The Story Behind DISTRICTLAND
DISTRICTLAND was born on a DC hot summer day in 2011. Conceived when two filmmakers Manish Alimchandani and Imran Mujawar asked Cristina Bejan to write a satirical script about Washington DC. Dedicated to the proposition that there is more to life than a business card.
Bejan first shared the script with her Wilson Center colleague, Blair Ruble, who provided helpful feedback. Originally written as a film, Bejan converted it into a play, the genre she knows best.
Summer 2013, when Bejan received the Distinguished Alumni award from Northwestern University’s Philosophy Department, the play saw it’s first audience. Chicago actors (including Courtney Abbott as Katherine) performed the Happy Hour Scene.
In the fall of 2013 Star Johnson began graciously showcasing scenes from the play at Open Stage in the Fridge gallery performance space in Eastern Market, where DISTRICTLAND performed to full houses. In December 2013 David Robinson kindly hosted the cast, crew and a small audience for the development workshop and a live read-through at his residence. The overwhelming feedback Bejan received at the workshop was to submit the play to CapitalFringe 2014, which she did, and here we are.
Bejan first shared the script with her Wilson Center colleague, Blair Ruble, who provided helpful feedback. Originally written as a film, Bejan converted it into a play, the genre she knows best.
Summer 2013, when Bejan received the Distinguished Alumni award from Northwestern University’s Philosophy Department, the play saw it’s first audience. Chicago actors (including Courtney Abbott as Katherine) performed the Happy Hour Scene.
In the fall of 2013 Star Johnson began graciously showcasing scenes from the play at Open Stage in the Fridge gallery performance space in Eastern Market, where DISTRICTLAND performed to full houses. In December 2013 David Robinson kindly hosted the cast, crew and a small audience for the development workshop and a live read-through at his residence. The overwhelming feedback Bejan received at the workshop was to submit the play to CapitalFringe 2014, which she did, and here we are.
