ZIN GALACTIC Spotlight: Heather Cohn

We’re thrilled to continue spotlighting the creative team of Zin Galactic and the Saloon at the Edge of the Universe by Adam Szymkowicz directed by Heather Cohn! Heather, a Flux Creative Partner, has recently collaborated on God Splat, Portal Project and Polly: a dumbshow for smart people desperate to survive the fallout. The questions are inspired by Adam’s joyful play—make sure to RSVP for the in-NYC 2/16 reading at 7:00pm ET! Please note we currently have a waitlist, but expect to be get everyone in.

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You pull up a stool at the Saloon at the Edge of the Universe. What’s your drink order?

Gin and Stars.

Share a song that puts you in a fascism-fighting mood.

“Pa Pa Pa” by Los Prisioneros. They’re a Chilean rock band from the 80s who actively sang about freedom from the Pinochet dictatorship.

If you were a robot capable of making only a single sound, what would that sound be?

Nerp.

What book would you recommend if you were a resistance librarian?

HERLAND by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Heather Cohn (she/her) is a producer, director, fundraiser, and strong believer in collective leadership. She is a co-founder and Creative Partner with Flux Theatre Ensemble. With Flux, Heather has produced over 30 full productions, including 18 world premieres. She directed 9 Flux productions, with playwrights including Corinna Schulenburg, Kevin R. Free, Kristen Palmer, Erin Browne, and Johnna Adams. She served as Assistant Director to Austin Pendleton on Johnna Adams’s Gidion’s Knot and most recently as assistant director for Andrea Thome’s Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes). She has also directed with companies including Rattlestick, Lark Play Development Center, Planet Connections, the EstroGenius Festival, MTWorks and Cherry Lane. Heather currently also serves as the Executive Producer with Colt Coeur.