SECOND ANNUAL
NEW PERSPECTIVES FESTIVAL

MAD Company is thrilled to announce our Second Annual New Perspectives Festival, launching in January of 2027! New Perspectives will celebrate bold and innovative storytelling by featuring six new plays inspired by, based on, or written in response to a classic work.

ANNOUNCING OUR THREE PLAYS

The New Perspectives Festival celebrates bold and innovative storytelling by featuring six new plays inspired by a classic work. Each new work will have one staged reading over the week of January 20-24th.

Atalanta K.O. written by D.L. Siegel

Abandoned at birth, Atalanta is a fearsome amateur boxer who trusts no one except her faithful trainer, Samir. But when she goes head-to-head with "The Boar of Bushwick" in a highly publicized fight, Atalanta attracts the attention of her long-absent father who will stop at nothing to get her back. Inspired by an ancient Greek myth, Atalanta K.O. is the story of one woman's struggle to overcome her tragic past and be the heroine she was destined to be.

Brother Wonderful written by Khari Wyatt

After catching a bank robber no one else could, Brutus Jones names himself Brother Wonderful and takes over the freedom town of Honeyland, Nevada.  But after becoming an avatar for broken promises and naked greed, a once adoring population sends Lem, a town cowboy, to deliver justice.  On the run, Brother Wonderful embarks on a surreal journey through the desert to catch a train for the safety of Mexico before Lem and his own mind finishes him for good.

Judith & Salome written by Abigail Chase

Judith & Salome follows two female performance artists in a race to be the first in their medium to kill a man live on stage. However, their growing desire for each other complicates their violent artistic ambitions.

Persuasion, a Queer Modern Farce written by Lisa Quoresimo

Synopsis coming soon!

Same River Twice written by Luci MacNair

On a stalled London Underground train, two strangers meet. She has no memory of him; he remembers everything. A contemporary reimagining of the Hades and Persephone myth, Same River Twice blends theatre and spoken word to explore love, power, memory and the possibility of choosing a different ending.

wrecks written by Matt Minnicino

A sad young prince arrives at the Oracle
because that's where he's supposed to be
A priestess rummages through his past
and plunges headlong into his future

GET TO KNOW OUR PLAYWRIGHTS

  • D.L. SIEGEL

    Atalanta K.O.

    D.L. Siegel received her BA in English and Theater from Princeton University and her MFA in Playwriting from The New School for Drama. She was a member of The Amoralists' inaugural playwriting residency, 'Wright Club, and is currently the Playwright Mentor for the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre’s Women's Playwright Collective. D.L.’s plays, produced nationally and internationally, reimagine the classical canon from the feminist perspective. A born and raised New Yorker and forever city mouse, D.L. lives in Brooklyn and is a proud #WomanInTech. dlsiegel.com

  • KHARI WYATT

    Brother Wonderful

    Khari Wyatt is the descendant of runaway slaves and inner-city America with its adversities, tragedies and triumphs; the son of high school sweethearts: a mother who is an artist and a father who courageously moved his young family from the rust-belt to our Nation's Capital to find a better life; the grandson of men who wore blue collars in auto plants and on railroad trains; the grandson of women who taught Sunday school and waitressed in greasy spoons. He is a writer. An alumnus of Howard University, he earned an MFA in Film from Columbia University in New York. (khariwyatt.com)

  • ABIGAIL CHASE

    Judith & Salome

    Abigail Chase is an American theatre and performance artist based in London. She is a two time semi-finalist of the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference and an alumnus of the Royal Court Theatre Writers Group. She is also a performer/deviser of The Terribly Credible Definitely Edible Tale of the Town of Cropshire, an absurdist physical theatre show presented at Camden People’s Theatre through the Test Match initiative. It is this year’s winner of the Shedload-of-Future fund from Francesca Moody Productions (Fleabag, Baby Reindeer, Moulin Rouge), and played at Assembly Roxy during Edinburgh Fringe 2026, receiving five stars from Theatre Weekly. She also works in participatory and immersive theatre, and was recently a performer-dramaturg on Edge of Eden, an immersive retreat in Priados, Portugal created by UNCLE BARRY Theatre Company. She also performed at Whitechapel Gallery’s Backyard Biennial in Scrambled or Poached?, a live art event that united participatory theatre with community building. Abigail has worked as a dramaturgy apprentice at Shakespeare Theatre Company and holds a BA in Terrorism and Security Studies from American University and an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is thrilled to be reprising the role of Salem in Judith & Salome thanks to the fantastic team at MAD Company. 

  • LISA QUORESIMO

    Persuasion, a Queer Modern Farce

  • LUCI MACNAIR

    Same River Twice

    Luci MacNair is a London-based playwright, actor and producer, and a LAMDA graduate. Her writing credits include If You Find This, presented at the Camden and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals and Same River Twice. Her latest play, Bedehouse, is currently in development for the London stage. Her screen credits include Andor, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and Always Remember Me. With a background in sketch comedy, Luci began her career creating and performing original comedy, including producing and starring in Fox News, The Musical. Her writing moves between drama and comedy, exploring the absurdities and contradictions of human experience.

  • MATT MINNICINO

    wrecks

    Matt Minnicino (he/him) is a queer jewish storyteller based in New York City. residencies/playgroups: Primary Stages, Project Y, FGP, Pipeline, SPACE, Great Plains Theatre Conference. awards: Arts & Letters Prize, David A. Einhorn Memorial Playwriting Prize, Jeffrey Melnick New Playwright Award nominee, Helen Hayes nominee, O’Neill and NAPSeries semifinalist; Princess Grace, INKubator and Bay Area Playwrights Festival finalist. his adaptations are performed in schools across the US and have been taught at several. his adaptation of The Misanthrope was acclaimed last year at Dublin’s Smock Alley. screenwriter for Bicephaly, PODS Productions, Snare Productions, Adult Film NYC, Ruffled Owl, Wild Obscura, Cute Lil Risk, Little Crush, Maid & Prince. he has acted in more than 20 productions and directed more than 10 plays and short films. essays published by HowlRound, The Dramatist, and others. www.mattminnicino.com