AIRPLANE STORY
AIRPLANE STORY
Written by Tom Cole
Performed by Emma DeCorsey & Stephen Donovan
Movement by Mark Dendy
Thursday, November 20th 7:30PM
Tickets: http://dixonplace.org/performances/airplane-story/
Airplane Story is a psychologically complex and hyper-verbal performance work in which our protagonist descends into a bizarre self destructive spiral triggered not by a deep psychological secret, but rather a chance encounter on a plane. Morbidly funny and sharply sinister, Airplane story is a comedy tangled up in a torrent of words.
About the Artists
Tom Cole has been the Director of New Project Development at True Love Productions since 2002 where he has developed work with Sheila Callaghan, Craig Lucas, and Heidi Schreck, among others. He was the Director of the Market Theater during its acclaimed inaugural seasons (2000-2002), where he worked on world premieres with various artists including David Mamet, Ricky Jay, Kate Robin, and Ping Chong. His work has been presented at Threadwaxing Space, Participant Inc, Art On Air, and The Clocktower Gallery. He is a MacDowell playwriting fellow. He co-curates Experiments and Disorders at Dixon Place.
Emma DeCorsey last worked with Tom Cole in his six-part radio series Adjusted by Addition in 2010. As an actor, she has worked with the groundbreaking NYC theater companies Blessed Unrest, Rady&Bloom, The Barrow Group, and United Broadcasting Theatre Co.; at the Clocktower Gallery and LaMaMa ETC; and with directors Jessica Burr, JoAnne Akalaitis, Jeremy Bloom, Daniel Fish, and Ken Rus Schmoll. As a singer, she has performed two successful intimate alt-cabaret sets in the last year: GIVE YOUR HEART AWAY, RIGHT AWAY with Jahn Xavier, and TRUE LOVE AIN’T TOO HARD TO SEE with Dave Van Epp and Daniel Stampfel (premiered at Dixon Place in 2013).
Stephen Donovan studied Contemporary Art at Nottingham Trent University, UK and acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, NYC. He has appeared in Comedians at La MaMa E.T.C and was a member of Mind The Gap Theatre Company. Stephen was the costume designer for Desperate Writers (Union Square Theatre, Off- Broadway) and assistant director for Taboo (Broadway). Donovan has collaborated with Mark Dendy since 2004 when they co-wrote the book to Andru’s Head (NY Fringe) for which he also designed costumes and set and is currently the Executive Director of Mark Dendy Projects. Most recently he performed in Mark Dendy Project’s Labyrinth at Abrons Arts Center (which he was also the video, set and costume designer) and Dystopian Distractions! Part 1 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara (which he also designed the video, sound and costumes for). Part 2 premieres at Dixon Place September 2015.
