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词条 Padua Playwrights
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  1. Padua Hills Playwrights' Workshop/Festival

  2. Padua Hills Press

  3. Padua Playwrights Productions

  4. Productions, 1978–1995

  5. Selected Productions, 2001–Present

  6. References

  7. External links

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Padua Playwrights Productions, or Padua, is a Los Angeles-based theater company founded in 1978 by playwright and poet Murray Mednick. The site-specific Workshop/Festival ceased operation in 1995 and reemerged in 2001 under the artistic direction of Guy Zimmerman.

Padua Hills Playwrights' Workshop/Festival

In 1978, Mednick received funding from La Verne University to found the Padua Hills Playwrights' Workshop at the crumbling Padua Hills estate in the San Gabriel foothills. He and five other playwrights, among them Theatre Genesis colleagues Sam Shepard and Maria Irene Fornes, met with nine writing students and established a pattern of exercises, rehearsals, and informal presentations, most of them site-specific, since the estate had plenty of outdoor spaces but no theatre to work in. Between 1984 and 1995 Padua moved around Southern California, hosting festivals at Cal Arts, Pacific Design Center, Cal State Northridge, Woodbury College and USC. Many prominent playwrights and actors participated in the Workshop/Festival, some very early in their careers, including John Steppling, John O'Keefe, Jon Robin Baitz and Kelly Stuart.[1]

Padua took an intellectual, non-careerist approach to playwriting. In his essay "Ghosts and Shadows," published in the LA Weekly, founding member John Steppling cites this as one of the reasons Padua didn't garner as much press as he felt that it should have. Padua's focus on the artistic process as opposed to the final product made it difficult to market. “It’s easy to see how Padua never acquired a 'franchise,'” he says, “Padua had nothing to 'sell.'"[2]

One overarching practice in many Padua Hills Festival plays was their site-specificity. Mednick stressed a reliance on “language in relation to space” in his teaching ".[3] The plays were all very much connected to the physical environment they were performed in. A 1985 production of Mednick's Coyote Cycle, for example, took place from sundown to sunrise outdoors at the Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. Audience members huddled in sleeping bags were led from one part of the ranch to another by flashlight between scenes.[4]

The Padua Hills Workshop/Theater Company ceased operations in 1995, citing financial difficulties.[5]

Padua Hills Press

In 1994, Padua Hills Press published Best of the West, an anthology of eight works staged in 1989-1991, and went on to publish Plays from the Padua Hills Playwrights Festivals (2003), 3 Plays by Murray Mednick (2003), The Coyote Cycle by Murray Mednick (2003), Hipsters in Distress (2005), Plays for a New Millennium (2004), and the forthcoming Beneath the Dusty Trees: The Gary Plays, and Fever Dreams. Padua Hills Press is distributed nationally by Theatre Communications Group.[6]

Padua Playwrights Productions

In 2001, Padua returned as Padua Playwrights Productions. Mednick appointed playwright and director Guy Zimmerman as the artistic director. The new Padua was a more traditional theater company in that it took place indoors, otherwise the work it produced was very much in line with the anti-institutional, pro-playwright stance of its predecessor. “[Padua means] being an outlaw and misfit within the theater community. We need Padua for artistic nourishment,[7] ” said Roxanne Rogers, a director and original Padua participant, upon the founding of the new Padua. In its first three seasons the company staged 12 productions, including three in New York City, and garnered a host of LA Weekly, Garland, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards and an American Theatre Critics Association Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.[8]

Productions, 1978–1995

YearLocationTitleWriterDirectorCast
1978ClaremontCoyote I: PointingMurray MednickMurray Mednick
Red WomanSam ShepardSam Shepard
In ServiceMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene Fornés
1979ClaremontCoyote II: The Shadow RipensMurray MednickMurray Mednick
Curse of the Starving ClassSam ShepardSam Shepard
The VisitMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene Fornés
1980ClaremontIron Lace on the Widow’s WalkConstance Russell MonaghanConstance Russell MonaghanNorbert Weisser, Laura Owens, Lola Glaudini
BarbequeJohn StepplingJohn Steppling
AliveWalter HadlerWalter HadlerLola Glaudini
Have You Ever Listened Very Long to the HushSusan ForsceySusan Forscey
Coyote III: Planet of the Spider PeopleMurray MednickMurray MednickDarrell Larson, Norbert Weisser, Ellen Blake
The Man Who Killed the BuddhaMartin EpsteinMartin EpsteinJohn Finch
1981ClaremontServiceMichael MonroeMichael MonroeJoe Spano, Lorinne Vozoff
Gentle ArtsSusan La TempaSusan La Tempa
The Insistence Upon the ListenerJohn StepplingJohn StepplingLaura Fanning, John Horn, Natasha Mitchnick
Coyote IV: Other Side CampMurray MednickMurray MednickDarrell Larson, Norbert Weisser, Christine Avila
The VisitMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene FornésNorbert Weisser, James Dean, Toni Beshara, Patricia Mattick
Possum SongMartin EpsteinMartin EpsteinJohn Finch, Grace Woodward, Dallas Alinder, James Dean
1982ClaremontMysteries of the Bridal NightMartin EpsteinMartin EpsteinDon Opper, Laura Fanning, Kelly Stuart
Bercilak’s DreamJohn O’KeefeJohn O’KeefeElizabeth Ruscio, Tina Preston, Denise Dillard, Susan Kampe, Patricia Mattick
Hoss DrawinLeon MartellLeon MartellElizabeth Ruscio, Leon Martell
Coyote V: Listening to Old NanaMurray MednickMurray MednickPriscilla Cohen, Ellen Blake, Darrell Larson, Norbert Weisser
Sunset BeachSusan La TempaSusan La TempaKathleen Cramer, Roxanne Rogers, Lee Kissman, James F. Dean, Ricky Manoff
You Can Swim in the Danube, but the Water is too ColdMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene FornésLeon Martell, Dudley Knight, Patricia Mattick, Lee Kissman, Morgan Weisser, Lola Glaudini, Jessica Wood
NeckJohn StepplingJohn StepplingLeon Martell, Dudley Knight, Patricia Mattick, Lee Kissman, Morgan Weisser, Lola Glaudini, Jessica Wood
UntitledToni Berchara, Susan Champagne, Cathy Comenas, Sarah Lovett, Connie MonaghanTove JohnsonLeon Martell, Dudley Knight, Patricia Mattick, Lee Kissman, Morgan Weisser, Lola Glaudini, Jessica Wood
Politesse—A Piece for Tape and LandscapeMichael MonroePatricia Mattick
Guys in black Leather Jackets Ducking Into Phone BoothsConnie Monaghan
CorrespondenceCindy Myers
1983ClaremontMudMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene FornésMary Jo Pearson, Gregory Pace, John O'Keefe
1961 El DoradoLeon Martell, Elizabeth RuscioLeon Martell, Elizabeth RuscioLeon Martell, Elizabeth Ruscio
Polar BearJohn StepplingJohn Steppling
PrimitivesElizabeth WrayElizabeth WrayPriscilla Cohen, Ellen Blake, John Diehl
Interbellum'Michael MonroeMichael Monroe
SkinSarah LovettSarah LovettBob Behling, Rhona Gold
Don’t Ever Call Me Anything but MotherJohn O’KeefeJohn O’KeefeTina Preston
Untitled, 1957Susan La TempaSusan La TempaMary Jo Pearson, Gregory Pace, Elizabeth Ruscio, Lorinne Vozoff
VariationsMartin EpsteinMartin EpsteinPatricia Mattick, Roxanne Rogers, Leon Martell
1984Cal ArtsNo TimeMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene FornésTina Preston
Guys at the Spunk HoleLeon MartellLeon MartellMorgan Weisser, Jesse Shepard, Lola Glaudini, Mark Petrakis
MimzabimLeon MartellLeon MartellRoxanne Rogers, Gregory Pace, Robert Ernst,
Transcendental EtudesMichael MonroeMichael MonroeElizabeth Ruscio, Rene Assa, Kurt Garfield
Everything in Its PlaceJohn StepplingJohn StepplingLee Kissman, Lee Kerwin, Kathleen Cramer, Robert Glaudini
Scenes from University Life, Part IISusan La TempaSusan La TempaMary Jo Pearson
Air-Conditioned Beach #2Walter HadlerWalter HadlerRobert Glaudini, Marilyn Dodds-Frank, Natasha Mitchnick, Frat Fuller, Frederick Lopez
Coyote VII: He Brings the WaterfallMurray MednickMurray MednickDarrell Larson, Norbert Wiesser
1985Paramount RanchThe Coyote CycleMurray MednickMurray MednickDarrell Larson, Norbert Weisser, Christine Avila, Priscilla Cohen, Tavish Graham, Morgan Weisser
1986Loyola MarymountHow Gertrude Stormed the Philosopher's ClubMartin EpsteinMartin Epstein
ZoharMurray MednickMurray Mednick
UntitledMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene Fornés
True BeautiesJulie HebertJulie Hebert
UntitledJohn StepplingJohn Steppling
The MagicianJohn O'KeefeJohn O'Keefe
The MagicianJohn O'KeefeJohn O'Keefe
KingfishMarlane G. MeyerMarlane G. Meyer
1988Pacific Design CenterDrowningMaría Irene FornésRoxanne RogersDon Keith Opper, Jon C. Slade
VeraMartin EpsteinMartin EpsteinKathleen Kramer
BabblerJohn O’KeefeJan MunroeTina Preston, Scott Pauin, Joe Kane
A Good TouchSusan ChampagnePattricia MattickEllen Blake, Molly Cleator
The Ballad of the Sleepy HeartDavid SchweizerDavid SchweizerPhillip Littell
MendozaRex WeinerRex Weiner
Like a Shadow SingingLynn MontgomeryLynn MontgomeryIngrid Oliu
1989Pacific Design CenterShimmerJohn O'KeefeJohn O'Keefe
Amado Amor (Beloved Love)Alan BoltAmy Glazer-ConnollyDarrell Larson, Page Leong, Craig Ryan Ng, Ingrid Oliu, Susan Rome, Norm Skaggs, John Lacques
Cities Out of PrintSusan MosakowskiSusan MosakowskiJohn Diehl, Shawna Casey
The Ordeal of Nancy FergussonMartin EpsteinMartin EpsteinKathleen Cramer, Don Keith Opper, John Achorn, Jack Slater
Increments of ThreeJohn PappasJohn PappasRobert Hummer, John Pappas, Deirdre Hade
KindlingLeon MartelLeon MartelMolly Cleator, Rick Dean, Jim Hynie, Leonard Donato
Almost AsleepJulie HebertJulie HebertMary Forcade, Patricia Mattick, Tina Preston
The Theory of MiraclesJohn StepplingJohn StepplingMick Colins, Kathleen Cramer, Taylor Donlan, Nick Flynn, Gill Gayle, Rachel Powell, Jack Slater, Murray Mednick
1990Art and Design Center at Cal State NorthridgeBall and ChainKelly StuartKelly StuartJames Oseland, Roberta Wallach, James Storm, Diane Defoe, Demosthenes Stathiginnopoulos
Our WitnessMartin EpstienMartin EpstienAnn Marie Baldwin, Dave Higgins, Dendrie Taylor
StorylandJohn StepplingJohn StepplingRick DeanMick Collins, Laura Fanning, Kathleen Cramer, Alexis Steppling, Demosthenes Stathigiannopoulos, Nick Flynn, Robert Glaudini, Thomas George Carter
BondageSusan ChampagneSusan ChampagneMolly Cleator, Roxanne Rogers, John Pappas, Dan Sullivan, Jeff Levy, Douglas Heller
Book of NumbersRoxanne RogersRoxanne RogersPamela Gordon, Joe Bellan, Robin Frates, Robert Hummer
Shatter'n WadeMurray MednickMurray MednickDavid Officer, William Dennis Hunt, Scott Paulin, Susannah Blinkoff, Matthew Goulish, Mark Fite, Allison Studdiford, Nick Love, Laura Owens, Elizabeth Iannaci, Bob Craft, Peter Schaff, Joseph Goodrich
Salsa OperaAlan BoltMiguel Delgado (director/choreographer)
Brick Time Stories: Tales of Death And Recipes Of MayhemLeon MartellDarrell LarsonLeon Martell
1991Art and Design Center at Cal State NorthridgeFettersRobert HummerRobert HummerRobert Fieldsteel, Gill Gayle, Greg Suddeth
Song of SongsSusan ChampagneSusan ChampagneSteve Starosta, Deborach Offner, Paul Grecol
The Tight FitSusan MosakowskiSusan MosakowskiTina Preston, Lee Kissman, Bert Hinchman, Molly Cleator
The Knee Desires the DirtJulie HerbertJulie HerbertJan-Marie Baldwin, Pamela Gordon, Kenn Norman
The Interpreter of HorrorKelly StuartJames OselandPamela Gordon, Megan Butler, James Oseland
HeadsMurray MednickSteve AlbrezziWilliam Dennis Hunt, Norbert Weisser, Nancy Mette, Karole Foreman, Eugenia Buerklin (as Gina LaMond)
The PromotionJohn O'KeefeJohn O'KeefeScott Paulin
1994Art and Design Center at Cal State NorthridgeFailure to ThriveNeena BeberNeena BeberMichael Shamus Wiles, Jessica Hecht, Kara Westerman
DisgraceJohn O'KeefeJohn O'KeefeDenise Porier, Dahlia Wilde, Susan Van Allen
Terra IncognitaMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene FornésKimberly Flynn, Jennifer Griffin, Leo Garcia, Leon Martell, Joel Goodman
Understanding the DeadJohn StepplingJohn StepplingMick Collins, John O’Keefe, Shelly Desai, Priscilla Harris, Kathleen Cramer, C.J. Saunders
LocofocoSusan MosakowskiSusan MosakowskiShawna Casey, Tina Preston, Molly Cleator, Pamela Gordon
SwitchbackMurray MednickMurray MednickSharron Shayne-Simeone, Robin Karfo, Mark Fite
JusticeShem BittermanShem BittermanJerome Butler, Preston Maybank, Brent Jennings, Peter Berg, Penny Johnson, Caitlin Stansbury
Away From MeSusan ChampagneSusan ChampagneEugenia Buerklin (as Gina LaMond), Carl J. Johnson, Steven Keyes, Ed Dloughy, Cherly Slean, Durrell Nelson
1995USCSummer in GossensassMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene FornésMichael Shamus Wiles, Jessica Hecht, Kara Westerman
DemonologyKelly StuartKelly StuartBob Gould, Lola Glaudini, Kathleen Glaudini, Jan Johnson
Entrevista 187Gil KofmanGil KofmanKadina Delejalde, Frank Wood, Jeff Phillips
The Chemistry of ChangeMarlane MeyerMarlane MeyerKathleen Cramer, Van Quattro, Dendrie Taylor, Steve Keyes, Mark Fite, Ryan Cutrona
FreezeMurray MednickGuy ZimmermanAmy Raasch, Denise Poirier, David Weininger, Antoinette Valente, Michael Matthys
Steak Knife BacchaeJoe GoodrichMichael HackerJoe Goodrich

Selected Productions, 2001–Present

SeasonLocationTitleWriterDirectorCastAwards
2001–20022100 Square Ft Theatre, Los Angeles16 RoutinesMurray MednickMurray MednickGrace Zabriskie, Rene Assa, Maria O’Brien, Bill Mesnick, Ryan Cutrona, Peggy Blow, Tina Preston, John Pappas
Joe and BettyMurray MednickMurray MednickAnnabelle Gurwitch, John Diehl, Dana Wieluns, Jack Kehler, Shawna Casey, Sharron Shayne, Drago SumonjaWinner Critics Choice, LA Times; Los Angeles Times “Top 10 for 2001”; American Theatre Critics’Association Steinberg New Play Citation
Mrs. FeuersteinMurray MednickRoxanne RogersMaria O’Brien, Christopher Allport, Lynnda Ferguson, Louis Plante, Matt Blair, Gwendolyn YeoWinner Critics Choice, LA Times; LA Weekly Award for Playwriting and Best Actress. LA Weekly “Top 10 for 2001” (Steven Leigh Morris) 2001 Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle Award Best Lead Actress Maria O’Brien
2002–2003 Evidence Room, Los AngelesDog MouthJohn StepplingJohn StepplingSteven Davies, James Storm, Hugh Dane, Nia GwyneWinner Critic’s Choice LA Times, Top Ten Shows of 2003 Daily News and Entertainment Weekly; LA Weekly Award for Set Design.
2100 Square Ft Theater, Los Angeles. Production subsequently moved to The Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles and then the Traveling Jewish Theatre, San Francisco.Times Like TheseJohn O'KeefeJohn O'KeefeLaurie O’Brian, Norbert WeisserWinner Critic’s Choice LA Times, Ovation Awards for best Actor and Actress; LA Weekly Best Playwright and Best Playwright LA Drama Critics Circle
2100 Square Ft Theater, Los AngelesWilfredoWesley WalkerWesley WalkerJohn Horn, Christine Burke, George Gerdes, O-Lan Jones, Jack Kehler, Barry Del ShermanCurtainup.com “2002 Retrospective Top 10 List”
Mark Taper Forum, Los AngelesWilfredoWesley WalkerWesley WalkerJohn Horn, Christine Burke, George Gerdes, O-Lan Jones, Jack Kehler, Barry Del ShermanCurtainup.com “2002 Retrospective Top 10 List”
2003–2004 The Powerhouse Theatre, Santa MonicaG-NomeMurray MednickGuy ZimmermanMurray Mednick, Christopher Allport, Lynnda FergusonWinner of Garland Award for Playwriting and Direction
2100 Square Ft Theater, Los AngelesThe Inside JobGuy ZimmermanGuy ZimmermanBarry Del Sherman, Jessica Dean, Holly Ramos
2005–2006 Electric Lodge, Venice, CATirade for Three, Gary's Walk, Girl on a BedMurray MednickGuy ZimmermanJohn Diehl, Christopher Allport, Hugh Dane, Niamh McCormally, Don Preston, Don Berman, Dana Wieluns, Shawna Casey, Jack Kehler, Andy Hopper, Mickey Swenson, Tom McCleister, David Carrera, Shannon Holt, Gray Palmer, Devon Carson2 Ovation Award Nominations: World Premiere Play(s)

LA Weekly Award Nomination: Best Ensemble

LA Weekly Award Nomination: Comedy Performance, Shawna Casey

Elephant Stageworks, Los Angeles, CAIn the Cool Dark: An Evening of Short PlaysShawna Casey, Jack Kehler, Sharon Yablon, Wes Walker, Guy ZimmermanShawna Casey, Jack Kehler, Sharon Yablon, Wes Walker, Guy ZimmermanShawna Casey, John Horn, Dana Wieluns, Tamar Fortgang, Gill Gayle, Sarah Diehl, Kim Debus, Mary C. Greening, Mari Ueda, Andy Hopper, Gray Palmer, Annie Weirich, Niamh McCormally
Electric Lodge, Venice, CAVagrantGuy ZimmermanGuy ZimmermanChristopher Allport, Patrick Burleigh, Niamh McCormally
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006, Zoo Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKVagrant, Tirade for ThreeGuy Zimmerman, Murray MednickGuy ZimmermanChristopher Allport, Shawna Casey, Andy Hopper, Jack Kehler, Niamh McCormally.
Lost Studio, Los AngelesOut of the BlueMurray MednickGuy ZimmermanTina Preston, Hugh Dane, Lee Kissman, Andy Hopper, Niamh McCormally, Gray Palmer, Mary C. Greening, Mark Adair-Rios
Bedlum, Los AngelesFarm: 5 ten minute plays and a dance in a loft downtownSheryl Slean, Coleman Hough, Hank Bunker, Sharon Yablon, Guy ZimmermanSheryl Slean, Coleman Hough, Hank Bunker, Sharon Yablon, Guy ZimmermanKatie Bachler, Madeline Baugh, Kim Debus, Edward Felix, Lake Sharp, Devon Carson, Hugh Dane, Mark Adair-Rios, Mary C. Greening, Betsy Hume, George Gerdes, Gill Gayle, Andy Hopper, Mickey Swenson, David Weininger, Megan Yellott, Trace Turville-Konerko, Christine Romeo, Niamh McCormally
2007 Stephanie Feury Studio Theater, Los AngelesThe Empty BedSharon YablonSharon YablonShawna Casey, Jack Kehler
Stephanie Feury Studio Theater, Los AngelesA New World WarRita ValenciaGuy ZimmermanAndy Hopper, Jack Littman, Niamh McCormally, Gray Palmer, Devon Carson
Bootleg, Los Angeles and Divadlo na Pradle, Prague Fringe Festival 2007The FeverWallace ShawnGuy ZimmermanPaul Mackley
2008 Art Share A Thousand Words
2009Art ShareNeo-Sacred Revival
Clown Show for BrunoMurray MednickGuy ZimmermanDaniel Stein, Dana Wieluns, Kali Quinn, Bill Celentano
Destruction of the Fourth WorldMurray MednickBrian Frette and Kristi Schultz of Zoo District
2010 LADAD SpaceHotel Bardo(t) Heidi Darchuk Guy Zimmerman
2017 Bootleg TheaterMr Job Juli Crockett Juli CrockettShaughn Buchholz, Gray Palmer, Jenny Greer, Brian Tichnell, Kenneth Breese
2018 Resident Bar, MoryorkJack Benny Juli Crockett, Gray Palmer, Guy Zimmerman Juli CrockettShaughn Buchholz, Jenny Greer, Gray Palmer, Juli Crockett, Brian Tichnell

References

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  • The official website for the film adaptation of Murray Mednick's Girl on a Bed

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