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Meg Jo Beth Amy & Louisa

August 11, 2019 Ariel Francoeur

Meg Jo Beth Amy & Louisa, a show I spent a year devising with a dedicated ensemble, completed successful productions in NYC (Center at West Park, April-May 2019), Los Angeles (June 2019), and DC (July 2019)…

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Merch Girls

February 7, 2019 Ariel Francoeur

Directing a fully staged reading of an awesome YA play!

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Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival

August 23, 2018 Ariel Francoeur

On August 21 I directed POSTSCRIPT by Janet Thielke at the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. It is a beautiful script, fab actors, and the show killed it. What a great experience!

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Producer and Director of Escape Velocity

April 19, 2018 Ariel Francoeur
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I'm producing my theater company's spring show, Escape Velocity: Three Commissioned One Acts. I'm directing one of the one-acts, Encapsulated. Here's the info from The Navigators!

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Performing and Directing in a web series

February 10, 2018 Ariel Francoeur

I love a chance to to do both the things I love on one project! On February 22 I'll be appearing in and directing a segment for the web series We Are The Homefront, produced by Spirit Fox Productions.

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Devising a Little Women play

February 8, 2018 Ariel Francoeur
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Since November I have been working with an ensemble to create a (very) contemporary play with music based on Little Women. We have been rehearsing since November, and are just about to write a first draft. It's been a gift to work for so long without a deadline, to have freedom to experiment and discover. We're aiming to have a first performance in the summertime.

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Directing a Residency at the Park Avenue Armory

February 6, 2018 Ariel Francoeur

On March 16th you can catch Counting Backwards, an indie rock play-with-music by Kate Bell. Looking forward to returning to 'musicals'! 

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