{"id":363615,"date":"2025-01-26T18:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=363615"},"modified":"2025-01-26T18:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:55:28","slug":"rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late ’70s NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rude Mechanicals\u2019 new adaptation of The Seagull<\/em>, running through February 1 at Greenbelt Arts Center, is not the first to reimagine Chekhov\u2019s play in modern New York. Emily Mann\u2019s A Seagull in the Hamptons<\/em> performed at Princeton\u2019s McCarter Theater in 2008, and Thomas Bradshaw\u2019s The Seagull\/Woodstock, NY<\/em>, ran Off-Broadway in 2023. Yet The Rude Mechanicals\u2019 version is unique in its staging of the play as a rock musical. In the words of director Melissa Schick, the Rudes turn The Seagull<\/em> from \u201ctheatre about theatre into a musical about music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"
Eric Honour (electric guitar), Steven Howell Wilson (Trigorin), Diana Dzikiewicz (keys, drums), Aisling Mockler (Nina), and Leah DeLano (bass) in \u2018The Seagull.\u2019 Photo by Rachel Zirkin Duda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the late 1970s\/early 1980s setting of the Rudes\u2019 adaptation, the conflict between new and old forms of artistic expression \u2014 centered in Chekhov\u2019s original on the turn-of-the-20th-century Russian theater \u2014 is deeply believable as the rift between established music industry stars Irina Arkadina (Jaki Demarest) and Boris Trigorin (Steven Howell Wilson) and punk-rock upstart Constantine (originally written as Arkadina\u2019s son, played in this version as her daughter by Marianne Virnelson). The lakeside estate of Arkadina\u2019s brother Peter Sorin (Mikki Barry) is now set in rural New York, and Arkadina and Trigorin sweep into the countryside from Manhattan rather than Moscow, trading Chekhov\u2019s horses and carriages for tour buses, limousines, and cabs. Yet Schick and Liana Olear\u2019s adaptation is remarkable in its simultaneous fidelity to the storyline and dialogue of Chekhov\u2019s original, to its deeply Russian sense of tragicomedy, and to its characters\u2019 loves and longings \u2014 aided by a brilliant selection of \u201970s and \u201980s rock songs that capture the characters\u2019 voices as perfectly as if they had been written for the play.<\/p>\n

\"\"
TOP: Jaki Demarest (Arkadina), Marianne Virnelson (Constantine), Mikki Barry (Sorin), and Kashaf Jabbar (Medviedenko); ABOVE: Marianne Virnelson (Constantine) and Aisling Mockler (Nina), in \u2018The Seagull.\u2019 Photos by Rachel Zirkin Duda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Masha (Lily Tender) embodies the punk-rock ethos. Dressed throughout the play in black dress, black fishnets, and black boots (Spencer Dye, costume designer), Masha opens the first act, as she does in Chekhov\u2019s original, by announcing that she wears black \u201cin mourning for my life\u201d and telling schoolteacher Medviedenko (Kashaf Jabbar) that \u201cyou wouldn\u2019t understand.\u201d Masha serves as a narrator in the Rudes\u2019 adaptation, introducing the other characters with a series of snarky one-liners. As the black curtains at center stage part, revealing a three-piece band cleverly named Chekhov\u2019s Gun (music director Eric Honour on guitar; Diana Dzikiewicz on drums, keys, and violin; and Leah DeLano, who doubles as Masha\u2019s mother Paulina, on bass), Masha sets the stage with a rendition of Siouxsie and the Banshees\u2019 \u201cHappy House\u201d:<\/p>\n

\n

We\u2019ve come to play\/In the happy house\/And waste a day\/In the happy house\/It never rains, never rains\u2026<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve come to scream\/In the happy house\/We\u2019re in a dream\/In the happy house\/We\u2019re all quite sane\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Of course, Sorin\u2019s \u201chappy house,\u201d like Siouxsie\u2019s, is far from happy as the cast\u2019s messy, unrequited love triangles, family traumas, and personal and artistic frustrations entangle and bounce off one another as the play progresses.<\/p>\n

In this \u201chappy house,\u201d fame becomes nearly a character in its own right \u2014 a fickle mistress, an elusive prize, a heavy burden. Clad in sequined jumpsuits, high heels, and a platinum blonde wig, Demarest\u2019s Arkadina is forever chasing the spotlight and the fountain of youth and is constitutionally incapable of playing a supporting role, even in her closest relationships. (In a testament to the actors\u2019 skill and to Stephanie Davis\u2019 touch as intimacy choreographer, both Constantine and Trigorin subtly but noticeably recoil from Arkadina\u2019s physical affections, even as they long for her attention.) Wilson\u2019s Trigorin is jaded by the fame his songwriting has brought him, wearied by always feeling compelled to turn his life into art instead of merely living it, and he admits to being bothered by public criticism of his work. (Listening to Trigorin\u2019s monologue, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder how The Seagull <\/em>would translate into our 21st-century era of social media influencers, content creators, and online comment sections.) Despite seeing the banality of Arkadina\u2019s and Trigorin\u2019s lives up close during their vacation on Sorin\u2019s estate, Nina (Aisling Mockler), introduced by Masha in Act I as \u201can aspiring rock star with a 9 p.m. curfew,\u201d desperately wants to run away from her rural hometown and chase fame in the Big Apple. The years \u2014 and the pursuit \u2014 do not prove kind to her. Mockler\u2019s acting and Dye\u2019s costumes transform Nina from starry-eyed ingenue in floral peasant dresses at the beginning of the play to world-weary woman wandering home in a sparkling draped top better suited to city clubs in the final act. Yet she remains resolute in her commitment to being a singer.<\/p>\n

Constantine, by contrast, seems little interested in fame and freely admits that her life would be happier if her mother wasn\u2019t famous. She bitterly accuses her mother and Trigorin of making music that is merely \u201ca vehicle for convention and prejudice!\u201d Constantine could easily be reduced to the caricature of a tortured artist or the petulant child that Arkadina sees her as. Yet Virnelson plays the role with palpable, at times childlike, emotion beneath her prickly exterior and punk-rock aesthetic. Her unfulfilled longing to be seen and understood \u2014 not by adoring audiences but by those closest to her \u2014 propels the play to its tragic conclusion.<\/p>\n

Director Schick shared on opening night that this punk-rock adaptation of The Seagull<\/em> has been a passion project for her and Olear for years, and it shows in every detail of the production. While occasionally a note falls flat \u2014 Trigorin announcing that Constantine has challenged him to a duel, true to Chekhov\u2019s script, feels anachronistic in late \u201970s New York \u2014 the overall result is a brilliant transposition of a classic work into a fresh and original arrangement.<\/p>\n

Running Time: Approximately two hours, including one 15-minute intermission.<\/p>\n

The Seagull<\/em><\/strong><\/a> plays through February 1, 2025, presented by The Rude Mechanicals <\/a>performing at Greenbelt Arts Center<\/a>, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD. To purchase tickets ($24, general admission; $22, senior\/military; $12, child\/student), call (301) 317-7964 or go online.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

COVID Safety:<\/strong> Masks are optional.<\/p>\n

The Seagull
\n<\/strong><\/em>Directed by Melissa Schick
\nAdapted by Melissa Schick & Liana Olear<\/p>\n

CAST
\nMasha: Lily Tender
\nMedvedienko: Kashaf Jabbar
\nIrina Arkadina: Jaki Demarest
\nConstantine: Marianne Virnelson
\nNina: Aisling Mockler
\nBoris Trigorin: Steven Howell Wilson
\nPeter Sorin: Mikki Barry
\nEugene Dorn: Joshua Engel
\nPaulina: Leah DeLano
\nShamraeff: Bill Bodie<\/p>\n

CREW
\nDirector: Melissa Schick
\nAssistant Director\/Dramaturg\/Stage Manager\/Producer: Liana Olear
\nMusic Director: Eric Honour
\nLighting Design: Jeff Poretsky and Liana Olear
\nIntimacy Choreographer: Stephanie Davis
\nTechnical Director: Jeff Poretsky
\nCurtain Engineer: Alan Duda
\nWindow Engineer: Chris Dullnig
\nAdditional Set Construction: Sam Kopel, Jaki Demarest, Nic Adams, Steve Cox, Joshua Engel
\nCostumes and Props: Spencer Dye
\nSound Mixing: Matt Etner
\nStage Hand: Sam Kopel
\nBoard Op: Tabi Dickson
\nLighting Assistant: Stephen Duda<\/p>\n

BAND (Chekhov\u2019s Gun)
\nEric Honour: Electric Guitar
\nDiana Dzikiewicz: Drums, Keys, Violin, Arrangement Assistance
\nLeah DeLano: Bass
\nWith special guest Matt Etner on Interstitial Music (Vocals and Guitar)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":363622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17],"tags":[71,72,73],"class_list":{"0":"post-363615","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community-theater","8":"category-maryland","9":"tag-chekhov","10":"tag-liana-olear","11":"tag-melissa-schick"},"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nRude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC - DC Theater Arts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DC Theater Arts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-26T23:55:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hannah Estifanos\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hannah Estifanos\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/\",\"name\":\"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC - DC Theater Arts\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-26T23:55:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c3d8225dd3ac4f2a4ad9ea2ac1d86fe4\"},\"description\":\"Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Eric Honour (electric guitar), Steven Howell Wilson (Trigorin), Diana Dzikiewicz (keys, drums), Aisling Mockler (Nina), and Leah DeLano (bass) in \u2018The Seagull.\u2019 Photo by Rachel Zirkin Duda.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late ’70s NYC\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/\",\"name\":\"DC Theater Arts\",\"description\":\"Washington, DC's most comprehensive source of performing arts coverage.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c3d8225dd3ac4f2a4ad9ea2ac1d86fe4\",\"name\":\"Hannah Estifanos\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hannah-Photo-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hannah-Photo-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Hannah Estifanos\"},\"description\":\"Hannah Estifanos is an editor and nonprofit professional based in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Lafayette College, where she enjoyed writing and performing poetry and collaborative\/multidisciplinary art pieces with fellow students through Writing Organization Reaching Dynamic Students (WORDS). Her love of words has since found expression in DC not only as an editor for DCTA and other publications, but as a volunteer with Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop and a founding board member of the Friends of Deanwood Library.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/author\/hannahestifanos\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC - DC Theater Arts","description":"Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC","og_description":"Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.","og_url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/","og_site_name":"DC Theater Arts","article_published_time":"2025-01-26T23:55:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hannah Estifanos","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hannah Estifanos","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/","url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/","name":"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late '70s NYC - DC Theater Arts","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-26T23:55:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c3d8225dd3ac4f2a4ad9ea2ac1d86fe4"},"description":"Staged as a rock musical, the classic comedy becomes fresh and original.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Seagull-800x600-1.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"caption":"Eric Honour (electric guitar), Steven Howell Wilson (Trigorin), Diana Dzikiewicz (keys, drums), Aisling Mockler (Nina), and Leah DeLano (bass) in \u2018The Seagull.\u2019 Photo by Rachel Zirkin Duda."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/26\/rude-mechanicals-punk-rock-seagull-brilliantly-sets-chekhov-in-late-70s-nyc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rude Mechanicals\u2019 punk-rock \u2018Seagull\u2019 brilliantly sets Chekhov in late ’70s NYC"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/","name":"DC Theater Arts","description":"Washington, DC's most comprehensive source of performing arts coverage.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c3d8225dd3ac4f2a4ad9ea2ac1d86fe4","name":"Hannah Estifanos","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hannah-Photo-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hannah-Photo-96x96.jpg","caption":"Hannah Estifanos"},"description":"Hannah Estifanos is an editor and nonprofit professional based in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Lafayette College, where she enjoyed writing and performing poetry and collaborative\/multidisciplinary art pieces with fellow students through Writing Organization Reaching Dynamic Students (WORDS). Her love of words has since found expression in DC not only as an editor for DCTA and other publications, but as a volunteer with Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop and a founding board member of the Friends of Deanwood Library.","url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/author\/hannahestifanos\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}