Previews: August 4–8
Performance Dates: August 8–17
By Mike Lew
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
"I'm cracking jokes to relieve the unbearable tension of being.”
Co-World Premiere Produced by Chautauqua Theater Company and Barrington Stage Company
Daniel is a single, uninsured freelancer accustomed to a carefree lifestyle, until a casual relationship results in a dangerously premature baby. As he is faced with the sudden responsibility of fatherhood, he befriends Caroline, a whip-smart neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse, struggling to find balance in her own life. With humor and brutal honesty, tiny father reveals both the joys and fears of parenthood.
The award-winning team of playwright Mike Lew and Tony Award-nominated director Moritz von Stuelpnagel are reunited in this world premiere production.
tiny father was originally commissioned by Audible as part of the Audible Theater Emerging Playwrights Fund.
tiny father was developed by the Cape Cod Theatre Project, Hall Brooks, Artistic Director.
In 2022, tiny father received the L. Arnold Weissberger Award for Playwriting, jointly administered by the Anna L. Weissberger Foundation and Williamstown Theatre Festival.
CAST
Daniel – Andy Lucien*
Caroline – Jennifer Ikeda*
Daniel (Alternate) – Kevis Hillocks*
CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Designer – Wilson Chin
Costume Designer – Tilly Grimes
Assistant Costume Designer – Caity Mulkearns
Lighting Designer – Alan C. Edwards
Sound Designer & Original Music – Daniela Hart
Associate Sound Designers – Bailey Trierweiler & Noel Nichols
Stage Manager – Andrew Petrick*
Calling Stage Manager – Emily Glinick*
Assistant Stage Manager – Alexandra Rogers
DIRECTING & DESIGN FELLOWS
Directing: Olivia Songer
Scenic Design: Brandi Alexander
Costume Design: Rin Menge
Lighting Design: André Segar
Sound Design: Belle Alatorre
Casting of AEA actors provided by McCorkle Casting Ltd.: Pat McCorkle, CSA and Rebecca Weiss, CSA.
*The noted Actors & Stage Manager are members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
ADMINISTRATION
Producing Artistic Director: Jade King Carroll
Artistic Assistant: Jennifer Davis
Company Manager: Michelle F. Thomas
Assistant Company Manager: Matthew B. Cullen
Arts Marketing Specialist: Makayla A. Santiago-Froebel
House Manager: Sarah Brown- Millspaw
Digital & Print Marketing Associate: Newton Schottelkotte
Assistant House Manager & Sales Associate: Jace Jacobs
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Manager: Will Duty
Associate Production Manager: Cece Hill
Technical & Facilities Manager: Spencer Dick
Production Assistant: Shae Posecznick
Props Supervisor: Donnie Woodard
Assistant Props Supervisor/Props Artisan: Lillian Hargesheimer
Costume Shop Supervisor: Erin Prokopchak Baker
Asst. Costume Supervisor/Draper: Krista Commisso
Costume/Wardrobe Assistant: Sophie Millar
Wardrobe Supervisor: Jay Ogle
Lighting Supervisor: Jack T. Sears
Assistant Lighting Supervisor: Grayson Crosby
Lighting Tech/Programmer/Board Operator: Shelby Fairchild
Sound Supervisor: John Kolbinski
Audio Engineer: Molly McGill
Sound Technician/Board Operator: Miriam "Mimi" Daniel
Assistant Stage Manager: Mimi Panzica
Production Assistant (Stage Mgmt): Alexandra Rogers
| Peggy and Andy Anderson Family Scholarship Fund |
| Penny Bank |
| The Arnold and Jill Bellowe Fund for Theater |
| The Jill W. Bellowe Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Scholarship |
| The Frances Black Scholarship Fund |
| Ward T. Bower Memorial Scholarship |
| The Nancy E. Brewer Fund for Theater |
| The Charles and Ethel Brody Theater Scholarship |
| The Gladys Brooks Scholarship Endowment Fund |
| The Andrew L. and Gayle Shaw Camden Fund for Theater Arts |
| Chautauqua Theater Fund |
| The Chautauqua Theater Scholarship |
| The Chautauqua Golf Club Scholarship Fund |
| Bill and Chloe Cornell Theater Scholarship |
| Court Family Endowment |
| Irene Cramer and Steven Goldberg |
| The Crockett Family Fund for Theater |
| Diamond Jubilee Class of 1948 Scholarship |
| Mary Cummings Paine Eudy Scholarship |
| The Agnes H. and Hal A. Fausnaugh Fund for Theater Programming |
| The Agnes H. and Hal A. Fausnaugh Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Scholarship |
| The Roe Green Foundation |
| Terrie Vaile Hauck Theater Endowment |
| Cyril T.M. Hough Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| The Joel and Barbara Jacob and M. Jacob and Sons Fund for Theater |
| Barbara and Joel Jacob Theater Scholarship |
| The Max and Edythe Kahn Scholarship Fund |
| The Kuhn Family Theater Scholarship |
| Ernest Mahaffey |
| Lillian W. Masters Scholarship Fund |
| The William E. Miller, Jr. Theater Scholarship |
| Helen Moe Fund for Theater |
| The Florence and Cynthia Norton Fund for Theater |
| The Phoebe Wagner Ott Theater Fund |
| Elaine Reuben |
| Joseph H. and Florence A. Roblee Scholarship |
| Mary Mcqueen Ross Scholarship |
| David and Irene Tabish Endowment for Theater |
| Dessie B. Tichenor Scholarship Fund |
| The Wilder Family |
| The Mark W. Williams Scholarship |
A special thank you to our healthcare consultants Peggy Biagini, RNC-NIC, and Stacie Blake, RNC-NIC
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