PAST SEASONS
2023-2024 PRODUCTIONS
MR. parent
BY Melinda lopez with Maurice emmanuel parent
October 10 - 22, 2023 at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
November 1 - 19, 2023 at Geva Theatre Center
Conceived with and Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
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A struggling actor turns to teaching for a steady paycheck, thinking “how hard could it be?” It doesn’t take long to realize that the answer is somewhere between “very” and “impossible.” But then—as he careens from the Boston Public Schools by day to serious thespian at night—Mr. Parent starts to wonder where he really belongs.
Mr. Parent is a deeply felt and hilarious solo performance about crushingly inequitable systems, the brilliance of every kid, and how we might all find the space to be ourselves.
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Mr. Parent: Maurice Emmanuel Parent
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Director: Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Scenic Designer: Cristina Todesco
Lighting Designer: Karen Perlow
Sound Designer: Arshan Gailus
Costume Designer: Yao Chen
Production Stage Manager: Jenna Worden
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driving in circles
A NEW MUSICAL written and performed by jay eddy
March 21 - April 6, 2024
Directed by Sam Plattus
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Driving in Circles
is a solo-ish new work that traverses the highway between confessional monologue, stand-up comedy, and rock concert. Set to a sometimes whispering, sometimes screaming folktronica score, Driving traces the aftermath of intimate violence—mapping our hero’s darkly funny, deeply felt, defiantly hopeful journey through the bodymind-altering landscapes of trauma towards something like happiness.
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Jill/Bill: Jay Eddy
Ensemble: Zach Fontanez
Ensemble: Jordan Palmer
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Director: Sam Plattus
Scenic Designer: Danielle DelaFuente
Lighting Designer: Kevin Fulton
Sound Designer: Gage Baker
Costume Designer: Eric Tran
Projection Designer: Maria Servellon
Production Stage Manager: Fanni Horvath
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Banner: Salt Girl by John Kuntz (Photo: ????)