Join us on Tuesdays in October for free staged-reading performances by students in our Acting in a Professional Production class, featuring professional directors and actors working with a core company of students. This session explores plays that were later turned into musicals.
The Plays:
- Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (which became My Fair Lady)
- Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs (which became Oklahoma!)
- Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins
- Merrily We Roll Along by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Performances:
7:30 pm every Tuesday through October 24
Location: Home of The Theatre Lab, 900 Massachusetts Ave NW
Pygmalion (which became My Fair Lady)
Tuesday, October 3 at 7:30pm
by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Bill Largess and guest starring Craig Wallace, this comedy that explores themes of class, social mobility, and the power of language.
Henry Higgins – Craig Wallace (guest artist)
Liza Doolittle – Jessa Whitley-Hill
Alfred Doolittle – Haroun Iretemi Washington
Colonel Pickering – Paul Horan
Mrs. Higgins – Tamara Buchanan
Mrs. Eynsford Hill – Yereth Perez
Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Adebola Abedoyin
Freddy Eynsford Hill – Mark Tentarelli
Mrs. Pearce – Jane Schecterson
Bystander –Olivia Cholewczynski
Sarcastic Bystander – Elijah Rakha-Sheketoff
Stage Directions – Rafif Alsaleh
Green Grow the Lilacs (which became Oklahoma!)
Tuesday, October 10 at 7:30pm
by Lynn Riggs
Directed by Nick Olcott and guest starring Lynn Steinmetz as Aunt Eller, enjoy a story exploring the lives and love affairs of a group of Oklahoma settlers in the early 20th century.
Aunt Eller – Lynn Steinmetz (Guest Artist)
Curly – Elijah Rakha-Sheketoff
Laurey –Adebola Abedoyin
Jeeter – Paul Horan
Ado Annie – Rafif Alsaleh
Peddlar – Mark Tentarelli
Partygoer/Singer/Cord Elam – Yereth Perez
Old Man Peck – Haroun Iretemi Washington
Partygoer/Young Farmer – Tamara Buchanan
Partygoer/Man #1/#6/Old Man/VOICE (Zeb Warkley) – Marta Goldsmith
Partygoer/Man #2/#4/#7 – Jessa Whitley-Hill
Partygoer/Man #3/#5 – Olivia Cholewczynski
Stage Directions – Jane Schecterson
Chicago
Tuesday, October 17 at 7:30pm
by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Featuring Jose Carrasquillo as director and guest starring Vince Eisenson as Billy. Set in the 1920s, this play follows a housewife and nightclub dancer and her journey through the dangerously alluring world of crime and fame.
Billy- Vince Eisenson (Guest Artist)
Roxie – Olivia Cholewczynski
Amos – Haroun Iretemi Washington
Jake – Elijah Rakha-Sheketoff
Velma – Jane Schecterson
Martin Harrison – Mark Tentarelli
Charles Murdock/Judge – Paul Horan
Babe – Adebola Abedoyin
Mary Sunshine – Jessa Whitley-Hill
Mrs. Morton – Marta Goldsmith
Liz – Yereth Perez
Moonshine Maggie/Photog 1 – Shampa
Go-To-Hell Kitty – Rafif Alsaleh
Stage Directions – Tamara Buchanan
Merrily We Roll Along
Tuesday, October 24 at 7:30pm
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Madeleine Regina and guest starring Chris Stinson as Richard.. An introspective journey of a playwright in pursuit of success – seen backwards through time.
Richard – Chris Stinson (Guest Artist)
Julia – Tamara Buchanan
Crale – Mark Tentarelli
Althea – Marta Goldsmith
Ivy Carroll – Adebola Abedoyin
Val Burnett – Haroun Iretemi Washington
Albert Ogden – Paul Horan
Everett Nash – Jane Schecterson
Cyrus Winthrop/Weintraub – Elijah Rakha-Sheketoff
Molly – Yereth Perez
Mrs. Murney – Rafif Alsaleh
Helen – Olivia Cholewczynski
Mr. Murney – Haroun Okusaga
Wertheimer – Adebola Abedoyin
Mrs. Riley – Jessa Whitley-Hill