A moving portrait of Rosalind Franklin, one of the great scientists of the 20th century, and her fervid drive to map the contours of the DNA molecule. A chorus of physicists relives the chase and reveals the unsung achievements of this complex, trail-blazing woman.
April 5 - 14, 2019 | 8 p.m. | at the West End Players Guild, 733 Union Blvd, St. Louis, MO
REVIEWS:
Ladue News: Fascinating Story Behind 'Photograph 51' Is told in Expert
Snoops Theatre Thoughts: WEPG’s “Photograph 51” is Witty, Fascinating
Artistic Team:
CAST:
Rosalind Franklin – Nicole Angeli
Maurice Wilkins – Ben Ritchie
Ray Gosling – Ryan Lawson-Maeske
Don Caspar – Alex Fyles
James Watson – Will Bonfiglio
Francis Crick – John Wolbers
CREW:
Director – Ellie Schwetye
Stage Manager – Mason Hunt
Lighting Design – Elizabeth Lund
Sound Design – Ellie Schwetye
Scenic/ Props Design – Kristin Cassidy
Costume Design– Tracey Newcomb
Mustard Seed Theatre is opening their 11th Season with an exciting revisit to Remnant by Ron Reed, which was first produced by MST 11 years ago! In a desolate future, after a plague has wiped out technology and altered language, a small tribe gathers to try and re-create "Christmas."
December 7-23, 2017 | 8 p.m. | at the Mustard Seed Theatre, 6800 Wydown Blvd, Clayton, MO
REVIEWS:
Two on the Aisle: Remnant @ Mustard Seed Theater
Ladue News: The True Meaning of the Season
Artistic Team:
CAST:
Barlow Sho'r – Ryan Lawson-Maeske
Delmar – Marissa Grice
Annagail Booker – Katy Keating
Kristn Taler – Michelle Hand
Loner – Adam Flores
CREW:
Director – Deanna Jent
Stage Management – Traci Clapper
Scenic – Kristin Cassidy
Props – Meg Brinkley
Costume – Jane Sullivan
Lighting – Michael Sullivan
Sound – Zoe Sullivan
Lucy Cashion is one of St. Louis’s most exciting and creative young theatre artists. Her Equally Represented Arts Theatre Company (ERA) is well-known for cutting edge works such as Trash Macbeth, Make Hamlet and The Residents of Craigslist. Now Lucy brings to our stage the world premiere Oedipus Apparatus, her original work inspired by Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus. It is most definitely NOT the version of this classic tale you read in freshman English!
April 21 - 30, 2017 | 8 p.m. | at the West End Players Guild, 733 Union Blvd, St. Louis, MO
REVIEWS:
STL Today: West End Players Guild stages an imaginative 'Oedipus'
Artistic Team:
CAST:
Artemis – Cara Barresi
Creon – Will Bonfiglio
Jocasta – Maggie Conroy
Oedipus – Mitch Eagles
Dr. Freud – Michael Cassidy Flynn
Antigone – Alicen Moser
Tiresias – Carl Overly, Jr.
Sphinx – Ellie Schwetye
Apollo – Joe Taylor
Athena/ Priestess – Rachel Tibbetts
CREW:
Director – Lucy Cashion
Stage Management – Wilson Webel
Assistant Stage Manager – Mason Hunt
Composition – Joe Taylor
Scenic – Kristin Cassidy, Jacob Francois
Props – Kristin Cassidy, Deb Cashion
Costume – Meredith LaBounty
Lighting – Ben Lewis
Our nameless hero has at long last completed his elaborate secret burrow. Far beneath the ground he is safe from the predators and danger that lurk everywhere above. Or is he? That noise he hears just beyond the edges of the burrow… what is it? Have they found him? Is it the sound of a terrible beast digging relentlessly towards him? Or is it something even worse?
Following their critically acclaimed inaugural performance of “The Dispute: A Spectacle for Lovers and Fighters” and their summer festival performance of “Fifty Shades of Phaedra” YoungLiars return with a slice of existential terror just in time for Halloween. The world premiere adaptation of Franz Kafka’s unfinished short story “Der Bau” will be performed below ground level in the hundred-year-old basement of the Centene Center for the Arts. “Burrow” is adapted and performed by Jeff Skoblow and directed by YL Producing Director Chuck Harper.
October 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2016 | 8 p.m. | at the Centene Center for the Arts, Basement, 3547 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO
REVIEWS:
Ladue News: YoungLiars' 'Burrow' Is a Cleverly Intriguing Play: Theater Review
STL Magazine: Bravery and Missteps in YoungLiars' “Burrow”
St. Louis Eats and Drinks: Burrow
KDHX: Effectively ominous, 'Burrow' stokes our fear of things that scratch and thump in the dark
Artistic Team:
Performer – Jeff Skoblow
Text Adaptation – Jeff Skoblow
Director – Chuck Harper
Scenic – Kristin Cassidy
Lighting – Jim Wulfsong
Costumes – Maggie Conroy
Sound Design – Adam Frick
Movement Coach – Jef Awada
Stage Management – Gabe Taylor
Lady Macbeth says, “What's done cannot be undone.” But can it be repurposed? Based on Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy, ERA's experimental production Trash Macbeth resuscitates meaning within a climate of destruction, reestablishes the societal norms of America’s most traditional era, and reframes the value of our revered Shakespeare, housewifery, and garbage.
Trash Macbeth is a full-length, theatrical production created by an ensemble of theatre artists with text from Shakespeare's Macbeth, Emily Post's Etiquette, the book of Revelations, Dr Benjamin Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, and 1950's era advertisements.
We cordially invite you to the Macbeth’s residence for the dinner party of your life!
April 20-21, April 27-May 1, May 4-7, 2016 | 8 p.m. | at the Chapel, 6238 Alexander Dr, St Louis, MO
REVIEWS:
STL Today: A dream of 'Macbeth' plays the Chapel
Ladue News: One Person's 'Trash Macbeth' Is Another One's Treasure: Theater Review
KDHX: ERA's stunning 'Trash Macbeth' plays at the Chapel through May 7
On Stage Blog: "Trash Macbeth": ERA hosts a Shakespearian dinner party to die for
St. Louis Theatre Snob: TRASH MACBETH
Snoop's Theatre Thoughts: "Trash Macbeth” at ERA Is a Fascinating Re-Imagining
Artistic Team:
CAST:
Macbeth, Murder 3 – Mitch Eagles
Lady Macbeth, Witch 3 – Rachel Tibbetts
Macduff, Murder 2– Carl Overly Jr.
Lady Macduff, Witch 2 – Maggie Conroy
Banquo, Murderer 1 – Nic Tayborn
Emily Post, Witch 1 – Ellie Schwety
Musicans – Joe Taylor, Philip Zahnd
CREW:
Director – Lucy Cashion
Stage Management – Gabe Taylor
Scenic – Kristin Cassidy
Costume – Meredith LaBounty
Composer – Joe Taylor
Lighting – Erik Kuhn
Fight Choreographer – Erik Kuhn
Managing Producer – Katy Keating
Dramaturg – Will Bonfiglio
Production Intern – Wilson Webel
