Ezra Brain & J. Andrew Norris
SOMETHING’s COMING
by Ezra Brain & Drew Norris
In 1957, West Side Story premiered on Broadway and changed the face of the modern American musical. Its creators are lauded as titans in the modern theater, collectively winning 37 Tony Awards over the past 60 years. It was through fire, brimstone, vitriol and Jerome Robbins perceived insanity that this piece was born, and remains an institution to this day. In Something's Coming, we meet our heroes at the beginning of the writing process, and follow them through the highs, lows, burnt cigarettes and double shots of whiskey that created the greatest American musical.
“Is there something uniquely Jewish about these particular 5 men - Robbins, Price, Sondheim, Laurents and Bernstein - closed in a room in midtown Manhattan, creating a masterwork? ”
Development:
Reading, The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol, 2019
Reading, Florida Studio Theatre, 2019
Workshop, Literacy Theatre, 2018
JPP Development:
2020 Jewish Playwriting Contest
Playwright Drew Norris
Playwright Ezra Brain
Ezra Brain & J. Andrew Norris met at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and have been collaborating ever since. Their work has been seen at UNC-Greensboro, Florida Studio Theatre, the Studio Theatre at Tierra Del Sol, and Montverde Academy--where they served as resident playwrights. J. Andrew resides in Florida and Ezra is based in New York.
Ezra Brain is a writer, director, and dramaturge based in New York City. Ezra has directed for Bears Ensemble Theatre, Left Field Theatre, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Literacy Theatre (where they also served as Artistic Director.) Their writing has been performed at the Tank, Literacy Theatre, Stop Pretending Theatre Project, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Ezra is a company member of This Is Not a Theatre Company and a founding company member of Embodied Theatre Project.
J. Andrew Norris is an actor, director and a writer. He is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he received his BA in Drama, with a minor in Musical Theatre. In his time there, he worked on multiple award winning productions and workshops. Recently relocated to Sarasota, he is currently a member of the Florida Studio Theatre Apprentice Company. In the past, he has worked with Literacy Theatre, Triad Stage, NC Summer Rep and Heritage Theatre. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, reading biographies and looking at pictures of dogs on the internet. Social Media: @drewlockholmes.
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