ATLANTA, GA –
Atlanta’s Synchronicity Theatre is pleased to announce the four works that will be produced as part of thisseason’s Stripped Bare Arts Incubator Project. They are: Elevenses by Odelia San Diego (August 31, 2022), Grams &Me by Deja Holmes (November 9, 2022), The Mad Hatterpillar by Rachel Frawley (January 11, 2023), and Yanni Stoneand the Honeypot Trap by Anterior Leverett (April 12, 2023).
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2022-2023 STRIPPED BARE ARTS INCUBATOR PROJECTS
Elevenses
by Odelia San Diego
Performance Date: August 31, 2022
Description:
Written by Chilean playwright/actress/SBTC member Odelia San Diego, Elevenses is a timely examination of the burden of modern womanhood through the lens of a mother daughter relationship. Set in a modest kitchen in a lower middle-classhome in San Bernardo, Chile. Micca and Mama are having “elevenses” (second breakfast during the evening, 5pm). Overthe course of tea-time, this mother-daughter duo tell each other light-hearted tales of family and friends. Soon, the storiestake a dark turn, shaking the reality and comfort in which these characters abide, always with the through-line, “If we don’t talk about this, it didn’t happen.” This play examines situations containing physical and psychological abuse, sexual assault, generational trauma, and abortion.
About Odelia San Diego:
Odelia San Diego was raised by wild dogs (and her family) in the forest of Patagonia, Kingdom of Chile. Then this Chilean actress came to the US to steal hearts and laughs through dark comedy and auto-bio stories. Her writing works include“Love is (not) enough,” “Elevenses,” and “Silver Needle” (still in progress).
Grams & Me
By Deja Holmes
Performance Date: November 9, 2022
Description:
Cami is assigned an IMPOSSIBLE task for class. She has to talk about her grandparents for show-and-tell, but the catch is…she never got the chance to meet hers! Based on the children’s book Grams & Me written by Deja Holmes and illustrated by Allison Booth, this interactive play invites the audience on an unforgettable journey through time as Cami discovers the beauty of family and the ties that bond us.
About Deja Holmes:
Deja Holmes is an author, actor, and educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Theater and Communications from Georgia Southern University. Upon graduation, she began working with the Alliance Theatre as ateaching artist. She is also a harp and theater instructor for the local non profit, Artz for the Harp, that provides music and arts enrichment to students of all ages. As a performer, Deja has entertained in a variety of roles on stage and screen. Her most recent performance as Agnus in the Tiny Theater Company’s production of She Kills Monsters received rave reviews among the community with sold out shows both nights! When Deja is not teaching or onstage, she is writing and developingnew ways to make theater an interactive, enjoyable, and educational experience for students of all ages.
The Mad Hatterpillar
by Rachel Frawley
Performance Date: January 11, 2023
Description:The Mad Hatterpillar will be a puppet-centric children’s musical, following the journey of Maddie, a caterpillar determined tobecome a butterfly and escape her mundane garden walls. Like her real life counterpart, she sheds her heads at each newstage of life, stacking the molted heads upon her new one. Each of these heads symbolizes a stage of Maddie’s growth intoself-acceptance.
About the Artists:
Rachel Frawley is an Atlanta-based actor, writer, producer and teaching artist. She completed her apprenticeship with theAtlanta Shakespeare Co. In addition to performing steadily in Atlanta’s theatre scene, and working as an indie film actor andvoice actor, she has narrated over 30 audiobook titles with Lantern Studios, and produced for the Weird Sisters Theatre Project for their 2017 and 2018 seasons. During the past decade, she has taught and directed theatre camps, classes,plays and master classes for the Shakespeare Tavern, Aurora Theatre, Spruill Performing Arts, and the Company ActingStudio, and recently completed her first Intimacy Coordinator gig. Rachel is a blogger for Casting Networks and is currentlya producer, writer and actor for Tipsy Tales. She is thrilled to be bringing “The Mad Hatterpillar” to Synchronicity’s Stripped Bare.
Sarah Beth “SB” Hester is a puppeteer, actor, and teaching artist from Atlanta. Since graduating from the Atlanta
Shakespeare Company’s Apprentice program in 2015, she has been an active member of the Atlanta theatrical community.SB was a head puppeteer for BBC’s “Moon and Me” and is a cast member of The Center for Puppetry Art’s annualproduction of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Recent credits include: Benvolio, “Romeo & Juliet” (ASC); PuppetCaptain/ Performer, “Tesla vs Edison” (CPA, World Premiere Feb ‘23); Puppet Fabrication for Havoc Movement Company;National Puppetry Conference, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. SB has been writing music for over a decade and plans torelease her first solo album within the year. This will be Sarah Beth’s second Stripped Bare project, having joined Synchronicity for its inaugural incubator as composer and performer for “Hannah Cremation + The Ash.”
Yanni Stone and the Honeypot Trap
by Anterior Leverett
Performance Date: April 12, 2023
Description: Yanni Stone and the Honey Pot Trap is a comedy following writer Lena and her titular character Yanni Stone as Lenacompletes the daunting task of writing her first play all while navigating dating, sex, and virginity in modern day Atlanta.
About Anterior Leverett:
Anterior Leverett is an actor, writer, and sketch artist based out of Atlanta. Hailing from Savannah, GA, she received her B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from Kennesaw State University in 2015. During her studies, Anterior wasfortunate to hone her craft as a performer (Ruined, In the Red and Brown Water), director (In the Blood, 365 Days 365Plays, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992), and writer (A Work of Art, Hearts on the Sidewalk, Eyes on the Street). After receivingher degree, she began working as a performer and writer for the Atlanta History Center. She continued to hone her writingas a member of the 2018/2019 Horizon Theatre AppCo (Sinking Further, Paula’s Playground, I Never Dreamed You’d Leavein Summer). She’s now a writer and performer for Black AF Comedy in Atlanta.
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ABOUT SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE
Synchronicity Theatre produces smart, gutsy, bold theatre that sparks community connections, uplifts the voices of women and girls, forges long-term and effective community partnerships, and develops new work. Synchronicity reaches nearly14,000 patrons a year through its season of plays for adults (Bold Voices) and families (Family Series); communityoutreach; and educational programming, including Playmaking for Kids (PFK) and the award-winning Playmaking for Girls(PFG). An intimate theatre in the heart of midtown at Peachtree Pointe became Synchronicity’s home for its main stageproductions in the summer of 2014. The theatre also serves as a rental venue for independent film, dance, theatre and otherprojects. The Company recently opened the Synchronicity Annex, a new office, class, event and rehearsal space inPiedmont Heights, Atlanta.
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