AMERICAN PREMIERE
Nell Gwynn
September 20
November 4, 2018
CST’s Courtyard Theater
by Jessica Swale
directed by Christopher Luscombe
September 20
November 4, 2018
CST’s Courtyard Theater
by Jessica Swale
directed by Christopher Luscombe
Lady Castlemaine/Louise de Keroualle
EMILY GARDNER XU HALL CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. NEW YORK: Stockholm (Stageworks Hudson); Black Is Beautiful But It Ain’t Always Pretty (The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival); I Am This For You (Ars Nova ANT Fest); readings and workshops at: The Public Theater, Signature Theatre, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Red Bull Theater, Page 73; commission for Cornerstone Theater Company. REGIONAL: Snow Queen (Triad Stage); The Light Princess (Arden Theatre Company). AWARDS: inaugural Lilly Award for the Stacey Mindich “Go Write a Musical Award.” EDUCATION: BA in music and English, Wellesley College; MFA in acting, New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Ms. Hall’s work as a playwright and composer centers on feminist perspectives inclusive to people of color. She is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio, Catwalk Institute residency program, and the Rising Circle INKtank. Her work has been featured at 54 Below, New York Musical Festival, and Joe’s Pub.