Scritches
four U.S.-based writers are matched with four U.K.-based writers to create new plays responding to a London gem-of-a-place.
Brooklyn Rep presents a transatlantic theatrical matchmaking play festival/pizza party wherein writers based in The U.S. and directors based in The U.K. form virtual relationships that result in a variety of new plays performed in the basement of the center of queer East London performance, The Glory. Each Scritches will begin with teams taking a virtual date to a London gem-of-a-place to find inspiration for their plays.
Scritches plays have found inspiration in The Museum of the Home and Novelty Automation.
Little Blessings by Nathaniel Foster, directed by Freddie Love
Featuring Freddie Love and Georgia Stoller. Presented at Scritches #1 19-20 February
La Fête by Matt Minnicino, directed by Beth Graham
Featuring El Simons, Eleanor Harper, Emily Millwood. Presented at Scritches #1 19-20 February
what will you do with your one wild and precious life or whatever that mary oliver poem that keeps getting shared on instagram says (maximalism in a crawl space) by Sam Mueller, directed by India Wilson, featuring Sophia Hirsch, Beatrice John, Elihu Ngbodi. Presented at Scritches #1 19-20 February
Q U E E R T E N D O by Ty Defoe, directed by Charles Quittner, featuring Loussin-Torah Pilikian, Arlo Wilson AKA Crusty, Natalia Gruca, Daniel Keogh, Boscoe Barles. Presented at Scritches #1 19-20 February
Couple Fight by Daphne Always, directed by Charles Quittner featuring Beth Graham, Josh Bryant Jones, Arlo Wilson AKA Crusty. Presented for Scritches #2 27-28 August 2023
The Eclipse of Charlie O’Leary by Charlie O’Leary and Bad Habit Theatre, directed by Bryony Maguire, featuring Jocelyn Dunne, Halcyon Sheen, Nico Koch, Henry Bricknell. Choreography by Signe Larrson, Music Direction by Henry Bricknell. Presented for Scritches #2 27-28 August 2023.
Candy House by Hugo “The Puf” Crick-Furman directed by Emily Baldwin featuring Sofia Newton Ulrich, Zoë Glen, Ollie Wilson presented for Scritches #2 27-28 August.
Lifting Weight by Daaimah Mubashshir directed by Gabriel Mokake featuring Michaella Moore, Sandra E, Jaz Terry, Niko Kaim. Presented for Scritches #2 27-28 August
