The Creative Team for PETRIFIED LIGHTNING by Maggie Brill and Directed by Jacob S. Louchheim: Program

PETRIFIED LIGHTNING
By Maggie Brill
Directed by Jacob S. Louchheim

A happenstance seaside meeting forces two strangers into a tumultuous exploration of fear and loss. Together they must decide to experience the unknown or be forever petrified by it.

Time: The present.
Place:  A summer afternoon on the quiet side of a beach.

Characters in order of appearance:

Thaddeus……………Jacob S. Louchheim
Susanna……………..Maggie Brill

Who’s Who…

Maggie Brill (PETRIFIED LIGHTNING) is a New York-based actor and dramatist. She’s a graduate of Columbia University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She studied playwriting under Broadway playwright, Jeremy Kareken. Her plays have been performed at numerous festivals throughout the Tri-state area. Her one-act play, Johnny Be Good, was a semi-finalist at Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Summer Play Celebration. She has been performing professionally onstage for nearly twenty-five years. Her credits include Desdemona in Othello (Elsewhere, BK), Alexis in Permanent Solution (Shetler Studios), and Lenore in The Astonished Heart (Miller Theatre). She’s also appeared in film and television, including the award-winning indie film Heartland. She currently studies Meisner Technique at The William Esper Studio under Barbara Marchant. She’d like to dedicate Petrified Lightning to her late mother, Pamela Brill, who taught her the importance of living with passion and purpose.

www.maggiebrill.com

Jacob S. Louchheim (DIRECTOR/ACTOR) is an actor, singer and director in New York City. He most recently portrayed Ichabod Crane in The Sleepy Hollow Experience in Old Sturbridge. He also directed and performed in Life: a Silverglass Production  off-Broadway at The Players Theatre. He was nominated for a 2019 Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Actor for his portrayal of Tateh in Ragtime at the Serenbe Playhouse. He was also nominated for Best Actor in a Musical by Broadway World New Jersey in 2018 for playing Tateh in Luis Salgado’s Ragtime at the Axelrod PAC. Jacob is a graduate of the SITI Company conservatory training program, where he starred in Chuck Mee’s Adam and Evie. He holds a bachelor's degree in Drama Studies with a minor in Vocal Operatic Performance from SUNY Purchase. You can find out even more about Jacob at www.JacobLouchheim.com

The Strawberry One-Act Festival

Wednesday, February 12th at 8:30pm
Thursday, February 13th at 6pm

Tickets:  $25 Online; $27 at the Door (Cash Only)

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At Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios & Theatres
244 West 54th Street, 12th Fl, NYC

Gala Reception on Sunday, February 9th
CAFE VICTORIA
70 West 107th Street, NYC at Columbus Avenue.
Time:  4:00pm - 6:30pm
Tickets:  $75 before February 1st; $85 after January 31st.

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The Creative Team for HAND ME DOWNS by Ruthanne Lee: Program

HAND-ME-DOWNS by Ruthanne Lee
Directed by Jen Susi

Time: The present.

Place:  NYC- a hospital room, Andrew’s Apartment.

Characters in order of appearance:

Melody..................... Moriya Dichter

Marianne.................. Julia Baker

Andrew.................... Taylor Brandon

Who’s Who

Julia Baker (Marianne) is a recent graduate from Muhlenberg College now based in Queens. Recent credits include: Farragut North (5th Floor Theater Company), Inerrant (New York Theater Festival), A Bold Stroke for a Wife (Resident Acting Company), and Machinal (Muhlenberg College). Instagram: @julia.baker11

Taylor Brandon (Andrew Goldberg) is an alum of William Esper Studio and has an extensive dance background performing at Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing. He has performed with Disney Cruise Line, Actors Temple Theatre and Theater For the New City. Some past productions include Users, West Side Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. www.taylorbrandon.com @TaylorFBrandon

Moriya Dichter, (Melody) is a thrid-year BFA candidate at The New School for Drama. Moriya is an actor-playwright whose recent credits include Strange Things Done, Under the Whale Clock, Johanna Learns About Friendship, Drug Wars, A Numbers Game (NSD). This is Moriya’s first non-educational New York performance. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. 

Ruthanne Lee (Playwright) This is Ruthanne’s first time in the Strawberry One Act Festival. She is completing her BFA at The New School School of Drama studying acting, playwriting, and creative technologies. Ruthanne has appeared as an actor in many productions in New York and her home state, Massachusetts. Since starting at The New School, she has become passionate about writing and this will be her first play to ever be performed! She’d like to thank her parents, Tim and Janet, for the endless support and her sister, Alison for the artwork!

Jenn Susi (Director) Jenn is a NYC based director born and raised in the Bronx! Her most recent piece, L Train Vintage, won the Best of Fest Award at the Nuyorican Poets Café New Work Festival. Jenn has also founded and directs for her theatre company, Pelham Project, which combats the marginalization of casting and promotes diverse and unique storytelling. Proud member of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. Much thanks to Ruthanne and the whole Hand Me Downs Team for this incredible opportunity! 
www.jennsusi.com/aboutprojects.html

The Strawberry One-Act Festival
Wednesday, February 12th at 8:30pm
Thursday, February 13th at 6pm

Tickets:  $25 Online; $27 at the Door (Cash Only)

Buy Tickets Now

At Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios & Theatres
244 West 54th Street, 12th Fl, NYC

Gala Reception on Sunday, February 9th
CAFE VICTORIA
70 West 107th Street, NYC at Columbus Avenue.
Time:  4:00pm - 6:30pm
Tickets:  $75 before February 1st; $85 after January 31st.

Buy Gala Tickets Now