Review Fix chats with Egg Frame playwright Nicholas Kennedy to find out all about the production.
About Egg Frame:
World Premiere at the
American Theatre of Actors314 W. 54th St. New York City
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT: September 1 – 10
Contact [email protected] for further info
Egg Frame, a surreal dramedy, concerns Allen, a locksmith who seemingly can’t fix a mysterious broken door. What he also can’t fix is his wife, Dolores – who suffers from early onset dementia aided only by his soon-to-be-son-in-law, Jack, while his daughter, Janey, serves in Afghanistan. Told in fragments – not unlike a broken record or damaged mind – Egg Frame explores the intricacies of a fractured family using the perspectives of a struggling father and the declining mind of a suffering mother. Josh Koehn portrays the tribulation-ridden Allen in a cast that includes Dayna Michelle Kurtz, Sara McAuliffe, Jim Grant, Brian Mendoza, Gillian Britt, Madelyn Stewich, Brendan Roque, and Abhishek Ojha. Nicholas Kennedy directs with his visionary partner, Lauren McAuliffe. The play is written by Kennedy and Jim Grant.
About Nicholas Kennedy:
Egg Frame playwright and director Nicholas Kennedy is a theatre artist and filmmaker from Grapevine, Texas. New York-based since 2016, Nick has written, directed, produced (and performed) in countless independent film and theatrical productions. Nick was just 19 when his first film, “Nothing,” was an official selection at the New York Short Film Festival and the New York Independent Theatre Film Festival. Soon after he graduated with BA from Pace University in 2020. Nick began his long-standing relationship as a producer and company member for Stag and Lion. More recently, he wrote his first full-length play, Jean Jackets and Red Pandas, which would be performed at The Trinity Theatre and at Teatro Latea during the New York Theatre Festival. Currently, Nick is on track to graduate with an MFA at City College in 2024, where his next film will be screening at the popular student showcase,Cityvisions.
Review Fix: What was your inspiration behind this project?
Nicholas Kennedy: Telling stories is one of the most fulfilling journey’s a person can go on. I’m glad I can create a fictional world while using elements from my own personal experience in life, to create a play like Egg Frame is inspiring for myself, I get to watch a story that is therapeutic to my soul.
Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?
Kennedy: Typically, for writing, I like to drink whatever my favorite character ends up drinking throughout the story. It gives me a creative boost when writing once I have the character flushed out. In the past it has been Rosé, Pinot Noir, Champagne and now Whiskey. For this script too I got a lot of help from Jim Grant.
Review Fix: What did you learn/are learning about yourself through this process/production?
Kennedy: I am always learning, I love learning. It is so important to keep learning. It’s not always in the classroom, a lot or almost all can be learned from listening to others who have experience.
Review Fix: What are your ultimate goals for this for the future?
Kennedy: I get to keep making silly sad little plays for the rest of my life.
Review Fix: What’s next?
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