Sandy Rustin
ELIJAH
by Sandy Rustin
A new dark comedy with Jews, Blacks, Gays, Muslims, Women, Republicans, Magic and Facts. Elijah the Prophet steps in to ward off the plagues when faith, family, science and mysticism collide at one Midwestern family's Passover Seder.
“The Family Seder play as ‘August, Osage County’, with a side of mysticism.”
Development:
Reading, Midtown Direct Rep, 2017
JPP Development:
2020 Jewish Playwriting Contest
Playwright Sandy Rustin
Sandy Rustin is an actress and award-winning playwright recently named to the Broadway Women's Fund's inaugural "50 Women to Watch" list. Her stage adaptation of Paramount Pictures' classic, CLUE will premiere at The Cleveland Playhouse in January 2020. Her comedy, THE COTTAGE The Cottage, (“Laugh Out Loud!” - The NY Times) was presented by Manhattan Theatre Club with Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) directing, and is in development for a commercial production in NYC. She wrote the book & lyrics for Mattel’s American Girl Live Tour; slated for Season Two in 2020. Last spring, Sandy and collaborator, Sarah Saltzberg, gave a “thorough feminist scouring” (NY Times) to Rogers & Hart’s I MARRIED AN ANGEL, adapted for NYC’s City Center’s Encores! Her sketch-comedy musical, RATED P FOR PARENTHOOD, (“Wistfully Funny!” - The NY Times) opened Off-Broadway was optioned for TV development with ABC Studios. Sandy’s play, STRUCK (“A Charming Comedy!” - The NY Times) enjoyed critically acclaimed productions at NJ REP and Theatre Raleigh. Her play, HOUSTON, is the recipient of the New American Musical Award and Sandy’s comedy, ELIJAH, was recently presented as part of Midtown Direct Rep’s “Theatre in the Parlor” Reading Series. Currently, Sandy is adapting the MGM film, “Mystic Pizza,” for the stage. She is also developing a new musical for Disney and writing a newly commissioned play as part of Florida Studio Theatre’s “The Suffragist Project.” Her original series, “The Dollhouse at 88 Radcliff Street,” is in development with MarVista Productions for TV. Sandy is also the Founding Co-Artistic Director of Midtown Direct Rep & an advocate for http://cowdenfoundation.org. A Northwestern University graduate, Sandy is a member of ASCAP, SAG, AEA, and the Dramatists Guild and is represented by A3 Artists Agency. wwwsandyrustin.com Insta @SandyRustin.
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