News

4/21

• Jessie (and her brother, composer Jared Field) are finalists in Mass Opera's New Opera Workshop! Read more about their pitch for new opera The Challenger HERE.
• Jessie's monologue "Circular Wounds" was presented in RBO's Bathroom Monologues. In an exciting turn of events (everyone is okay), Jessie ended up performing the piece for the shows as an understudy. 

1/21

• Jessie co-directed RBO's The Garbage Revue - a bad play competition. You can watch the virtual performance HERE until March 31, 2021. 
• Jessie has become a member of Theatre Now's National Musical Writer's group - with writing partners Gabrielle Mirabella and Ernie Bird!

12/20

• Jessie directed There Never Were Such Devoted by Michele' O'Brien, in The Tank's Rule of 7x7. 

11/20

• Jessie directed a virtual performance of RISE by Gabrielle Mirabella and Ernie Bird in Theatre Now's Sound Bites 7.0
• Jessie directed RBO's staged reading of Inside Siberia by Mallory Jane Weiss

10/20

• A special episode of "Is This Art Now: A Musical in the Time of Corona" has been released! 

9/20

• Jessie has founded Root Beer Occasion Theatre Company with fellow Tisch Alumni Brandy Hoang Collier! 
• Jessie directed RBO's inaugural show, The Living Room Stories.

6/20

• Season 3 of "Is This Art Now: A Musical in the Time of Corona" was released! Watch it HERE

5/20

• Jessie has graduated from NYU Tisch's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program with her MFA! She completed two thesis projects:
  • Return to Grace, a full-length musical with book by Gabrielle Mirabella and music by Ernie Bird
  • Madame President, a 90 minute musical with book by Gabrielle Mirabella and music by Lucy O'Brien. 
• Jessie is working with fellow alum James Salem on a musical webseries! Click HERE to watch "Is This Art Now? A musical in the time of corona," featuring incredible music by composers James Salem, Erin Hoerchler, Sean Eads, Lydia Breckon, Jared Field, Josh Ben-Ami, and Enzo Veiga.
  • Season 2 was released! More seasons in the works. 

6/19

• Tulia has been selected for a week-long residency with Fresh Ground Pepper! We're excited to travel to Little Rock, PA for a week of creative exploration with extraordinary fellow artists.
• Tulia will be having a developmental reading with Boomerang Theatre Company this June. 

5/19

• Jessie completed 20 minute musical Death's Doors with extraordinary composer Sean Eads.

9/18

• To The West is going to be Randolph High School's fall play! So excited for these talented students to present the world premiere.

8/18

• La Maupin was featured in the Anything You Can Do concert series, works supporting female-forward narratives.

7/18

• La Maupin has won the grand prize (jurypreis) at the 2018 Internation MUT (Courage) Competition at the Gärtnerplatz Theater! ​Many thanks to all involved.

6/18

• ​La Maupin is a finalist in the 2018 International MUT Competition at the Gärtnerplatz Theater! Jessie and Jared will be traveling to Munich, Germany to compete in this thrilling festival of new musicals.
• La Maupin ​will be presented in concert at the Tank as a part of Pridefest! Join us on June 28 & 29, at 9:30pm.

4/18

• Jessie has been accepted to and will be attending the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU for Graduate Musical Theatre Writing! She's excited to begin school in the fall.
• To The West had a successful second reading at the Growing Stage! Jessie had a great time being a part of this incredible new works festival. 

3/18

• Jessie is one of three playwrights chosen to participate in Luna Stage's 48 Hour Play Project! Check it out on March 18th at 3pm at Luna Stage. 
• ​La Maupin has won five awards in last summer's Fresh Fruit Festival! 
  • Audience Favorite: Jessie Field and Jared Field
  • Outstanding Lead Performance: Ariel De Ment
  • Outstanding Supporting Performance: Cassidy Layton
  • Outstanding Musical Direction: Mark Oleszko
  • Outstanding Fight Choreography: Jared Kirby and Tony Mita 

2/18

• To The West will have its first reading at the Growing Stage on Saturday 2/24 at 4pm. 

1/18

• To The West has been selected a finalist in the 7th Annual New Play Reading Festival at Growing Stage.
• Gearing up for Rachel performances at Montclair UCC January 19 & 20th! Click HERE for tickets.

12/17

• Rachel was accepted to the JDT lab at Guild Hall, to be workshopped and performed this January! Read more and reserve tickets HERE.
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11/17

• Jessie and Jared were featured in a Brandeis University alumni article! Check it out HERE.

9/17

• Jessie was accepted into the Creating Theatre From Real Events Production Lab with Leigh Fondakowski, one of the head writers from the Laramie Project.​​

8/17 - Wrapped up a great summer! 

• La Maupin premiered at the 2017 Fresh Fruit Festival. (Direction, book, lyrics).
• Rachel was produced at NYSummerfest. (Book, lyrics).
• Jessie moved to NYC! 

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