The Rendering Cycle

by Genevieve Jessee

In the spirit of August Wilson’s The Pittsburgh Cycle, The Rendering Cycle explores the African American experience through ten interwoven short plays depicting a saga of inextricable tradition, trauma and joy across continents and characters ranging from present-day United States to West Africa of a millennium past.

In the spirit of August Wilson’s The Pittsburgh Cycle, The Rendering Cycle explores the African American experience through ten interwoven short plays depicting a saga of inextricable tradition, trauma and joy across continents and characters ranging from present-day United States to West Africa of a millennium past.

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The Rendering Cycle

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  • David Valdes: The Rendering Cycle by Genevieve Jessee
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    I love the breadth of this play, the way it starts with the familiar and the present, and then crosses time and miles to encompass a long legacy. I return in mind to the early characters, thinking of all that follows in the text, and they are enriched by it--just as the playwright intends.

    I love the breadth of this play, the way it starts with the familiar and the present, and then crosses time and miles to encompass a long legacy. I return in mind to the early characters, thinking of all that follows in the text, and they are enriched by it--just as the playwright intends.

    ”

Development History

  • Commission, PlayGround, 2018
  • Reading, PlayGround, 2018
  • Residency, Camargo Foundation, 2018

Awards

  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Playwrights Foundation
    Finalist
    2019