The 2024 Ethel Woolson Lab Festival

Our 29-hour developmental workshop, culminating in a rehearsed, staged reading for the public.

Here’s some information about our last Ethel Woolson Lab:

THE PLAYS


THE PLAYWRIGHTS

QUINN XAVIER HERNANDEZ (they/them) is a theatremaker residing in Atlanta, GA. Their play, SPICY WHITE, was a semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Their short plays YOU ARE GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS, STORM CLOUDS FOR LONELY HEARTS, and A DIRECT QUOTE have been featured through Actor’s Express, The Wishbone Theatre Collective, and Out of Hand Theater respectively. They were the Playwright-in-Residence at Actor’s Express serving the first term of AE’s New Play Commission Program from 2021-2023. BA: Clemson University.

To learn more about Quinn visit their New Play Exchange profile: https://tinyurl.com/QXH-NPX.


LEE OSORIO (he/they) is an Atlanta-based actor, director, playwright, and audiobook narrator. A six-time Suzi Bass Award nominee, Lee won Best Lead Actor in 2018 for Richard II. Select television credits include True Detective, Your Honor, The Resident, and Lee is a recurring Guest Star on Found on NBC. His plays have been developed and/or produced by Actor’s Express, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Alliance, Found Stages, Savannah Rep, Theatrical Outfit, and Working Title Playwrights. A Third Way is the winner of the 2023 Del Shores Foundation Playwriting Competition. Proud member of Actor’s Equity and SAG/AFTRA. MFA: Brown/Trinity.

Learn more at www.LeeOsorio.com.


JACOB YORK (he/him) stage writing credits include HOMERS (Commissioned World Premiere, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell, GA), INITIATIVE (Workshop Production, Woven Theatre, Nashville, TN – Best Small Stage Play, Nashville Scene), TWITCH (Winner, Roots of the Bluegrass New Play Award, Kentucky Theatre Association – Semi-Finalist, Burman New Play Award, Barrington Stage Company), ADULTERY FOR BEGINNERS (Semi-finalist, Humanitas New Voices Program). and LAGERBORDELL (Staged Reading, Stage Door Players, Dunwoody, GA). He recently sold a screenplay (and it’s exciting).


Workshop Photos