About Conch Shell Productions
Our mission
At Conch Shell Productions, our mission is to develop, workshop and produce new plays by writers of Caribbean heritage who have an expanded view of reality. The blowing of the conch signifies purification, unification, victory over suffering...the hearing of the divine word. We believe that art can and should provoke social change. We are interested in new works that - like the blowing of the conch shell - inspire audiences to redefine their reality and to find news ways of thinking when presented with challenges.
Conch Shell Productions is a member of the Alliance of Residence Theatres/NY.
Conch Shell Productions is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non‐profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Conch Shell must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” and are tax‐deductible to the extent permitted.
Magaly Colimon-Christopher - Founder
Magaly is a first-generation Haitian-American actress/playwright/ director/producer. She writes new works from a viewpoint heavily influenced by the stories her family members shared about the complexities and wonders of Haitian culture and history. She co-founded Conch Shell Productions with her husband Calvin Christopher (a native of St. Thomas, USVI) to support/showcase new works by Caribbean-American artists who have an expanded view of reality and share her passion for innovative story telling and magical realism.
Magaly’s writing credits include SILENT TRUTH (2018 O’Neill NPC Finalist), THE HUNTING SEASON (Planet Connections Theatre Festival; New Perspectives Theatre), BN4REAL, YES MADAME (Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, Reel Sisters Film Festival, and HBREC Film Festival) HER TORY (Semi-Finalist NATIV Caribbean Film Festival and Market); “Butterscotch and Fudge” (Ah-Ha Moments One-Act Play Festival); DESTINATION: OOOH, AAH, YUMMY (Princess Grace Awards – Semi-finalist); STRAIGHT TALK AGAINST THE GRAIN (New Perspectives Theatre, PSNBC @ HERE, Haitian Consulate). Magaly's acting credits include television shows (Blue Bloods, Law & Order SVU, ER, Sex and the City, Law & Order Criminal Intent, The Closer) national commercials, short films and regional theater productions. Memberships: Actor’s Studio Playwright’s and Directors Unit; of The Actor’s Center; SAG/AFTRA; AEA; ART/NY. A native New Yorker, she received a B.A. from Columbia University, an MBA from Binghamton University, and an MFA from Yale School of Drama.
Conch Shell Productions' "The Hunting season" is a winner
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