Rachael Powles

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November 2022

I’m honored to have contributed research materials to the new season of Spark & Fire, produced by the BBC and WaitWhat Productions. Click HERE to listen!

October 2022: MOB MOLL, directed by Karen Wray

A new full-length version of my play MOB MOLL had its first public reading with Panndora Productions in Long Beach, California. The company were gracious enough to let me join rehearsals over Zoom, and it was an honor to have this team bring my story to life!

September 2022: Plot Twist: I moved to Canada! Thrilled to begin this new journey toward my M.A. in Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy at the University of Ottawa.

August 2022: My first poetry collection, THE WORLD ENDED ON A FRIDAY, was published by Bottlecap Press

This chapbook explores themes of love, loss, and homecoming, and I could not be prouder to have it out in the world. Click HERE for more!

August 2022: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Allen Guy Wilcox

I spent the summer in my hometown of Sauquoit, NY dramaturging at The Theater at Woodshill. Our production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream took a Victorian pastoral twist on the classic comedy, and we were very proud to sell out our entire run.

July 2022: My poem “What I’ll Never Tell the Tourists” was featured in Pile Press’s fourth anthology.

April 2022: Dr. Ride’s American Beach House by Liza Birkenmeier, directed by Lucy Gram

I closed my senior year working as a Student Guide for the New Voices Literary Festival. As the production dramaturg of this staged reading, I created a virtual lobby display and led a talkback with the playwright herself!

October 2021: New Play Incubator

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My 10-minute play, MOB MOLL, won the Golden Egg Award at the Ithaca College New Play Incubator. The semi-staged reading was directed by Zach de Brino, stage managed by Quin Frederich, and starred Carolyn Best and Zack Blumenstyk.

October 2021: House of Desires by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, directed by Marc Gomes

I recently completed my final production dramaturgy assignment as an undergraduate at Ithaca College. My lobby display incorporated images and language to evoke the drama and mood of the Spanish Golden Age.

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August 2021: Mary’s Wedding by Stephen Massicotte, directed by Kelly Galvin

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The Theater at Woodshill returned with our first in-person performance since 2019. I was honored to provide production dramaturgy for this World War I love story, and designed an interactive lobby display to encourage audiences to immerse themselves in this world.