Ivy, 1859

An Irons in the Fire Project

By Calley N. Anderson
Directed by Dominique Rider

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 @ 5:30pm
Speyer Hall at University Settlement
184 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

Attendance is free but seating is extremely limited and by reservation only.

Performed By

Jordan Bellow
Derek Chariton
Broderick Clavery
Jennean Farmer
Nile Harris
Tyrone Henderson
Cloteal L. Horne
Mariyea
Kate McLeod

Stage Manager: Nat Kelley DiMario
Production Assistant: Ana Carol

Synopsis

In 1850s coastal Georgia, a young enslaved woman named Ivy has inherited many things from her recently deceased sister (namely, her daughter Winny) and must decide if she wants to keep any of them or abandon it all. But when a figure from the future appears specifically looking for Ivy (or rather, what becomes of her), Ivy chooses to follow her lead and see what she can discern about her own life from the future's perspective.

Playwright

CALLEY N. ANDERSON [she/her] is a Brooklyn-based playwright from Memphis, TN. Her work has been staged at several colleges and 10-minute play festivals around the country, including commissions by the Davidson College Theatre Department and the University of Memphis Department of Theatre and Dance. Anderson is currently a 2025 - 2028 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow and National Black Theatre I AM SOUL Resident Playwright. Her work has been supported by Page 73, MacDowell, SPACE on Ryder Farm/RE Endeavors, Downtown Urban Arts Festival, ATG PlayLab, Liberation Theatre Company, Clubbed Thumb, The Civilians, and the Dramatists Guild Foundation. She has been a 2x finalist for Fault Line Theatre’s Irons in the Fire, a finalist for the DGF Catalyst Fellowship, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and New York Stage & Film Founders’ Award, and a semifinalist for the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship, O’Neil National Playwrights Conference, and Princess Grace Fellowship. MFA: New School for Drama | BA: Davidson College. calleynanderson.com | @calley_ands 

Director

DOMINIQUE RIDER is a Brooklyn-based director and curator. Dominique has developed and staged work with Audible, The New Group, New York Theatre Workshop, Roundabout, The Atlantic, Princeton, Rattlestick, BRIC Arts, Two River, Portland Center Stage, and more. Past fellowships and residencies include TheaterWorks Hartford, New York Stage and Film, BRIC Arts, Roundabout, and National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Currently, Dominique is a resident director at The National Black Theatre and a producer with CLASSIX.

Poster Sketch by Sean Devare