On A String

Feature Film 

1 hour 18 minutes ▪︎ English

A young violist and recent Juilliard graduate tries to make a living playing gigs that draw her into the personal lives of strangers, while still living at home with her parents in the heart of NYC. She usually performs with her string quartet, who are all far too accustomed to being flies on the wall at private parties, weddings, funerals, and whatever else pays money. But when her toxic ex-boyfriend reappears, who also happens to be the Philharmonic's "newest, hottest cellist," he informs her of a viola opening in the prestigious orchestra. She decides to audition, but her preparation gets quickly sidetracked by a rapidly extinguishing fire of ambition and an inappropriate relationship.

Cast
Isabel Hagen
Dylan Baker
Ling Ling Huang
Frederick Weller
Jamie Lee
Eric Bogosian

Director Biography
Isabel Hagen is a nationally touring stand-up comedian and classically-trained violist based in New York City. As a stand-up, she has been featured twice on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just for Laughs festival in Montréal. Isabel started stand-up immediately after earning her Bachelors and Masters degrees in viola performance from The Juilliard School. As a violist, she has played in the orchestra of many Broadway shows, and worked with artists such as Bjork, Max Richter, Japanese Breakfast, Steve Reich and Vampire Weekend.

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New York City Premiere

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