NEW YORK CITY: The Civilians have announced the members of its 2016-17 R&D Group, a team of artists who will meet biweekly for nine months to develop a new work together.
Under the direction of R&D coordinator Megan McClain, the group will create a new piece of theatre through interviews, research, and community engagement. The process will culminate with the FINDINGS series in May 2018, in which the group will share their work.
The group will be Andrew Butler, Andrew Farmer, Anthony Weigh, Benjamin Kamine, Benjamin Viertel, C.A. Johnson, Chris Tyler, David Dabbon, Gabriel Jason Dean, Jessica Dean, Kareem Fahmy, Kit Yan, Lauren Yee, Portia Krieger, Sarah Hughes, Simone Wolff, and Suzanne Agins.