Frustrated and ready for a change, Raven, a former Catholic turned Satanist, creates her own Satanic religion. Unfortunately, her congregation doesn’t quite agree with her on how things should be run. As they approach their first public demonstration, secrets are revealed, plans go awry, and everyone’s faith is questioned. Revenge of Eve explores good, evil and everything in between.
LOM’s Ensemble Playwright Lab presents…
“Revenge of Eve”
By April Lavalle
An in-progress showing followed by a talkback with the playwright and company.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
FREE with RSVP | $10 at the door
Direct Ticket link: RSVP for "Revenge of Eve"
Houghton Hall Arts Community
Jefferson Studio - 2nd FL
22 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
Transit:
4/6/N/Q/R/W trains to 28th St
Accessibility note: all elevators are temporarily out of service.
Playwright-in-Residence: April Lavalle
Resident Dramaturg: Allyson Broyles
Assistant Dramaturg: Emily Drossell
Co-Artistic Directors: Scarlet Maressa Rivera & Nolan Kennedy
Featuring Lom Ensemble members:
Crystal-Marie Alberson, Emma Chart, Jamil Chokachi, Teal French-Levine, Christina Germaine, Louise Heller, Mercedes Hesselroth, Marie Karcher, Amanda Montgomery, Vimal Pradeep, and Celeste Samson.
About the playwright…
APRIL LAVALLE (she/her) is a writer, actor, and Tony Award winning producer based in New York City.
April started her writing career as a humor and satirical columnist for Reductress. Since then, her work has been featured in McSweeneys, Bitch Magazine, Vulture and more. Additionally, she is the author of the children's book, "A Case of the Zaps," published under Abrams Kids. “A Case of the Zaps” works to de-stigmatize anxiety disorders in children. April consulted with the prestigious Child Mind Institute on the work. Her second book is currently in development, once again with Abrams. She is an emerging playwright and has written one full-length play, two shorter works, and a pilot.
As an actor, April has appeared on stages throughout the world and on television screens nationwide working in front of the camera on projects for Netflix and HBO and has worked alongside actors such as Jim Parsons, Billy Eichner, and Alec Baldwin. She holds a BA in Theatre Performance from Wagner College and has trained at The Upright Citizens Brigade in sketch and improv. She is a director and actor with the Story Pirates, as well as a member of Good Catch Comedy— the oldest-running musical improv team in New York City. She is a member of both SAG-AFTRA and AEA.
As a co-producer, she is currently represented on Broadway in Hadestown, for which she won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical.
April is also a death doula.
@april.lavalle on Instagram and @imatoofbrush on Twitter
About the Ensemble Playwright Lab…
The Ensemble Playwright Lab (EPL) is a residency program for NYC-based playwrights to engage with Letter of Marque's ensemble of actors, musicians, dancers, designers, and dramaturgs to create, develop, or reimagine a piece of work. Begun in 2017, this experimental process of creation and development is designed to welcome the playwright into the rehearsal room through active participation in devised and improvisational explorations.
About Houghton Hall…
Houghton Hall Arts Community is a new rehearsal and arts management facility in the NoMad neighborhood of midtown Manhattan (now in pre-opening). Houghton Hall offers 17,000 square feet of offices, rehearsal rooms, acting studios, and meeting space to performing arts organizations, teachers, actors, and other arts professionals. Learn more: www.houghtonhallarts.org
