Scarlett Grace McCarthy | Sarah Connolly | Literally Broke

April 4-6 2026

3B Development Series

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By: Scarlett Grace McCarthy
Directed by: Sarah Connolly
Produced by: Literally Broke, Natalie Rine, and Dani Turner

Saturday, April 4 at 5:00 PM
Monday, April 6 at 2:00 PM
Run time: 75 minutes

At IRT: 154 Christopher st. NYC #3B (third floor)
ADA Accessible
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About: The Betrothed is an anachronistic, absurdist comic play set in the 19th century, performed entirely by Women+ actors.

Synopsis: Kitty is determined to secure a husband in her dashing but penniless childhood friend. But when her brother’s fiancée mysteriously breaks off their engagement, Kitty’s plans to capture a suitor of her own are thrown off course. Forced to confront the rigid expectations placed upon her, she schemes to restore order and ensure everyone gets their happily ever after. As romantic entanglements unravel and betrayals come to light, The Betrothed queers the classic marriage plot, satirizing power, ambition, and resistance with theatrical excess and spectacle. This is not your typical rom-com.

Featuring performances by: Abby Erff, Emily Ma, Emily Oliveira, Enette Fremont, Georgia Kate Cohen, and Theresa Yonash.

Bios:

Scarlett Grace McCarthy(Playwright) is a playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include Poor Men Love The Outdoors (RE/VENUE NYC/BECHDEL PROJECT, The Dovecote), The Betrothed (IRT, The Tank), BURY ME IN MY LEGGINGS (The Tank, Dixon Place), You Are Glowing (Echo Theater Company, NYU), Girls to the Front (semifinalist for the Fresh Ground Pepper PlayLab and Berkeley Rep. Ground floor), and Fantomina (Dixon Place, NYU). Her monologue “Consultation” was commissioned by the Echo Theater Company for a collection of monologues aimed at sharing the work of emerging writers with young people. She manages social at TH Studios, where she’s overseen strategy and content for networks like Peacock and Fox and shows including Love Island USA, Love Island Games, and Extracted. She is a graduate of NYU’s Dramatic Writing program. scarlett-mccarthy.com /@scarlettgracemccarthy

Sarah Connolly (Director) is a NYC-based theater director whose work blends humor and intimacy to simultaneously entertain and challenge. Recent directing credits include Appetite (The Makers’ Space), Distortions (PMT House of Dance), Mr. Garfunkel (Theatre Now New York), For(e)bear (Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research), A Change of Air (Masquerade Theater), and The Betrothed (The Tank). Connolly is a founding member of Patchworks NYC, a theater collective dedicated to patching new works together from our collective imaginations, and a board member of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, The Facing Project. She is currently writing and developing her first full-length play, Immaculate. BA, Wesleyan University. connollysarah.com / @sarahconnolly32

Natalie Rine (Producer) is a New Orleanian-New Yorker and cultural producer focused on transnational theatrical exchange and innovative production models. She is the founder of Broadway DNA, a theatrical agency connecting new work across borders through international producing, licensing, and touring. After managing Broadway business affairs in the U.S. and Asia, she now serves as Co-Director of the New York Times-acclaimed Citizen Arts International Festival and as Development Director for PITCHBLACK Immersive Experiences (U.S./Argentina). An independent theatrologist and member of the International Association of Theatre Critics, Natalie’s writing on performance distribution, adaptation, and multi-author collaboration has been translated into French, Japanese, and Slovak, reflecting her commitment to advancing creative practices and new play development across borders.

Dani Turner (Producer) is a performing arts producer and dramaturg specializing in theater, comedy, and site-specific events. Favorite productions include Dirt (The Tank), And Toto Too (Diva Dog Productions, Best of New York Fringe Winner), See Also (Submersive Productions), and Little Amal Walks NYC (The Walk/St. Ann’s Warehouse). Dani also recently line-produced pop-up festivals at The Bechdel Project and ART/NY with RE/VENUE NYC, a pilot resource sharing model for culture makers. In a variety of capacities, Dani has also worked with Summer on the Hudson, SOUR MILK, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Constellation Immersive/The DiscOasis NYC, Lighthouse Immersive/The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit, Baltimore Center Stage, Submersive Productions, Encores! Off-Center, Diva Dog Productions, and A BroaderWay Foundation. A co-founder of Paper Kraine Productions, she produces a monthly new-work-development night at Under St. Marks. Dani is a former Jews United for Justice community organizing fellow, a Submersive Productions Collective member, and a member of the inaugural Bechdel Project Cooperative Cohort. MFA Columbia University ‘23.

IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation & support for ASL interpretation provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./New York.

ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, krushton@irttheater.org

PLEASE NOTE: All sales final and there is no late seating at IRT Theater.