One Degree of Separation

The Fall Fellows attended a meet and greet with the new Drama League board at their first meeting of the year. They took a really personal interest in all of us doing various aspects of the program. One of the huge boons of such a gathering was actually getting to know each other -- two '09 Summer Fellows were in attendance, as well as the current New Directors / New Works producer-director team. One of the things we quickly discovered was that we were all one degree of separation away from one another (a degree that has now evaporated!). So-and-so's friend was at Williamstown this summer with so-and-so's ex roommate who used to be so-and-so's collaborator in grad school, now united by Drama League! Below, some photographic evidence of the One Degree of Separation factor in play.


Summer Fellows Jesse Geiger and Sherry meet El Hoyo director Jerry Ruiz and producer Steph Ybarra at a convenient pub-next-door. Fall Fellow Ed also enjoyed the meeting --- behind the camera! Jesse and Ed discover that they will be Resident Directing Fellows together at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2010, which is also where Jerry and Steph are headed in a week to do the second leg workshop of El Hoyo.


Fall Fellow Ed with actress Sheri Graubert at Stump Sprouts (they worked together on a monologue from King John) ... Sheri also happens to be a DP Summer Playwright alum. Her one-act play was produced at The Hangar this past summer directed by none other than DP Summer Alum Jesse (see above picture!).


Current Fall Fellows Mike and Ed meet in Williamstown (Mike was part of the directing corps, and Ed was enjoying a fun visit), with DL Summer Playwright Alum Chris Dimond, who went to grad school with Ed, Kate and Dan.


DP Fall Alum Dan Rigazzi at Williamstown where he directed a fellowship project written by Chris Dimond (see picture above) hanging out with DP Summer Alum Kate Pines, who previously directed a Chris Dimond play during her residency at The Hangar and then went to school with Dan, Chris and Ed.


Fall Fellows Ed and Laura hang out at the Stump Sprouts retreat. Laura had previously done a residency at Williamstown with Kate, who then went to school with Ed, Dan and Chris, completing the One Degree of Separation cycle!

(posted by Ed)