PRODUCTION PHOTOS
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN & other fairly stupid tales
by John Glore
Northwest Children's Theatre | Portland, OR.
What happens when a troupe of actors prepare for a play … but everything goes wrong? You end up with a marvelous mixup of very cheesy stories! Featuring a cast of colorful characters and zany musical numbers, this hilarious parody flips classic fairy tales on their head. Cinderella snubs Rumpelstiltskin, frogs trick princesses into kissing them with no magical outcome, and The Ugly Duckling grows up to be a Really Ugly Duck. WARNING: This play is incredibly stupid!
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Cast: Lea Zawada, Henry Martin, Charlie Sanders, Molly Frary, Riley Holmes, Michaela Warren-Monteblanco, Cordelia Leigh, Joey Barrett, and Sam Cohen.
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Production SM: Max O'Hare
Music Director / Sound Design: Jameson Tabor
Choreography: Clara-Liis Hiller
Lights: Annabel Cantor
Set/Props: John Ellingson
Costumes: Emma Sanders
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JOHN & JEN
by Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenspan
National High School Institute at Northwestern University | Evanston, IL
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This is the story of Jen and her relationships with the two Johns of her life: her younger brother, who was killed in Afghanistan, and his namesake, the son who is trying to find his way in a confusing world. John & Jen is a musical about connections, commitments, and the healing of the human heart.
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Production SM: Trevor Klarer​
Music Director: Linda Madonia
Assistant Director: Shai Vaknine
Accompanist/Cello: Eric Powers
Lights: Bryan Back
Costumes: Alexia Rutherford
Photos: Rachel Laufer
THE MAD ONES
by Kate Kerrigan & Bree Lowdermilk
National High School Institute at Northwestern University | Evanston, IL
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18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in a hand-me-down car with the keys clutched in her hand. Caught between a yearning for the unknown and feeling bound by expectation, she telescopes back to a time before her world had fallen apart. Kelly was everything Sam is not – impetuous and daring. She pushed Sam to break rules and do the unexpected. When Kelly is killed in a car wreck, Sam loses not only her best friend but also the part of herself that was learning to be brave. Now, Sam has to make a decision: Will she follow her mother’s dreams for her, or will she summon the courage to drive away from her friends and family into a future she can’t imagine?
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Production SM: Claude Zhang
Music Director: Linda Madonia
Set & Lights: Bryan Back
Costumes: Alexia Rutherford
Photos: Rachel Laufer
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DOG SEES GOD
by Bert V. Royale
Fearless Theatre | Chicago, IL.
When CB’s dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group’s bullying, offers CB peace of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion, and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that’s both haunting and hopeful.
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Cast: Alex Baggett, Aubrey Brummet, Caitlyn Cerza, Hillary Horvath, Nick Hyland, Will Lidkie, Adam Marcantoni.
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Photos: Alexa Ray Meyers
ANON(YMOUS)
by Naomi Iizuka
National High School Institute at Northwestern University | Evanston, IL.
Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people -- some kind, some dangerous and cruel -- as he searches for his family. From a sinister one-eyed butcher to beguiling barflies to a sweatshop, Anon must navigate through a chaotic, ever-changing landscape in this entrancing adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.
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Production SM: Hailey Groth
Intimacy/Violence Staging: Tommie Aleman
Lights: Dan Friedman
Set: Lauren Nichols
Costumes: Tracee Barr
Sound: Grover Holloway
Photos: Zeke Dolzeiak
GIRLS LIKE THAT
by Evan Placey
National High School Institute at Northwestern University | Evanston, IL.
An urgent and explosive play that explores the pressures on young people today in the wake of advancing technology. When a naked photograph of schoolgirl Scarlett goes viral, rumors spread across smartphones like wildfire and her reputation becomes toxic, threatening to shatter the fragile unity of the girls she has grown up with. But how long can Scarlett remain silent? And why isn't it the same for boys?
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Production SM: Sky Maxwell
Lights: Dan Friedman
Set: Lauren Nichols
Costumes: Alexia Rutherford
Sound: Grover Holloway
Photos: Zeke Dolzeiak