Bodies of Work
ELEVENSES: THE CONVERSATION I WILL NEVER HAVE WITH MY MOTHER
Written by Odelia San Diego and directed by Rose Mancuso this piece was co-produced by Synchronicity Theatre for their 2022 Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project. This play ran with two casts starring Odelia San Diego, Rose Bianco, and Stephanie Escorza. Sound design by Chandler Anderson, dramaturgy by Marianne McKenzie, props/costume assistance by Jennifer Skura Boutell. Special thanks to Emily McClain for marketing and management, Made by Some Bodies in summer 2022.
UNCOVERED
Written by Laura King and directed for a staged reading, this piece was Co-produced by Merely Players Presents. Made by Some Bodies in summer of 2022.
BOOGER GIRL
Written by Jennifer Skura Boutell and directed for a staged reading, this piece was Co-produced by RoleCall Theater. Made by Some Bodies in spring of 2022.
THEY KNOW NOT: A BURLESQUE TRAGEDY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS
Written by Jennifer Skura Boutell and directed for a staged reading, this piece was Co-produced by RoleCall Theater for the HOT CHOCOLATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Made by Some Bodies in early 2022.
MAYBE THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT
Written by Emily McClain and directed for a staged reading, this piece was Co-produced by RoleCall Theater for the HOT CHOCOLATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Made by Some Bodies in early 2022.
THE POET, THE SPY, AND THE DARK LADY
Written by Emily McClain and directed for a staged reading, this piece was Co-produced by RoleCall Theater for the HOT CHOCOLATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Made by Some Bodies in early 2022.
CITY LIGHTS with Lois Reitzes
interviewed RoleCall's Stephen Beehler and Some Bodies Theatre Collective's Jennifer Skura Boutell in 2022 about making theatre in Atlanta's Ponce City Market. Click HERE to hear more!
HOT CHOCOLATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
Co-produced by RoleCall Theater with plays written Odelia San Diego, Emily McClain, and Jennifer Skura Boutell. Made by Some Bodies in early 2022.
Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE
Co-produced by RoleCall Theatre for their 2021 winter theatrical production. Directed by Mustapha Slack and Jennifer Skura Boutell, this production was unrealized due to COVID-19, however the production was rehearsed, choreographed, and costumed with only two weeks before opening when the show had to be cancelled. Made by Some Bodies in winter of 2021.
WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME
Written by Emily McClain and produced by Synchronicity Theatre for their 2021 Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project. Directed by Jennifer Skura Boutell and starring Odelia San Diego and Rose Mancuso. Special thanks to Gabrielle Diaz, Eric Studer, and David Hendrickson. Made by Some Bodies in summer 2021.
UN/SEEN
Produced by Frameworthy Gallery at MINT, UN/SEEN was co-created by Some Bodies including (Jennifer Boutell, Kristen Taylor, Talanya Starr Brooks, Alyssa Burrows, Rose Mancuso, and Dylan Ruggerio). Featuring work directed by Kristen Taylor; Amarillo written by Jennifer Boutell and directed by Dylan Ruggerio; A Sister's Letter conceived and directed by Rose Mancuso; and Ground Control to Major Tom written and directed by Emily McClain. Made by Some Bodies in summer 2021.
EXISTENTIAL DREAD? EXISTENTIAL JOY!
Part of Sparkle Trauma's production at Flicker Theatre, Existential Dread? Existential Joy! was co-created by Some Bodies including (Jennifer Boutell, Kristen Taylor, Jason Collett, Mustapha Slack, Rose Mancuso, and Dylan Ruggerio). Featuring new work On Your List written and directed by Jennifer Boutell and made by Some Bodies in summer 2021.
4 THE LOVE OF LOVE
is a compilation of four short plays inspired by four types of Greek love and presented in a Valentine’s tangent “Lupercalia Festival” hosted by Master of Ceremonies Luperci (played by Dylan Ruggerio.) With the help of Aphrodite (played by Kristen Faith Taylor), we journey through each of these plays exploring Agape love in A Loose Cat (written and directed by Jennifer Boutell, starring Jason Collett and Tom Rhoads); Philia love; Eros love in Sweet Citrus (written by Jennifer Boutell, directed by Rose Mancuso, starring Jennifer Boutell and Tom Rhoads); and Storge love in Ground Control to Baby Tom (written and directed by Emily McClain, starring Elyse Davis and Rose Mancuso.) This festival was made by Some Bodies and developed at RoleCall Theater. First performed and streamed at Mixdeity Arts in 2021. The music was scored by Music Director Dave Redditt and the lights and sound were managed by Eric Studer and others.
VoyageATL
interviewed Some Bodies Theatre Collective in 2021 about their core performers and Jennifer Skura Boutell's movement process she calls Micromanners. Click HERE to read more!
WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE
Part of the F*cked up Fairy Tale" series at RoleCall Theatre, What Big Teeth You Have is the tale of Little Red Riding Hood told from the Big Bad Wolf's perspective. Written and Directed by Louis Kyper and Co-created with Some Bodies including (Jennifer Boutell, Elyse Davis, Dylan Ruggerio, and Eric Studer) and presented at RoleCall Theater in 2021.
A MAD WOMAN'S BREAKFAST
is a dark comedy written and directed by Jennifer Boutell about Maxene (played by Kristen Taylor), a Texas woman who rides a New York City bus and befriends a one-armed man named Angus (played by Dylan Ruggerio.) When Maxene's sister Katherine (played by Rose Mancuso) arrives unannounced, things get tense and Maxene and Angus have to find a new way in the world. This play was made by Some Bodies and presented at RoleCall Theater in 2020.
LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH
is a short play (written by Odelia San Diego and directed by Jennifer Boutell) about Man (played by Seth Zane Robbins) and Woman (played by Odelia San Diego) who discover Man's asexuality while seeking counseling from Therapist (played by Connor Lyons.) This play was made with Some Bodies and first presented at RoleCall Theater in 2020.