JONATHAN O’NEILL
Creator & Writer

Jonathan O’Neill is a New York-based playwright. His work has been performed throughout the U.S. and Scotland, where he got his Master's in Playwriting from the University of Edinburgh. Jonathan has had productions at FringeNYC, the Traverse Theatre, and The Tank. In New York, he’s a contributing member of the Gray Door Theater Project at Brooklyn Brewery. In Edinburgh, he’s developed works with Playwrights Studio Scotland and Urban Fox Theatre. Jonathan graduated Fordham University in 2015, where he studied English, Creative Writing, and Classical Civilization; aced a course in quantum mechanics to spite his STEM-brained roommates; and earned the Fechteler Award for Excellence in Theater upon graduation.

BRIAN ECKERT
Director, Testing Dunleavy-Grove

Brian Eckert is a director and adapter of plays and musicals. His credits include contextualized classics and contemporary work engaged with “classic” ideas. His work has been showcased at Two River Theater. Brian is a frequent associate and assistant to directors Sarna Lapine, Jessica Stone, Ken Rus Schmoll, and others, including the legendary Graciela Daniele. Most recent associate/assistant credits: Dracula (Classic Stage Company), and a workshop of a new Jeanine Tesori/David Lindsay Abaire musical with Atlantic Theater Company. Currently in development: a radical re-writing of Our Town set in Brian’s impoverished hometown along the Jersey Shore, and a new play by Jane Galstyan about her immigration “commitment issues” disguised as a relationship drama. BFA: NYU. Website: here.

Additional Credits

CARA KIENITZ
Production Manager, Testing Dunleavy-Grove

JIMMY MURA
Audio Producer, Testing Dunleavy-Grove

RENEE YEONG
Sound Designer, Testing Dunleavy-Grove

MARIA PADUANO 
Social Media Manager, Testing Dunleavy-Grove

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