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Church & State

Church & State - written by Jason Odell Williams, directed by Markus Potter - NEW YORK PREMIERE - New World Stages.  March 3, 2017-June 4, 2017

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Charlotte Cohn, SCS Innovations, LLC, Forty-Eight Theatrical Group, Brierpatch Productions, Neil Gooding Productions Karen Cohen / Jack Hayflick, Ralph Meranto / JCC Centerstage, in association with NewYorkRep & The Telling Company, present the New York Premiere of Jason Odell Williams' critically acclaimed play Church & State.

2017 OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARDS
Nominated for BEST NEW PLAY 

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www.churchandstatetheplay.com
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Production Stage Manager - Sofia Montgomery
Scenic Design - David Goldstein
Lighting Design - Burke Brown
Costume Design - Dianne K. Graebner
Sound Design - Eric T. Lawson
Assistant Stage Manager - Katie Kavett
Casting - Wojcik | Seay Casting
Production Management - Tinc Productions LLC
Press Representative - Richard Hillman Public Relations
Advertising - Hofstetter + Partners / Agency 212
Marketing - Leanna Schanzer Promotions, Inc.
General Management - Brierpatch Productions

Rob Nagle - Senator Charles Whitmore
Nadia Bowers - Sara Whitmore   (March 3 thru May 25)
Christa Scott-Reed - Alex Klein
Jonathan Louis Dent - Tom / Marshall / Security Guy / News Anchor   (March 3 thru May 25)

Megan Sikora - Sara Whitmore   (May 27 thru June 4)
Andy Talen - Tom / Marshall / Security Guy / News Anchor​   (May 26 thru June 4)
Nili Bassman - u/s Sara Whitmore / Alex Klein
Patrick Oliver Jones - u/s Senator Charles Whitmore / Tom / Marshall / Security Guy / News Anchor

FEATURES
Church & State to have New York premiere in March 2017 - Broadway World 
Markus Potter to helm the NYC premiere of ‘Church & State’ at New World Stages - The Stage Review 
Church & State to play New World Stages open-ended run - New York Theater Guide 
'Avenue Q' and 'Church & State' Among Hottest Off-Broadway Tickets for 2017 - Zumic 
Rob Nagle, Nadia Bowers, Christa Scott-Reed and More Announced For New York Premiere Of CHURCH & STATE - Broadway World 
Complete cast announced for Church & State - New York Theater Guide
Casting Complete for Church & State at New World Stages - Theater Mania
New York Premiere of Church & State Finds Its Cast - Playbill 
Rob Nagle, Nadia Bowers, and the Cast of Church & State Begin Rehearsals - Playbill
"Guns, God, and Gizmos" / AM1020 WHDD - Michele Willens
Gun control examined in new off-Broadway play 'Church & State' - Hollywood Soapbox
Corey Stoll Visits CHURCH & STATE Off-Broadway - Broadway World
Gun Safety Hits The Stage - Huffington Post
Rob Nagle and Nadia Bowers Take on ‘Faith, Politics, and The Twitter’ in Church & State - Playbill
Here's one case for NO separation of "Church & State" - Julie Stampler, Totem Tamers
Jason Odell Williams on His New “Serious Comedy” About Guns, God, and Politics - Huffington Post
He Hopes His Play Becomes Obsolete - TDF Stages
In Church & State, a Playwright Trains His Weapon - The Clyde Fitch Report
Comic Drama CHURCH & STATE Opens Tomorrow at New World Stages - Broadway World
Playwright Jason Odell Williams on ‘Church & State’ - StageBuddy
Post Performance Discussions Scheduled for "Church & State" - Talkin' Broadway
MOONLIGHT's Andre Holland and SNEAKY PETE's Shane McRae Attend CHURCH & STATE - Broadway World
Kline Angles for His First Tony Award Since 1981, Campus Violence Highlighted in Church & State - Showbiz411
Celebrities Visit Off-Broadway's CHURCH & STATE​ - Broadway World
Julianne Moore Headed to CHURCH & STATE for Gun Safety Talk Back This Week​ - Broadway World
Making It Happen: Four Questions with Church & State Playwright Jason Odell Williams - BroadwayBox
Julianne Moore Visits CHURCH & STATE for Post-Show Talk on Gun Safety - Broadway World
So Much More Than A Play - The Three Tomatoes
'Church & State' play aims to stir up conversation about guns - National Catholic Reporter
Stars of MADAM SECRETARY and More Stop by CHURCH & STATE Off-Broadway - Broadway World
‘Church & State,’ a play about gun violence, gets intense​ - Bloomberg
The Pen and the Trigger Finger: Examining Gun Violence Onstage - New York Times
The Broadwaysted Podcast Welcomes CHURCH & STATE - Broadway World
CHURCH & STATE Releases Tickets Into September Off-Broadway - Broadway World 
Senator Chris Murphy and Sandy Hook Promise Take Part in CHURCH & STATE Talk Back - Broadway World
​Megan Sikora and Andy Talen to Join the Campaign at CHURCH & STATE This Spring - Broadway World
CHURCH & STATE to End Off Broadway Engagement at New World Stages - Broadway World
Church & State to End Off-Broadway Run - Playbill
Church & State: Catch It Pronto, Before It Goes! - City Guide NY
INTERVIEWS
Great Left Coast Actor Arrives - Gay City New
Donna Hanover stops by the New World Stages to see their latest play, “Church & State” - Arts in the City, CUNY TV
"Gun Safety with Actor Rob Nagle"
​Joe Symon Live
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"Church & State" Writer Says Play Tackles Faith, Guns
Bloomberg L.P.
Broadway Bartender Episode 19: Church & State
If you could have a drink with anyone in the theatre world, who would it be? In this episode of Broadway Bartender, host Anthony Caporale welcomes playwright Jason Odell Williams and actor Rob Nagle of CHURCH & STATE to the bar! Here's Broadway Bartender, Episode 19.
 Broadway Bartender
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​Theatre Reviews Limited
Time Out New York
Times Square Chronicles
DC Metro Theater Arts
ZEALnyc

SHOW-SCORE

Nadia Bowers
Christa Scott-Reed
Jonathan Louis Dent
Markus Potter
Megan Sikora
Andy Talen
Nili Bassman
Patrick Oliver Jones
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Playwright Jason Odell Williams



TRIBUTES
SHAINA HARRISON
JESSICA & ERICA
TARA SPORN
EILEEN
KIM SILLEN
GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS STUDENTS
​(NORFOLK, VIRGINIA)

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Nadia Bowers as Sara, Christa Scott-Reed as Alex, Rob Nagle as Charlie, and Jonathan Louis Dent at Marshall
Christa Scott-Reed as Alex and Rob Nagle as Charlie
Christa Scott-Reed, Rob Nagle, and Nadia Bowers
Christa Scott-Reed as Alex, Jonathan Louis Dent at Tom, Rob Nagle as Charlie, and Nadia Bowers as Sara
Rob Nagle as Charlie and Nadia Bowers as Sara
Christa Scott-Reed as Alex and Nadia Bowers as Sara
Nadia Bowers as Sara
Jonathan Louis Dent as the News Reporter
Christa Scott-Reed, Nadia Bowers, and Rob Nagle
Christa Scott-Reed, Nadia Bowers, and Rob Nagle
Nadia Bowers as Sara and Christa Scott-Reed as Alex
Christa Scott-Reed
Rob Nagle as Senator Charles Whitmore
Rob Nagle
Rob Nagle as Senator Charles Whitmore
All rehearsal & production photos by Russ Rowland

CHURCH & STATE TALK-BACKS
  • VIRGINIA TECH VICTIMS FAMILY OUTREACH FOUNDATION, 4.5.2017 - featuring Executive Director Paul A. Friedman and President of the Board of Directors Joe Samaha​
  • EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY, 4.12.2017 - featuring President John Feinblatt and Oscar Award Winner Julianne Moore
  • NEW YORKERS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE, 4.19.2017 - featuring Executive Director Rebecca Fischer
  • SANDY HOOK PROMISE, 5.4.2017 - featuring Founder & Managing Director Mark Barden & Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • VIRGINIA TECH VICTIMS FAMILY OUTREACH FOUNDATION, 5.10.2017 - featuring Executive Director Paul A. Friedman
  • The stars of Baghdaddy the Musical perform post show for our talkback audience, 5.17.17
  • Talkback with Charlotte Cohn, Jason Odell Williams and Rob Nagle - 5.17.17
  • SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES & MY SISTERS' PLACE, 5/24/17 - featuring Laura Fernandez (Clinical Director of Sanctuary for Families) & Jennifer Friedman (Managing Director of the Center for Legal Services for My Sisters' Place)
SANDY HOOK PROMISE, 5.31.2017 - featuring Founder & Managing Director Mark Barden, Abbey Clements (surviving Sandy Hook teacher), Dr. William Begg (Vice Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Danbury & New Milford Hospitals), and Kim A. Snyder (director & producer of Newtown)
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