2025-26 Season
Walden
Philadelphia Premiere
by Amy Berryman
directed by Seth Rozin
Cast
After returning from a year-long Moon mission, Cassie, a NASA botanist, finds herself in a remote cabin in the woods, where her estranged twin sister, Stella, a former NASA architect, has found a new life with her Earth Advocate fiancé, Bryan. As the sisters attempt to pick up the pieces of the rivalry that broke them apart, they grapple with perhaps the single biggest question that confronts humanity: is saving Earth still a possibility or should we commit ourselves to colonizing another planet?
Alice Yorke
Stella
Campbell O’Hare
Cassie
Newton Buchanan
Bryan
Production Team
Abby Sturgis
Stage Manager
Lisi Levy
Assistant Director
Lindsay Stevens Lighting Designer Claire Wislar Props Designer Hannah Anderson Production Assistant
Natali Merill Sound Designer Chris Haig Scenic Designer
Leo Mock Katherine Fritz Valden Kamph Intimacy Coordinator Costume Designer Production Manager
Nick Wacksman John Kolbinski Master Electrician Audio Engineer
PLANTATION BLACK
World Premiere
by Phaedra Michelle Scott
directed by Kimille Howard
Two centuries after a murky agreement binds a Civil War era plantation family to the enslaved people working the land, the white and Black Prioleau descendants must finally determine who is the rightful heir.
A cast of six actors play both the Civil War and present-day characters, and each night the play begins at a different point in the timeline when a cast member spins a drum bearing the names of all the scenes in the play.
PLANTATION BLACK’s innovative structure evokes the way history repeats itself, and the (sometimes) random ways we learn about our national and personal history.
Cast
DeAnna Supplee
Tasha/Morning
Trevor William Fayle
Davis
Tymothee Harrell
Jonathan/Abraham Lenny Daniels
Big Mom
Eli Lynn
Kate/Bet
Hannah Parke
Elise/Mary
Production Team
Leslie Ann Boyden
Stage Manager
Shannon Zura
Lighting/Projections Designer
Annie Zulick Assistant Lighting Designer Lindsey Silver Props Designer Journee Lutz Production Assistant
Aubrey Dube Sound Designer Dahlia Al-Habieli Scenic Designer Eli Lynn Fight Choreographer
Leigh Paradise Costume Designer
Jael Hicks Khaya Cliett-Bright Valden Kamph Run Crew House Assistant Production Manager Nick Wacksman John Kolbinski Master Electrician Audio Engineer
Seng’s Hair Salon
World Premiere
by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay
directed by Chongren Fan
A horror/comedy written about and with Philly’s Southeast Asian community.
When a mysterious and fatal epidemic starts to haunt their shop, three generations of a Lao family in South Philly clash over what’s best for the well-being of their matriarch. This modern American family includes Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian characters, who must navigate a dramatically shifting local and national cultural political scene while advocating for greater political representation.
Lydia Gaston
Seng
Bi Jean Ngo
Vimala
Daniel Ubin Burgess
Prince
Joanna Liao
Anh
Karen Li
Sareoun/KaYing Jungwoong Kim The Entity
Production Team
Melody Wong
Stage Manager
Melpomene Katakalos
Scenic Designer
Maria Shaplin Lighting Designer Caitlyn Davis Props Designer Christopher Colucci Sound Designer Ariel Wang Costume Designer
Hannah Anderson Production Assistant Jungwoong Kim Choreographer Valden Kamph Nick Wacksman Production Manager Master Electrician John Kolbinski Journee Lutz Audio Engineer House Manager
2024-25 Season
Moreno
2016. The NFL has been shaken by Colin Kaepernick’s controversial decision to take a knee during the national anthem to protest against police brutality. Superstar running back Luis Moreno, who is all about his game – and his paycheck -- has joined a new team with championship aspirations. But America’s leadership is changing, and when a painful new reality hits close to home, Luis is forced to ask whether politics have a place on the field, and if he is willing to risk his career to take a stand for his own community.
American Premiere
by Pravin Wilkins
directed by Seth Rozin & J Paul Nicholas
Cast
Frank Jiminez
Luis Moreno
Charvez Grant
Ezekiel Williams
Abdul Sesay
Cre’Von Garcon
Gabriel Elmore
Danny Lombardo
Production Team
Hunter Smith
Stage Manager
Dahlia Al-Habieli
Scenic Designer
Lindsay Stevens J. Bean Schwab Andy Sage White
Lighting Designer Props Designer Production Assistant
Larry D. Fowler, Jr. Ontario Kim Wilson J Paul Nicholas
Sound Designer Movement Choreographer Fight Choreographer
Millie Hiibel Valden Kamph Nick Wacksman
Costume Designer Production Manager Master Electrician John Kolbinski Audio Engineer
Quixotic Professor Qiu
Inspired by real-life cases of Chinese American scientists being targeted for allegedly carrying out economic espionage, this satirical play follows a fictitious math professor, who finds himself scrutinized by the FBI and his own university colleagues, while simultaneously navigating a delicate relationship with a childhood friend in China. As the screws tighten around the unwitting Professor Qiu, he is forced to choose between his birth country and adopted land, between loyalty and self-preservation.
World Premiere
by Damon Chua
directed by Chongren Fan
Cast
Justin Jain
Professor Qiu
Bi Jean Ngo
Anna Zeng
Madeleine Garcia
Valeria
Tamil Periasamy
Dr. Krishnan et al. David Pica Simpkiss, et al.
Damien Figueras Nick Wacksman
Sound Designer Master Electrician
J Bean Schwab John Kolbinski
Props Designer Audio Engineer
Valden Kamph
Production Manager
Production Team
Hunter Smith
Stage Manager
You-Shin Chen
Scenic Designer
Ariel Wang
Costume Designer
Lindsay Stevens
Lighting Designer Maddy Foler Production Assistant
Rift, or White Lies
Two estranged brothers – one a progressive novelist, the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang – are united through their traumatic childhood. Now adults, they attempt to navigate the edges of their brotherly bond, as well as a path forward toward understanding and forgiveness. In an increasingly polarized world, is it possible to love someone whose beliefs you hate?
National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
by Gabriel Jason Dean
directed by Seth Rozin
Cast
Jered McLenigan
Outside Brother/Inside Brother
Matteo Scammell
Inside Brother/Outside Brother
Production Team
Kyra Zapf
Costume Designer
Drew Billiau
Lighting Designer
Christopher Colucci
Sound Designer
Emily Schuman Props Designer
Valden Kamph
Production Manager
Andy Sage White
Production Assistant
Hunter Smith
Stage Manager
Nick Embree
Scenic Designer
On My Deen
West Philly. Spring 1962. Faye Ann has just joined the Nation of Islam, setting her life on a whole new path. Her best friend, Michael, would like to be a lot more than friends, but the two can’t seem to agree on religion, politics, or even what makes a good pie. Over the passing decades, personal circumstances and cultural upheavals bring Faye Ann and Michael together as much as they keep them apart. Can these would-be lovers find each other while seeking their own paths to peace?
PLEASE NOTE: THE PHILLY CYCLE is a new three-part play commission project set to produce live performances over the next three years. Sponsored by THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION.
Presented by InterAct Theatre Company and Theatre in the X
World premiere, commissioned as part of The Philly Cycle!
by Antu Yacob
directed by Amina Robinson (Fat Ham, Once On This Island, Intimate Apparel, The Color Purple)
Cast
Satchel Williams Faye Ann / Young Fatima Travoye Joyner Michael Newton Buchanan Hasan Kimmika L. H. Williams-Witherspoon Dr. Rivers / Older Fatima Kash Goins Dawuud / Isa Najah Imani Muhammad Jamilah
Production Team
Maddy Foler
Production Assistant
Nick Wacksman
Master Electrician
John Kolbinski Audio Engineer
Valden Kamph
Production Manager
Jamel Baker
Stage Manager
Marie Laster
Scenic Designer
Tiffany Bacon
Costume Designer
Drew Billiau
Lighting Designer
Dwayne Thomas
Sound Designer
JBean Schwab
Props Designer