Writing Ground Zero
Originally performed off off Broadway at Dixon Place & The Raw Space, and in New Brunswick, NJ, at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, September 2002
Written by: Alex DeFazio, Jody P. Person & Carrie J. Preston
Directed by: Jody P. Person
Choreographed by: Jody P. Person & Carrie J. Preston
Cast: Reginald S. Burch (Everyman Extra-Marital), Mike Cinquino (Priest), Melanie DiPiero (Papertrail Lady), Caitlin Mulhern (Woman on the Edge of a Ledge), Jody P. Person (Dancer), Carrie J. Preston (Dancer), Randall Rodriguez (Conspiracy Theorist), Lauren Strachan (Walker), John Wu (Dreamer 7:24), Antu Yacob (Professor)
Crew: Alex DeFazio (Sound Design), Alex DeFazio & Carrie J. Preston (Co-Directors)
Funded in part by The Puffin Foundation
Synopsis: Combining theatre and dance, Writing Ground Zero follows eight characters fighting for strength in the face of 9/11.
Writing Ground Zero began as a short performance piece called "The Black Egg."