“Conceived with sharp insight into the lives of losers, conveyed with a friskly and often hilarious wit…” New York Daily News

BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
OCTOBER 26, 2024
7PM

John Patrick Shanley has written an often searing, existential and dramatically compelling work dealing with our search for roots and purpose in an often purposeless world.” Backstage

An arresting and brilliantly inventive play which moves from comedy to near tragedy as it explores the hopes and dreams of a group of rootless young “losers” who congregate in an anonymous Bronx bar, hoping to find respite from the drabness of their lives.

CAST

April White
Lydia Bottom

Murk
David Holmes

Tony Aronica
Louis Cancelmi

Linda Rotunda
Keilly McQuail

Denise Savage
Alana Raquel Bowers

Directed by Christina Shea-Wright

LYDIA BOTTOM

Lydia Bottom (April White) Lydia is an actress, filmmaker, and clown. Favorite recent credits include Vanda in VENUS IN FUR and Betsy/Lindsey in CLYBOURNE PARK, both with Gojo Clan Productions at Westchester Collaborative Theater, and THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE as part of PUPPET PLAYLIST with The Tank and Sinking Ship Productions. She also recently directed a clown version of Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT in Los Angeles. Lydia has a BA in Theater and was trained at The Second City in Chicago.

LOUIS CANCELMI

Louis Cancelmi (Tony Aronica) was seen most recently alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s "KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON," marking his second collaboration with the director after "THE IRISHMAN." He will appear in a number of highly anticipated features in 2024 and beyond, including Julian Schnabel’s "IN THE HAND OF DANTE," Eva Victor’s "SORRY, BABY," Olmo Schnabel’s "PET SHOP DAYS," Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "THE BRIDE!," and "MAYDAY," from co-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
Notable work in television includes Brit Marling’s "A MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD" for FX, the acclaimed Hulu series "THE LOOMING TOWER," HBO’s epic "BOARDWALK EMPIRE," and seven seasons on the Showtime hit "BILLIONS." He will appear opposite David Oyelowo in "GOVERNMENT CHEESE," out soon from Apple Studios.
A well-known figure in New York theater, Louis was last on stage as Aufidius in the Public Theater’s production of CORIOLANUS for Shakespeare in the Park. Other prominent roles include Achilles in TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (for which he received the St. Clair Bayfield Award), Caliban in THE TEMPEST (opposite Sam Waterston and Jesse Tyler Ferguson), and Smith in the world premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks’ FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (opposite Sterling K. Brown), all for the Public Theater. Critically acclaimed off-Broadway performances include the world premiere of EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, the U.S. premiere of Sarah Kane’s BLASTED at Soho Rep, and the world premiere of Adam Rapp’s HALLWAY TRILOGY.

KEILLY MCQUAIL

Keilly McQuail (Linda Rotunda) Theater: Daphne, Her Requiem (Lincoln Center/LCT3); Bodies They RitualLunch BunchOf Government (Clubbed Thumb); You Got Older (Page 73); Heartbreak (Bushwick Starr/New Georges); Half Moon Bay (Lesser America); Significant Other (Geffen Playhouse); Bad Jews (Long Wharf). Recent film and TV: She Said (Universal Pictures), “And Just Like That”, “The Plot Against America” (HBO). Member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Actor’s Center.

ALANA RAQUEL BOWERS

Alana Raquel Bowers (Denise Savage) (Baltimore, MD) is an actor, dancer, singer, and producer. Broadway: CHICKEN AND BISCUITS (Circle in the Square Theater). Off-Broadway: BERNARDA’S DAUGHTERS (The New Group and the National Black Theater at the Signature Theater), WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN (A.R.T./New York Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, the Public Theater, and BAM, respectively). Regional: THE COMEUPPANCE (Woolly Mammoth and Wilma Theater), SCRAPS (the Flea Theater), CHICKEN AND BISCUITS (Queens Theatre). Film/TV credits: “After Class”, “Fantasy Life” (coming soon), “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS), “Dr. Death” (Peacock). Producer credits: “Transatlantic Commission Project” with Irish Repertory Theater and the Apollo, Anansi Creative Studio’s “Storytellers Spotlight Series”. Proud Baltimore School for the Arts and NYU Tisch Drama alum.

CHRISTINA SHEA-WRIGHT

Christina Shea-Wright (Director) is thrilled to be back at Sea Dog Theater where she feels so creatively fulfilled! Christina is a theater director and acting coach who has been working professionally in different areas of the entertainment industry for almost two decades. Directing credits include Time Stands Still, The Humans, The Wolves, the world premiere of The Business of Nightmares, and 23 and Me and Them, etc. She will be directing a production of “The Revolutionists” next month with Rooftop Theater Collaborative. Christina has also built a successful coaching business working one-on-one with actors of all ages on character development and script analysis. Additionally, she has a vast background as a casting director, talent agent, and various acting credits. cwcoachingnyc.com

Special thanks to Carolyn Best for reading stage directions!