975 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Developed by the Lark Play Development Center | |||||
Synopsis: | a play about a white woman so desperate to have a child, she steals one from a black teen mother& and gets away with it for sixteen years. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Grimm Reality, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bryant Park Reading Room, North Side of Bryant Park | 24 Jul 2010 | ||||
Company: | THEATRE 4the PEOPLE | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117097 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | written by Bekah Brunsteter, Zack Friedman, Chisa Hutchinson, Cassandra Hume, Dan Kitrosser | |||||
Synopsis: | A Grimm Reality consists of five modernized fairytales of The Brothers Grimm. Woven into a single narrative by five playwrights, A Grimm Reality celebrates the diversity, the excitement, and the "magic" of New York City and your favorite Grimm's tales. Taking place outdoors in Bryant Park and free to the public, this immersive, 3-dimensional experience happens all around the audience, in an exciting theatrical journey that will be enjoyable for both families and the discriminating theatergoer. Performances are free to the public and intended for adults and children 8 and up. | |||||
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Kin | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101981 | |||
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Synopsis: | a very short piece in which, faced with the imminent death of her father, a young, black filmmaker confronts her unforgiving mother. . .off-screen. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sex on Sunday (or How to Make a Man Stay, Beg, and Roll Over) | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Theatre at 30th Street | 19 Mar 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101982 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Everyone wants to know Laila Meeks's secret for success. Having just moved into a lavish apartment in an affluent neighborhood, Laila peaks the curiosity of her nosey and delightfully catty neighbors. The local ladies are desperate to find out just who Laila is and the juicy details of her mysterious professional life. Laila finds herself caught in a web of hilarious antics and lies as she tries to balance her two worlds while searching for happiness, love, and self-fulfillment. Sex on Sunday weaves together a hysterical and poignant play about a dominatrix seeking to reconcile her private and professional lives. Chisa Hutchinson challenges taboos of sex, race, relationships, and gender bias leaving everyone involved begging for more. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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She Like Girls | ||
| 1st Produced: | 09 Jan 2008 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79066 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | 8-11 actors possible: 5-7 females, 3-4 males | |||||
Notes: | Premiering with Working Man's Clothes Productions (fall 2009) | |||||
Synopsis: | Inspired by true events, She Like Girls follows the story of Kia Clark, a black teen, as she struggles with brutal self-discovery in the face of a non-accepting, insular community where falling outside of the norm is difficult and dangerous. When Kia's relationship with Marisol Feliciano moves from friendship to something more, the absence of understanding and respect in their volatile urban environment create ripples of vehement hate. Chisa Hutchinson's She Like Girls is the story of two inner-city high school girls who fall in love and dare to challenge their world by choosing freedom over silence. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Subject, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101977 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Notes: | Commissioned by Atlantic Theater Company | |||||
Synopsis: | the story of a documentarian who's having a crisis of conscience having built his success on the death of one of his subjects | |||||
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This is Not the Play | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theaterlab | 22 Jun 2011 | ||||
Company: | Mad Dog Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129482 | |||
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Synopsis: | This is Not the Play is. . . well, not really a play. It's an inside look at the controversial process by which one playwright constructs characters and ultimately a story. Problem is, the playwright has no idea who the characters really are. She isn't even sure she wants to tell their story. And it doesn't exactly help that the characters go on strike mid-brainstorm. Watch to see how she gets them to reveal themselves-and their deep, dirty issues-despite deep distrust and mutual prejudice. The bonus? You get a say in what the actual play will be. | |||||
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Tolerance | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101980 | |||
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Synopsis: | the short tale of one Arab-American man's journey through airport security and beyond. | |||||
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