By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Candis C. Jones
Previews: July 27–28
Performance Dates: July 30–Aug. 4
Undine is a powerful and successful business owner basking in the glory of all her accomplishments. She has everything from wealth to love and a fabulous wardrobe to match, but life has a wicked sense of humor. The man she believes is the love of her life pulls the ultimate disappearing act, stealing everything and leaving her pregnant and penniless. Plummeting down the precarious ladder of society, Undine finds herself grappling with the disintegration of her once-perfect life as she is forced to return to her humble roots in Brooklyn and the family she once abandoned. Can Undine manifest her future without acknowledging her past?
Fabulation is a sharp-witted satirical comedy that takes us from riches to rags, through twists and turns, and reveals the unexpected joys within chaos.
This production includes adult content — depictions of drug use and harsh language — and may not be suitable for youth 13 and under.
Assisted Listening Devices (ALDs) are available in the lobby for this production.
CAST
Undine: Sharina Martin *
Mother/Allison/Inmate #2/Rosa: Rosalyn Coleman*
Father/Yoruba Priest: Tyrone M. Henderson*
Grandma/Inmate #1/Case Worker: Liza Mitchell*
Father/Ensemble - Understudy: DeJeanette Horne*
Mother & Grandma/Ensemble - Understudy: Inga Ballard*
Flow/Agent Duva/Addict #1/Mo'Dough: Jaucqir LaFond
Guy/Ensemble/Police Officer/Mover: Nicholas Byers
Hervé: Alex Carroll-Cabanes
Stephie: Maria Fernanada Diez
Devora/Counselor/Drug Dealer/Woman in Line/Pregnant Woman: Sarah-Michele Guei
Understudy for Hervé: Kamal Sehrawy
Understudy for Guy: Martin Lewis
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright: Lynn Nottage
Director: Candis C. Jones^
Scenic Designer: Brittany Vasta +
Costume Designer: Azalea Fairley +
Lighting Designer: Anshuman Bhatia +
Sound Designer: DJ Potts +
Wig Designer: Earon Nealey
Tango Consultant: Lee Heinz
Intimacy Director: Ann James
Stage Manager: John Atherlay*
Associate Director: Stefan Dezil
2024 FutureNow Drama League Directing Fellow
Casting- The Telsey Office- Destiny Lilly, CSA; Alex Cortinas, Assisting
Dramaturgical Consultant: Lindsay Jenkins
^ Director is a member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers.
*The noted Actors & Stage Manager are members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
+ United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, is a labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists, Craftspeople, and Department Coordinators organized to protect craft standards, working conditions and wages for the entertainment and decorative arts industries.
DESIGN FELLOWS
Scenic Design: Alex Nuñez Caba
Costume Design: Katelyn Jackson
Lighting Design: Rae McCreary
Sound Design: Tojo Rasedoara
ADMINISTRATION
Producing Artistic Director: Jade King Carroll
General Manager: Emily Glinick
Arts Marketing Specialist: Makayla Santiago-Froebel
Artistic Assistant: Jennifer Davis
Administrative Assistant: Rachel Lykins
Administrative Intern: Ben Cornell
Company Manager: Ryan Duncan-Ayala
Company Management Advisor: Matthew B. Cullen
Assistant Company Manager: Adam Owens
Digital and Print Arts Marketing Associate (Weeks 1-5):
Teresa Fidalgo-Azize (Weeks 6-9): Julia Gorske
Assistant House Manager and Sales Associate: Jace Jacobs
Bratton House Manager: Fosse Thornton
Graphic Designer: Chance Brinkman-Sull
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Production Manager: Will Duty
Associate Production Manager and Business Assistant:
Cecelia Hill
Technical and Facilities Manager: Spencer Dick
Carpenter and Facilities Assistant: Justin Kochetta
Production Assistant (Production Management):
Sebastian Tingle
Production Intern: Colin Drayer
Production Intern: Ethan Tyger
Props Supervisor: Hyla Stellhorn
Assistant Props Supervisor: Donnie Woodard
Props Artisan: Lillian Hargesheimer
Costume Supervisor: Erin Prokopchak
Assistant Costume Supervisor/ Draper: Sean Castro
Costume Assistant: Atlas Mendoza
Wardrobe Lead: Sophie Millar
Lighting Supervisor: Matt DiVita
Assistant Lighting Supervisor: Grayson Crosby
Lighting Technical/ Board Operator: Brittany Konruff
Sound Supervisor: John Kolbinski
Audio Engineer: Molly McGill
Sound Technician/Board Operator: Miriam “Mimi” Daniel
Production Stage Manager: Jenny Kennedy
Assistant Stage Manager 1: Savanha Moore
Assistant Stage Manager 2: Wren Heiman
Production Assistant (Stage Manager): Alexandra Rogers
CITY THEATRE TEAM
Production Manager: Rachel D’Amboise
Co-Technical Director: John Brucker
Co-Technical Director: Sam Karas
Shop Foreman: Emma Cummings
Carpenter: Sydney Dobbs
Scenic Charge: Leah Blackwood
Scenic Charge: Alexx Jacobs
Summer Carpenter: Ash Buford
Summer Carpenter: Jacob Jencks
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