meaNWHILE, BACK AT THE SUPER LAIR...
may 19 - june 23, 2018
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by Greg Kalleres
directed by Jack Stehlin Powerless crimefighters struggle with the meaning of life as they protect a city with no crime. As they're subjected to the investigations of a mayor-appointed efficiency expert, they face eviction ... and brand new super-villain. A Los Angeles Premiere Comedy! ENCORE PERFORMANCES: Saturday, July 14 at 8pm, Saturday, July 21 at 8pm 
Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair is also part of
the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Click here to buy tickets through the Fringe website. |
RECOMMENDED!
"Easily, one of the best scripted comedies at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe."
"Truly hilariously, and so well directed and performed, Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair, marvelously exploits every nook and cranny of super hero fandom." - Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move
"Superhero is Spoken Here" "Hysterical!" - Monique LeBlue, Los Angeles Theater Beat
"A broad comedy that milks the ridiculous concept for big laughs, this show manages
to make some sharp observations about romance and commitment." - My Haunt Life
"Easily, one of the best scripted comedies at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe."
"Truly hilariously, and so well directed and performed, Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair, marvelously exploits every nook and cranny of super hero fandom." - Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move
"Superhero is Spoken Here" "Hysterical!" - Monique LeBlue, Los Angeles Theater Beat
"A broad comedy that milks the ridiculous concept for big laughs, this show manages
to make some sharp observations about romance and commitment." - My Haunt Life
Citizens of sate City! Silver Streak & the human fly are on the tv!
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CASTSome roles in Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair... are double cast.
Cast names are KAPOW! and BAM! Ronald Auguste (Darrell Simpson / ZAP! cast) Brendan Brandt (The Human Fly / ZAP!/KABAM!) Chelsea Brandt (Leopard Woman / KABAM! cast) Robert Cicchini (Dr. Reynolds ZAP!/KABAM!) Christopher Frontiero (Rhino Man / ZAP! cast) Jeff Kongs (Silver Streak / ZAP!/KABAM!) Jaimyon Parker (Darrell Simpson / KABAM! cast) Jade Sealey (Leopard Woman / ZAP! cast) David Schwartzbaum (Rhino Man / KABAM! cast) |
TEAMDennis Jackson Set Design
Kathi O'Donohue Lighting Design Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, Nick Pavey, Jeff Kongs, Sound Design Chelsea Brandt, Kitty Rose Costume Design Produced by Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin and The New American Theatre, a membership company of actors. |
Cast Performance dates:
ZAP!CAST
Ronald Auguste, Brendan Brandt, Robert Cicchini, Christopher Frontiereo, Jeff Kongs, Jade Sealey Performance Dates: May 26, May 31, June 2, June 3, June 15, July 14
Photo credit: Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin
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KABAM! CAST
Brendan Brandt, Chelsea Brandt, Robert Cicchini, Jeff Kongs, Jaimyon Parker, David Schwartzbaum Performance Dates: May 27, June 1, June 8, June 9, June 16, July 21 Photo credit: Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin
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MEET THE CAST & PRODUCTION TEAM
CAST
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RONALD AUGUSTE (Darrell Simpson)
Ronald Auguste is a first generation Haitian American born in Florida and raised in Boston. Mr. Auguste graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts before moving to Los Angeles after winning a monologue showcase. TV credits include: NCIS: LA, Southland, and CSI: Miami among others. He appeared in the film The Great Debaters. Mr. Auguste is thrilled to be a part of MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE SUPER LAIR, it’s wonderful to be back on stage! He thanks the cast and crew and his friends and family for their love and support. NAT Member at Large. |
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BRENDAN BRANDT (The Human Fly)
With NAT: Macbeth: Revisited, Boy’s Life, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 5 Beauties (Green Eyes), Macbeth, Getting Out, and 9 years of One-Act Festivals (authored Exigence). Other theater- Godspell, Wild Geese, and Twist in SoCal, and Macbeth, Assassins, and Equus in Minneapolis. TV: Workaholics, Criminal Minds, Last Man Standing, Working Class, Close to Home. Brendan directed the documentary Victor’s Last Class, which has played in festivals in Amsterdam, Kansas City, and Pasadena, on TV in Israel and Slovenia, is coming to theaters in Poland, and is still touring colleges and festivals. www.victorslastclass.com . |
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CHELSEA BRANDT (Leopard Woman)
Member of the New American Studio Ensemble. With New American Theatre: Macbeth: Revisited, Boy’s Life, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, I Never Sang for My Father, The Women, and 365 Days/365 Plays. Other Theater: Romeo & Juliet (Juliet) The Night of the Black Cat, Brigadoon, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Sound of Music, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Oklahoma!. Film/TV: The Drama Club, Boytalk, The Hunted. She was also a Lead Singer/Dancer for Holland America Cruise Lines. PCPA Graduate. |
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ROBERT CICCHINI (Dr. Reynolds)
Associate Artist, NAT; charter member since 1987. A veteran of over 100 stage plays, 35 films, and over 70 guest starring or recurring TV performances. Notably with NAT: 63 Trillion, TARTUFFE, MODIGLIANI (title roles), HEDDA GABLER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, TWELFTH NIGHT. THE JOB, (Garland Award;Outstanding Performance, Backstage Magazine), MAN.GOV., BEDFELLOWS. DIRECTING WITH NAT: THE MAIDS, THE LOWER DEPTHS, ANTIGONE, GETTING OUT, THE HEIRESS. Other acting credits include: WOYCEK, (NY Public Theater); THE SCREENS, (The Guthrie), OPEN HOUSE, (The Skylight; Theater Scene Award; Outstanding Performance, LA Weekly Top Ten Plays of 2013). Notable film and TV credits: THE GODFATHER III (film debut), WAR OF THE WORLDS, PRIMARY COLORS, SIX FEET UNDER, THE SOPRANO’S, 24, and most recently SHAMELESS, RIZZOLI & ISLES and the upcoming FX pilot PARIAH. Robert teaches acting at NAT and also at AMDA/Los Angeles. |
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CHRISTOPHER FRONTIERO (Rhino Man)
Christopher is a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and he earned his B.F.A. in Acting from Boston University in 2004. On stage in Los Angeles, Christopher has performed in the world premiere of Dr. Anonymous by Guy Frederick Glass and the US premiere of Kieran Lynn’s An Incident at the Border. In Boston, he appeared in The Rose Tattoo at the Huntington Theater Company. Christopher’s television credits include MacGyver, SMILF, Dexter, Parks and Recreation, Criminal Minds and Raising Hope. He recently wrapped filming Charlie Says, a film about the Manson family. Other credits include Making a Scene with James Franco, the films Pups Alone: A Christmas Peril and Evidence. He also voiced various characters in the scripted podcast Bronzeville directed by Lawrence Fishburne. Christopher hosts Big Happy Trivia in bars across Los Angeles. Search for “Big Happy Trivia” on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for more information. NAT Member at Large. |
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JEFF KONGS (Silver Streak)
Member of the New American Studio Ensemble. Associate Producer with New American. Recent productions with NAT include: Loose Ends, Boy’s Life, 5 One Act Festivals. Favorite past film, tv and theatre credits include: Criminal Minds, Rizzoli and Isles, Ask J, Jerry and Tom, Knockout Mouse, Fighting Mr. Right, Searching, and The Insider's Guide To Film School. Jeff is currently serving as a producer and actor on The Carnivore Project, an ambitious film collaboration that his beautiful and talented wife and friends have been creating. Jeff is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in Film. A big thank you to his friends for their unmatched support. Remember people, "The greatest power on Earth is the magnificent power we all of us possess...the power of the human brain!" --Professor Charles Xavier. www.jeffkongs.com |
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JAIMYON PARKER (Darrell Simpson)
Jaimyon Parker was born to entertain and tell stories that both tickle the funny bone and stimulate the mind. His journey to acting took him through many career fields in which he excelled, including a tour with the US Air Force, of which he is a proud veteran. He finally found his passion with acting, and has been blessed to find his way and do well. Jaimyon has been on network television with hilarious and seasoned performers, last being seen in the critically acclaimed BETTER THINGS on FX alongside creator and star Pamela Adlon. On stage, he has been blessed to work with legends at such prestigious theatres as The Stella Adler Theatre and The Pasadena Playhouse. He has produced and starred in 5 full length stage productions and has been nominated and won several awards from amazing organizations including most recently an NAACP THEATRE AWARD. Jaimyon has worked in over 15 feature length films and has been sought after to write a number more. In 2013 he started SKELETON KEY PICTURES (www.skeltonkeypictures.com) and alongside his best friend and business partner Malika Blessing, they are preparing a slate of projects for the stage and screen that will raise the bar and prove that by combining faith and entertainment you can achieve success beyond imagination. Jaimyon has just recently started a hilarious internet radio show with Guy D. Williams called THE GUY PARKER SHOW (Sundays at 4PM – www.theguyparkershow.com for details). Jaimyon is thankful to all of the tremendously talented cast and crew, my Lord & Savior for every day, my family for their unending love & support, my theatre company TOWNE STREET THEATRE CO (www.townestreetla.org) for being my creative refuge, and to YOU for coming to laugh and play with us while supporting live theatre! You can keep up with Jaimyon on Twitter & Instagram: @jaimyon and on facebook: www.facebook.com/jaimyon NAT Member at Large. |
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JADE SEALEY (Leopard Woman)
Member of The New American Studio Ensemble. With NAT:Macbeth: Revisited, The Number, Julius Caesar, Christina Woodman in the world premiere play Bedfellows, Baltimore in Sister Cities (Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Circus Theatricals), Jane in Mooney’s Kid Don’t Cry, Crystal Allen in The Women, Shannon Gosling in Safe, Viola in Twelfth Night, Marian in The Heiress, Genevieve in Weedwacker, Iphigenia in Iphigenia , Debby in Deconstructing the Torah. Other theatre: Janna in Blind Spots, Ruthie in Tsuris (Sidewalk Studio Theatre), Portia in The Author's Voice and Constanze in Amadeus(Steve Dobuzyinski Theatre). Film/TV credits include: “Chasing Eagle Rock,” “How to Cheat,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Bridesmaid #3,” “The Hunger Artist,” “ Cul De Sac” and “Fool's Paradise.” |
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DAVID SCHWARTZBAUM (Rhino Man) is excited to make his LA stage debut with the New American Theatre Company. A Florida native and recent Chicago transplant, David’s taught/trained/performed at iO Chicago, Annoyance Theater, and Second City for the past seven years. His improv troupes Switch Committee and Lethal Action Force have headlined improv festivals across the country. Notable credits: The Making of a Modern Folk Hero (u/s), Red, White, and Blaine, Chicago PD. David thanks Jack, Jeannine and the cast for being so welcoming. David is new to town so introduce yourself and let’s be friends! NAT Member at Large.
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PRODUCTION TEAM
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NICK PAVEY (Sound)
Nick is a Film and TV sound editor. His work can be heard by going to the movies, or turning on your TV or streaming device of choice. |
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KATHI O'DONOHUE (Lighting Design)
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KITTY ROSE (Costume / Props Design)
Kitty Rose has been NAT's go-to costume designer for more years that she can recall. Favorite NAT productions include whichever production she is currently working on! |
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Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin Producer, Publicist, Managing Director
Producer: 80+ plays for New American Theatre/Circus Theatricals including; CREDITORS, MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY (dir. David Trainer), MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, JULIUS CAESAR, BEDFELLOWS, 19 ONE ACT FESTIVALS, AS IS, FIVE BEAUTIES by Tennessee Williams, I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER, SISTER CITIES (world premiere), TITUS REDUX (w/ Not Man Apart at Kirk Douglas Theatre and RADAR-LA), LA/Off-Broadway productions of MAN.GOV, HARM’S WAY, THE JOB; Many New American Theatre/Odyssey Theatre co-productions. Short film GAME 7, As an actor; Numerous plays in LA and Chicago. Film/TV: WATCH IT, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CHICAGO 8. She made her TV debut as a preschooler on the children’s program, ROMPER ROOM. Jeannine earned a B.S. in Advertising from University of Illinois and an M.B.A. in Marketing from Illinois Institute of Technology. |
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JACK STEHLIN (Artistic Director/Director)
Jack Stehlin has directed over 50 plays for The New American Theatre. Fresh out of The Juilliard School, he founded the company (as Circus Theatricals) in 1986. Also an actor, he can regularly be seen on television. His Los Angeles stage roles include New American Theatre productions of Tempest Redux (co-production with Odyssey Theatre), 63 Trillion, More Lies About Jerzy, Julius Caesar, Harm’s Way (LA/Off Broadway), Titus Redux (Not Man Apart co-production at Kirk Douglas Theatre and RadarLA,) and Odyssey/New American Theatre co-productions of Creditors (LA Weekly Award nomination-Best Actor),Taming of the Shrew, The Misanthrope, Macbeth, Richard III, Tartuffe, and True West. On the small screen, he is perhapsbest known on television as DEA captain Roy Till on the Showtime series Weeds (SAG award nomination). New York/Regional stage credits include Salome (with Al Pacino), numerous productions at New York’s Public Theatre including Richard II (with Steven Berkoff), Henry V (with Kevin Kline), Casanova (with Ethan Hawke), Henry IV, (with Mandy Patinkin), and Julius Caesar (with Al Pacino and Martin Sheen). His many guest-starring roles on countless TV fan favorites include the recent Assassination of Gianni Versace, NCIS Los Angeles, Without a Trace, Monk, The Practice, Crossing Jordan, ER, NYPD Blue and Fox’s Hieroglyph. Jack can currently be seen on the big screen in Wilde Salome with Al Pacino. |
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GREG KALLERES (Playwright)
Greg Kalleres is a playwright and screenwriter living and working in Brooklyn. Usually next to a large black Labrador with a B-12 deficiency named, Bruce. His satire about race and advertising, HONKY, was an LA Times and NY Times Critics’ Pick, for which he received the Urban Stages Emerging Playwright Award. The play’s critically acclaimed San Diego Rep production aired nationally on PBS for the series OnStage in America. His two-character comedy, A BEAUTIFUL SPELL, was produced at the Royal George in Chicago and later adapted to Arabic and performed to sold-out audiences in Beirut. It was also adapted for podcast with Wondery Media, starring Jenna Elfman. In addition, his play, APROPOS OF NOTHING, recently won the 2018 Reva Shiner Comedy Award at The Bloomington Playwrights Project. Greg received the Certificate of Excellence from the Kennedy Center, is a two-time finalist for Playwrights Program at Juilliard and has won top honors at a number of one-act festivals including Samuel French. Greg has also written and produced commercials for ESPN, Nike, CFDA, Brand Jordan, Budweiser, New York Magazine, Twitter and Google. He was a lead writer on the award-winning “This is SportsCenter” campaign and created ESPN’s Monday Night Football campaign: “Is it Monday Yet?” Greg is currently in development with Fox on his original comedy pilot, DATE WITH DEATH, and Maven Pictures on his original screenplay, OUR CONDOLENCES. Or so he says. |
PRESS RELEASE
Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair….
Greg Kalleres’ (Honky) LA Premiere Comedy is first Production at The New American Theatre’s
New Hollywood Home
Greg Kalleres’ (Honky) LA Premiere Comedy is first Production at The New American Theatre’s
New Hollywood Home
LOS ANGELES (April 24, 2018) — The New American Theatre (NAT) will present the Los Angeles premiere of Greg Kalleres’ (Honky) comedy Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair… at the award-winning company’s new Hollywood venue. New American Theatre’s artistic director Jack Stehlin directs. The production will open Saturday, May 26 and runs through Saturday, June 23. ” Super Lair” will be presented independently and then will be offered as a Hollywood Fringe Festival show. Tickets may be purchase online at NewAmericanTheatre.com.
In Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair…. powerless crimefighters struggle with the meaning of life as they protect a city with no crime. The Human Fly, Silver Streak, Rhino Man and Leopard Woman share a city-funded apartment. But now they're subjected to the investigations of a mayor-appointed efficiency expert, eviction... and brand new super-villain.
“After working tirelessly offstage to get our new venue ready, our company is thrilled to move forward onstage in Greg Kalleres’ play,” says director/artistic director Jack Stehlin. “We’ve presented Greg’s one act plays as part of our annual one act festivals. His work is always sharp and funny, but timely and socially-charged as well.”
This past March 2018, The New American Theatre (a membership company) moved to a two-theatre complex at 1312 N. Wilton Place, between Sunset and Fountain, in the heart of Hollywood. The space was formerly occupied by The Underground Theatre.
Greg Kalleres is a playwright and screenwriter living and working in Brooklyn. Usually next to a large black Labrador with a B-12 deficiency named, Bruce. His satire about race and advertising, HONKY, was an LA Times and NY Times Critics’ Pick, for which he received the Urban Stages Emerging Playwright Award. The play’s critically acclaimed San Diego Rep production aired nationally on PBS for the series OnStage in America. His two-character comedy, A BEAUTIFUL SPELL, was produced at the Royal George in Chicago and later adapted to Arabic and performed to sold-out audiences in Beirut. It was also adapted for podcast with Wondery Media, starring Jenna Elfman. In addition, his play, APROPOS OF NOTHING, recently won the 2018 Reva Shiner Comedy Award at The Bloomington Playwrights Project. Greg received the Certificate of Excellence from the Kennedy Center, is a two-time finalist for Playwrights Program at Juilliard and has won top honors at a number of one-act festivals including Samuel French. Greg has also written and produced commercials for ESPN, Nike, CFDA, Brand Jordan, Budweiser, New York Magazine, Twitter and Google. He was a lead writer on the award-winning “This is SportsCenter” campaign and created ESPN’s Monday Night Football campaign: “Is it Monday Yet?” Greg is currently in development with Fox on his original comedy pilot, DATE WITH DEATH, and Maven Pictures on his original screenplay, OUR CONDOLENCES. Or so he says.
Jack Stehlin (Artistic Director/Director)
Jack Stehlin has directed over 50 plays for The New American Theatre. Fresh out of The Juilliard School, he founded the company (as Circus Theatricals) in 1986. Also an actor, he can regularly be seen on television. His Los Angeles stage roles include New American Theatre productions of Tempest Redux (co-production with Odyssey Theatre), 63 Trillion, More Lies About Jerzy, Julius Caesar, Harm’s Way (LA/Off Broadway), Titus Redux (Not Man Apart co-production at Kirk Douglas Theatre and RadarLA,) and Odyssey/New American Theatre co-productions of Creditors (LA Weekly Award nomination-Best Actor),Taming of the Shrew, The Misanthrope, Macbeth, Richard III, Tartuffe, and True West. On the small screen, he is perhapsbest known on television as DEA captain Roy Till on the Showtime series Weeds (SAG award nomination). New York/Regional stage credits include Salome (with Al Pacino), numerous productions at New York’s Public Theatre including Richard II (with Steven Berkoff), Henry V (with Kevin Kline), Casanova (with Ethan Hawke), Henry IV, (with Mandy Patinkin), and Julius Caesar (with Al Pacino and Martin Sheen). His many guest-starring roles on countless TV fan favorites include the recent Assassination of Gianni Versace, NCIS Los Angeles, Without a Trace, Monk, The Practice, Crossing Jordan, ER, NYPD Blue and Fox’s Hieroglyph. Jack can currently be seen on the big screen in Wilde Salome with Al Pacino.
Cast and Design Team
Cast of Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair…. includes :Ronald Auguste (Darrell Simpson*), Brendan Brandt (The Human Fly), Chelsea Brandt (Leopard Woman*), Robert Cicchini (Dr. Reynolds), Christopher Frontiero (Rhino Man*), Jeff Kongs (Silver Streak), Jaimyon Parker (Darrell Simpson), Jade Sealey(Leopard Woman*), and David Schwartzbaum (Rhino Man*). Director is Jack Stehlin. Set design by Dennis Jackson, Lighting design by Kathi O'Donohue, sound design by Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, Jeff Kongs, Nick Pavey, costume design by Chelsea Povall, Kitty Rose.
*Role is double-cast.
About The New American Theatre
Named one of the top-ten 99-seat theatre companies by CBS Los Angeles, The New American Theatre is a creative, artist-helmed membership theatre company. Throughout its prolific history, NAT has presented over 200 Main Stage, Second Stage, and One Act plays, enjoying critical acclaim, awards and nominations from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, LA Drama Critics Circle, Back Stage, LA Weekly, LA Stage Alliance Ovations, and more. The company’s annual Festival of New One Act Plays, now in its 23rd year, accepts submissions from playwrights from all over the world. In 2017, the company launched its full-length plays competition, furthering the company’s commitment to develop and produce New American plays.
NAT seeks to inspire, educate and nurture artists and our community towards a thoughtful and humane world view through the art of story-telling. NAT helps young theatre artists find their voices, cultivate social consciousness and prepare for a lasting career. The company supports new and established playwrights, incubates new plays, and seeks to make a lasting, life-long impression on our community – inspiring the audience to continue provocative conversations long after the curtain closes.
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“Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair”
WHAT:
Award-winning theatre company The New American Theatre presents this comedy and the Los Angeles premiere by award-winning playwright Greg Kalleres (Honky). In Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair…. Powerless crimefighters struggle with the meaning of life as they protect a city with no crime. The Human Fly, Silver Streak, Rhino Man and Leopard Woman share a city-funded apartment. But now they're subjected to the investigations of a mayor-appointed efficiency expert, eviction... and brand new super-villain.
WHO:
Written by Greg Kalleres
Directed by Jack Stehlin
CAST
Ronald Auguste (Darrell Simpson*), Brendan Brandt (The Human Fly), Chelsea Brandt (Leopard Woman*), Robert Cicchini (Dr. Reynolds), Christopher Frontiero (Rhino Man*), Jeff Kongs (Silver Streak), Jaimyon Parker (Darrell Simpson), Jade Sealey (Leopard Woman*), and David Schwartzbaum (Rhino Man*). *Role is double-cast.
DESIGN TEAM
Set design by Dennis Jackson, Lighting design by Kathi O'Donohue, sound design by Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, Jeff Kongs, Nick Pavey, costume design by Chelsea Povall, Kitty Rose.
.*Produced by The New American Theatre, a membership company of actors.
WHEN:
May 26-June 3, 2018
• Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. May 26 – June 23
• Sundays at 7 p.m.: May 27, June 3
• Thursday at 8 p.m.: May 31
WHERE:
The New American Theatre
1312 N. Wilton Pl Hollywood, CA 90028
TICKETS:
• NewAmericanTheatre.com
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• Follow us on Twitter: @NewAmericanThtr
TICKET PRICES:
• $15-$30
