Network Digital Program

The Umbrella Stage Company
presents

Adapted for the Stage by
Lee Hall
Based on the film by
Paddy Chayefsky
 

CREATIVE TEAM

Produced by Brian Boruta
Directed by Ashley Kelly Tata**
Assistant Director Joe Juknievich
Stage Manager Vanessa C. Hart*
Assistant Stage Manager Em K. Ross*
Scenic Designer Afsoon Pajoufar †
Lighting & Projections Designer SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal †
Audio Designer Aubrey Dube
Costume Designer Nancy Leary †
Properties and Set Dressing Designer David Allen Prescott
Fight Choreographer Robert Walsh
Scenic Charge Page Evett
Stage Crew Em Botsivales, Emma Covert, Abi Lora, Addie Pates
Audio Board Operator Sarah Hobbs Butler
Wardrobe Supervisor Tree Brock
EDI Consultant Kira Troilo, Art & Soul Consulting
EDI Assistant Ariel Welch, Art & Soul Consulting
Intimacy Consultant Kayleigh Kane
Company Manager Cathie Regan

* Appearing through an Agreement between this theater and Actor's Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

**The Director of this production is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

† The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

This production is sponsored by Katie and Mark Reid

NOTE TO AUDIENCE: The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is a violation of United States Copyright Law and an actionable federal offense.

Runtime: 95 minutes with no intermission

CONTENT ADVISORY & TRANSPARENCY: Network contains adult language, partial nudity, and themes of self harm/suicide, gun violence, terrorism and racism. Age recommendation: 12 and older.

 The Umbrella receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council

CAST (in alphabetical order)

Barlow Adamson*.....Max Schumacher
Amy Barker*.....Louise Schumacher/Camera A Technician
Steven Barkhimer*.....Frank Hackett
Jennifer Bubriski.....Sheila/Production Assistant
Blythe de Oliveira Foster*.....Diana Christensen
Tom Giordano*.....Nelson Chaney/Floor Manager
Johnny Gordon.....Director
Tim Hoover.....Harry Hunter/ELA Member
Will McGarrahan*.....Arthur Jensen/Continuity Announcer/Interviewer (voice)
Bill Mootos*.....Howard Beale
Zoe Pepin.....Camera B Technician
Damon Singletary*......Jack Snowden/Warm-Up Guy
Olivia Sowell.....Schlesinger/Hair/Makeup
Phil Thompson.....Edward Ruddy

UNDERSTUDIES

Stephanie Barney.....u/s Diana Christensen/Schlesinger
Jennifer Bubriski.....u/s Louise Schumacher
Craig Ciampa.....u/s Chaney/Hunter/Schumacher/Snowden
Jason Myatt.....u/s Beale/Ruddy/Jensen/Hackett

Related to our mission of enriching lives and building a vibrant, inclusive community through the arts we would like to acknowledge that the land we use for classes and events and the land on which The Umbrella is built on the Musketaquid area, original homelands of the Nipmuc and Massachusett peoples. We acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory, and we honor and respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land on which we gather.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The Director-Choreographer of this production is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Arlington Community Media Inc.
Ernesto Galen for the video equipment
Eagle Hill School for the supply of stage firearms
The Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Tasha Oren, Tufts University Film & Media Studies

DIRECTOR'S NOTE: ASHLEY KELLY TATA

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Our Mission: The Umbrella enriches lives and builds a vibrant and inclusive community through the arts. We promote creativity, learning, personal growth, and cultural exchange through accessible arts education programs, performing and visual arts presentations, and community collaborations.

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