WITCH and THE SEVEN Two Show Subscriptions!
Two Show Subscriptions including FUSION's productions of WITCH by Jen Silverman and THE SEVEN Short Works Fest are now available for purchase! With this subscription, you can choose the date and time you wish to attend for each production. WITCH runs April 11-21 and THE SEVEN for only one weekend, June 6-9.
The ONLY way to guarantee you secure a seat at THE SEVEN is to purchase a Two Show Subscription.
Witch
BY JEN SILVERMAN | APRIL 11–21
“Witch is utterly spellbinding... superb... intelligent.” —LA Daily News
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch” and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince her – and then returns again – unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed.
An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.
The Seven Short Works Fest
THE 18TH ANNUAL FEST | JUNE 6–9
FUSION Theatre Company presents The Seven! The Seven is one of the nation's premiere short works festivals. The Seven features seven fully produced world premieres, utilizing seven different directors and a professional ensemble cast. The scripts are read by a jury of theatre professionals (blindly, without any identification of the playwright), and the seven highest scoring scripts will be produced. This year, the jury will select from scripts based on the theme: “Uninvited Guests.” This short works festival culminates in one evening of theatre featuring seven world-premiere plays! You won’t want to miss Albuquerque’s beloved annual theatrical event!
About Jen Silverman (Playwright)
JEN SILVERMAN (they/them) is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter, as well as a FUSION alum. Two of their short plays were winners of THE SEVEN, FUSION's short works festival, in 2008, and one, THE EDUCATION OF MACALOCO, was performed by FUSION at the Samuel French OOB Festival, winning Jen their first publishing and licensing contract. FUSION also produced Jen's play THE MOORS, as well as their original book for the company's children's theatre tour of PRINCESS MARISOL AND THE MOON THIEVES.
Plays include: SPAIN; COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES; THE ROOMMATE; and WITCH. Their plays have been produced off-Broadway (Second Stage Theatre, MCC Theater, The Playwrights Realm), across the US (Steppenwolf, The Goodman, The Humana Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Huntington, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Writers Theatre etc), and internationally in Australia, the UK, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Brazil, Spain, and elsewhere.
Books include: the debut novel WE PLAY OURSELVES (named one of the best books of the year by Buzzfeed; a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award), story collection THE ISLAND DWELLERS (finalist for a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize), and new novel THERE’S GOING TO BE TROUBLE forthcoming from Random House in April 2024.
Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow, a member of New Dramatists, and a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris. They wrote THE MIRANDA OBSESSION as a narrative podcast for Audible, starring Rachel Brosnahan. They also write for TV and film, including TALES OF THE CITY (Netflix) and TOKYO VICE (HBO/Max). Honors include fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim.
Actors' Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence.