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JAW Play Reading: The Brightest Thing in The World

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The Armory: Ellyn Bye Studio

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In association with Yale Repertory Theatre

The Brightest Thing in The World

By Leah Nanako Winkler
Directed by Margot Bordelon

Revival Bakery is the backdrop for a meet-cute made for the movies — charming Lane bakes special homemade treats for Steph and the two begin a once-in-a-lifetime romance that ripples through both their families. Even Lane’s older sister Della, who hasn’t been on a date in years, starts to open her heart up for romance. When the realness of life settles in, bringing in both the lightness and darkness of truth, each woman must grapple with their own limitations.

Commissioned and developed by Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, Artistic Director James Bundy, Managing Director Florie Seery.

Leah Nanako Winkler
Leah Nanako Winkler

Leah Nanako Winkler is a Japanese-American playwright from Kamakura, Japan, and Lexington, Kentucky. Her plays include KentuckyGod Said ThisTwo Mile HollowHot Asian Doctor Husband, and Death for Sydney Black. Her work has been performed Off-Broadway and around the country. Her audio play Nevada - Tan was an inaugural Audible Emerging Artist Commission. Awards/Fellowships: The Yale Drama Series Prize, ATCA's Francesca Primus Prize, the inaugural Mark O’Donnell Prize from The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons, the Jerome New York Fellowship, A Peabody Award, and, most recently, the 2020 Steinberg Playwright Award. TV credits include Love LifeNew Amsterdam, and Ramy. The Brightest Thing in The World is her newest play and it will premiere at Yale Rep in the fall of 2022. M.F.A., Brooklyn College. 

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