Program areas at Mosaic Theater Company of DC
The 2021-2022 season included:birds of north america by anna moench | directed by managing director serge seidenoctober 27 - november 21, 2021caitlyn and her father john watch birds in their suburban Maryland backyard. Over the course of a decade in their relationship, this tale examines the ways global changes work their way into our daily lives. Birds of north america's meditative exploration of parenthood, growing up, and nature opened to stellar reviews and received excellent audience response. "birds of north america is a gentle reminder to seize the day for yourself and those you love." - DC metro Theater artsdear mapel by andrew w. mellon foundation playwright-in-residence psalmayene 24 | directed by natsu onoda power of georgetown universityfebruary 2 - february 13, 2022following the great success of Mosaic's online workshop production, writer and performer psalmayene 24, director natsu onoda power, and percussionist jabari exum created a fully realized, in-person world premiere in 2022. Dear mapel told the story of psalmayene 24's tumultuous relationship with his late father and offered audiences a humorous and heartfelt exploration of masculinity, blackness, and fatherhood. "dear mapel exemplifies what it means to be vulnerable, to go deep within and touch those raw emotions our inner child might still feel." - md Theater guideprivate by mona pirnot | directed by knud adamsmarch 23 - april 22, 2022in this world premiere drama by one of the field's most celebrated emerging writers, Georgia's husband, corbin, has been offered his dream job. But there's a catch. In an all-too-near future where privacy is a commodity, one married couple grapples with which secrets they're willing to reveal-especially to each other. Private thrilled audiences with its incisive examination of the state of privacy, but enticed them even more with its searing portrait of intimacy and honesty in a marriage. "private is a sizzling one-actwith elegant plotting and direction." - the Washington postmarys seacole by jackie sibblies drury | directed by eric ruffin of howard universitymay 4 - may 29, 2022an examination of race, motherhood, healthcare, and history by pulitzer prize-winner jackie sibblies drury, marys seacole charts one woman's extraordinary journey through space and time: from mid-1800s jamaica, to the frontlines of the crimean war, to a modern-day nursing home. "a substantive meditation on caregiving and mothering, and how those sometimes overlapping activities affect the definition of the self." - the Washington postin his hands by benjamin benne | directed by jos carrasquillo of ford's theatrejune 22 - july 17, 2022in this world premiere play, daniel, a video game wizard and aspiring lutheran pastor, is falling for christian. But as these men explore the potential of their new relationship, voices from christian's past threaten to overpower the connection that they share. This lyrical and poetic queer romance that asks provocative questions about faith and desire marked the DC debut of award-winning latinx playwright benjamin benne. "as stirringly directed by jos carrasquillo, their every moment on stage is an occasion for mesmerizing physicality, movement choreographed to meet up with each meter of benne's poetic text." - DC Theater artsmosaic also developed new work throughout the year, including hosting readings of dainty by agyeiwaa asante and singing my peace by alma davenport and featuring the semi-autobiography of roz white. In addition, the Company produced a virtual high school playwriting contest, returned to post-show conversations with a special event hosted by community activist rayceen pendarvis, and began the foundational work for the h street oral history project. During fy22 Mosaic also completed a new strategic plan for the year's 2022 through 2026, the Company's 10th anniversary. The strategic planning process was led by chair leslie scallet and involved a board and staff committee. Michael kaiser served as a consultant through devos institute of arts management.