Chris Domig, Artistic Director;
Dan Swern, Managing Director
presents
BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
DIRECTED BY CHRISTINA SHEA-WRIGHT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 7PM
ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
209 EAST 16TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10003
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
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.
**After the reading, we'll convene with the artists and audience members for further conversation over food and wine provided by our friends at Pixie and Scout.
“Conceived with sharp insight into the lives of losers, conveyed with a friskly and often hilarious wit…”
—New York Daily News
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.
DAVID HOLMES
David Holmes (Murk) David’s acting credits include "Law and Order," "The Americans," "Mindhunter," "Mr. Robot," Hulu’s "High Fidelity," and currently can be seen on HBO’s limited series "The Penguin." He is also the director of the award-winning short documentary “Starring Austin Pendleton,” available to stream now on Amazon.
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 Ritual, Lunch Bunch, Of 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!
Announcing our 2024 Season of Readings, Community Gatherings, and Special Events In Residency at The Parish of Calvary-St. George’s in Gramercy Park.
November 23rd, 7pm
Thanksgiving Play
by Larissa FastHorse
December 14th, 7pm
Winter Tapestry
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SEA DOG THEATER STAFF
Artistic Director and Co-Founder
Christopher Domig
Managing Director
Dan Swern
Co-Founder
Janelle Garcia Domig
Communications and Company Manager
Sally Shaw
Post-Show Coordinator
Whitney Bahr
House Manager
Maggie Gillette
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Catering
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SEA DOG THEATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meaghan Ritchey, President
Holly Piper, Treasurer
Chris White, Secretary
Christopher Domig
Paige Host
Kathy Treat
Mackenna White
SEA DOG THEATER SEEKS TO TELL STORIES OF ALIENATION AND RECONCILIATION
We create theater about and for people on the margin of society, exploring the realms of personal, interpersonal, communal, societal, and existential alienation, and investigating the conditions necessary for reconciliation to occur. Our method of reconciliation is not just in the art-making, but also in the convening of artists and audiences to dialogue with one another.
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