Sandcastle Theater Company

Live Audio Play Reading of ADULTS, a New Play by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Directed by Lana Richards

Stage Management & Production Support by Ariella Wolfe, and J. Lyn Monks

CAST

MAGGIE: Kathleen A. Poe

JO: Sarah Palmero

STAGE DIRECTIONS: Sara Curtis

ABOUT THE PLAY

In the wake of their mother's death, two middle-aged sisters navigate feelings, friendship, and funeral logistics. In real-time and through flashbacks, the sisters grapple with their relationship with each other, their larger-than-life mother, and themselves. Will the bond that's tethered them since childhood survive the seismic shift?

CONTENT WARNING

PG13; mature themes, reference to death of a parent

PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTE

We aren't very comfortable acknowledging grief in American culture, nor do we have many spaces that hold the complexity of familial relationships. I hope that ADULTS creates a communal moment of celebration; a place to honor the absurdity, pain, insight, connection, humor, and contradictions of moving through time with people whose love supports, chafes, and reminds us who we are. *If something in this play feels particularly familiar, consider telling someone near you after listening...and inviting them to share their experience in return.

– Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Learn more about the playwright: http://www.maizyscarpa.com/about.html

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

In an early conversation, Maizy talked about how ADULTS is in some ways an inverse of the traditional kitchen sink play, where there is an appearance of a happy family and life, but when you look closely there is conflict and darkness and bad-feeling. Instead, the circumstances of ADULTS are very grave, but at its core are two characters who love each other very much. And it's through that love and trust they are able to work through those challenges of life. I'm excited to share the characters and the relationship at the heart of this piece.

– Lana Richards

SPECIAL THANKS

Congregation Bet Haverim, Polly Klaas Community Theater, UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance, and Sacramento City College Music Department.

Graphics by Lynndhop

Music by Lesfm (song title: The Beat of Nature)

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Live Audio Play Reading of The Yellow Line, a New Play by Caitlin Gurtner

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Directed by Zouapa Lor

Stage Management & Production Support by Ariella Wolfe, and J. Lyn Monks

CAST

JORDAN: Shoana T. Hunt

SAWYER: Sarah Palmero

CHRIS: Margarita Jamero

STAGE DIRECTIONS: Caitlin Gurtner

ABOUT THE PLAY

Jordan faces the line between reality and delusion, questioning the liminal space they live in while interacting with Sawyer and Chris. A choice has to be made under the differing opinions of the two as Jordan explores what it means to exist under a starry night sky in a society that doesn't quite understand.

CONTENT WARNING

PG13; mature language, depiction of a mental health crisis

PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTE

One of the reasons playwriting is unique and wonderful is that it's the first step in a big process. This workshop is the moment where the rest of the team joins, and you see what happens when your play is given to the people who can do something amazing with it. This play was a product of my tired and frustrated brain as I neared the end of my college career. It was a way for me to talk about things that I thought only made sense to me. Now, bringing this story to others, seeing them resonate with the characters, is both mind boggling and beautifully comforting.

– Caitlin Gurtner

Learn more: www.sandcastletheaterco.org/meet-the-team

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

I like the mental awareness of THE YELLOW LINE and how it plays with somewhat abstract ideas about being a person, existing, and the liminal space. I'm excited about hearing the contrasting characters and how they interact with one another coming to life.

– Zouapa Lor

SPECIAL THANKS

Congregation Bet Haverim, Polly Klaas Community Theater, UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance.

Graphics by Lynndhop

Music by Orangery (song title: Coniferous Forest)

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Live Audio Play Reading of Hottest Church Dads, a New Play by Schaeffer Nelson

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Directed by Caitlin Gurtner

Stage Management & Production Support by Ariella Wolfe, and J. Lyn Monks

CAST

JASON: Cody Johnson

BRYAN: Fernando Monjaraz

JASON’S DAD: Matt Standley

STAGE DIRECTIONS: Schaeffer Nelson

ABOUT THE PLAY

Jason and Bryan—two Evangelical teenage boys in 2004 suburban Kansas—don’t have much experience being gay. But they have opinions about which men at church are the hottest. And they have time on their hands. Until it runs out.

CONTENT WARNING

PG13; sexual references, reference to abuse, homophobia, “reparative/conversion” therapy

PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTE

Writing this play was a chance to rewrite my late boyhood. Rather than isolation, what would it have been like to have had a gay friend? And a tiny, sort-of safe space to talk with that friend about the hot dads at church? Living long enough to look backwards and reimagine is a very lucky break. This script is me cashing in that luck, and praying for that same luck to reach queer and trans kids everywhere.

– Schaeffer Nelson

Learn more about the playwright: https://www.schaeffernelson.com/intro

Hottest Church Dads Hunk Collage: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zfbod_fEzYzIdBNPsea4VbeNCxfMwYK6/view?usp=sharing

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Hottest Church Dads is realistic. It’s not sad, or doom and gloom. It doesn’t lie about what life is like. I really appreciate the way it represents a lot of the humor that people in these situations have to run to in order to keep themselves sane. And I’m out here looking to support queer playwrights, at all times.

– Caitlin Gurtner

SPECIAL THANKS

Heidi Wright & Custom Costumes, Grand Central Petaluma, Music To My Ears

Graphics by Lynndhop

Music by AurusMusic

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Live Audio Play Reading of INDIVIDUAL by Ben M. Jones

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Directed by Ariella Wolfe

Dramaturgy by Stephanie Wilborn

Stage Management by J. Lynn Dutra

Featuring Radhika Rao (A, or The Whole Entire Goddamn Motherf***ing World) and Matt Regan (B, or The United States Of America), with Stephanie Wilborn reading Stage Directions.

About The Play:

The United States wants out of the United Nations; the UN wants to set the record straight. INDIVIDUAL is an experiment that examines the tensions between the self and the collective, exploring how the way we live our day-to-day lives intersects with the big picture.

Content Warning: language, brief threat of gun violence

About the Playwright:

Ben M. Jones (he/him/his) is a New York City based theatre and film maker. His plays have had been produced and/or had reading from: National Queer Theater, The New Cosmopolitans, The Village Playwrights, and The New Short Play Festival. Plays include: All The Sex I Want, The Asexual Romance Fantasy Play, Art to Art, and Individual. He is also the author of the travel/photo book, #BenAndHannahGoToEurope.

Music: “Begin Again” by Flow Loris and “Taking My Time” feat. Stephan Sharp by Jacquire King

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JACK & THE BEANSTALK: TYPE 2 is an original podcast play created by the kids of Sandcastle Theater Company’s 2021 Summer Drama Program (session 4)

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company and Bike City Theatre Company

Teachers: Lynn Dutra, Ariella Wolfe

Editor: Kristine Hager

About the Program: Kids spend 1 week working together to create an original podcast play, inspired by a popular fairy tale. Through games and activities, students make friends, strengthen their creative voice, and build self-confidence and collaboration skills.

Sandcastle Theater Company is committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.

CINDERELLA, BUT DIFFERENT is an original podcast play created by the kids of Sandcastle Theater Company’s 2021 Summer Drama Program (session 3)

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company and Bike City Theatre Company

Teachers: Lynn Dutra, Ariella Wolfe

Editor: Kristine Hager

About the Program: Kids spend 1 week working together to create an original podcast play, inspired by a popular fairy tale. Through games and activities, students make friends, strengthen their creative voice, and build self-confidence and collaboration skills.

Sandcastle Theater Company is committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.

RAPUNZEL: THE MAGICAL KEY is an original podcast play created by the kids of Sandcastle Theater Company’s 2021 Summer Drama Program (session 2)

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company and Bike City Theatre Company

Teachers: Ariella Wolfe, Melissa Cunha

Editor: Kristine Hager

About the Program: Kids spend 1 week working together to create an original podcast play, inspired by a popular fairy tale. Through games and activities, students make friends, strengthen their creative voice, and build self-confidence and collaboration skills.

Sandcastle Theater Company is committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.

LITTLE RED’S TWISTED TALE is an original podcast play created by the kids of Sandcastle Theater Company’s 2021 Summer Drama Program (session 1)

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company and Bike City Theatre Company

Teachers: Ariella Wolfe, Melissa Cunha

Editor: Kristine Hager

About the Program: Kids spend 1 week working together to create an original podcast play, inspired by a popular fairy tale. Through games and activities, students make friends, strengthen their creative voice, and build self-confidence and collaboration skills.

Sandcastle Theater Company is committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.

Live Audio Play Reading of [Emerging Voices]

a selection of short plays by Theatre students from Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.

Hana Rudoff, Karen Ear, Colten Hitchcock, Lucia Pachynski-Hoopes, Phillip Wong, Itohan Ediae, Sally Meeks, and Lan Lan Honda-Rottler

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Directed by Ariella Wolfe

Stage Management by J. Lynn Dutra

Featuring Jasmine Washington, Edward Hong, Pilar Gonzales, John Cody Fasano, Stephanie Fields, and Scott Schwerdtfeger.

00:39 VALENTINE’S DAY IS OVERRATED

11:25 THE LAST DINNER

19:05 CHEKHOV’S GUN

36:08 UNKNOWN

46:19 THE EXIT

54:40 REUNITED

1:00:16 AWAKE

1:13:44 IT MIGHT BE TIME

About The Plays: [Emerging Voices] features eight plays about relationships, forgiveness, waking up, and finding your voice (plus some twists and turns along the way). These stories take us from the everyday to the surreal and back again, inviting us to dig deep and reflect on what it means to be alive.

About the Playwrights:

The student-playwrights whose work we selected for this production were in the 10th-12th grade during the 2020-2021 school year. They wrote their scripts under the supervision of Aren Haun in the Theatre Department at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.

Music by Lyle Workman

Sandcastle Theater Company is an emerging theater company committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.

Live Audio Play Reading of TRIFLES

Written by Susan Glaspell

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Adapted and directed by Ariella Wolfe

Stage Management by J. Lynn Dutra

Featuring Tatiana Quiapo as NARRATOR, Warren Foster as ATTORNEY HENDERSON, Emily Keyishian as MRS. PETERS, Jerome St. Jerome as SHERIFF PETERS, Sheila M. Devitt as MRS. HALE, and Jason Oler as MR. HALE

About The Play: A man is dead. His wife is in jail. In a midwestern farmhouse in the winter of 1900, two women unravel the mystery of what happened, and who is responsible.

*Content Warning: murder investigation

About the Playwright:

Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) was an American playwright, novelist, journalist and actress. She founded the Provincetown Players with her husband George Cram Cook, which is considered the first modern American theatre company. She was well-known for her short stories, and her play “Alison's House” (1930) earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Glaspell is recognized as a pioneering feminist writer and one of America's first modern female playwrights.

Music Credits:

“Fly By Night” by Paul Fowler

Sandcastle Theater Company is an emerging theater company committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.