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Project Dawn

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  7w

Karen Hartman

Philadelphia is home to a revolutionary – and shockingly funny – treatment court for prostitute women. In Project Dawn, seven actresses double as staff members and court participants, probing the thin lines between freedom and slavery, activism and obsession – on both sides of the law.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Philadelphia is home to a revolutionary – and shockingly funny – treatment court for prostitute women. In Project Dawn, seven actresses double as staff members and court participants, probing the thin lines between freedom and slavery, activism and obsession – on both sides of the law.
History
Project Dawn was commissioned and produced by People’s Light in Malvern, Pennsylvania as part of the New Play Frontiers Program. The play was first produced as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere by People’s Light in Pennsylvania (June 14, 2017), Horizon Theatre in Georgia (September 29, 2017), and Unicorn Theatre in Missouri (January 27, 2018).
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting A worn but functional courtroom on the 11th floor. December 2013-March 2014.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Gritty and harsh, but with flashes of humor and hope.” – DC Metro

“Powerful, heart-rending, often slyly funny, and serendipitously timely during a national conversation over drug abuse and sex trafficking.” – Broadway World

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Authors

Karen Hartman

Karen Hartman

Karen Hartman is a finalist for the 2023 international Susan Smith Blackburn prize. In 2022, her work launched VOLT at 59e59 Theaters, an unprecedented festival of three simultaneous off-Broadway premieres by a single author: New Golden Age (Primary Stages); The Lucky Star (T ...

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