Category: Plays

As It is in Heaven – Play – Taproot Theatre

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): As It is in Heaven play at Taproot Theatre. Interesting glimpse into the repressive & austere #Shakers culture from the women’s perspective. Reminded me of a catholic nunnery. Great vision (or hallucination?) scenes. “The emperor has no clothes!” #shaker #quaker #quakers

Synopsis from the Theatre: “Tis a gift to be simple,” sing the Shakers of Pleasant Hill. But as the young women in the community claim new spiritual gifts, Sister Hannah and the other elders must judge whether these gifts are real or rebellion. Set during America’s surge of Utopian communities, the play wrestles with belief and doubt in a swiftly changing world.

Reviewed Performance: 3/25/23 Opening Weekend Matinee

Type: Play

World Premiere: No

Several or Few Scenes: Several

Several or Few Settings: Several

Defined Plot/Storyline: Seemed more like loosely-connected chronological vignettes than an actual defined plot

Recommendation: See it especially if you grew up in a conservative church

Was This the First Time I Attended a Production of this Show: Yes

Would I See It Again 3 Years from Now: Probably not but it was good

Rating Compared to Other Shows with the Same Production Value:
4.5 Stars (Out of 5 Stars)

Equity Actors: 2

Total Number of Actors: 9

Length (Including Any Intermission): 2 hours

Intermission: Yes

Other Rave(s) Not Mentioned in Elevator Thoughts

  • Songs: The actresses sang traditional Shaker hymns/spirituals occasionally between scenes in chant-like unison a cappella. Apparently, harmony was sinful!
  • Diction and Accents: The playwright and performers recreated how the Shakers might have sounded like back then. For example, “it wasn’t a dream” became “weren’t not a dream.”
  • Visions: My favorite scenes were when “the chosen” congregation members experienced hallucination-like “shaking” visions that reminded me of Pentecostals speaking in tongues. The claims of experiencing these visions were also reminiscent of The Crucible play.
  • “Pray for Me” Scene: Good commentary on when the pious only tritely say they’ll pray for someone but doesn’t make any effort to actually help them. It reminded me of abortion protestors who don’t support welfare programs that help mothers who can’t afford to raise the children they’re forced to carry.
  • Favorite Line: “I was prideful of my new apron” uttered during public confessional

Other Musing(s) and Observation(s)

  • Religious Repression: The depictions of religious repression reminded me of one reason why I left the church. However, the oppressive austerity in As It is in Heaven was extreme compared to what I grew up with. The Shakers in the play weren’t even allowed to draw, laugh, or enjoy life. It made me think of something NSFW Samantha said about conservative Charlotte in Sex and the City.
  • Social Welfare: An interesting conversation in the play alluded that a character didn’t believe in the Shaker faith, but religion was their “social security” and “Medicare” plan for when they become elderly. If I don’t have kids, maybe I need to join a congregation like this!
  • Fears of Obscurity: The play frequently touched on the universal irrelevancy/inadequately feeling elders might experience when replaced by up-and-coming youth.
  • Moral of the Story: I couldn’t grasp what message the playwright was conveying to the audience. Was it just a depiction of Shaker life and nothing more?

Theatre Company: Taproot Theatre

Venue: Taproot Theatre – Jewell Mainstage

Venue Physical Address: 212 N 85th St, Seattle, WA 98103

Price: Medium

Ticket Affordability Options: Pay what you can days, GoldStar, and TodayTix

Dates: March 22 to April 22, 2023

Seating: Assigned Seating

Parking: Paid lot or usually-free street parking. I almost always find free street parking on Greenwood Ave just South of the theatre.

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@showsiveseen “As It is in Heaven” #play at @taproottheatre by Arlene Hutton. Interesting glimpse into the repressive & austere #Shakers culture from the women’s perspective. Reminded me of a Catholic nunnery. Great vision (or hallucination?) scenes. “The emperor has no clothes!” Photos by Robert Wade. Review: showsiveseen.com/4573 #shaker #quaker #quakers #theatre ♬ Enough – Dylan Rockoff
Jenny Vaughn Hall and the cast of As It is in Heaven at Taproot Theatre. Photo by Robert Wade.
Kristen Natalia, Jenny Vaughn Hall, Chloe Michele, Ashleigh Coe, and Justine Davis in As It is in Heaven at Taproot Theatre. Photo by Robert Wade.
Jenny Vaughn Hall and Chloe Michele in As It is in Heaven at Taproot Theatre. Photo by Robert Wade.
Chloe Michele and Ashleigh Coe in As It is in Heaven at Taproot Theatre. Photo by Robert Wade.

Every Brilliant Thing – Play – ACT Theatre

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): Every Brilliant Thing one-person storytelling play w/ Ian Bell written by Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe. Feel-good show that ironically explores depression w/ the help of audience participation. First time I sat front row at ACT Theatre!

Synopsis from the Theatre: The color yellow. Sunsets. Things with stripes. Wearing a cape. Ice cream! There are a million brilliant things. Can you name them all? The hit play and international sensation Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe is a one-of-a-kind storytelling experience blending comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell the story of an adult growing up in the shadow of mental illness and learning to grapple with their own experiences of love, loss, and a finding a new way forward, one brilliant thing at a time.

Reviewed Performance: 3/23/23 Opening Night

Type: Play

World Premiere: No

Several or Few Scenes: Several

Several or Few Settings: Several

Defined Plot/Storyline: Seemed more like a collection of related vignettes than an actual plot

Recommendation: See it if either

  • You like one-person plays
  • You’re not a cynic
  • You like the quirky, basic, hipster millennial, whimsical, cutesy vibes of Zooey Deschanel in New Girl
  • You like sentimentality
  • You like plays that explore depression and suicide (but remember this is a feel-good play)
  • You like the private “dance it out” scenes in Grey’s Anatomy w/ Meredith and Christina
  • You like dancing in the rain
  • You like seeing audience participation
  • Or you like participating from the audience

Was This the First Time I Attended a Production of this Show: Yes

Rating Compared to Other Shows with the Same Production Value:
4 Stars (Out of 5 Stars)

Equity Actors: 1

Total Number of Actors: 1

Length (Including Any Intermission): 75 minutes

Intermission: No

Other Rave(s) Not Mentioned in Elevator Thoughts

  • Playlist: The overhead stage playlist before and after the show was a nice selection of retro feel-good songs
  • Live Band: There was a live band in the lobby before and after the show. I hope they performed for more than just opening night…

Rant(s)

  • “Why?” Scene: For some reason, I really hate scenes on on-stage or on-screen when kids incessantly ask “Why?” in response to everything an adult tells them. It is not cute at all.

Other Musing(s) and Observation(s)

  • Audience Participation: There was a ton of audience participation in this production. I was a little worried when Ian Bell (the solo actor of this performance) passed out cards throughout the audience a couple of minutes before the show began. Be careful if you’re on the front row like I was! Fortunately, he didn’t choose me to participate. While I’m usually not a fan of extensive audience participation in shows (total theatre “pillow princess” here), I thought it was a novel cost-effective way to add additional actors/characters to a one-person show. There were scenes where an audience member euthanized a coat, proposed marriage to Ian Bell, or hosted a therapy session with a sock puppet! I always wonder what’s the contingency plan in shows with such extensive audience participation if a chosen person is an absolute psycho and derails the intended trajectory of the performance.

Theatre Company: ACT Theatre

Venue: ACT Theatre – Allen Theatre

Venue Physical Address: 700 Union St, Seattle, WA 98101

Price: Cheap to Expensive

Ticket Affordability Options:

  • Pay What You Can: You can self-select ticket prices as low as free for the value seats on the ticketing website. The value seats are just about the same view as the non-value seats.
  • Other ACT Theatre Discounts: https://acttheatre.org/visit/discounts/
  • TodayTix

Dates: March 17 to April 2, 2023

Seating: Assigned Seating

Parking: Paid lot or paid street parking. If I don’t walk to this theatre, I park in the Convention Center garage with the entrance between Seneca and Pike. There is indoor access from the garage to the ACT Theatre going through the convention center.

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Ian Bell high-fives the entire room in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
Ian Bell sits next to an audience member playing his first love in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
Ian Bell hands an audience member a book in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
Ian Bell strikes a pose in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
Ian Bell listens for an audience response in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
Ian Bell reflects on life’s brilliant things in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
Ian Bell makes magic happen in Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by John Langs, onstage March 23-April 2, 2023 at ACT—A Contemporary Theatre. Photo credit: Truman Buffett
RoleName
Main Character Ian Bell*
Understudy Imogen Love*
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Director John Langs
Playwrights Duncan Macmillan w/ Jonny Donahoe
Scenic Designer Parmida Ziaei
Costume Designer Danielle Nieves
Lighting Designer Lily McLeod
Sound Designer Maggie L. Rogers
Stage Manager Jeffrey K. Hanson*
Production Assistant Max Zamorano
Stage Management InternEm Wittress
*Members Of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the USA

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde – Play – Dukesbay Productions

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde w/ Dukesbay Productions at Merlino Arts Center. Interesting to see Edward Hyde as more of a person than a monster and vice versa w/ Henry Jekyll.

Synopsis from the Theatre: In one man’s inner battle between good and evil, the lines are often blurred. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde comes to life on the Dukesbay stage with an adaptation rarely seen, and with a few unexpected twists. With one actor portraying Henry Jekyll and four actors (including one woman) playing the many aspects of Edward Hyde, this is not your grandfather’s Jekyll & Hyde. Instead, it’s a psychological thriller about what can result when man’s darker side is left unrestrained. Don’t worry. It’s not a psychology lecture. You will be thrilled and entertained.

Reviewed Performance: 3/18/23

Type: Play

World Premiere: No

Several or Few Scenes: Several

Several or Few Settings: Several

Defined Plot/Storyline: Yes

Recommendation: See it if you like supporting community theatre

Was This the First Time I Attended a Production of this Show: Yes, this was actually also the first time I attended a Dukesbay Productions show

Would I See It Again 3 Years from Now: Maybe if it was a full-blown professional Equity production

Rating Compared to Other Shows with the Same Production Value:
4.25 Stars (Out of 5 Stars)

Equity Actors: 0

Total Number of Actors: 6

Length (Including Any Intermission): 2 hours

Intermission: Yes

Other Rave(s) Not Mentioned in Elevator Thoughts

  • Injured Actor: One of the actors hurt their foot or leg at the end of the first act. Oh, the magic of unexpected surprises in live theatre! Kudos for powering through the pain during the second act!
  • Blurring the Duality of Man: It was interesting to see a conscience, feelings, and (maybe?) a soul peek out various times in Edward Hyde. Usually, he’s portrayed as the fully evil side in the binary duality of man.

Rant(s)

  • Beddings: There was a scene where an actor was making a bed with no bedding props. I know this is community theatre, but let’s bring some linens from home or buy some at Goodwill for $10!
  • Lighting: During the first few minutes of the show, the lighting was either inadequate or late. However, I recognize that this play does require some degree of darkness to convey the feeling of mystery and evil.

Other Musing(s) and Observation(s)

  • Corpse: I’m surprised they how naked they designed the corpse dummy! But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised in the granola PNW.
  • Edward Hyde Characters: There was no single actor who portrayed Edward Hyde exclusively. Nearly every performer cast doubled as him throughout the show.
  • Spontaneous Personality Change: What caused Dr. Jekyll to sometimes spontaneously transform into Mr. Hyde without a potion/serum? Was it love? I know this also occurs in the original novella, but I don’t remember if the novella addresses the cause. Leave a comment in my social media posts below if you have any ideas!

Theatre Company: Dukesbay Productions

Venue: Merlino Art Center

Venue Physical Address: 508 S 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Price: Cheap

Dates: March 10 to 26, 2023

Seating: General Admission

Parking: Free plentiful street parking

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@showsiveseen "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" #play w/ #Dukesbay Productions at Merlino Art Center. Interesting to see Edward #Hyde as more of a person than a monster & vice versa w/ Henry #Jekyll. Review: showsiveseen.com/4384 #theatre ♬ A Little Bit Dangerous – CRMNL
RoleName
Dr. Henry Jekyll W. Scott Pinkston
Edward Hyde/Utterson Jeffery Weaver
Edward Hyde/Carew/Enfield/Sanderson/Inspector Scott C. Brown
Edward Hyde/Lanyon/Police DoctorBen Stahl
Edward Hyde/Poole/Porter/Maid Jasmine Jaqua
Elizabeth JelkesChristine Choate
Surgical Student Sofia Pieralde
Surgical Student
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PlaywrightJeffrey Hatcher adapting from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson
DirectorRandy Clark
Stage ManagerTracy Engels
Scenic/Sound Design Niclas Olson
Scenic Painter Jennifer York
Set Construction Hector Juarez, Niclas Olson
Lighting Design Mark Thomason
Costume/Properties Design Jeffery Weaver
Fight Choreography Chevi Chung
Fight Captain Scott C. Brown
Assistant Stage Managers Sofia Pieralde, Ryn Smith
Photography/Poster Design Jason Ganwich
Producers Randy Clark, Aya Hashiguchi Clark

Suite Surrender – Play – As-if Theatre Company

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): Suite Surrender play at Kenmore Community Club w/ As-if Theatre Company. Two rival divas accidentally stay in the same hotel suite & hijinks/chaos ensues. So much anticipation leading up to a well-devised unexpected ending. Grandiose stage presence & great voice from Merry Senn. #theatre

Synopsis from the Theatre: Set in 1942, two of Hollywood’s biggest divas descend upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel with their legendary, long-running feud in tow. Everything seems to be in order for their wartime performance until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Through mistaken identities, overblown egos, and double entendres this roller-coaster of a play is a hilarious riot and a love note to the classic farces of the 30s and 40s.

Reviewed Performance: 3/16/23 Opening Night

Type: Play

World Premiere: No

Several or Few Scenes: The entire play was one scene

Several or Few Settings: The entire play took place in the common area of a hotel suite

Defined Plot/Storyline: Yes

Recommendation: See it if you like comedic plays with caricatures and chaotic hijinks like See How They Run

Was This the First Time I Attended a Production of this Show: Yes

Would I See It Again 3 Years from Now: Probably not but it was good

Rating Compared to Other Shows with the Same Production Value:
4.25 Stars (Out of 5 Stars)

Equity Actors: 0

Total Number of Actors: 9

Length (Including Any Intermission): 100 minutes

Intermission: No

Other Rave(s) Not Mentioned in Elevator Thoughts

  • Favorite Line: “Martinis are like women of a certain age. They should never be underdressed.”

Other Musing(s) and Observation(s)

  • Ending: While the twist at the end was well-devised, the play continued on unnecessarily. The script could have concluded closer to when they revealed the twist.

Theatre Company: As-if Theatre Company

Venue: Kenmore Community Club

Venue Physical Address: 7304 NE 175th St, Kenmore, WA 98028

Price: Cheap

Ticket Affordability Options: Goldstar is marginally cheaper

Dates: March 16 to April 2, 2023

Seating: General Admission

Parking: There is an attached free private parking lot outside the building.

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@showsiveseen “Suite Surrender” #play at Kenmore Community Club w/ As-if Theatre Company. Two rival #divas accidentally stay in the same #hotel suite & hijinks/chaos ensues. So much anticipation leading up to a well-devised unexpected ending. Grandiose stage presence & great voice from Merry Senn. Photos by Christine Mitchell. #theatre #tiktokpromote ♬ Badder Than The Bad Boys – Peyton Shay
RoleName
Francis Emmanuel Suarez
Otis Jay Vilhauer
Bernard S. DunlapTerry Boyd
Mrs. Everett P. OsgoodJennifer Nielsen
Dora Del RioTina Devrin
Claudia McFaddenMerry Senn
PippetChris Clark
Athena SinclairMolly Hall
Murphy StevensAshley Rose Klimper
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PlaywrightMichael McKeever
DirectorCindy Giese French
Stage Manager Stacey Hansen
Scenic Design Rick Wright
Costume DesignAmy Hockman
Lighting DesignerKeith Gehrig
Marketing/ProducerAmy Gentry
Sound DesignerWilliam French
Clowning CoachKen Michels
Prop Designer/Production ManagerChandria Danelle
Master CarpenterDavid Baldwin
PhotographerChristine Mitchell

Between Two Knees – Play – Seattle Rep

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): Between Two Knees play at Seattle Rep by The 1491s. Outrageously (and uncomfortably?) funny, mildly controversial, and uniquely designed/written show about Native American history since Wounded Knee centering on one multigenerational family. Definitely a hit for woke Seattle.

Synopsis from the Theatre: The first play by acclaimed intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s—best known for the hit television series “Reservation Dogs”—takes audiences on a searing and absurdly funny series of vignettes through American history centered on one family’s account of their experiences from the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 to the protests there in 1973.

Reviewed Performance: 3/8/23 Evening on Opening Night

Type: Play

World Premiere: No

Several or Few Scenes: Several

Defined Plot/Storyline: Yes

Recommendation: See it especially if you’re familiar with Native American history from the past 1-2 centuries.

Was This the First Time I Attended a Production of this Show: Yes

Would I See It Again 3 Years from Now: Probably not. But it was still good.

Rating Compared to Other Shows with the Same Production Value:
4.5 Stars (Out of 5 Stars)

Equity Actors: All

Total Number of Actors: 8

Length (Including Any Intermission): 2.5 hours

Intermission: Yes

Other Rave(s) Not Mentioned in Elevator Thoughts

  • Surprise Humor: It’s said that humor comes from truth, surprise, or superiority. This play definitely touched on the surprise element. There were several random funny WTF moments like the Mortal Combat-like scene where the protagonists fought drag nuns and ended with a glorious “finish him!” I loved when they used the “Indian burn” as an attack in this scene. The jeering nuns in the background were a nice touch from the video game. Another example of random funny moments is a goodbye scene when somebody said “I wish I knew how to quit you” like in Brokeback Mountain.

Other Musing(s) and Observation(s)

  • Historical Events: The play supposedly portrayed Native American history from 1890 to 1973 through the life of one multigenerational family. Since I personally knew nothing about Native American history (other than the traditional mainstream likely whitewashed/inaccurate stories such as Pocahontas and Squanto), I probably missed a lot of good nuances. But the play doesn’t need prior knowledge to enjoy it at superficial face value. To me, it was just a well told story. I wonder how this play would look like through the eyes of someone well-versed in the past 1-2 centuries of Native American history.
  • Mildly Controversial Nature: Various people will find some scenes/lines uncomfortably funny, mildly offensive, and not politically correct. Even the design around the stage with the curtains down was filled with culturally-appropriated stereotypical charicatures (see my video below). There were several moments when they didn’t pull any punches on controversial humor that I thought “Whoa, did they really just say/do that?!” I won’t spoil it too much for you, but the show ends in a WTF surreal exercise with the audience joining in uncomfortable baffled unison chanting something people don’t say in polite company. Woke Seattleites with white guilt will be sure to eat it up. I love how one of the characters say, “We wash his ears so that he will not hear people lecture him on what should be considered racist or offensive when they themselves have only a minimal understanding of how uncensored humor borne from trauma is actually beneficial to community healing!” Seattle is a perfect city to explore this controversial cringy material since the pendulum has swung to arguably excessively PC here.

Theatre Company: Seattle Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theater Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Yale Repertory Theatre

Venue: Seattle Repertory Theatre

Venue Physical Address: 155 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

Price: Medium

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Dates: March 3 to 26, 2023

Seating: Assigned Seating

Parking: There are paid lots and paid street parking. I usually park on Mercer to the West of 1st Ave. There’s usually also a lot of street parking around Safeway. If there’s an event in Seattle Center or Climate Pledge Arena, street parking is usually limited and much more expensive. In those cases, I’ll park further north up on Queen Anne Hill.

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@showsiveseen "Between Two Knees" #play at #SeattleRep by #1491s. Outrageously (and uncomfortably?) funny, mildly controversial, & uniquely designed/written show about #NativeAmerican history since #WoundedKnee centering on 1 multigenerational family. Definitely a hit for woke Seattle. Review: showsiveseen.com/4270 #BetweenTwoKnees #theatre ♬ I Think I Like When It Rains – WILLIS
Jennifer Bobiwash and Wotko Long in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Derek Garza, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Justin “Jud” Gauthier, and James Ryen in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Derek Garza, and Shyla Lefner in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
James Ryen and Shaun Taylor-Corbett in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Justin “Jud” Gauthier and James Ryen in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Shyla Lefner, Derek Garza, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Justin “Jud” Gauthier in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Derek Garza, and Shyla Lefner in Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Jennifer Bobiwash and Shyla Lefner In Between Two Knees at Seattle Rep. Photo by Nate Watters.
Rachel Crowl and Shaun Taylor-Corbett in Between Two Knees by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting at Yale Repertory Theatre. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.
Shyla Lefner and Derek Garza in Between Two Knees by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting at Yale Repertory Theatre. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.
Justin Gauthier in Between Two Knees by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting at Yale Repertory Theatre. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.
RoleName
Older Irma, Ensemble Jennifer Bobiwash
Ensemble Rachel Crowl
Young Isaiah, Eddie, Ensemble Kholan Studi portrayed this role which is usually played by Derek Garza
LarryJustin “Jud” Gauthier
Young Irma, Irene, Ensemble Shyla Lefner
Older Isaiah, Ensemble Wotko Long
Ensemble James Ryen
William, Ensemble Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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Understudy Older Irma, Ensemble Irma-Estel Laguerre
Understudy Larry, Ensemble Nikcoma Lee Mahkewa
Understudy Older Isaiah, Ensemble John Scott-Richardson
Understudy Isaiah, Eddie, Larry, William, EnsembleKholan Studi
Understudy Young Irma, Irene, EnsembleMaribel Torres Barragan
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PlaywrightThe 1491s
Director Eric Ting
Choreographer Ty Defoe
Scenic Designer Regina Garcia
Costume Designer Lux Haac
Lighting Designer Elizabeth Harper
Sound Designer Jake Rodriguez
Original Songs Ryan RedCorn
Projection Designer Shawn Duan
Wig And Hair Designer Younghawk Bautista
Production Dramaturg Julie Felise Dubiner
Casting Director Stacey Rice, CSA
Fight Director Rod Kinter
Intimacy Director Kelsey Rainwater
Vocal Coach Liz Hayes
Associate Director R. Réal Vargas Alanis
Production Stage Manager Amanda Nita Luke-Sayed
Assistant Stage Manager Kevin Jinghong Zhu