The Architects
All HOTM projects are created through a unique development process to generate original plays based on a demonstrated social need. Through this process we create theater that is both artistically original and of service; high quality work presented on the professional stage, and also employed by communities as a tool for civic engagement, education, support and professional training.
HOTM supports the development of new work through our the Architects Creators Group, a collective of diverse and multi-disciplined artists who have a shared passion for the HOTM mission. Each artist comes to the group with a seed idea for a project that falls within our company’s mission of amplifying unheard voices. Through our extensive network of community organizations, HOTM pairs each artist with support/resources to develop their project.
Architects meet monthly to present research, project updates and ideas. We strive to fully produce at least 1-2 projects from this group each year, while continuing to develop the others through readings and workshops.
The Architects Creators Group is made up of three components:
- A group that regularly meets, talks and shares: The Architects group consists of artists who have been involved in the company for more than three years and have participated in various programs and roles (i.e. performer, writer, director, creator, etc.) They meet consistently to share ideas and/or work in development.
- Architect Fellows: Each year, HOTM selects two artists as our annual Architect Fellows. Selected artists’ works-in-development receive support in the form of monetary stipends, space, community/research connections, and monthly feedback meetings.
- Projects in production: Projects in production are the Architect-developed plays and projects that Houses on the Moon is producing on an Off-Broadway level.
- The Garden & Garden Live Reading Series: Opportunities for artists to share new work with the Houses on the Moon community and receive feedback and support.
The Architects
Camilo Almonacid
Jenny Bacon
Ian Eaton
Renee ́ Flemings
Susan Goodwillie
Zuleyma Guevara
Michael A. Jones
Jeremy J. Kamps
Kimmarie Elle
Jeffrey Solomon
Joanne Solomon
Emily Joy Weiner
Interested in learning more? Email [email protected].
Current Architect Fellows
Jeremy Kamps
SKIN TO SKIN
Inspired by the true stories of Black mothers and midwives, and the impact of systemic racism in the labor and delivery rooms, SKIN TO SKIN is a new theatrical project led by playwright Jeremy Kamps and Trixie Ndanu Kioko, a midwife and birthing justice advocate.
SKIN TO SKIN follows three women’s journeys through pregnancy, labor, and delivery, exploring how differing social identifiers, life experiences, abilities, biases, and systemic prejudices impact individuals’ birthing experiences. The play seeks to uplift these stories, illuminate the inequities of US medical systems, and celebrate the incredible birthing process as well as BIPOC women’s joys, wisdom, and shared humanity.
Renee Flemings
AUGUSTA!
Moments in a life…. like drops in the ocean. “AUGUSTA!” a one-woman show written and performed by Renee’ Flemings, combines storytelling, media, and movement to celebrate the life and work of Harlem Renaissance sculptor, educator, and activist Augusta Savage.
The Garden
Since 2020, Houses on the Moon has hosted The Garden, a monthly online gathering to nurture new work and deepen artistic connection across our community. What started as an intimate virtual reading series has since blossomed into a global platform for emerging and established playwrights in the Houses community to share and develop bold, personal, and socially resonant stories.
Each month’s virtual Garden takes place via Zoom; for further information please contact [email protected].
Garden Live Reading Series
In collaboration with Ensemble Studio Theatre and Pink Fang, Houses on the Moon is proud to present the Garden Live Reading Series—a curated lineup of live, staged readings, spotlighting three groundbreaking plays by emerging and underrepresented voices. Selected by a diverse committee, each play will receive a professionally directed staged reading, inviting audiences into vibrant conversations around identity, family, and justice.
Through the Garden Live Series, Houses on the Moon gives writers vital resources and creative support, while inviting audiences to engage with fresh, unheard stories that reflect the complexities of our world.
The 2025 Garden Live Reading Series Includes:
June 16, 2025: INHERITING THE WELL by Lisa McCree, directed by Rosalyn Coleman Williams
Set in the charged aftermath of the Kempton Street riot, “Inheriting The Well” traces three generations of a Black family navigating inherited trauma around mental illness, addiction, sexuality, and the fight for equality.
Lisa McCree is a prolific playwright whose works include Inheriting the Well, Faces in My Fist, And My Name Ain’t Peaches, and The Miserable Matter of Slavery, among many others. Her plays have been developed or produced by Harlem Theater Co., The Atlantic Theater, Henry Street Settlement’s Women of Color Festival, New Perspectives 5.0, and Access Theater, and featured in readings at the Schomburg Center, Billie Holiday Theatre, and NYU’s Ten-Minute Play Festival. A former artist-in-residence at the Genesius Guild and founder of The Writer’s Clique, Lisa has self-produced over a dozen works throughout Harlem. She is a recipient of the Humanitarian Award (Allentown, PA), a winner of NYU’s Idea into Action Playwriting Competition, and a participant in the National Black Theatre Festival and Frank Silvera Writers’ Workshop. A proud member of the NAACP and Phi Theta Kappa, she holds degrees in Theater Arts and General Studies from Housatonic Community College.
September 18, 2025 SYNDROME by Robb Leigh Davis, Directed by Monica L. Williams
When police officers descend upon him outside of a nursing home, memories of a lifetime of interactions with cops are triggered. Does he walk away with his hands up or confront the stigma he’s been fighting against for years?
Robb Leigh Davis is a Brooklyn-based artist/educator, creatively developing at the intersections of politics, race, and sexuality. His educational projects are rooted in social justice through literacy and language arts and he has worked extensively within NYC schools, directing K-12 arts programming and curriculum development. He is the creator of the performance series Meditation on Theme and served as Director of Arts & Culture for the LGBT Center of NY. A selected playwright for the Tectonic Theater Project’s LGBT Theater Artists of Color Training Lab, he has presented commissioned performances for Brooklyn College, the National Network for Education Renewal Conferences in CT and TX and the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice in WY. His work has been presented as part of the Dixon Place HOT! Festival, the NY Fringe Festival and Midheaven Network. His creative works include AMERICANBLACKOUT, Syndrome, The Glam Factor, The Homosexual Agenda and We The People.
December 15, 2025: FAMISHED [갈망] by Zoe Kim, Directed by May Adrales
A new family is in town and they’ve got a monster problem to fix and a killer secret to hide. All they want is to live a normal life but that isn’t easy when staying alive involves a lot of murder. Participating in the local biotech company’s clinical trials might be their only solution, but at what cost?
FAMISHED [갈망] is a story about family, belonging, and what it means to be human.
Zoë Kim is a storyteller who is passionate about creating art that encourages humanity, compassion, and kindness. She is a classically trained Actor and the Founder of Seoulful Productions (seoulfulproductions.org), a Korean-American women-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose primary mission is to create artistic experiences that celebrate the culture, artistry, and voices of the Korean Diaspora. Her acting credits include The Heart Sellers, Pride and Prejudice, Motherf**ker with the Hat, The Winter’s Tale, and 4000 Miles. Her play, DidYou Eat? (밥 먹었니?), is part of The Ma-Yi Theater and The Public Theater’s 2025-26 season and starts performances on October 14, 2025. www.thezoekim.com @thezoekim