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Charly E Simpson

CHARLY E SIMPSON

  
Nationality:    African American
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Charly Evon Simpson is a playwright, poet, and founder-director of blackbird delight (www.blackbirddelight.com), an arts organization dedicated to diversity, creativity, wellness, and education. Charly's plays include: or what she will, The Women in Me, In The Beginning, and her not-yet-finished piece, who we let in. Her work has been a part of the New York International Fringe Festival, FringeArts in Philadelphia, and more. Charly graduated with honors in both Theatre Arts and Literary Arts from Brown University. She holds a masters in Womens Studies from University of Oxford, New College. At both Brown and Oxford, Charly spent time studying and interrogating the intersection of race, gender, performance, and literature. Outside of the theater, Charly is a yoga teacher and wellness coach.

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         Happy Anniversary         Or What She Will         Women in Me, The

Happy Anniversary

Synopsis:
Evan and Jo are celebrating their anniversary at home. As the two wait for their food delivery, a truth is revealed and, within minutes, Evan and Jo are left wondering whether this anniversary should be their last.

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The Samuel French staff would like to congratulate the 30 playwrights selected to participate in the 40th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival! Chosen from nearly fifteen-hundred submissions (a record breaking number) both in the U.S. and abroad, these 30 plays will be presented in New York from August 3  9, 2015. Out of these plays, six winners will be selected by the Samuel French, Inc. editorial staff to receive publication and licensing contracts.

1st Produced:
40th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, NY    03 Aug 2015

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Genre:
short play

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Or What She Will

Synopsis:
Twins Willa and Faulkner share everything, including their parents' love of literature. At age 13, they are old souls yet believe in fantastical worlds. . .waves crash. . .FLASH. . .an empty playground. . .a man walks by. . .FLASH. . .Sometimes a moment changes everything.

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1st Produced:
Venue #18: Here Mainstage Theater, Fringe NYC, NY    12 Aug 2012

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Genre:
1h 30m Drama Spoken Word/Poetry

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Women in Me, The

Synopsis:
A one-woman show that explores and interrogates the stories and histories, the people and pain, the hauntings and ghosts that reside in the body and the words of one black woman.

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1st Produced:
Fringearts Festival In Philadelphia At Vivant Art Collection    19 Sep 2013

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Genre:
1 Act, 45 Minutes

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