Joseph McNamara Hefner
THE CERTAINTY OF YOUR GOODNESS
full-length play
Former child star Arya Lucas left her career in show business behind when the network sitcom that made her famous ended long ago. But after a visit from a formative figure from her adolescence convinces her to participate in a retrospective podcast, her memories make her just as nostalgic as the show's scores of Millennial fans. Then, as Arya's former co-stars start sharing stories that she isn't ready to hear, she questions both the world that once-trusted adults built for her and the one she helped build for a whole generation of peers.
TELEFUND
one-act play
In a windowless basement office during a thunderstorm, a group of overworked, debt-ridden students solicit donations from their university's alumni.
Premiered as part of Playground XVI at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, on February 1st, 2019.
Directed by Mary Frances Candies
Production Stage Manager JuanCarlos Contreras
Lighting by Sydney Asselin
Cast: Jamie Ripley, Darius Fraser, Trevor Clarida, Brandy Carrie, Arthur Langlie, Owen Stone, Maggie McGrann, Mary Frances Cadies, Rohr Driscoll
AGENCY
one-act play
As a pair of psychiatric patients in a rural hospital converse while awaiting care, they share the painful past experiences and irreversible choices that led to their respective trips to Rock Bottom.
WINNER: 2018 New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Short Script
Premiered at the Access Theatre in New York City as the inaugural production of The Company Ink on March 28th, 2018.
Directed by Joseph McNamara Hefner
Production Stage Manager Mariah Pepper Berkowitz
Lighting by Manuel Da Silva
Costumes by Anja Budincich
Make-Up Designer Leah Faye Caddigan
Make-Up Assistant Savannah Lee Mumford
Cast: Monica Bell, Michael Neal Johnson, Tony Jenkins