Starring Rochelle Aytes
Directed by Francesca Ling Written by Ilana Turner Produced by Ling, Turner, Adam Scott Epstein Daily Dead Interview, also with Francesca Ling Dread Central Essay Bold Journey Interview |
When a woman goes back to the office after the birth of her first child, her only companions are an AI assistant and her breast pump — which does way more than suck milk as it voices her darkest thoughts & feelings of being altogether lacking. Official Selection of the 2024 Los Angles Shorts International Festival.
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O Réjane
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In Belle Époque Paris, rising star Réjane struggles to balance the realities of working motherhood and her on- and off-stage lives & lovers, even as she must ultimately fight a groundbreaking legal battle with her husband for control of her own career. Based on a true story, this movement and music-filled spectacle delves into what it means to create in work and life. Original music by Réjane's great-great granddaughter Adrien Reju. Created in collaboration with Christopher Sivertsen, Artistic Director of Sweden's Awake Projects.
The Réjane Project-Bootleg Theater World Premiere Production Winner, L.A. Stage Raw Award, Leading Female Performance: Cara Pifko Nominee, L.A. Stage Raw Award for Playwriting: Ilana Turner Nominee, L.A. Stage Raw Award for Costume Design: Alex Berry Read Selected Press Request Theatrical Presentation |
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Photos by Alex Berry
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Slur
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In pre-World War One England, Maud Allan rises to world fame as one of the first ‘modern’ dancers, only to sue for criminal libel an ultra-conservative member of Parliament who accuses her of promoting sexual deviancy via her performances. Slur delves into the hypocrisy of moral mandates for women, how the legal system can be wielded as a weapon to suppress artists, and the effects of guilt by association. Commissioned by The Vagrancy Theatre for 2019 Blossoming Festival. |
Poster by Andie Botttrell, Designing Indie
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Ollie & D
Pic courtesy of Inkwell Theater
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Driving an endless loop of New England country road, two long-time friends-with-benefits discover they are stuck in a Maserati prison — and that only dealing with their relationshit will break them out. Ollie & D takes a darkly comedic look at the intersection of love and the long-term relationship. Recipient Max K. Lerner Fellowship for development at Inkwell Theater, 2019. |
Sugar Coat It
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Three-time Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin reads monologue Sugar Coat It from the launch event for LGBTQ Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny (Applause Books), covered by The Advocate. The event, co-produced by and hosted at Zak Barnett Studios, also featured readings by Wilson Cruz, Danielle MacDonald, and Darryl Stephens. Read an interview with Ilana Turner, Book Editor and Contributor Alisha Gaddis, and more at Freak Sugar. |
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Selected Essays
Remembering Réjane
How Belle Époque actress Réjane, a dead woman, breathed new life into me, a living one. Published on the centennial of her passing.
Even Cow Shit is Inspirational When David Lynch Directs It
With eyes looking toward both the 2017 Twin Peaks season premiere and Lynch’s past works, playwright, writer, and actor Ilana Turner shares what the creator means to her, as well as a chance encounter with the director during a critical point in her career.
The Horror Just Out of Frame
With another Halloween upon us, playwright and actress Ilana Turner shares how one of her own personal stories from her past intersects with The Blair Witch Project and made her reconsider how she looks at Halloween and horror.
How Belle Époque actress Réjane, a dead woman, breathed new life into me, a living one. Published on the centennial of her passing.
Even Cow Shit is Inspirational When David Lynch Directs It
With eyes looking toward both the 2017 Twin Peaks season premiere and Lynch’s past works, playwright, writer, and actor Ilana Turner shares what the creator means to her, as well as a chance encounter with the director during a critical point in her career.
The Horror Just Out of Frame
With another Halloween upon us, playwright and actress Ilana Turner shares how one of her own personal stories from her past intersects with The Blair Witch Project and made her reconsider how she looks at Halloween and horror.
About Ilana Turner
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Ilana Turner is an L.A. Stage Raw Playwriting award nominee for her award-winning debut play O Réjane. Currently in development with A to Z Entertainment (Cerise Hallam, Flack) are a drama series and a feature, and another film with Zodiac Features (I See You), all co-written with Adam Scott Epstein. Coordinating Producer for “Designing Hedwig” on the Criterion Collection Special Edition of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Recipient of Max K. Lerner Fellowship for play Ollie & D at Inkwell Theater. Play Slur commissioned by The Vagrancy for the Blossoming Festival, and given a reading by Circle X Theatre Co. Monologue “Sugar Coat It” published in LGBTQ Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny (Applause Books). Dramaturge for Circle X Theatre’s production of punkplay. B.A. in theater and dance from Hampshire College. Graduate, i.O. West and former member of Bobby Hot Stuff, anchor of weekly Friday night improv shows. Member of SAG, AEA, Dramatists Guild, the LAFPI, Women In Film, and the Playwrights Center. She loves punk rock and Shostakovich. |