A Journey To The Very Blue Bottom
Under The Ice A New Play
Experience a new play, that tells a surreal tale, making its Grand Premier at Theater For The New City!
Our creative team
Nicholas Kennedy - Playwright and Director
Nicholas Kennedy is a New York Theatre Creator and Filmmaker. Nearing his tenth year working in the city Kennedy has been a member of the Stag and Lion Theatre company where he has either Produced, Directed and or Performed in at least a dozen of their seasoned productions. More recently, he has written and directed three full length plays, Egg Frame, Jean Jackets and Red Pandas and now Under The Ice. His works have performed at the Trinty Theatre, Teatre Latea, American Theatre of Actors, making Theater for The New City his most recent.
Lauren McAuliffe - Director, Technical Director, and Stage Manager
Lauren McAuliffe is a theatre artist and technician from Long Island, NY, specializing in new works. She made her Off-Broadway directorial debut with Egg Frame on the John Cullum stage at the American Theatre of Actors, for which she was nominated for Best Director in the 2023 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards. She was proud to also tech direct the production. Lauren directed, associate produced, and production designed the world premiere of The Beholden at the Chain Theatre, and assistant directed Jean Jackets and Red Pandas at the New York Theatre Festival. Select recent stage management credits include The Angel Makers at the Connelly Theatre, Timmy at Columbia University, Vincent at the New York Theatre Festival, and How to Live at the 14th Street Y. Lauren holds a B.S. in TV-Video Production and Music from SUNY Plattsburgh. laurmmcauliffe@gmail.com
Production Designer - Caleb Schrock
Caleb Schrock is many things. Years of technical theatre and carpentry mix with a general passion for creation to produce a proud pillar of this production. Caleb was a member of the crew for Nicholas Kennedy’s last two productions, Egg Frame and Jean Jackets and Red Pandas. In their spare time, they are a musician in the Bushwick rock scene and a lover of science fiction. Caleb hopes you enjoy the show as much as they enjoyed bringing it to life!
John Lichtwalt - Technician
John obtained his Masters degree in acting from The New School for Drama. He is a member of the off-Broadway Shakespeare and classical works company Stag & Lion Theatre Co where he not only acts but builds the sets and has assistant directed. His resume includes many Shakespearean roles, and his experience of working to make those lines sound natural has only improved his ability to find the reality and reason in modern dialogue.
Byron Martinez - Technician and Stagehand
Byron Martinez - Technician and Stagehand
Many don’t know me, and that’s okay. I’m usually in the back line, creating magic with my skills as a grip and lighting technician for projects. Now, enough about me—I hope you enjoy, “Under the Ice!”