The 2012 Student Directing Festival!
April 26-27-28, Lab Theatre, 7:30 pm
Plays are listed alphabetically by title.
THE DANCERS
by Horton Foote
directed by Julia Spector
stage managed by Taylor Beidler
Synopsis: Horace, a teenage boy severely lacking in self-confidence, arrives in Harrison, Texas, to visit with his sister, Inez, and her husband, Herman. Inez sets up a date for Horace to go with Emily Crews, the most popular girl in town, to a dance. Emily refuses to go with Horace on the grounds that her boyfriend won’t approve, crushing the already-insecure Horace. Depressed, Horace goes to the local café for a cup of coffee where he meets Mary Catherine Davis, Emily’s friend. Horace and Mary Catherine share an instant connection, and he asks her to the next dance. Unbeknownst to Horace, Emily’s mother, Elizabeth, forces Emily to attend the next dance with Horace. Loyal to Mary Catherine but fearful of hurting Emily, Horace must choose who to go to the dance with, but only if he can find the inner strength to go to the dance at all.
Cast
Horace- Harley Greene
Mary Catherine Davis- Kristen Magliozzi
Emily Crews- Ellie Yorke
Elizabeth Crews- Stephanie Seiden
Inez Stanley- Stephanie Foster
Herman Stanley- Aaron Wolff
Waitress- Amanda Utstein
Velma/Mrs. Davis- Anya Graubard
Tom Davis- Conrad Buys
OEDI
by Rich Orloff
directed by Peter Harrington
stage managed by Gil Blume
2 females, 2 males
This farcical retelling of the Oedipus Rex story confronts the overlooked fact that if Oedipus married his mother, she had to be old enough to be his mother. When Oedipus' two advisors first explain to him that he married his mother, he's distraught. But Jocasta and the advisors only want to find a way to spin the story so that Oedipus looks good...
Cast:
Oedipus - Ari Ebstein
Jocasta - Sarah Rabinowitz
Creon - Ian Greer
Tiresias - Nicky Leiter
THE PRINCESS REBECCA BIRNBAUM
by Jerome Kass
directed by Allie Haber and Hannah Leikin
stage managed by Max Simon
1 man, 4 women
THE STORY: In the living room of the Birnbaum's Bronx apartment, Rebecca's mother, her married sister and her piano teacher wait eagerly for Rebecca's appearance in the dress she has chosen for her first prom. When she whirls in they are distressed to find that she has picked an ultra-simple white frock, which may complement her natural, fresh charm but, in their view, does nothing to "gild the lily." First they suggest a little make-up here and there with leads to mascara, false eyelashes and a total obliteration of Rebecca's girlish complexion. Then a few other touches are pressed on the reluctant girl; a bright colored sash, a bunch of artificial flowers, a high fashion red wig to cover her "too plain," carefully combed hairdo. The final touch is her mother's mink stole, and then Rebecca turns nervously to greet her escort, transformed into her well-meaning family's idea of a young girl of taste and status. But her boyfriend has also gone through the same ordeal. Whereas he too had agreed that simplicity was to be the keynote, he turns up with a pink tuxedo jacket, a plaid cummerbund, patent leather shoes and a bunch of red roses sprayed white for the occasion.
Cast:
Elsie: Allegra Borak
Helen: Emma Gomez-Rivas
Rebecca: Rachel Levy
Shirley: Hannah Nahar
Maury: Sam Fidler
THE DANCERS
by Horton Foote
directed by Julia Spector
stage managed by Taylor Beidler
Synopsis: Horace, a teenage boy severely lacking in self-confidence, arrives in Harrison, Texas, to visit with his sister, Inez, and her husband, Herman. Inez sets up a date for Horace to go with Emily Crews, the most popular girl in town, to a dance. Emily refuses to go with Horace on the grounds that her boyfriend won’t approve, crushing the already-insecure Horace. Depressed, Horace goes to the local café for a cup of coffee where he meets Mary Catherine Davis, Emily’s friend. Horace and Mary Catherine share an instant connection, and he asks her to the next dance. Unbeknownst to Horace, Emily’s mother, Elizabeth, forces Emily to attend the next dance with Horace. Loyal to Mary Catherine but fearful of hurting Emily, Horace must choose who to go to the dance with, but only if he can find the inner strength to go to the dance at all.
Cast
Horace- Harley Greene
Mary Catherine Davis- Kristen Magliozzi
Emily Crews- Ellie Yorke
Elizabeth Crews- Stephanie Seiden
Inez Stanley- Stephanie Foster
Herman Stanley- Aaron Wolff
Waitress- Amanda Utstein
Velma/Mrs. Davis- Anya Graubard
Tom Davis- Conrad Buys
OEDI
by Rich Orloff
directed by Peter Harrington
stage managed by Gil Blume
2 females, 2 males
This farcical retelling of the Oedipus Rex story confronts the overlooked fact that if Oedipus married his mother, she had to be old enough to be his mother. When Oedipus' two advisors first explain to him that he married his mother, he's distraught. But Jocasta and the advisors only want to find a way to spin the story so that Oedipus looks good...
Cast:
Oedipus - Ari Ebstein
Jocasta - Sarah Rabinowitz
Creon - Ian Greer
Tiresias - Nicky Leiter
THE PRINCESS REBECCA BIRNBAUM
by Jerome Kass
directed by Allie Haber and Hannah Leikin
stage managed by Max Simon
1 man, 4 women
THE STORY: In the living room of the Birnbaum's Bronx apartment, Rebecca's mother, her married sister and her piano teacher wait eagerly for Rebecca's appearance in the dress she has chosen for her first prom. When she whirls in they are distressed to find that she has picked an ultra-simple white frock, which may complement her natural, fresh charm but, in their view, does nothing to "gild the lily." First they suggest a little make-up here and there with leads to mascara, false eyelashes and a total obliteration of Rebecca's girlish complexion. Then a few other touches are pressed on the reluctant girl; a bright colored sash, a bunch of artificial flowers, a high fashion red wig to cover her "too plain," carefully combed hairdo. The final touch is her mother's mink stole, and then Rebecca turns nervously to greet her escort, transformed into her well-meaning family's idea of a young girl of taste and status. But her boyfriend has also gone through the same ordeal. Whereas he too had agreed that simplicity was to be the keynote, he turns up with a pink tuxedo jacket, a plaid cummerbund, patent leather shoes and a bunch of red roses sprayed white for the occasion.
Cast:
Elsie: Allegra Borak
Helen: Emma Gomez-Rivas
Rebecca: Rachel Levy
Shirley: Hannah Nahar
Maury: Sam Fidler
