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The Nylon Fusion Theatre Company a non-profit organization founded in 2007 in New York City as a collaboration of artists from New York (NY) and London (Lon). Initially producing classical plays Nylon Fusion focuses on new original plays that explore political, social and cultural awareness. Elliot Joseph is a founding member of Nylon Fusion.

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Quarterly This Round’s On Us Short Play Festival 2013-2014 Season 2012- 2013 Season 2010-2011 Season 2009- 2010 Season 2008-2009 Season 2007- 2008 Season Writers Collective References External links-

This Round's On Us Short Play festival

2014 Season Nylon Fusion commissioned Don Nigro to write a play, A Snowfall In Berlin, that will play in rep with a John Patrick Shanley play in January 2014.

This Round’s On Us: Valentines, After the Fool, Independence, and Halloween will be playing at T.Schreiber Studios in New York City. Poster design by painter Ed Heck.

2013 Season This Round’s On Us: Valentine’s February 12-13 featuring new work by LABrynth Theater Company’s Craig SirmuMsila Grant. World Premiere play Incendiary Agents by Writers Collective’s Jack Karp Directed by Peter Jensen from March 1- March 24 which featured Nick Walkonis, Eric Rice, Josh Sienkiewicz, Laura Pruden, Jamie Neumann, Alexei Bondar, and Alex C Ferrill. “At the height of the Vietnam War, two brothers attempt a daring nighttime raid to sabotage the draft, but when their plan goes awry, they are each forced to choose between the principles they set out to defend and the people they care about.” This Round’s On Us: After the Fool... April 29-30 featured new work by Kristina Poe. World Premiere Mata Hari and Marina by Don Nigro, two plays in repertory directed by Artistic Director Ivette Dumeng at The Robert Moss Theater as part of the Planet Connections Festivity. Both plays were nominated for nine (9) Planet Connections Awards. Ceremony held at The Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City. Lead actress Tatyana Kot and director Ivette Dumeng, featured in Dr. Steve Show and The Daily News. This Round’s On Us: Independence July 2-3 featured works by Don Nigro. World Premiere of Luft Gangster by Lowell Byers Directed by Austin Pendleton will go up August 13-24 at The Dorothy Strelsin located at The Abingdon Theatre Complex. Based on a series of interviews between the playwright and his cousin, Louis Fowler, LUFT GANGSTER follows the story of Lou from the time he had to bail out of his B-24 Liberator in March, 1944, through the 13 months he spent as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft VI.

This Round’s On Us: Halloween October 29-30 will feature two new plays by Robert Askins. 2012 Season The Quaterly short play festival This Round’s On Us began in February 2012. Miss Hopes  by Writer’s Collective, Alisha Silver, Jack Karp and  Joseph Samuel Wright  Directed by David Triacca  May 23 through June 24 at The American Theater of Actors.

This Round’s On Us: April Fools, Independence Day and Halloween featured two new plays each by John Patrick Shanley.

2010-2011 Nylon Masquerade at Causey Contemporary in Brooklyn on January 17th 2010. Jazz performance by Advisory Board member Ted Nash and his quartet.

The Trans-Atlantic Series Fundraiser hosted by John Patrick Shanley. March 24th, 2010 Performances by Grammy Award Winner Wynton Marsalis and Grammy Award Nominee Ted Nash with Ali Jackson.

The Trans-Atlantic Series: Wisdom of Obscurity by Elliot Joseph, directed by Mahayana Landowe and Paper Dragon by Alisha Silver Directed by Lori Kee April 14th-30th at Manhattan Theatre Source.

You Are Here  by Writers Collective, Alisha Silver, Kate Mulley, Jack Karp  and Joseph Samuel Wright November 4th-20th, at The Gene Frankel Theatre at 24 Bond Street.

2009- 2010 Season The Writer’s Collective was formed with Kate Mulley as artistic director and consisted of 7 playwrights.

A fundraiser hosted by Advisory Board member and Oscar Winning Screenwriter Paul Haggis that tool place in April. Performances by Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis and Grammy Award nominee Ted Nash for an intimate group of donors in support of their third season and second large production Fuente Ovejuna.

Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega Directed by Andrew Goldberg from June 14th- July 3rd 2009 at Clemente Soto Velez, 107 Suffolk Street.

During Monday and Tuesday nights at Clemente Soto Velez, new work readings were held by our Writers Collective. These plays were later revisited.

2008-2009 Season The company began with 5 artists from London, New York, Ireland and Australia. Later they ran auditions to accept what would be the company of actors that make up Nylon Fusion Collective. 25 actors were chosen. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a William Shakespeare play was performed in sight specific places during. A cast of 12 actors, each actor learned 3-5 characters and the audience would choose which actor played which role at any given performance. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was performed in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

2007-2008 Season --Gregkan (talk) 20:53, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

References: Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/woman-double-mastectomy-stars-play-article-1.1380060 Planet Connection Awards: http://planetconnections.org/2013-awards-nominees/ Paul Haggis Hosts Fundraiser: http://www.pr.com/press-release/226271 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Haggis This Round’s On Us: John Patrick Shanley http://www.pr.com/press-release/448961 Writers Collective http://www.nylonfusioncollective.org/writers-collective/ Time Out: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/incendiary-agents Luft Gangster: http://www.pr.com/press-release/502670 John Patrick Shanley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_Shanley Nytheatre.com: http://www.nytheatre.com/Preview/ivette-dumeng-marina--mata-hari Nytheatre.com http://www.nytheatre.com/Preview/lowell-byers-luft-gangster