Amy Hillgren Peterson

Jovi is a thirty something single mom and caterer struggling to do something for residents of the tent city next door that would really make a difference. Her ex and her estranged mother are coming to town, her best friend, Malcolm, is wrestling with growing fame and glory, her current catering job threatens to end her career, and the best she and Malcolm can come up with for the tent city dwellers is hosting fabulous dinners and inviting the guests to create from their destruction by telling their stories in slam poetry/spoken word art. The chef/narrator has a unique story to tell and complicates the mix with sometimes illuminating, sometimes just snarky commentary.

Based loosely on the 17th century Italian saint Maria Giovanna Bonomo, who asked the question, "Why is it that we give the worst to the poor?" Early readers of The Feast of Jovi Bono had these comments:

"Uber-interesting characters."
"Gorgeous imagery"
"Intelligent humor"
"Mythic slam poetry"
"A delightful feast."

Jovi is in the reading process now, but will be ready for production by winter, 2011.

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Brigid Kildare's Steelworks

Based on St. Brigid of Kildare, an eighth century Irish peasant who worked with metal and liberated Ireland along with her closest ally, St. Patrick. Brigid Kildare in 21st century Ireland Corner is a welder who hangs with a Christian biker gang. In a case ripped from the headlines, leader Patrick is accused of attempted murder after a fight with a rival gang and the court demands he prove he's a Christian. How do we prove beyond a doubt what we believe?  St. Brigid is also the patron saint of television and of children of unmarried parents. With short films interspersed, the play explores how the media shapes our values.  Don't worry -- it's fun, with rapid-fire one-liners, setting fire to things on stage, and the ultimate question -- do they or don't they?