The Commuters or A Cautionary Tale About The
Port Authority
Written by Gil Varod, Directed by Christopher Michaels
Time: Just Before
Midnight. Place: Port
Authority Bus Terminal, New York, New York.
Characters in
order of appearance
Terry ANTHONY CASTELLANO
Ernie ADAM BREAUX
Carol JO WALKER
George RAUL ANDRES
Helen LIZZY MILLER
Who’s Who . . .
ANTHONY CASTELLANO (Terry) is a NYC based
singer/actor/director. Some of his favorite credits include; Sister Hubert in Nunsense Amen!, Harry in Company, Moose in Crazy For You and Helmuth Rode in Taking Sides. Anthony would like
to thank Christopher, Kit, Matthew, Caleb, Gil and the cast for an amazing
experience and his parent for their love and support to follow his passion.
Visit his site; http://anthonycastellano.weebly.com
ADAM BREAUX (Ernie) has a BA in Theatre from Northwestern State University
of Louisiana. He is a lifetime member of The Actor’s Project NYC and was
featured in two seasons of Off-Broadway industry showcases this year.
Regionally, Adam has worked as a vagabond at Flat Rock Playhouse, Great Plains
Theater, and Tecumseh!, an Ohio tradition. The New Orleans native was
heavily involved onstage at the historic Le Petit Theatre aux Vieux Carre and
offstage at the National WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen. Adam is represented
by The Talent Express and Emerging Talent, LLC.
JO WALKER (Carol) is a
singer, actor, and designer. She has studied acting at T. Schreiber Studios and
William Esper Studios and is a founding member of Four Quarter Theater in New
York City (www.fourquartertheater.com). Favorite roles include Dr. Brookner (The Normal
Heart), Ensemble (Evita), Heidi Von Sturm (Nine), Reggie
Flutie (The Laramie Project), and a member of the ensemble choir in the
award-winning production of The Christians at Playwrights Horizons.
Visit Jo on the web at www.jowalkeractor.com.
Big thanks to Peter Jensen and David Dabbon.
RAUL
ANDRES (George) was born in
Miami, Florida where he was raised by both of his immigrant parents. He is very
happy to be a part of The Commuters as well as the Strawberry One Act
Festival. Recent Productions include Spring Awakening (Melchior Gabor) Yosef (Reuven) and
Say Goodbye (Jamie) at
the Manhattan Rep. Film credits
include TAU TAU featuring Corbin
Bleu. Raul would love to thank all of his family and friends for their
endless support. www.Rah0118.wix.com/actor
LIZZY MILLER (Helen) is a
proud graduate of Wright State University where she earned her BFA in acting
with an emphasis in musical theatre. Previous credits include Camelot (National
Tour), Disney Cruise Line Productions (mainstage performer), The Fantasticks (Luisa), Anything
Goes (Hope Harcourt), All Shook Up (Natalie
Haller), Measure for Measure (Juliet). Endless thanks to
Mom and Dad for their constant love and support! http://lizzy-miller.com
MATTHEW BENNIS (Music
Director) is
a self-taught musician, singer, music director, and accompanist and currently
serves as resident music director for Calendar Boys Productions. Off-Broadway
music direction credits include We Are
Monsters and #LoveStory (voted
FringeFAVE for the NY Fringe Festival 2015). Other recent music direction
credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie,
Grease, Tick, Tick…Boom!, Let’s Hear
It For The Boys and Legally Blonde
and as music supervisor for Calendar Boys Productions’ film, Valley High.
BRIAN CEDRIC JONES (Choreographer)
is
a native Texan-turned-New Yorker who has traveled the world through theatre and
dance having choreographed over 20 musicals for university and civic theatre in
Texas and working for the cultural diplomacy agency, American Voices, teaching
underprivileged children in war-torn countries. Credits include Grease, West Side Story, Little Shop
of Horrors, Jesus Christ Superstar,
Hairspray, Seussical, Chicago, Guys and Dolls and the new rock musical, Lovington. This season he
will be teaching, and choreographing for M.O.V.E. www.ProudToBeAMover.com
KAYLA FRIEND (Stage
Manager) is
an actress/director/stage manager with a B.A. in Theatre and Cultural
Anthropology from California Baptist University and has used the arts and
research together in the U.S., Oman, the UAE, and Turkey. Prior to NYC, Kayla
worked as the director of the fine arts program for the Department of Defense
in Turkey. She has stage managed for Yosef the Musical (Zvika
Bornstein/Torah L'Kulanu) and The Adonis (In Our Words Productions)
locally. She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant
support of the arts.
JACOB MCINTYRE (Costume
Designer) is
a New York-based costume designer, fashion designer and artist with a BFA in
Costume Technology from Youngstown State University and an AAS in Fashion
Design from F.I.T. Currently Jacob is an Assistant Designer at a private label
fashion company. Jacob has worked in theatre for the past five years, helping
construct and wardrobe over 25 shows and designed for several shows such as Dark Matters and RENT in theatres in Ohio, California, and NYC as well as Calendar
Boys Productions’ film, Valley High.
JEREMY TERRY (Scenic
Design) is
the Founder/Executive Producer of Jeremy Terry Productions whose career began
at Liberty University with work on productions of The Phantom of
the Opera and Ragtime, an internship with Wolfbane
Productions for Bloody, Bloody, Andrew Jackson, and as a
member of Alluvion Stage Company's inaugural crew for Peter Pan.
Jeremy worked as a carpenter and stagehand for Jenny Wiley Theatre in 2012 and
with Proof Productions, Inc., where he collaborated with designers and
producers behind the Broadway productions of Annie, A
Christmas Story, Motown the Musical, and more.
GIL VAROD (Book) has written lyrics
and/or book for Oedipus For Kids
(NYMF; publ. Samuel French), A Jury Line
and The Zegend of Lelda (West Village
Musical Theatre Festival; 4 awards incl. Best Musical), Time, Et Al (FringeNYC), The
Complete Works of Walt Disney, Abridged (Walt Disney Imagineering) and the
website www.BroadwayAbridged.com, and is a member of the BMI Musical Theatre
Writing Workshop.
CALEB
DAMSCHRODER (Music) is a NYC based
composer/lyricist and actor. Other projects include a musical adaptation
of Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney and a residency at CAP21 where he is
at work on a bluegrass musical about the women of the Hatfield and McCoy family
feud. Caleb is a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and The
Dramatist Guild. As an actor, Caleb has recently been seen in the
Broadway revival of Cabaret and Paint Your Wagon at NY
City Center Encores.
KIT
GOLDSTEIN GRANT (Lyrics) studied at Juilliard
and the BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop and is the
composer/lyricist/librettist of It’s
Raining Tamales! (publ. YouthPLAYS), The
Nose (Midtown International Theatre Festival, Summer 2016; second prize
winner in the Jackie White Memorial National Children's Play Writing Contest), In The Horse (Emerging Artists Theatre
New Work Series), and The Wrong Box
(Musical Theatre Factory 4x15). www.kitgoldstein.com
CALENDAR
BOYS PRODUCTIONS (Production Company) is a brand new production company based in New York
City founded by a small team of writers, directors, and actors interested in
creating work for themselves and other up-and-coming artists. With a focus on
developing and presenting new original works, the small company has begun to
produce projects for the stage and screen including plays/musicals, readings,
cabarets, short films, music videos, and viral/parody videos.
www.calendarboysproductions.com
THE
COMMUTERS, or A CAUTIONARY TALE OF THE PORT AUTHORITY
A musical by Gil Varod, Caleb Damschroder and Kit
Goldstein Grant
When a
recently-sacked MTA executive wanders the Port Authority Bus Terminal after
midnight, the “Commuters” sculpture comes alive to call him on his
subway-related sins. The piece was read to uproarious laughter at Lincoln
Center’s “Across A Crowded Room” festival.
Friday, July
15th at 7pm
Monday, July
18th at 7pm
Wednesday,
July 20th at 7pm
At the Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th
Street, NYC
The Riant Theatre’s Strawberry One-Act Festival
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