The COOP

09/08/2022

we’re beyond thrilled to announce the participants of CLUSTERF**K VOLUME III. these are writers you need to know. the work of this extraordinary group has already begun and we cannot wait to see the worlds they’re building! thank you to all the wonderful and talented people who applied—as ever it was an extremely competitive process.

08/01/2022

We're gearing up for CLUSTERF**K VOL. III!
AUGUST 30 – OCTOBER 23 (Applications close August 14)

Click this link for more information, facilitators, and a link to the application.
https://www.thecoopnyc.org/new-work

The COOP's Clusterf**k brings together artists in related fields for conversation, networking, professional development and accountability. The CLUSTERF**K is for writers creating original written work for performance.

The Clusterf**k is intended to empower us to articulate our current artistic challenges, and through community transcend them.

The group will meet weekly for eight weeks from August 30 through October 23. Meetings will alternate between feedback sessions, guest speakers and master classes. All sessions will be virtual.

The curation of the group will prioritize diversity of personal and professional experience, background and artistic medium.

07/31/2022

Don't miss the DE-CRUIT production of MAKE THICK MY BLOOD directed by Alexandra Beller. Written and performed by Stephan Wolfert and Dawn Stern. This is the second of their triptych! RUNNING THROUGH AUGUST 6!

A two-person, radically physical show, Make Thick My Blood confronts the interplay between gender, power, trauma, and magic as experienced equally through the language of Shakespeare and visceral embodiment. This two-person, 55 minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth extracts the relationship b...

02/02/2022

We are beyond thrilled to announce that The COOP’s inaugural short film, THE SNAKES, will be airing on HBO and HBO Max beginning Feb 3rd! Congrats to writer/director and we cannot thank  ,   and  enough for believing in this project. Huge congratulations to the entire cast, crew, and team!

The film will be up on HBO Max at 12a PT/ 3a ET on February 3rd. It will be airing on HBO also on Feb 3rd at 8:28p ET on Channel 302 and again at 11:28p ET on Channel 307.

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1st AD:  Anne Troup]

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THE SNAKES was sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by BrooklynArts Council (BAC).

12/28/2021

Are we the only ones who’ve begun our countdown to a better and brighter New Year…? Wishing everyone health, hope, and happiness!

11/15/2021

Our friends at Fiasco Theater are offering discounted tickets to IMOGEN SAYS NOTHING at the Connelly Theater this weekend, November 18th-20th at 7:00 PM.

Get $10 off when you use the code "TheCoopFriends"

https://givebutter.com/V4pldx

This is a fun-filled feminist take on a Shakespearean character's quest to be heard. The annotated story follows the forgotten female character, Imogen of Messina, last seen in Much Ado About Nothing. Find out who gets written into/out of history in this production written by Aditi Brennan Kapil, directed by Fiasco's very own Jessie Austrian.

11/08/2021

SUCH A SH*TTY TIME is screening at the NY Pause Film Festival tomorrow night! November 9th. At Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn.

Get your tickets and more info at bio’s link!

Congrats to the whole team!
Written and Directed by
Starting .loftin and Raymond Cham Jr.

11/06/2021

THE SNAKES, The COOP’s inaugural short film, has been selected as one of only five films in this year’s ABFF HBO Short Film Competition! Huge congrats to and the whole team!

Screening NOW through November 28th.

Check out more and get tickets here: https://www.abff.com/miami/2021-screenings/hbo-short-film-competition/

Starring:


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Sound and Color by

11/01/2021

The COOP is proud to support projects like .fully.grounded that tell unconventional stories in surprising ways to help us see and understand each other more deeply.

Check out Episode Two with which is live now! Find it anywhere you get your podcasts.

In this episode they dive into how art can (and should) be a force for political good, along with how we can rethink about astrology as a practical tool for organizing our energies and attentions.

Plus in the bonus episode, Deb gives a brief reading on Clea and Janie’s birth charts and how they work best together.

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10/27/2021

Another COOP short, Such a Sh*tty Time written and directed by , had a beautiful screening this past weekend at the Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival.

Huge congrats to all involved!

Staring Leah Loftin and Raymond Cham Jr.

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10/15/2021

Episode 1 of .fully.grounded is now LIVE!

Give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts and hear as she opens up about growing up in the church and growing into something less traditional, about deep loss, egg freezing, and the best road tunes.

And you can catch Marinda in the new series A League of Their Own (yes, based on THAT iconic movie.

Enjoy!

And then be sure to catch the Marinda BONUS released alongside the interview, where she gets a reading from our very own and they discuss Hawaii, luxury, and gratitude.

10/06/2021

Our Lead Producer of Film & Recorded media has started an exciting new podcast alongside actress and writer with support of The COOP.

On art.fully.grounded, the two have conversations with artists about how they care for their spirit. Diving into their unique spiritual journeys and the tools, methods, and modalities they use to stay sane, connected, and inspired.

The Welcome Episode and Welcome BONUS Episode drop on October 11th.

The First Episode with the amazing actress Marinda Anderson () drops on October 15th.

And there will be other amazing conversations EVERY OTHER WEEK as they move through their first season.

So head on over to .fully.grounded and give ‘em a like so you can follow along and hear about all the exciting content on their stimulating guests & upcoming conversations.

We are over the moon (stars and sun) about the first three guests, and the full season will be announced soon! (Very soon.)

Welcome Episode: CLEA + JANIE (October 11)
Episode 1: MARINDA ANDERSON (October 15th)
Episode 2: DEBORAH FISHER (October 29th)
Episode 3: CHRIS CHALK (November 12th)

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