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Synopsis: 1852. Political unknown Franklin Pierce is elected in a landslide victory to be our nation's 14th President. Three months later, on his journey to prepare for his inauguration, he is witness to an unspeakable tragedy that changes his life forever. Pierce tells the tragic and horrifying story of our most obscure leader, haunted beyond comprehension and driven desperately to distraction, as his country crawls its way towards civil war unnoticed. A ghost story unlike any other, set in that most haunted of houses: the White House.
Run-time: 3hr, 30m, with 3 intermissions
Breakdown: 11M, 1W
Development history:
Pierce was presented as a staged reading in the main hall of the historic club, The Players, on November 29, 2011. The cast was as follows:
FRANKLIN PIERCE: Christopher Patrick Mullen
JANE PIERCE: Karen Sternberg
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: Sam Tsoutsouvas
DANIEL ASBURY: Ben Williams
JEFFERSON DAVIS: Jason Griffith
WILLIAM MARCY: Arthur Aulisi
ROBERT McCLELLAND: Timothy McCown Reynolds
CALEB CUSHING: David Crommett
WILLIAM KING: Jim Boerlin
JAMES GUTHRIE: Tim Ewing
JAMES DOBBIN: Tim Ewing
JAMES CAMPBELL: Tim Ewing
CHARLES: Charles E. Gerber
OBEDIAH: Jim Lawson
Available for purchase: Indie Theatre Now (e-copy)
Run-time: 3hr, 30m, with 3 intermissions
Breakdown: 11M, 1W
Development history:
Pierce was presented as a staged reading in the main hall of the historic club, The Players, on November 29, 2011. The cast was as follows:
FRANKLIN PIERCE: Christopher Patrick Mullen
JANE PIERCE: Karen Sternberg
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: Sam Tsoutsouvas
DANIEL ASBURY: Ben Williams
JEFFERSON DAVIS: Jason Griffith
WILLIAM MARCY: Arthur Aulisi
ROBERT McCLELLAND: Timothy McCown Reynolds
CALEB CUSHING: David Crommett
WILLIAM KING: Jim Boerlin
JAMES GUTHRIE: Tim Ewing
JAMES DOBBIN: Tim Ewing
JAMES CAMPBELL: Tim Ewing
CHARLES: Charles E. Gerber
OBEDIAH: Jim Lawson
Available for purchase: Indie Theatre Now (e-copy)
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Synopsis: In this world of satellite maps and global positioning, sometimes the country can feel so small, so thoroughly defined and categorized. The age of Manifest Destiny and exploration, it seems, is over. However, as an ambitious reporter and scientist are about to find out, there are still places in this land that have yet to be put on any map. There are still areas yet to be discovered. And there are still people perhaps best left in the dark ... An impossibly dark comedy, with a heartfelt wink at the works of William Inge, featuring the most warped family imaginable, Goldsboro is unlike anything you've ever seen, and yet frightneningly familiar.
Run-time: 2hr, 25m, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 5M, 3W (though there are several hermaphrodites)
Development history:
Goldsboro was presented as a staged reading as part of Fundamental Theater Projects Mass Rhetorics festival at the Workshop Theater on March 30, 2011, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: David Ian Lee
DANIEL: Jeff Wills
PA: Sam Tsoutsouvas
SARKIC: Ben Newman
SYZYGY: Karen Sternberg
SOPHIE: Nicola Murphy
PUDDLE: Michael Selkirk (voice), James Comtois (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: John D. Gardener
Goldsboro was subsequently workshopped as an "extreme staged reading" as part of Flux Theatre Ensemble's Food:Soul series at Judson Memorial Church on January 30, 2013, directed by August Schulenburg, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: Neimah Djourabchi/August Schulenburg
DANIEL: Isaiah Tanenbaum
PA: Ken Glickfield
SARKIC: Will Lowry
SYZYGY: Shaun B. Wilson
SOPHIE: Rachael Hip Flores
PUDDLE: Ryan Andes (voice), Pete Boisvert (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: Brian Silliman
Press:
"This is essentially The Hills Have Eyes on stage, complete with witty dialogue, dark humor and cannibalism. The main difference is, of course, the characters and their back-stories, which give each of them a three dimensional uniqueness. It makes them both compelling and even human in their own way. The fact we actually get to spend some one-on-one time with each family member to get to know them, adds a layer of impact to the overall story and what transpires. But what really makes this piece standout is the writing. ... If you’ve ever seen Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects, you’ll understand that feeling of “I NEED A SHOWER NOW!” But Cassidy is able to accomplish this through his words, whereas Zombie did it through visuals. ... Goldsboro is one play we can’t wait to see fully produced."
- C. K. Riley, The Golden Bullet
Available for purchase: Indie Theatre Now (e-copy)
Run-time: 2hr, 25m, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 5M, 3W (though there are several hermaphrodites)
Development history:
Goldsboro was presented as a staged reading as part of Fundamental Theater Projects Mass Rhetorics festival at the Workshop Theater on March 30, 2011, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: David Ian Lee
DANIEL: Jeff Wills
PA: Sam Tsoutsouvas
SARKIC: Ben Newman
SYZYGY: Karen Sternberg
SOPHIE: Nicola Murphy
PUDDLE: Michael Selkirk (voice), James Comtois (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: John D. Gardener
Goldsboro was subsequently workshopped as an "extreme staged reading" as part of Flux Theatre Ensemble's Food:Soul series at Judson Memorial Church on January 30, 2013, directed by August Schulenburg, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: Neimah Djourabchi/August Schulenburg
DANIEL: Isaiah Tanenbaum
PA: Ken Glickfield
SARKIC: Will Lowry
SYZYGY: Shaun B. Wilson
SOPHIE: Rachael Hip Flores
PUDDLE: Ryan Andes (voice), Pete Boisvert (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: Brian Silliman
Press:
"This is essentially The Hills Have Eyes on stage, complete with witty dialogue, dark humor and cannibalism. The main difference is, of course, the characters and their back-stories, which give each of them a three dimensional uniqueness. It makes them both compelling and even human in their own way. The fact we actually get to spend some one-on-one time with each family member to get to know them, adds a layer of impact to the overall story and what transpires. But what really makes this piece standout is the writing. ... If you’ve ever seen Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects, you’ll understand that feeling of “I NEED A SHOWER NOW!” But Cassidy is able to accomplish this through his words, whereas Zombie did it through visuals. ... Goldsboro is one play we can’t wait to see fully produced."
- C. K. Riley, The Golden Bullet
Available for purchase: Indie Theatre Now (e-copy)
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Synopsis: An intertwining of the lives of Charles and Mary Lamb, the brother-sister team revered for their Tales from Shakespeare and plagued by a dangerous madness, and Lee and Oliver, two modern American actors whose difficult romance echoes that of another famous theatrical couple, Old Familiar Faces is a heartfelt examination of loss, love, insanity, and blank verse.
Run-time: 2h, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 2M, 2W
Run-time: 2h, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 2M, 2W
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Synopsis: What begins as a slacker comedy about a small group of driftless young adults working at a futuristic refeuling station in space quickly turns dramatic when they are beseiged by a roving band of genocidal maniacs.
Run-time: 85 minutes
Breakdown: 5W, 4M
Run-time: 85 minutes
Breakdown: 5W, 4M
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Synopsis: Very loosely inspired by the story of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft, The Temple puts the audience into the control room of a crushed and sunken U-Boat during the final days of the Germans' nautical conquests during WWII. Hallucinatory, claustrophic, terrifying, and philosphically probing, The Temple is not for the faint of heart.
Run-time: 100m, no intermission
Breakdown: 8M, 1W
Run-time: 100m, no intermission
Breakdown: 8M, 1W
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Synopsis: Frederick Clegg has a very special houseguest. Her name is Miranda and she's the girl of his dreams. He's prepared to give her absolutely anything she could ever ask for. There's only one catch. She can never, ever leave. A faithful adaptation of John Fowles' seminal novel of suspense and psychological terror, Nat Cassidy's The Collector is currently being reviewed by the Fowles' Estate for further performance rights.
Run-time: 2hr, 10m, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 2M, 1W
Development history:
The Collector was presented as a staged reading produced by Small Pond Entertainment at Theatre Row on December 10, 2007. with the following cast:
CLEGG: Nat Cassidy
MIRANDA: Laura Schwenninger
GP: Daryl Boling
Run-time: 2hr, 10m, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 2M, 1W
Development history:
The Collector was presented as a staged reading produced by Small Pond Entertainment at Theatre Row on December 10, 2007. with the following cast:
CLEGG: Nat Cassidy
MIRANDA: Laura Schwenninger
GP: Daryl Boling
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