Jackson C Frank Listening Party w/Special Guests

March 29-April 11

New Light Theater Project presents

THE JACKSON C. FRANK LISTENING PARTY W/ SPECIAL GUESTS Written by Michael Aguirre ^ Directed by Sarah Norris ^ Cast

Allen................................................................Michael Aguirre ^ Paul Simon....................................................... William Phelps ^ Grandma Woodstock ������������������������������������������Dana Martin ^ Mom............................................................ Bethany Geraghty ^ Rob......................................................................... Sean Phillips Creative Team Film & Sound Editor �������������������������������������������� Hallie Griffin ^ The running time of The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests is 85 minutes with no intermission.

Director is a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society ^ Resident Artists of New Light Theater Project

Presented as part of 59E59 Theaters Plays In Place Season of virtual events.

Theater - which was the first out-of-town show to sell out in Chicago Fringe history); NLTP’s sold-out run of the site-specific APARTMENT PLAY (January of 2014); The Acting Studio and Chelsea Rep’s production of MOUNTAIN KING, ROSE QUEEN (Shetler Theater, NYC) which was also a Neil Labute MICHAEL AGUIRRE New Play Fest semi-finalist Playwright & Allen (2013); The Acting Studio and Chelsea Rep’s production of Michael (he/him/his) began ALMOST A FANTASY (440 his career in Chicago working Studios, NYC Fringe); various with Steppenwolf, the Windy short works including AT City Players, and First Folio.

WAR (Equilibrium Theatre, Regional: The Wilma Theater London); THE CONVENTION (Philadelphia), the Hexagon OF LEAVING (The Pit, NYC), Theatre (South Africa), Red ATHE’s New Play workshop Barn Theater (Indiana). New selection for TO WHOM York: Pearl Theatre (City SHALL I TELL MY GRIEF Center), Signature (Alternate); JOHN WAYNE’S Theatre, Waterwell, Snorks AMERICA (semi-finalist, and Pins, Boomerang, The Seven Devils Conference).

Acting Studio/Chelsea Residencies/Awards: Former Rep Lab, and is a founding Resident Playwright with Rising member of New Light Theater Sun Production Company. He Project. Recent Writing: is also the former Playwright American Dream Theater Apprentice with Wide Eyed Residency (Virginia Beach, Productions. A Fellow at the for THE MOUNTAIN KING); Byrdcliffe Woodstock Artist in NLTP’s SIDD presented in New Residency and a Pataphysics York City (Access Theater), Workshop Fellow with Brandon Woodstock (Byrdcliffe Jacobs-Jenkins (The Flea Theater), and Chicago (Gift Theater).

WILLIAM PHELPS Paul Simon

DANA MARTIN Grandma Woodstock

William (he/him/his) is an actor based in New York City. He is a proud graduate of the William Esper Studio, where he trained with the late Bill Esper and Deb Jackel.

Most recently, William guest starred as Daniel Khan on Dick Wolf’s FBI and launched “Surviving Artists,” a podcast he co-created with Amanda Lewellyn, where they talk to everyday, working artists about where they come from, where they are now and how they define success. He is also in the last stages of mixing and mastering his debut rock ‘n roll record.​ For NLTP: Sound Design for INVINCIBLE ONES. More info: goodwillphelps.com

Dana (she/her/hers) is a performing artist and theatre critic based in Los Angeles, CA. She’s a regular contributor to online Theatre Journal Stage Raw and is a member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.

Recent Performance Credits: LA BOHÉME (LAOpera), ROCKET TO THE MOON (Harold Clurman Lab Theatre), STILL DANCE THE STARS (New Light Theater Project/Chicago Dramatists), A PHRASAL, LIKEWISE ME (Third Culture Theatre). Dana is proud to be a New Light Theater Project Resident Artist. Peace and Love!

BETHANY GERAGHTY Mom

SEAN PHILLIPS Rob

A proud NLTP company member, Bethany (she/her/ hers) is delighted to join the team for this cool project.

Previous productions with New Light include: MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION, STILL DANCE THE STARS, and STRANGE COUNTRY. Bethany is based in New York and has an MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama. For more info: bethanygeraghty.com

Sean (he/him/his) is a graduate of AMDA and current student of Yale School of Drama graduate, Roger Hendricks Simon.

Theater: MOTHER COURAGE (w/ Meryl Streep), IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (Godlight Theatre Company/59E59), THE TREATMENT (IATI), THREE ON A MATCH (IATI), SCROOGE! (Rising Sun Performance Company). TV: Evil, Prodigal Son, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Difficult People, The Following, Law & Order.

SARAH NORRIS Director

HALLIE GRIFFIN Film & Sound Editor

Sarah (she/her/hers) is the Founding Artistic Director of New Light Theater Project.

Her directing work has been seen around the country (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Fresno, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Maine & Alaska) and around the world (Australia, Scotland, England, & Ireland). Select NYC: Playwrights Horizons, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), LAByrinth Theater Company, Disney Theatrical Productions, 59E59 Theaters, The Flea Theater, Primitive Grace (Paul Calderon & David Zayas), and The Gallery Players. She is a proud member of SDC, AEA, and passionate about her volunteer work with i-Mentor.

New Light: EVERYTHING IS SUPER GREAT (TimeOut NY Critic’s Pick; 59E59), THE GREAT NOVEL, HITLER’S TASTERS (East to Edinburgh Festival @ 59E59), HAL & BEE (59E59), STILL DANCE THE STARS, TWO OF US, IN THE SOUNDLESS AWE, REX, PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA,THE OEDIPUS PROJECT, FRISKY & THE PANDA MAN. For more info: SarahNorris.org

Hallie (she/her/hers) is a New York based actor, singer, social media maven and content creator. Select theater: FOLK CITY: THE MUSICAL (Broadway World Regional Awards: Best Actress), EDELWEISS PIRATES, [TITLE OF SHOW]. TV/Film: Cafe Society. For New Light: METROPOLIS (Film Editor), THIS WRESTLING PLACE (Ensemble), HITLER’S TASTERS (Liesel), OUR PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING SEASON - part of OUR WALK THROUGH THE WORLD / The Ross Howard Festival (Ensemble), MOTEL 60 - part of Darkroom 11 (Mary), IN THE SOUNDLESS AWE (Ensemble), REX (Ismene). For more info: halliegriffin.com and follow her: @bucketosunshine

NEW LIGHT THEATER PROJECT Producer Led by Artistic Director Sarah Norris and Producing Director Michael Aguirre, NLTP nurtures a Collective of artist-practitioners through the presentation of compelling stories across theatrical genres. NLTP believes in the strength of ensemble-work and are committed to fostering our Collective composed of writers, actors, directors, stage managers, and designers from diverse backgrounds. Since 2013, NLTP has mounted over 30 productions which have received critical praise including a Sold Out Run and ‘Best of EdFringe 2019’ (The Stage for Hitler’s Tasters), Best of 2019 (Slant Magazine for The American Tradition), Best of Theater 2014 (The L Magazine for Picture Ourselves in Latvia), TimeOut NY Critics’ Pick (Everything is Super Great, The American Tradition, Breeders, and Bubba), current Co Op Resident Company of 59E59 Theaters & recipients of Covid Relief Grant (Ink’dWell), residencies with Theatre Row, The Flea Theater, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Residency Fellowship, Chicago Dramatists, and the Access Theater Residency Program. New Light is a 501(c)3 organization. Productions at 59E59 include: Everything is Super Great, Hitler’s Tasters (E2E Festival), Imagining Madoff, Hal & Bee, and Less Than 50%. Follow New Light on Facebook @ New Light Theater Project; Twitter @NewLightTheaterProj; Instagram @ NewLightTheaterProject; and for more info: NewLightTheaterProject.com.

THE JACKSON C. FRANK LISTENING PARTY W/SPECIAL GUESTS is part of 59E59 Theaters PLAYS IN PLACE season of virtual events. 59E59 Theaters was established by the Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation in 2004 to grant professional space and expertise to non-profit theater companies premiering their work in New York City. Under the leadership of Val Day, Artistic Director, and Brian Beirne, Managing Director, 59E59 Theaters presents a year-round curated program of Off Broadway plays and musicals that are nurtured and supported through highly-subsidized rental rates, as well as production, ticketing, FOH, marketing, and press support.

SPECIAL THANKS: Cody Butcher, Karen Greco, Zach Griffin, Fernando Gonzalez, the incredible 59E59 staff (Brian Beirne, Val Day, Kirsty Gaukel, Jessica Hart, Kelvin Veras), the NLTP Jackson C. Frank tutorial team (Lisa Jill Anderson, Leah Kreitz, Dana Kreitz, Kaitlin Paige Longoria, Arthur Ross, Leighton Samuels, Will Sarratt, Hannah Mae Sturges, Gama Valle).

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT New Light Theater Project would like to acknowledge the traditional, ancestral, & unceded territory of the Lenape people, commonly called Manhattan, where our company is based.