Paper Doll Ensemble present
MARRY,MARRY, QUITE CONTRARY Created by Paper Doll Ensemble CAST Grayce Hoffman (she/her) Taiwo Sokan (she/her) Sara Vanasse (she/her) Creator/Designer/Co-founder Amanda Jensen (she/her) Dramaturg Paige Zubel (she/they) Fight Choreographer Lauren "Ren" Williams (she/they) Presented as part of 59E59 Theaters’ EAST TO EDINBURGH GOES VIRTUAL
GRAYCE HOFFMAN Creator/Performer/Co-founder
TAIWO SOKAN Creator/Performer
Grayce is a Philadelphia-based producer, PR consultant, performer, and teaching artist. She is currently serving as the Director of Communications for both 11th Hour Theatre Company and Shakespeare in Clark Park. Recent acting credits include “Sammy” (COOKIE CRUMBLES, Going Viral Festival), “Frog,” “Universe,” and others (CORNUCOPIA, ArcheDream for Humankind), and “Willa Jo” (THIS IS HOW GIRLS DIE, Paper Doll Ensemble).
Taiwo is a 2016 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a MFA candidate at UCSD Dance Theatre. A jack of all trades, Taiwo has been seen on Pennsylvania and New York stages as an actor, stage manager, set builder, lighting designer, production manager, and more. Some of her favorite productions include OPERATION WAWA ROAD TRIP (Tribe of Fools), JOSPEH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Limelight Performing Arts Center), COCKTAIL PLAYS (Juniper Productions), and THE BLUEST EYE(Arden Theatre Company).
SARA VANASSE
Creator/Performer/Co-founder Sara is a Philadelphia-based theatremaker, actor, and visual artist. Sara holds an MFA in Devised Performance from The University of the Arts (2016) and a certificate from the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training (2015). Sara has previously been a creator and performer with Butter & Serve Theatre Company, The Hopefuls, the Antigravity Theatre Project, Automatic Arts, Beacon Theatre Productions, Revamp Collective’s Artist’s Lab, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre Institute at the O’Neill Theatre Centre.
PDE is a feminist theatre ensemble that devises absurdist tragicomedies. They use improvisation to create and develop performance art that redefines traditional stories of the female experience. For more visit www. paperdollensemble.com MMQC 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 highlysubsidized rental rates, as well as production, ticketing, FOH, marketing, and press support.