Alice In...
Strange Creatures
Alice In...
by Anton Dudley
music by Michael Cooper
based on the books by Lewis Carroll
Bolton Theater at Kenyon College, OH
Stage Blood
Strange Creatures
Alice In...
by Charles Ludlam
Bolton Theater at Kenyon College, OH
Strange Creatures
Strange Creatures
Strange Creatures
by Anton Dudley & Faye Chiao
Bolton Theater st Kenyon College, OH
VENUS
ROMEO & JULIATRIC
Strange Creatures
by Suzan-Lori Parks
regional premiere at Studio Theater Secondstage, DC
"Poignant. Director Anton Dudley evokes tenderness and anger through a swirl of movement, sometimes balletic, other times chaotic."
-The Washington Post
HAIR
ROMEO & JULIATRIC
ROMEO & JULIATRIC
by Ragni, Rado, and McDermott
(co-directed with Keith Alan Baker)
30th Anniversary Revival at Studio Theater Secondstage, DC
*Winner of Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical & Outstanding Direction, Resident Musical
"The direction is inspired."
-Washington City Paper
Photo: Tracie Thoms & Jason Gilbert
ROMEO & JULIATRIC
ROMEO & JULIATRIC
ROMEO & JULIATRIC
by Anton Dudley
world premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Shakespeare's lovers are in their Golden Years. And with today's economic climate, wouldn't you know they're dependent on their dot-com millionaire yuppie grandkids for support? But love has a timeless beauty and you're never too old to die young! Complete with rousing musica
by Anton Dudley
world premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Shakespeare's lovers are in their Golden Years. And with today's economic climate, wouldn't you know they're dependent on their dot-com millionaire yuppie grandkids for support? But love has a timeless beauty and you're never too old to die young! Complete with rousing musical numbers and full-out smackdowns, Romeo & Juliatric uses Big Bill's language and contemporary slang to both hilariously and heartbreakingly satirize America's attitudes towards its seniors." - D.C. Theater
Photo: Phil Sawicki & Rusty Clauss
I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT
I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT
I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT
by Jim Cartwright
North American Premier at New Directions Theater Company, DC
"Chilling. Dudley's work bodes well for the future of his art."
-Washington City Paper
"A wonderfully raw and compelling example of DC's theater scene."
-Metro Weekly
SHORT EYES
I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT
I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT
by Miguel Piñero
world premiere at Essential Theater Company at Theater J, DC
"Director Anton Dudley brings a sense of chaotic rhythm to the proceedings. Raw adrenaline and testosterone bubble to the surface. Four stars."
-Washington Sidewalk
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by William Shakespeare
Long Island Shakespeare Festival, NY
SECOND TO NUN
SECOND TO NUN
SECOND TO NUN
by Anton Dudley & Michael Cooper
2017 premiere at Zeiders American Dream Theater, VA
"Extraordinary!"
- Virginian-Pilot
"A Night to Remember."
- AltDaily
"SECOND TO NUN is first rate! A work of genuine and long lasting focused importance."
- Veer
Workshop Presentations:
2016 Next Edition Series, Playwrights Realm, NY, featuring Tony-Award winn
by Anton Dudley & Michael Cooper
2017 premiere at Zeiders American Dream Theater, VA
"Extraordinary!"
- Virginian-Pilot
"A Night to Remember."
- AltDaily
"SECOND TO NUN is first rate! A work of genuine and long lasting focused importance."
- Veer
Workshop Presentations:
2016 Next Edition Series, Playwrights Realm, NY, featuring Tony-Award winner Cady Huffman.
2016 Caleb Reese Festival of New Plays and Musicals, Phoenix Theatre, AZ
UNFRAMED
SECOND TO NUN
SECOND TO NUN
Four original short musicals by Ruth Chan, Faye Chiao, Michael Cooper, Anton Dudley, and Khiyon Hursey
The Gund, OH
"unflinchingly original, transcending traditional theatrical expectations."
- The Collegian
WORM GIRL
SECOND TO NUN
TO THE YELLOW HOUSE (Staged Reading)
by Andrea Thome
world premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Wonderfully foul! Inspired! Laugh-out-loud funny!"
-The Washington Post
"Directed with gusto by Anton Dudley. Worm Girl will squirm into your heart!"
-Washington City Paper
TO THE YELLOW HOUSE (Staged Reading)
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY (Staged Reading)
TO THE YELLOW HOUSE (Staged Reading)
by Kimber Lee
The Lark Play Development Center, NY
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY (Staged Reading)
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY (Staged Reading)
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY (Staged Reading)
by Kimber Lee
Ojai Playwrights Conference, CA
WHITE
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY (Staged Reading)
UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY (Staged Reading)
by Chay Yew
world premiere at 4th Unity at the Bank Street Theater, NY
KILLER JOE
BLITHE SPIRIT
KILLER JOE
by Tracy Letts
regional premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Director Anton Dudley manages to find an engrossing center of balance. "Killer Joe" holds with an icy grip, with a second-act resolution that delivers a one-two punch to the heart."
-The Washington Post
"Director Anton Dudley orchestrates a hyper-realistic climate in which the
by Tracy Letts
regional premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Director Anton Dudley manages to find an engrossing center of balance. "Killer Joe" holds with an icy grip, with a second-act resolution that delivers a one-two punch to the heart."
-The Washington Post
"Director Anton Dudley orchestrates a hyper-realistic climate in which the talented actors shine."
-Metro Weekly
Photo: Christopher Henley & Michelle Mulitz
SPAMLET
BLITHE SPIRIT
KILLER JOE
by Anton Dudley
world premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Spamlet packs more jokes into its two hours than an entire season of Saturday Night Live, its singers are surprisingly capable, and the humor nearly always works. Between the catfights, show-tune ripoffs, and nudity, there's a little something for everyone."
-Washington City Pape
by Anton Dudley
world premiere at Cherry Red Productions, DC
"Spamlet packs more jokes into its two hours than an entire season of Saturday Night Live, its singers are surprisingly capable, and the humor nearly always works. Between the catfights, show-tune ripoffs, and nudity, there's a little something for everyone."
-Washington City Paper
"I found myself laughing. In fact, I couldn't stop laughing. I don't know what came over me -- maybe it was just the sheer exuberance of the cast, or some of the wickedly clever jokes that Anton sprinkled throughout the script, or perhaps the way he staged that scene in the second act where Gertrude serves up a huge Spam loaf that no one can bring himself to eat. Or perhaps it was just the ridiculous juxtaposition of that sublime Shakespearean masterpiece with American kitsch -- like Spam and spandex tights and Piggly Wiggly stores. It was all so silly, I just completely fell apart."
-The Washington Post
Photo: The Schpam Loaf
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
NATURAL HISTORY
by Noel Coward
Franklin Stage Company, NY
"Worthy of its sold-out run."
- Franklin observer
NATURAL HISTORY
LETTERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
NATURAL HISTORY
by Jennifer Camp
Vital Theater Company, NY
Samuel French Festival, NY
*subsequently published by Sam French in Off-Off Broadway Festival Plays Series
Photo: John Dossett & Michele Pawk
LETTERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
LETTERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
LETTERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
by Anton Dudley
world premiere at Theatre Row, NY
*Finalist for 2012 Lambda Literary Award in LGBT Drama
"Proving that gay theater can still successfully and meaningfully explore the subject of AIDS in 2010, out playwright Anton Dudley’s lovely Letters to the End of the World...tackles the virus with unexpected twists."
-Brandon Voss, The
by Anton Dudley
world premiere at Theatre Row, NY
*Finalist for 2012 Lambda Literary Award in LGBT Drama
"Proving that gay theater can still successfully and meaningfully explore the subject of AIDS in 2010, out playwright Anton Dudley’s lovely Letters to the End of the World...tackles the virus with unexpected twists."
-Brandon Voss, The Advocate
"Original and surprising, this intelligent drama about young people searching for their place in the world is an unmitigated, invigorating joy... Dudley directs as assuredly as he writes and has assembled a superb cast... What makes Letters to the End of the World so refreshing is Dudley’s ability to write with thoughtfulness and complexity about eternal concerns. There are no heroes or villains and not a trace of sentimentality. Compassionate yet clear-eyed, he allows his characters independent life as they search for meaning and connection, and the result is thoroughly satisfying and movingly human."
-Erik Haagensen, Backstage
MACHINAL
LETTERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
LETTERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
by Sophie Treadwell
Bolton Theater at Kenyon College, OH
"Machinal is harrowing and intense, yet manages to be funny at the same time... a sharp, thought-provoking murder tale."
- The Collegian
Photo: Alec Ogihara, Brennan Doyle, Fred Rion & Delilah Draper
CABARET-19
conceived by Anton Dudley
with original work by Faye Chiao, Michael Cooper, Kristoffer Diaz, Anton Dudley, David Greenspan, Dave C. Harris, Lucas Hnath, Tina Howe, Khiyon Hursey, Chisa Hutchinson, Rajiv Joseph, Nambi E. Kelley, Kimber Lee, Wendy Macleod, Harrison David Rivers, Tim Rosser & Charlie Sohne, Jen Silverman, and Lauren Yee
Digital Theatre Production, released online