"PLAYS."

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​Sometimes I like to make work on my own terms. During my time in Philadelphia, I produced a lot of theatrical bombasts under the company name "The Greenfield Collective," with my artistic partner, Sara Outing. Sometimes I was a playwright, sometimes a lead artist, sometimes a deviser. I like it best when I'm both none and all of these things at once. Below are some original projects that are near and dear to me. ​Scripts and additional media available upon request.
Tilda Swinton Adopt Me Please
co-written with Nicholas Scheppard and Maura Krause, The Greenfield Collective, 2017 / dir. Maura Krause
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"Both laugh-out-loud funny and intensely affecting...highly intelligent and profoundly touching." -DC Metro
"There's a joyous air about actor and playwright Hannah Van Sciver’s company, the Greenfield Collective, even when their material probes dark themes...While the 70-minute show includes some   laughs, its conclusion confirms Van Sciver and company’s serious ambitions."  -Broad Street Review
Fifty Days at Iliam 
The Greenfield Collective, 2015 / dir. William Steinberger, lead artist: Hannah Van Sciver
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"Affectionate, beautifully affecting...richly impressionistic, highly ensemble-driven... a forty-minute performance-poem woven from dance, movement, [and] a surprising amount of music....a deep, daring plunge... a rare confluence of unfiltered, beginners-mind, intuitive creation with mature, rigorous performance technique." - City Paper
"Sensual, rhythmic, playful.."  - Broad Street Review
"Clever, inventive, insightful, and compelling - Phindie
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Bicycle Face 
The Greenfield Collective / Razor's Edge New Orleans / United Solo Off-Broadway @ Theatre Row, 2016 / Wilma Theatre @ Hothouse Crush, 2018 / Passage Theatre, 2019 / dir. David O'Connor
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"Van Sciver captures the contrasting speech patterns and attitudes of the women and their eras with humor and insight......equally smart, funny, and provocative." -Phindie
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​First Look Festival, Brown/Trinity Rep, 2019 / dir. Aileen Wen McGroddy
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       "....I feel like...I'm in an abusive relationship with my cell phone?"      
         -Audience Member, Brown/Trinity Rep
The Art of Losing, co-created with Emily Fernandez and Christine Freije, The Greenfield Collective, 2017

       "Hannah is a graceful writer....All of the choices to deny 
        us standard storytelling were enjoyable and evocative."
​        -Bonaly
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​Period Play: 8 Anachronisms From the Future Past, commissioned by the Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival, 2017

       "Van Sciver is a really smart writer...I appreciated the beauty
         and tension of some of her encounters, and the weirdness
​         and joy of others." -Bonaly
The Magnus Effect, The Greenfield Collective, 2016 
         *Phindie Critics' Awards: Honorable Mention, Best  
         New Play 
       
         "...[a] smartly written, often funny, utterly genuine and 
         charming world premiere play...tightly plotted with several
         thrilling twists and surprises, and a satisfyingly complex and
         brave ending that feels real."
         -Broad Street Review

        "...an exponentially superb show with a wonderfully 
         constructed panoramic view into the turbulence of high
         anxiety...Each character is developed with depth...[an] action-
​         packed 60 minute[s]. -​DC Metro
Marbles, The Greenfield Collective, 2014 

        "...the intimate half-hour production considers the big
         issues of time and cyberspace, and their impact on
         young lives and deteriorating social skills...the
         bittersweet story is at times funny and often distressing,
         with insightful glimpses into the psychological make-up
         of the characters." - Phindie

Here's a poem.