We are thrilled to be included in 59E59’s AMPLIFY Festival with The Bleeding Class!
The Reviews Are In – It’s a Must-See!
“The Bleeding Class Is in a Class of Its Own”
–thinking theater nyc
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Join Us for Sat. Night Artists Talks!
Aug. 24th: Playwright Chisa Hutchinson
Aug. 31st: Playwright & Cast/Creative Team Members
About “The Bleeding Class”
When a mysterious plague throws society into chaos, it results in an unlikely alliance between the reserved Dr. Pennington and a strong-willed escort named Sugar, whose immune system may hold the key to saving the world.
Sugar and Dr. Pennington trade personal barbs and professional observations as they race to find a cure, but there’s something more important than human life at stake – money.
Funny and fast-paced, The Bleeding Class combines science fiction, thriller, and camp to ask: What would you do, and who would you be, if everything was on the line?
Made possible with additional support from our associate producers, other generous donors, and supporting organizations.
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Reviewers and Audiences Rave!
“Superb production”
Thinking Theater NYC
“Chisa Hutchinson’s dialogue is inflected with humor and whimsy that are enhanced by Cezar Williams’ s direction and the work of his design team.”
The New York Sun
“Deftly synthesizing its multi-generic influences, The Bleeding Class ensures that you won’t be immune to either its many pleasures or its message.
Thinking Theater NYC
“Leading lady Tamar Lopez, in a winning off-Broadway debut, emphasizes Sugar’s spice; lean and long-legged, she strides the stage like she owns it, offering a stark contrast to Reginald L. Barnes’s earnest, charmingly awkward Dr. Pennington.”
The New York Sun
“Astounding!” | “That was wild!” | “Great show!” | “Fantastic!”
Audience members
Playwright Chisa Hutchinson
“I started this play in 2019, months before an actual pandemic hit. It was meant to be a commentary on capitalist greed and highlight folks who tend to get dehumanized by it.“
-Chisa Hutchinson
Chisa Hutchinson was born in Queens, New York, grew up in Newark and Short Hills, NJ, and went on to earn a B.A. in Dramatic Arts from Vassar College and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from NYU. She is a professor in the University of Delaware’s English Department. Writing plays for, as she puts it, underrepresented folks, Chisa’s work has been presented by City Parks’ Summerstage, the New York NeoFuturists, Atlantic Theater Company, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, New Dramatists, Rattlestick Theater, Midtown Direct Rep, Writers’ Theatre of New Jersey, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the Working Theater, the Contemporary American Theater Festival, National Black Theater, Second Stage Theater, Delaware REP, Salt Lake Acting Company, Red Twist Theater, Forward Flux, Arch 468 (UK), Primary Stages, South Coast Rep, Keen Company, Audible, Alley Theater, FilmGym Prochaine Films, Lifetime, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios.
Her first radio drama, Proof of Love, was presented by Audible and New York Theatre Workshop at the Minetta Lane Theater in NYC and can be found on Audible and her next radio play, Redeemed, was commissioned by Dorset Theatre and is still featured on their website. Chisa’s plays include Dirt Rich, She Like Girls, This Is Not The Play, Sex On Sunday, Tunde’s Trumpet, The Subject, Somebody’s Daughter, Alondra Was Here, Surely Goodness And Mercy, From The Author Of, Whitelisted, and Amerikin and Dead & Breathing. She has been a Humanitas, Dramatists Guild, and Lark Fellow; Resident at Second Stage Theater and New Dramatists; a New York NeoFuturist; and a staff writer for the Blue Man Group.
Awards include a: GLAAD, Lilly, New York Innovative Theatre, Paul Green, Helen Merrill, and Lanford Wilson. She is premiering a new TV series she helped write for Showtime (Three Women), and is developing another with producers Karamo Brown (Queer Eye) and Stephanie Allain (Hustle & Flow, Dear White People). Her first original feature, THE SUBJECT, an indie about a white documentarian dealing with the moral fallout from exploiting the death of a black teen, is available on various VOD platforms after a successful film festival circuit during which it won over 30 prizes.
Meet the Cast & Director!
Tamar Lopez, “Sugar” 
Reginald L. Barnes, “Pennington” 
Jackson Hayes, “Wyatt” 
Vincent Szutenbach, “Ensemble” 
Tatiyana Alvarez, understudy “Sugar” 
Txai Frota, understudy “Wyatt/Ensemble” 
Cezar Williams, Director
Our Design / Production Team:
| Associate Producer | Ayla Rosen |
| Production Stage Manager | Tahra Veasley |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Hannah Ciesil |
| Scenic Designer / Technical Director | Tara Higgins |
| Props / Puppetry Designer | Jett Adam |
| Projections Designer | Scott Fetterman |
| Costume Designer | Stephanie Echevarria |
| Sound Designer | Caroline Eng |
| Lighting Designer | Maxx Kurzunski |
| Fight Director | Jackson Hayes |
| Assistant Director | Skye Hill |