Evening Produced and Curated by Andrew Child
Publicity and Press by Gavin Damore Lighting Design by Ethan Child Front of House, Emma Quinn Special Thanks to Virginia Johnson and the folks at the East Bridgewater Public Library The Daffodil Girls by Amanda O'Donnell The American social class system is examined and scrutinized through the lens of three young counselors sharing a cabin at an expensive girls’ summer camp. How do our economic standings affect who we are as people? Directed by Andrew Child Assistant Directed by Elizabeth Von Iderstein Featuring: Kennie …………………………… Heather Nash Sarah …………………………….. Katie Scott Alex ……………………………….. Elizabeth Child the Moon. And she, by Monica Giordano The Girl does not want to leave The Girl's Mother, just like the Moon does not want to leave the Sun. Both, however, must. Follow the Moon on her revolutions, The Girl on her revelations, and both as step by step, and ocean by ocean, they become who they are: lights in the dark. Directed by Erica Simpson Assistant Directed by Samantha Mushin With shadow puppets by Wildwood Creations Featuring: Her Child ……………………….. Haley Mckenney Her …………………………….. Sheila Kelleher The Girl ……………………….. Macy Hohenleitner The Girl’s Mother …………………….. Ann Danby The Star …………………………….. Allison Oriani |
The Werewolves by Alex Moon
Hans is only 16 when he is put in charge of an elite, top-secret squadron of Hitler’s Youth. Hormones flare as he and his comrades have to grapple with their sense of duty toward their country and their sense of duty toward their fellow man. Directed by Corinne M. Mason Assistant Directed by Ally Madden Featuring: Hans Wulf ……………………….. Jacob Plummer Peter Orlov …………………………….. Mike Grant Friedrich Gary …………………….. Dave Carman Rose Kovalenko ……………….. Johanna Mullen Kasper Kiefer …………………………….. Alex Light Albert Maynard ………………….. Colleen Eccles Yohann Jarvis ……………………….. Jaclyn Galvin Kurtis Albrecht …………………….. Manuel Lopez Oskar Berg …………………………….. Lili Monreal Rudolf Warner …………………….. Casey Moore Henrik Stein ………………………….. David Haskell Edmund Goddard ……………….. Sarah Hunter Denis Shubin ……………….. Mariano Figueroa Nazar Markov …………………... Emily Sheridan Artem Zaleski ………………….. Hayley Ardizzoni The Bishop/ Russian ……….. Paul Wybieracki SS Soldier/ Russian ………….……….. Joe Wood American Officer/ Farmer …… Leslie Shapiro American Voiceover …………………….. TJ Kelly Narrator …………………………….. Tricia McGrath This program was made possible in part by a grant from the Bridgewater Cultural Council, a local agency, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. |
Playwright, Monica Giordano
Monica Giordano is a theatre artist currently based in Boston, MA, having studied playwriting at Amherst College, and acting at the Stella Adler Studio. An award-winning playwright, her work has been performed both regionally and in New York, with Hand Grenades debuting at the New York International Fringe last summer, and From the Sea, To Somewhere Else making its world premiere this July at the Boston Center for the Arts. More information about Monica as a playwright can be found at sheagiordano.com. Monica is also currently the Assistant Director at Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, bringing Shakespeare to audiences of over 100,000 people each summer on the Boston Common. |
Playwright, Alex Moon
Alex Moon, a Sophomore at Scituate High School, is an avid playwright, actor, musician, and an all around theatre nerd. The Werewolves, Alex's second play was written in the spring of 2015, and is receiving its first reading with the help of Artists from Suburbia. His other works since Werewolves include Eris' Chain, which is receiving its first professional workshop through Massasoit Community College, and Great, War. Beyond writing, Alex is a frequent actor onstage at The Company Theatre in Norwell and the Scituate High School Drama program. Alex is incredibly thankfully for the support of his directors, the team at Artists from Suburbia, his friends, family, and everyone responsible for the inspiration behind his work. |
Playwright, Amanda O'Donnell
Amanda is a Bedford native with a B.A. in Theatre and English from the College of Wooster. She graduated in 2014 having received the Cummings-Rumbaugh Speech and Dramatics Prize as well as honors on her senior thesis, a short story and play collection titled "Voices From the Woods: Classic Fairy Tales Revisited and Revised". She also is an alumna of the Summer Training Institute at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. She has worked as an actor with a number of local theatre companies as well as a teaching artist with Pawtucket's Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre. This summer she will also be making her professional directing debut with "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)" with the Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project. She is really excited to work with the team at Artists From Suburbia! |
Lighting Designer, Ethan Child
With Artists from Suburbia: The Witches (Mouse Puppeteer/ Juggling Chef/ additional characters and voices). Ethan is a proud resident of East Bridgewater who enjoys taking on various roles in the theater world. He has served as an actor, lighting designer, set constructor, and director with various groups and companies. He finds pleasure in helping to transform the most unlikely of spaces into venues for unique, high quality theater experiences. Previous lighting design credits: You Can’t Take It With You, Our Town, Pygmalion, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Previous acting credits: Lost in Yonkers (Jay), Bye Bye Birdie (Mr. MacAfee), The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca), Mary Poppins (Mr. Banks), A Christmas Carol (Jacob Marley), Pygmalion (Prof. Higgins), Arsenic and Old Lace (Jonathan Brewster). Ethan is also a professional magician, and lent his skills as a magic consultant for BSU’s Family Performing Arts Center’s inaugural production of Seussical. He also teaches children magic classes for BSU’s Arts for Youth summer camp, in addition to classes in radio and video acting. More information about Ethan as a magician can be found at www.greatrolandomagic.weebly.com. |
Puppet Design, Wildwood Creations
Wildwood Creations, under the design and direction of Bridgewater resident, Joe Wood, is thrilled to be returning to work with Artists from Suburbia. Past collaborations have included productions of “The Witches” and “A Christmas Puppet Sing-Along”. Additionally, Wildwood’s puppets have performed at the Puppet Showplace Theatre in Brookline, and been featured in productions of “Seussical” both at BSU’s Family Performing Arts Center and West Brockton Junior High, as well as Camp Takajo’s productions of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Annie”. More about Wildwood Creations’ services here. |