Our annual presentation of new student writing, directed, designed and performed by our talented students. Come see the stars of tomorrow... today!
Performed on Apr. 24–27, Barnelle Theatre
Bill One
Seen (Not Saw)
Written by Maile Brady
Cast
Josh Jiang as Game Master
Iago Lashua as Leo
Lindsay Nelsen as Alexis
Production Team
Director: Ivy Musgrove
Scenic/Props Designer: Audrey Szot
Costume Designer: Sofia Pelaez
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Stage Manager: Sumi Chow
Theatre for the Modern Citizen
Written by Aidan Donnelly
Cast
Hampton Kohler as Edgar
Ari Vozaitis as Danny
Molly Wood as Jenny
Production Team
Director: Rachel Sullivan
Scenic/Props Designer: Audrey Szot
Costume Designer: Nicole Li
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Stage Manager: Tiffany Siu
William, Tell
Written by Zach Scrima
Cast
Andres Cabrera as Jeremy
Leeandre Travis as Luke
Logan Weisberg as Will
Production Team
Director: Addilae Carmichael
Scenic/Props Designer: Audrey Szot
Costume Designer: Nicole Li
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Stage Manager: Amelia Tacy
Tuesday
Written by Zion Johnson
Cast
Lauren Burton as Luna
Craige Robinson as Amari
Production Team
Director: Feliks Depthios
Scenic/Props Designer: Audrey Szot
Costume Designer: Nicole Li
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Stage Manager: Emmaleigh Hausler
True Evil
Written by Ella Cox
Cast
Chase Carroll as Echo
Kiana Haugg as Charlie
Drewes McFarling as Delta
Kaya O'Connor as Foxtrot
Mikal Teklai as Jen
Production Team
Director: Jakob Rose
Scenic/Props Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Costume Designer: Sofia Pelaez, Nicole Li
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Stage Manager: Sumi Chow
Peter Pan
Written by Betsy Johnson
Cast
Hayes Golightly as Peter
Juliana DeSilva as Wendy
Production Team
Director: Lulu Bishop
Scenic/Props Designer: Audrey Szot
Costume Designer: Sofia Pelaez
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Stage Manager: Emmaleigh Hausler
Raindrops for Wade
Written by Gillian Mozdy
Cast
Jack Mayer as Mark
Grady Munroe as Finn
Gabriella Papera as Ella
Zack Perkins as Ronny
Production Team
Director: Sara Bunge
Scenic/Props Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Costume Designer: Sofia Pelaez
Lighting Designer: Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Stage Manager: Tiffany Siu
Bill Two
El Cadejos
Written by Luisa Ortega
Cast
Kate Honsik as Magdalena
Tomas Garcia as Mauricio
Mateo Tomas Hercules Gonzalez as Pedro
Production Team
Director: Sydney Rothenberg
Scenic/Props Designer: Katie Walker
Costume Designer: Abby Poulos
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Sebastian Ace Su
Stage Manager: Quinn Brawn
Stranger Than True Crime
Written by Mia Rehwaldt
Cast
Zoë Hendon as Mack
Kelly Kurland as Christine
Madeleine Shallan as Mo
Bailey Wertzberger as Brody
Production Team
Director: Andrew Solari
Scenic/Props Designer: Katie Walker
Costume Designer: Abby Poulos
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Leslie Cobain
Stage Manager: Carter Vickers
Please, Stay
Written by Kumari Billings
Cast
Eva Afshary as Junie
Elisa Lugo as Kara
Production Team
Production Team
Director: Paige Blosser
Scenic/Props Designer: Katie Walker
Costume Designer: Alexandria Volodchinskaya
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Sebastian Ace Su
Stage Manager: Miranda Badrick
The Queen's Royal Guard
Written by Henry Davies
Cast
Evan Flores as Mauricio
Victor Kallett as Tony
Brooke Kilgore as Kyle
Shamarie Whittaker as Queen Alexandria
Production Team
Director: Kelsey Casas
Scenic/Props Designer: Katie Walker
Costume Designer: Abby Poulos, Alexandria Volodchinskaya
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Sebastian Ace Su
Stage Manager: Claire Voilleque, Zeynep Acar
Kissing Practice
Written by Adelaide Fairbanks
Cast
Emma Camp-Oberhauser as Sydnie
Alissa Dubrovsky as Mia
Isabelle Herringer as Becca
Trey Logue as Jacob
Production Team
Director: Athena Rethis
Scenic/Props Designer: Katie Walker
Costume Designer: Alexandria Volodchinskaya
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Leslie Cobain
Stage Manager: Quinn Brawn
Goodnight, Dude
Written by Jack Forgea
Cast
Brendan Barger as Alex
Pietro Saibene as Trent
Production Team
Director: Bridget Callahan
Scenic/Props Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Costume Designer: Abby Poulos
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Leslie Cobain
Stage Manager: Carter Vickers
Urban Fantasy
Written by Claire Rogan
Cast
David Chiavaroli as Thasavan
Silas Gobat as Sam
Alexandra Weary as Ingrid
Kaylee Young as Lucia
Production Team
Director: Stryder Larsen
Scenic/Props Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Costume Designer: Alexandria Volodchinskaya
Lighting Designer: Zoe Webster
Sound Designer: Sebastian Ace Su, Leslie Cobain
Stage Manager: Miranda Badrick
New Works Festival Production Team
Production Team
Production Stage Manager: Claire Voilleque
Assistant PSM: Betsy Johnson
Technical Director: Jason Sheppard
Light Board Operator: Peter Salem
Sound Board Operator: Lila Neusner
Run Crew: Andrea Arguello, Rodrigo Zoratto Borges de Assis, Chloe Laursen, Brennan McCormick, Sophia Uoo, Chelsea Vos
Mentors
Directing Mentor: Dana Resnick, Keiana Richàrd
Playwright Mentor: Dorie Baizley
Stage Management Mentor: Nicki Heskin
Design Mentor: Wesley Chew
Costume Mentor: Tammie Chavez-Merheb
Lighting Mentor: Rob Hillig
Actor Mentor: Meagan Prahl
Prop Mentor: Catherine Chapman
Publicity Mentor: Mark Seldis
Work-Study Students
Costume
Gillian Mozdy
Ethan Mullen
Katie Lowe
Kaylee Greene
Lighting/Sound
Kelly Rodriguez
Betsy Johnson
Props
Lucas Pokraka
Gabriella Papera
Special Thanks to Leon Wiebers and Katie McFarland.
