Normal Ave

3 parties. 4 plays. One wild weekend.

Normal Ave is proud to announce the NAPSeries, a festival of new plays featuring 29-hour workshops of four new plays, networking events, and more.

The festival will feature three parties, four shows, tons of artists and, most importantly, you, the playwright.

This week is all about letting you be JUST THE PLAYWRIGHT. We'll take care of the rest. Participating playwrights will be provided with rehearsal and reading space, a creative team and cast for their show, help to develop their show, as well as access to the entire festival.
​
We don't tell you how to bloom, but we'll help you grow.

Submission Deadline: Monday, March 6, 2023, at 11:59p ET
Festival Dates: September 5-17, 2023
​
Submission Requirements:
-Currently only accepting full-length plays & musicals
-Must be 18 years or older to participate
-Must be available to be in NYC during the festival dates

We are gathering minds to see the potential of a multitude of plays (and this year ) and applying to our 29-hour festival.
•
The Commitment: This is a virtual March-April 2023 commitment. You would be an application evaluator for the first round of the process. Responsibilities include attending a virtual Reader Orientation prior to March 10 and reviewing assigned applications by April 10. At this time, this is a position.
•
Our volunteer application evaluators will be responsible for reading and reviewing each application and accompanying 10-page sample. Each application and sample will be read by two different evaluators to ensure thorough consideration. The committee will then review the responses to the applications and select semi-finalists.
•
If the idea of new work excites you, if you enjoy reading plays (or at least their 10 page samples!!) please email us at [email protected]
•
And THANK YOU! 🥳🥳
•

Who came to our second EVER production And Then They Came for Me?? It’s been such a treat to see where this story has gone- it’s now been turned into a feature documentary called Eva’s Promise that we’ve been thrilled to support. Link in bio for info on their next screening!

•
•
•

is our 29 hour developmental play reading festival! We select playwrights and their new works and give them a director, dramaturg, cast, rehearsal space, and sharing open to the public and followed with discussion! This year we will be selecting three and one ! The selection committee is a intelligent, thoughtful, and diverse group of individuals who get to fight for the plays they believe in. If the prospect of being part of this team excites you, shoot us an email!

How can we work to normalize through theater? What do you think?

•
•
•

Everyday.

•
•
•

The past two years weren’t everything we wanted… but we’re taking those challenges with stride and excited to bring a fresh, vibrant, and innovative new year of theater to 2023. Thanks for being part of the fam.

•
•
•

Wishing you a cozy and festive holiday season. We’ll see you in 2023!!!

•
•
•

Theatre serves us in many ways- it entertains us, transports us, and also teaches us. Sometimes those lessons can make us uncomfortable. At Normal Ave, we believe in normalizing that discomfort. To be uncomfortable is to learn. To be uncomfortable is to grow. Get comfortable making yourself uncomfortable.

•
•
•

Celebrating celebrating celebrating our and celebrating our shared ❤️ plus… you know we love a party right?

•
•
•
🎬

At NA we make our best work when the room is a safe place to discuss, disagree, and share opinions. We think that makes for some pretty damn good theatre.

•
•
•

At Normal Ave we are ACTIVELY working to ever evolve and continue to make our casting, our selection of plays (and now films!), writers, and theater technicians more We are open and eager for feedback and conversation regarding our practices. Hit us up to chat more and to be part of our ever-growing, ever-evolving ❤️

•
•
•

normal. At Normal Ave, we believe in celebrating the messy, collaboration that is our process and leads to radical, exciting and fresh theater. We CELEBRATE

•
•
•

It’s TOMORROW YA’LL!! This BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF set of singers will be serenading you (if you got your tix 😉). We can’t wait to see you there!! .osullivan .fitness

•
•
•
🎬

We are exceptionally excited to showcase some music from the brand spanking new with music by tay] with book by our very own !!!

COMPOSER - WAKE YOU UP | TAYLOR PEARLSTEIN (she/they) is an actor, singer-songwriter, and composer. Currently: SIX National Tour (Alternate). Previously: Kathryn Merteuil, Cruel Intentions National Tour. Taylor is music and lyrics to writing duo Pearlstein and Flynn, best known for their new musical, Wake You Up. Taylor performs her indie-folk-pop music around NYC, available to stream everywhere. tay]
•
•

Our last (but certainly not least!) performer is !! We are so lucky to have this star joining us and we can’t wait to show you what she’s been working on.

Katerina McCrimmon was born and raised in Miami, FL. She attended various performing arts schools in Miami for Musical Theater and graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Music degree in Musical Theatre.
Katerina is a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and National YoungArts Winner in Theatre. She coaches acting and voice privately and directs for the highly esteemed Miami Children’s Theater. In the Fall of 2019, she was discovered by actress Marisa Tomei and made her Broadway debut in the revival of Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo, making her childhood dream a reality.

Holy Moly… if you could be in the rehearsal room for this party we are cooking up for ya. 🔥🔥🔥
•
The incredible will be performing a piece from with music composed by and book/lyrics by .osullivan . We are so excited for this performance THIS SUNDAY! Ticket link in bio!

WRITER/SINGER |DELANEY GUYER (she/her) is an LA based actor/singer/writer. Delaney is currently co-creating the new musical Stone Cold. Recently, Delaney has created her own TV series, and has worked at regional theatres across the country. Most recently, Delaney finished Sweeney Todd at the MUNY. Rep: A3 Artists Agency. CCM Musical Theatre graduate.
•
•

Duo .osullivan and will have music from their featured at our party! (Tix in bio!)

COMPOSER | KENNY YOUCH (he/him) is a vocal professional living in Los Angeles. He was raised in Seattle where he was indoctrinated into the arts early in life. He is a 2016 graduate of the Belmont University School of Music. Youch is humbled to present his composition from with the and

BOOK & LYRICS | KATHLEEN O’SULLIVAN (she/her) is a graduate of the University of Colorado. After earning her BA in 2020, she began writing and creating the musical Stone Cold with Delaney Guyer and Kenny Youch.

We know that you most likely went ham this so if you’re trying to alleviate some of that guilt… (jk.. what guilt!) consider supporting us this Here at our mission is to through the stories we tell, the artists we hire, and the way in which we collaborate to create something fresh and exciting. If this work exited YOU, consider making a donation today. And thank you. ❤️❤️❤️

SINGER | KUHOO VERMA recently starred in the Hulu film Plan B and Dave Malloy’s Octet (Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress, Drama Desk Award). Other film credits include the Oscar-nominated film The Big Sick. She appeared off-Broadway in Fairycakes and Octet. Kuhoo Verma

SINGER | VAIBU MOHAN
Vaibu Mohan (she/her) is an Indian-American performer, writer, director, and producer. She began her artistic journey under the tutelage of her mother, Dr. Srimathy Mohan, in Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance) and is deeply committed to the making of actively anti-racist theater and uplifting stories of the global majority, especially South Asian stories. Vaibu Mohan

Both these incredible talents will be performing an original piece by Cheeyang Ng 黃智陽 at our Party on December 4th!

Get your Tix Now!! https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/show/details/kMhlq6mGvflfrmt0D8ZU/1670176800000

Use Code Normal10 for $10 off. Because we love you.

COMPOSER | CHEEYANG NG (they/them) is one of the featured composers at our party on DECEMBER 4th!

Born and raised in , Cheeyang Ng is an award-winning singer-songwriter who writes at the intersection of ***r, and stories. They have performed around the world, including Lincoln Center with Carole King and Carnegie Hall with a ca****la group Vocalosity and hold an MFA from New York University and a BMus from Berklee College of Music. They are the first Singaporean to headline a concert at Joe's Pub and Millennium Stage at Kennedy Center showcasing their original music and their songs have been performed around New York, including The Duplex and Feinstein's/54 Below. Creator of podcast East Side Story and vocal group The Lunar Collective, they have won multiple vocal awards all across Asia, including Singapore, Taiwan and China. Musicals in development include EASTBOUND (2022 Village Theatre Beta Development Production, 2020 NAMT, NYTB IMPACT Award) with Khiyon Hursey, MĀYĀ (2021 NAMT, Live & In Color, Hypokrit) and ONLY US (Drama League Residency) with Eric Sorrels. Select credits include: 2021 Princess Grace Award, 2020 Eric H Weinberger Librettist Award, 2020 Eugene O’Neill National Musical Theatre Conference Finalist, 2019 ASCAP Foundation Lucille & Jack Yellen Award, 2019 New York Musical Festival Commission, 2019 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. www.cheeyang.com. Cheeyang Ng 黃智陽

We are so excited to have Cheeyang featured at our event! We can't wait to share their music with you! The Green Room 42 New York University 54 Below Joe's Pub

TICKETS: https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/show/details/kMhlq6mGvflfrmt0D8ZU/1670176800000
Your ticket will include a $10 food/drink voucher!

Drama Desk, Drama League and Clive Barnes Nominee NORA SCHELL (they/them) will be among the performers at our Party! CAN YOU BELIEVE!?

Nora Schell graduated from The University of Michigan with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in Gender, Race and Nation. They received Drama Desk, Drama League and Clive Barnes Award nominations for their performance and Off-Broadway debut in SPAMILTON ( ).Nora made their Broadway debut in JAGGED LITTLE PILL. With their educational background, Nora continues to cultivate a career focused on the intersection of performing and social justice.

Don't miss Nora's performance at our December 4th ReLaunch Party at The Green Room 42. Doors open at 12pm and your ticket includes at $10 drink voucher! Whoo Hoo! Ticket Link in Bio.

/them

OMG will be performing at our !!! We are over the moon. She is truly a force and we are so grateful to have her joining us. Get your tix to our Dec 4th PARTY and catch her incredible performance.

Jane (she/her) is a graduate of University of Michigan where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre before relocating to New York City. She is signed to CGF Talent and has been consistently working as an actor, primarily doing new work. Prior to the pandemic, she made her Broadway debut in the Alanis Morissette musical “Jagged Little Pill”, ( )after appearing in the World Premiere at American Repertory Theater. She’s also appeared in and contributed music for “Original Sound” (Cherry Lane, Drama Desk Nominee for Best Music in a Play), The Other Josh Cohen (Off-Broadway), The Ballad of Little Jo (Two River Theatre, Original Cast Recording), and The Theory of Relativity (Goodspeed Opera House). In the pandemic she also appeared as a Guest Star on Law and Order: SVU, in the episode “The Only Way Out is Through”.
•

Dec 4 !

COMPOSER/SINGER | RHEANNA ATENDIDO (she/her) is a singer-songwriter, actor, and playwright born and raised in Seattle, now based out of New York. With her lens as a first-generation Filipino-American, she writes stories about love, grief, and the human psyche – often sprinkled with a hint magical realism, always flavored with her acoustic-pop sound. Original musicals include Breakup Bench, Cultural Essay, and Pabitin (co-commissioned by The 5th Avenue Theatre and Village Theatre). Composer credits include Sonya’s Chickens (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Inside Out & Back Again (Book-It Repertory), Unstable Connection (Kent-Meridian High School), The Ballad of Annabel Lee (ArtsWest), Mary & Vic Get an Electric Kick (Arts West), Come Over and Play (Village Theatre’s Festival of New Works), and The Great Noise (The Horse in Motion).

🤩🤩 We are so honored to have her new music and stunning performance skills featured at our !! Get your tickets today!
https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/show/details/kMhlq6mGvflfrmt0D8ZU/1670176800000

At Normal Ave we stand in solidarity with our transgender friends, family, and community members. Because equality, because humanity, because great art is born from a wide array of perspectives.

•
•
•

DECEMBER 4 // Tix link in bio!
SINGER | TREVOR NEAL (he/him)
We couldn’t be more excited to share that .neal_ will be singing at our RELAUNCH PARTY! 🥳 Trevor is a Musical Theatre Senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He’ll be graduating this Dec. and getting ready for his big move to . Some of his most recent credits include SpongeBob the Musical (SpongeBob) at UNCG, Black Nativity (Joesoph) at the Barn Dinner Theatre, and of course, written and composed by the Queens, & .

🥳

Get your tix today so you don’t miss Trevor’s performance 🎶

🎵

🎤