Nat Cassidy
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AT THE BREAKAWAY

Synopsis: A comedy/action/drama following a gang of drug-addled malcontents while they work an epically boring shift manning a deep space refueling station sometime in the future. Soon they are waylaid by a charming band of space-rebels ... who neglect to tell them of the murderous assailants hot on their tails. Will Cam tell her husband she cheated on him? Will Jeth succumb to space madness? Will anyone escape with their lives? And what will become of the meepnis? 

Run-time: 85 minutes, no intermission
Breakdown: 5W, 4M
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Development history:
At the Breakaway was first presented as a staged reading in the main hall of the historic club, The Players, on April 21, 2014. The cast was as follows:

CAM: Chandra Thomas
JETH: Brian Silliman
ELSIE: Anna O'D
RAJ: David Dartley
REV: Moses Villarama
CAP: Jason Griffith
AVA: Kelley O'D
DOC: David Dartley
DEE WALLACE: Tandy Cronyn
CAPTAIN SHAWCROSS: Sam Tsoutsouvas

At the Breakaway has also received developmental readings from Flux Theater Ensemble and was presented as part of Wide Eyed Productions' WINKS Staged Reading Competition in May 2014, being awarded the rank of Semi-Finalist.
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