NEXT EVENT:
October 18th - Santa Monica Playhouse
Series of Circumstance: Laughing at Myself
SoC is a one-night-only performance of original work meant for screen, stage and the page. Stuck waiting for permission? Wait no more. Feel you are a draft away? Perfect. Lets get it on its feet. Come into a fun, immersive environment and see work come to life. Show up how you want to, share your creativity or simply soak it in. Series of Circumstance is designed to spark something - laughter, tears, or you know, whatever.
WELCOME,
It all started over a coffee. Too many talented friends, too many emerging writers, directors, and actors - not seeing their work come to life. So? SoC was came to life. The goal is simple — connect good people and bring bold work to life in a recurring night of short-form black box theater.
Lets simplify. Strip away the pressure of the “perfect” presentation. We want artists to find unique ways to tell the stories that excite them and let the story do the work.
Every form is not only welcome but encouraged — shorts, plays, scenes from features in development, present a poem as a monologue or a novel as scene work. Get it off the shelf and onto our stage.
Each event follows a unique theme. We aim to challenge artists in a way that is inspiring and engaging. Fresh pieces, that speak to the moment and damnit- Have fun with it.
Once selected the each group will have ~one month to prepare the piece for the stage. Spicy.
The only thing we ask - PUT IT ON ITS FEET!
SoC is an intimate no-agenda gathering united by a love for storytelling and exists as a creative catalyst to experiment, collaborate, and connect.
hey… yea you… you made it this far, might as well-
Submit your work.
Get it off the page and on the stage - it all begins here.
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Meet the Team
And growing. Want to be involved? Reach out.
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Sam grew up performing in the aisles of Safeway in Eugene, Oregon. He is an actor and storyteller who spans across stage and film. He went from suturing chests in a CVU, getting a doctorate while pitching businesses in a boardroom - to pitching shows and features, two of which are in preproduction. Recently he’s wrapped principal as the lead in two independent features, played legendary gangster Al Capone in the feature Jack & Lou and had prominent roles in Sloan grant films including Demon Core and Academy Award nominated short Neither Donkey Nor Horse. He has choreographed hundred man dance performances, laid helmet to pads, fought in an octagon and a had a stint as an aspiring e-sports gamer. He's an active guy.
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Jazz Peck (she/they) is a creative, and television writer whose credits include the award-winning The Spiderwick Chronicles (Executive Story Editor) and Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo (Producer). Prior to writing TV, Jazz was a creative executive at Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. They're from basically the entire east coast, bouncing from Nashville to the Bronx to Atlanta and West Virginia. Jazz credits a unique perspective on humanity to a nomadic lifestyle and experiences with social justice. Before getting an MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Jazz received a Bachelor’s in Film/TV with a minor in Social Justice Theory from St. Johns and globe-trotted as an Ozanam scholar.
Sponsors:
Santa Monica Playhouse