EMERSON LOSES HER MIAND
by Laura Winters
presented by the New York Theater Festival with support from Lyra Theater Presents
Winterfest 2018
The Hudson Guild Theater
January 8, 10, and 13, 2018
CAST
Royer Bockus* (Royer Dilly)
Patrick Chang (Alex Park)
Yasemin Eti (Sarina Mian)
Sophia Introna (Roxaneh Mian)
Anna Leigh Marr* (Emerson Greene)
Victoria Nassif* (Hana Mian)
Laura Winters (Lydia McDonough)
*Denotes member of Actors Equity
CREATIVE TEAM
director - Noam Shapiro
playwright - Laura Winters
producer - Emma Montoya Hills
executive producer - Three Hares
stage manager - Jaye Hunt
scenic & projections designer - Susannah Hyde
lighting designer - Victoria Bain
sound designer - Elizabeth Emanuel
costume designer - Laura Winters
properties master - Noam Shapiro
photo credit - Walls Trimble
EMERSON LOSES HER MIAND
SYNOPSIS:
A Jew, a Muslim, a Catholic, a Southern Baptist, and two Agnostics, get on board a pedal trolley to kick off Emerson Greene's bachelorette weekend to celebrate her engagement to Zeeshan Mian. But as Emerson's friends start to plan her interfaith wedding, they quickly realize she's keeping a secret that threatens to stop the celebration before anyone can even compare halal/kosher caterers. As the bridal party pedals towards the Grand Ole Opry, no subject – be it interfaith marriage, Islamophobia, Feminism, or the Dixie Chicks – is left untouched.
Emerson Loses Her Miand was developed through a reading at Dixon Place's Lounge and was staged at NY Winterfest with the support of Lyra Theater Presents.