Our Mission
Another Country Productions’ Mission is to create a new standard of excellence in theater and film through and absolute commitment to original, innovative and multicultural work. Named for the James Baldwin novel that examines relationships across race, gender and gender preference, we are committed to producing new and underrepresented voices and to being a catalyst for inclusion in Boston. In addition, our aesthetic for performance and writing is based on both the Meisner Technique as well as the collaborative and improvisational techniques used in group theater, helping actors, directors and playwrights to define new relationships with each other and their community.
Our Staff
Artistic Director, Executive Producer & Founder
Lyralen Kaye, they/them, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, MFA Sarah Lawrence College, is a gender-fluid, pansexual queer artist, multicultural arts activist, award-winning writer & solo performer, professional actor, story and poetry slam winner with 30 years of experience in the arts. As a director, Lyralen specializes in devised theater about LGBTQ and minority lives. Lyralen started ACP in 2003 to help create access for POC, LGBTQ and women in theatre. To learn more about Lyralen go to lyralenkaye.com.
Producing Managing Director and Executive Producer
Jude Sclarsky, s/he, hir, BA Penn State University, is a non-binary queer tech geek and experienced manager, the kind of detail oriented professional every theater company needs. S/he manages front of house, runs tech, organizes business plans, and has overseen company decisions since 2003.
Diversity Consultant, Assigned Female at Birth
Tina D’Elia, she/her, Advisor, The Body Image Project, is a mixed-race Latina lesbian/queer identified feminist artist and professional Actor (SAG- AFTRA), Casting Director, Screenwriter, Solo Performer. Tina receiveed the Executive Producer and Trail Blazer Awards from the Equality International Film Festival (2015) for the diverse content in her work and her casting work with communities of color and LGBTQ communities.
ww.tinadeliaconsulting.com
Script Consultant, Assigned Female at Birth
Renita Martin, she/her is a critically acclaimed author, thespian, musician, and producer whose works have appeared on “Good Morning America,” in Ebony Magazine, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. She is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the Screen Actors Guild She has appeared in Off-Broadway, regional and international theater productions, as well as independent films and broadcast television.
Comedy Dramaturg, My Preferred Pronoun Is We
Lisa Merchant, she/her, Is a winner of 3 Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Female Improvisor . She created and produced Toronto’s longest running comedy festival, March of Dames. Some television credits include: Private Eyes, American Gods, Degrassi XV, Murdoch Mysteries, Train 48, Go Girl!, to name a few. She is a 20+ year Senior Faculty member at The Toronto Second City Training Centre and corporate facilitator with Bad Dog Theatre.
www.lisamerchant.com
Associate Director, Assigned Female at Birth, Director, My Preferred Pronoun Is We
Caitlin Inglis, she/her, BA Wheaton College, Theater and Dance Studies, is a feminist director in the Boston area who is known for her collaborative style, commitment to women’s stories and new works. She first got involved with Another Country in 2011, when she directed Johnny Ramirez Really Wants to Kiss Me for SLAMBoston. Since then she has directed My Preferred Pronoun Is We and is currently co-directing Assigned Female at Birth.
Production Manager and Featured SlamBoston Director
Marc Ewart, he/him, queer Boston-based artist, joined Another Country as the production manager for Betrayal in the spring of 2009 and quickly proved his amazing efficiency and organizational skills. Besides his administrative work, Marc has directed many plays at ACP, winning audience favorite in the Points-of-View festival.
Executive Producer, My Preferred Pronoun Is We
Dave Flanagan, he/him, is a first and foremost a father of a teenage son. He works as a lawyer by day and the rest of the time is a playwright, screenwriter and producers of theater and film.
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