NewFest Short Works 2024
Short plays written, directed, and performed by Emerson College Performing Arts students.
March 21-23, 2024
Semel Theater
Program A will perform Thursday, March 21 at 8 PM and Saturday, March 23 at 4 PM
Program B will perform Friday, March 22 and 8 PM and Saturday, March 23 at 8PM
All performances open to the public
Run Time: Program A runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
Program B runs 80 minutes.
Program A Advisories:
CHEKHOV’S GUN includes use of a simulated firearm, gunshot sound effects, and mentions of murder.
FLUFF includes mentions of depression.
CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG includes implied death of a pet (a cat), depiction of a dead animal, and fake blood.
PRUNE includes depiction of relationship violence, simulated vomiting, fake human organs, discussions of pregnancy.
GOOSE includes the use of stage blood and discussion of suicide. It also includes flashing lights and loud firework sounds.
Program B Advisories:
ROADMAP includes a very loud wind sound.
PAYPHONE includes discussions of death and suicide.
THE HOTEL VISITANTS deals with grief and includes implications of suicide.
DON’T BE A STRANGER includes discussions of abusive relationships.
UNTIL THE ASTEROID FALLS includes discussions of the apocalypse.
NewFest Short Works
Tickets
Tickets are now available! After reserving your tickets using the form linked in the button above, please note that you will collect your ticket(s) beginning 30 minutes prior to curtain in the Box Office in the Lobby of the Tufte Building.
NewFest Short Works Program A
Thursday, March 21 at 8 PM and Saturday, March 23 at 4 PM
chekhov’s gun
written by COLTEN HITCHCOCK
directed by SAGE BEASLEY
Cast
Jack — ELEANOR WINROW
Cassie — BEYONCÉ MARTINEZ
Clerk — EMELIA ARAGON
Eli –– DAVID BELLIN
Jacob –– REED ATHERTON
FLUFF
written by SPENCER DANIEL
directed by AMALIA SANDINE
Cast
Olive — GENEVIEVE HOWLEY
Brie — KELL O’BRYAN
Sage — NATE OAKS
cat’s out of the bag
written by LUCY MOORE
directed by SPENCER DANIEL
Cast
Chelsea — NATSU HYDEN
Jane — EMELIA ARAGON
Bella — JESS IMMEL
Mark –– CONALL SAHLER
approaching september first
written by KIRA SALTER-GURAU
directed by MARIANA MERLOS
Cast
Wendy — MARINA KOSOR
Tess — ELEANOR WINROW
Prune
written by LORELEI BARCELOS
directed by LOEY JONES-PERPICH
intimacy direction by GENEVIEVE HOWLEY
Cast
Sylvia — CARLI BERTONNEAU
Carter — CONALL SAHLER
Sarah / Radio — KELL O’BRYAN
Margaret –– HANNAH BOSSANGE
goose
written by CHARLOTTE WEISSMAN
directed by LENA SCHMITT
Cast
Cherry — TANNER LLOYD
Lloyd — SOFONYAS ALEBACHEW
NewFest Short Works Program B
FRIDAY, March 22 at 8 PM and Saturday, March 23 at 8 PM
roadmap
written by THALIA WOLFF
directed by ANNA BAKER
Cast
A — WILLIAM LESSARD
Sheep — HANNAH DELLERT
P — RILEY MACMOYLE
H –– LOUIS CORRERO
Payphone
written by RUTH FISHMAN
directed by MADDIE THORPE
Cast
Woman #1 — TAYLOR PAINE
Woman #2 — MARINA KOSOR
Woman #3 — NATALIE KECKLER
the hotel visitants
written by OLIVIA DEAMICIS
directed by ZOE HALPERIN
Cast
Stepsister — CARINA HIGGINS
Stepbrother — MIKE RISO
Lover — ARIEL COLEMAN
Loved –– RILEY MACMOYLE
hear me out
written by KIMSTELLE MERISMA
directed by SHELL GARCIA
Cast
Partner A — GABI CABA
Partner B — ALEXANDRA AZAN
don’t be a stranger
written by AMANDA ELSPETH JACOBSON
directed by CIARA BERARDI
Cast
Molly — EMMA MASON
Leia — JORDAN ROCHNA
UNTIL THE ASTEROID FALLS
written by JACKSON BAILEY
directed by JAKE TOLENTINO
Cast
The Scientist — KATIE KENDRICK
The Homebody — KWEZI SHONGWE
Meet the
Artistic and Production Staff
Stage Manager — MARIANA MORALES
Assistant Stage Manager — SHAE MUCHLER
2nd Assistant Stage Manager — RYAN O’CONNOR
Production Supervisor — KATIE MEADE
Company Manager — HALLE HART
Assistant Company Manager — LAUREN WIEDENMANN
Assistant Company Manager — LUCY PAGE
Co-Lighting Designers — DEB SULLIVAN & SPENCER SWETLOW
Lighting Board Operator — SPENCER SWETLOW
Meet the
Emerson Stage Staff
Staff
Artistic Director — Annie G. Levy
General Manager — David Colfer
Assistant General Manager — Joshua M. Feder
Production Manager — Timothey Sullivan
Technical Director — Kristin Knutson
Head Carpenter — Connor Thompson
Scenic Painter — Joe Keener
Scenic Painter –– Sam Galvao
Props Director — Ryan Bates
Assistant Properties Manager — Lauren Corcuera
Costume Shop Supervisor — Richelle Devereaux-Murray
Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor — Becky Pieroth
Draper/Cutter — Laurie Bramhall
Electrics Advisor — Nicole Cerra
Resident Sound Designer — Elizabeth Cahill
Sound Technician — Julie Beaulieu
Advisors FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Stage and Production Management — Debra A. Acquavella
Student Staff
Emerson Stage Office Assistants — Jake Tolentino, Kayla Copping, Alayna Domboski, Samantha Duggan, Karli Fisher, Carly Mentis
Production Management Assistants — Blake Berggren, Esther Chilson, Oliver Worner
Videographers — Vincent Chen, Xiao Chen, Ethan West
Scenic Technicians — Casper Apodaca, Cora Glazer, Davis Kranchalk, Bee LaClair, Oscar McQuilkin, Harley Novy, Mercedes Suarez, Elise Tuckwood
Scenic Artists/Painters — Rayan Afif, Nel Blinman, Paige Boyon, Elizabeth Fuire, Sophia Inez Bulbulia, Katherine Kendrick, Elizabeth Nunnery, Leo Servetar, David Staats, Charlize Tabrizi
Paint Shop Assistant — Maggie Stewart
Prop Shop Assistant — Delene Beauchamp, Amaya Gonzalez-Mollmann, Oliver Hawke, Mariel Richardson, Ava Scanlon, Mercy Suarez
Stitchers — Izzy Bacallao, David Estabrooks, Madeline Henry, Amanda Jacobson, Lorence Jones-Perpich, Heidi Keithahn, Alexa Peterson-Ismail, David Schell, Ava-Sofia Settoon, Anna Ten Eyck, Nina Turovsky
Laundry Assistants — Angelina Parillo
Stock Attendants — Sierra Bivins, Isabella Fortebuono, Ashleigh Jones, Lucile Lyon
Crafts — Wei Zhao
Light Lab Inventory Assistant — Eli Goldberg