Richard C. Aven - Director
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Amios is a theater cooperative whose mission is to build community through art.

Shotz is a theatrical pressure cooker produced by Amios every month that gives six groups two weeks to write, two weeks to rehearse, and two chances to perform all-new short plays the first Monday of every month in the East Village.  Unified by three common criteria, each collection of plays captures a variety of perspectives around each month’s theme.

In December 2011, I became a member of Amios and have directed the following plays:

The Weather Girl, by Lizzie Vieh
jingle shotz (Rock!) - 2 December 2019
with Kim Krane

Sonder,
by W. Tré Davis
Original Music & Direction by Richard C. Aven
One Night Only, MusicalShotz  -  7 May 2018
with Meghan Grover, Emily Kitchens, & Erin Roché


Elpis, by Emily Kitchens
A Chorus* Shotz (*Greek)  -  5 February 2018
with Kira Davies, Nicole Gut, & Kat Haan

Specter, by Mario Gonzales
Ghosts of Shotz Past  -  4 December 2017
with Natalie Hegg & Lori Vega

The Daily Routine, by Katie Rose Krueger
Brevity is the Soul of Shotz  -  2 October 2017
with Michael Kane, Stephen Wattrus, Philip Estrera, & Kat Haan

Footsteps (or the love song of T.S. Eliot)
by Mikey Rosenbaum
This is my Shotz for English B  -  3 April 2017
with Dinah Berkeley, Steven Bono, Jr., & Mary Lauren
 
International House of Pancakes, by Michael Sadler
Shotz Abroad - 7 November 2016
with Rob Hille, Michael Propster, Mikey Rosenbaum, & Lori Vega

Beyond the Holding Room, by P. Seth Bauer
Shotz: Un1ty - 7 December 2015
with Maurice Jones & Alex Major
 
No Ma’am, Never, by W. Tré Davis
Shotz from the Crypt - 2 November 2015
with Allison Haglund, Emily Kitchens, & Piaget Ventus
 
Mud Pies, by Lauren Lubow
Shotz: It’s What’s for Dinner - 5 October 2015
w/ Justin Garascia, Brittany McDonald, & Melissa Wolff
 
Father Forgive Us, by Jamie Menzies
Shotz: The National Pastime - 3 August 2015
w/ Christopher Halladay, Max T. Nolen & Melissa Wolff
 
Rape-Happy, by Lizzie Vieh
Shotz for Justice - 6 July 2015
with Zac Hoogendyk & John Clarence Stewart
 
Exquisite Corpse, by Liz Thaler & Sam Hicks
Connect the Shotz - 6 April 2015
with W. Tré Davis, Sage Seals, John Clarence Stewart,
& Melissa Wolff
 
Loodvig, by Erin Mallon
They’re Playing our Shotz - 2 February 2015
with Natalie Rich, Richard Thieriot, Alice Rose Turner,
& Justin Yorio
 
Noir, by Garrett Zuercher
Shotz Noir - 5 January 2015
with Franny Civitano & Logan Ford
 
Rock Paper Scissors, by Matthew Schneck
Awkward Shotz - 3 November 2014
with Paten Hughes & Justin Yorio
 
Ciao for Now, by Alex Hersler
Shotz:  There’s a Time and Place - 6 October 2014
with Sarah Connelly, Michael Grew, Sarah Kinsey,
& Ashley Marie Ortiz
 
Serendipity, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Quincunx, by David H Rosen
You Call the Shotz - 4 August 2014
with Emily Kitchens, Liz Morgan, & Amelia Sciandra
 
Upshot Knothole, by Jamie Menzies
Shotzo de Mayo! - 5 May 2014
with Chris Campbell, Alexander Richard, Kyle Schaeffer, & Leigh Williams
 
Projection, by Liz Morgan
Shotz to the Future - 3 March 2014
with Alia Guidry, Ashley Marie Ortiz, Becca L. McCarty, & Michael Propster
 
Hell’s Kitchen, by Steven Cole Hughes
Shotz Through the Heart - 10 February 2014
with John Pieza, Khris Lewin, Paul Cosentino,
& Ariela Morgenstern
 
Chicken Shotz for the Sinner’s Soul, by Lindsay Joy
Chicken Shotz for the Soul - 6 January 2014
with Rob Hille & Allyson Morgan
 
Closer Than, by Vichet Chum
Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Shotz? - 2 December 2013
with Emily Kitchens & Allyson Morgan
 
Laraya, Book III, by Liz Thaler
Shotz of Thrones - 4 November 2013
fight choreography by Rocio Mendez
with Maxon Davis, Emily Kitchens, & Kia Sayyadi
 
Wrath Camp, by Katie Fabel
Seven Deadly Shotz - 7 October 2013
with Franny Civitano, Michael Propster,
& Leigh Williams
 
Knowns & Unknowns, by David Haan
Redacted Shotz - 5 August 2013
with Logan Ford, Augustus Kelly, Lisa Kitchens,
& Alanna Wilson
 
The Silents, by Garrett Zuercher
Lights! Camera! Shotz! - 1 July 2013
with Becky Baumwoll, Brittane Rowe, & Justin Yorio
 
Parisian Nights, by Jamie Menzies
Around the Shotz in 80 Days - 3 June 2013
with Franny Civitano, Steve Jones, Kristin McCarthy Parker, & Justin Yorio
 
craps, by Jamie Menzies
Shotz and Ladders - 4 February 2013
with Lauren Berst, Sam Hicks, & Christopher Tocco
 
Transfigured Night, by Richard C. Aven
(my only time as a playwright)
Beware the Shotz of March - 3 March 2013
directed by Kyle Schaefer
w/ Franny Civitano, Michael Propster & Alanna Wilson
 
Shooting Bullets in Your Eyeball,
by Rachel Dart & Eric March
License to Shotz - 3 December 2012
with Leslie Alexander, Sean Lyons & Kellyn Uhl
 
New York 1751, by Zac Jaffee
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Shotz - 5 November 2012
with Kristy Powers & Justin Yorio
 
Paging Dr. Seuss, by David H Rosen
Green Eggs and Shotz - 3 September 2012
with Shauna Miles & Brendon Titley
 
Teen Paranormal Romance, by Tom Rowen
Revenge of the Son of Shotz - 6 August 2012
with Katie Fabel, Desiree Maumus, Zac Jaffee
 
A Fabrication, by Khris Lewin
Greek Shotzology - 7 May 2012
with Josh Coomer & Alanna Wilson
 
Isn’t It Pretty, by Richard Thieriot
Shotz Lang Syne - 5 March 2012
w/ Zoe Farmingdale, Molly M. O’Neill & Joseph Yeargain
 
Vintage Barbies, by Tom Rowen
Slap Shotz - 2 February 2012
with Christina Magnuson, Ali Maher, & Katie Stultz
 
Gimme Shelter, by Lindsay Joy
Shotz Lang Syne - 2 January 2012
with Rob Hille & Joseph Yeargain
 
Santa Tracker, by David L. Williams
Shotzin’ Around the Christmas Tree - 5 December 2011
with Pete Giambalvo, Allyson Morgan, & Allison Wilson

 

"my guardian angel" from Sonder, by W. Tré Davis, composed by R. Aven
"approval" underscoring from Sonder, by W. Tré Davis, composed by R. Aven
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Lori Vega & Natalie Hegg (pictured above) in Specter, by Mario Gonzalez.  Music composed by Richard C. Aven and directed by me too.

Emily Kitchens & Piaget Ventus (pictured below) in No Ma'am, Never by W. Tré Davis.


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To the left are
W. Tré Davis & Melissa Wolff in Exquisite Corpse by Liz Thaler & Sam Hicks






Below are Emily Kitchens & Liz Morgan in Serendipity, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Quincunx, by David H Rosen



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Maxon Davis (above) and
Emily Kitchens (to the right)
in Layara, Book III
by Liz Thaler





Below is Lisa Kitchens in
Knowns & Unknowns
by
David Haan

"I got him, Abby, you wanna see."


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Becky Baumwoll & Justin Yorio on location to shoot a black & white film for The Silents, by Garrett Zuercher
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Sean Lyons as Frank Sinatra ("Call me sugar, they've invented the pill.") with Kellyn Uhl in Shooting Bullets in Your Eyeball, by Rachel Dart & Eric March
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"What is this?" - Justin Yorio in New York, 1751, by Zac Jaffee
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Allyson Morgan, Pete Giambalvo, & Alanna Wilson in my very first Shotz piece, Santa Tracker, by David L. Williams
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