| WELL SPOKEN By ALEX LEAD Directed by SØREN OLSEN MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM |
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Playwright | ALEX LEAD Alex Lead is a comedian from Dallas involved in standup, voiceover, and improv. His writing for the stage and screen approaches current events with surrealism and a distorted sense of language. His work has been presented and funded by Arts Mission Oak Cliff, Black Revolutionary Theater Workshop, Bishop Arts Theatre Center, National New Play Network, Play Penn, Great Plains, the University of Iowa, Yale College, and the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. He dedicates the piece to Zora Clemons. |
Director | SØREN OLSEN Søren Olsen is a multi-disciplinary artist working towards his MFA in Directing + Design at the University of Iowa Theatre Department. He specializes in collectively-created performance work and processes. www.sorenolsen.com |
Stage Manager | MATHEW KIER* Mathew Kier is a third-year Theatre Arts, Cinema, and Screenwriting triple major with a focus in Stage Management. Previous stage management work includes being assistant stage manager for Macbeth and The Bacchae, as well as stage managing the Ten-Minute Play Festival and BOOTH for New Play Festival last year. |
*Undergraduate student. UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.