Our 30th anniversary season is presented by Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue III Fund at The Dallas Foundation
A WORD FROM OUR
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
SEASON SPONSORS
PRESENTS
The Sum of Us One-Act Festival
Inspired by Heather McGhee’s New York Times Bestselling Book
TITLE SPONSORS
February 29 – March 17, 2024
Rickey D. Wax
Kathleen Culebro
Alex Lead
Directed by Rebecca McDonald
Written by
Roger Calderon
Olivia de Guzman
Shyama Nithiananda
This performance is sponsored in part by the Embrey Family Foundation, Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation, and the Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue III Fund at The Dallas Foundation.
COMMUNITY SPONSORS
Diane Hosey
THE SUM OF US ONE-ACT FESTIVAL
Inspired by Heather McGhee’s New York Times Bestselling Book
(Listed in order of appearance)
RHOGAMMAGAMMA!!by Rickey D. Wax
Featuring Monica Jones, Shyama Nithiananda, Riley Turner, and Carrie Viera.
STILLNOEXITby Kathleen “Kati” Culebro
Featuring DR Hanson, Priscilla Rice, and Carrie Viera.
PLANTATIONSTATIONby Alex Lead
Featuring Wesley Johnson, Joseph Tulley, Riley Turner, and Priscilla Rice.
CASE#031983by Roger Calderon
Featuring Deontay Roaf and Joseph Tulley.
ZERO, SUM,HERO,BUMby Olivia de Guzman
Featuring Wesley Johnson, Alex Sudhir Joshi, Joseph Tulley, and Carrie Viera.
LAVANIby Shyama Nithiananda
Featuring Shyama Nithiananda and Alex Sudhir Joshi.
The festival runs 90 minutes without an intermission.
CAST
Monica Jones ..……………………………………..…………………………….....……Monique
DR Hanson…………………………………………………..…………………Mark/Mr. Stumpf
Deontay (Dee) Roaf……………………………………………………….……….Mrs. Simmons
Carrie Viera………………………………………………………… Carla/Sweetie/Monica
Priscilla Rice……………………………………………………………… Angel/Antonia
Riley Turner Taylor/Madison
Shyama Nithianda Lavani/Angelika
Joseph Tully…………………………………………………...................Robin/Donny/Tsingowz
Wesley Scott Johnson………………………………………….……....…Jordan/Kaddamoliplip
Alex Sudhir Joshi………………………………………………………........Darush/Jesus Christ
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Sound Designer/Set Designer Rebecca McDonald
Stage Manager Mark Albin
Assistant Stage Manager……………………………………………… Josephine Miller
Costume Designer……………………………………………………..….………...Jessie Wallace
Lighting Designer……………………………………………….……………. Nicole Iannaccone
Assistant Lighting Designer……………………………………..………. Josephine Scott Miller
Carpenter………...…………………………………………….………...Andrew “Ash” Hankins
Projection Mapping ………………………………………………..…...Camron/Courtney Ware
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HEATHER MCGHEE specializes in theAmerican economy and the mystery of why it so often fails theAmerican public. From the financial crisis to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common root problem: racism. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen?And is there a way out?
McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Mississippi to California to Maine, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Along the way, she meets white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams, and their shot at better jobs to the toxic mix ofAmerican racism and greed. This is the story of how public goods in this country from parks and pools to functioning schools have become private luxuries; of how unions collapsed, wages stagnated, and inequality increased; and of how this country, unique among the world’s advanced economies, has thwarted universal healthcare.
But in unlikely places of worship and work, McGhee finds proof of what she calls the Solidarity Dividend: gains that come when people come together across race, to accomplish what we simply can’t do on our own.
The Sum of Us is a brilliant analysis of how we arrived here: divided and self-destructing, materially rich but spiritually starved and vastly unequal. McGhee marshals economic and sociological research to paint an irrefutable story of racism’s costs, but at the heart of the book are the humble stories of people yearning to be part of a betterAmerica, including white supremacy’s collateral victims: white people themselves. With startling empathy, this heartfelt message from a Black woman to a multiracial America leaves us with a new vision for a future in which we finally realize that life can be more than zero-sum.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS
RICKEY D. WAX(RHOGAMMA!!)was born to perform. He is a graduate of the University of Texas – Dallas where he received Magna Cum Laude honors with a degree in Visual and PerformingArts. He’s currently pursuing his Master’s Degree inArtistic Direction. He is a well-known actor and writer in DFW, having performed in the most renowned theaters around DFW. His most recent play The Morning Huddle was featured at the UrbanArts Center for the Stage Black festival. Rickey’s goal is to open his own production company where creatives can produce, film, and record their own projects
KATHLEEN “KATI” CULEBRO(StillNoExit)is the FoundingArtistic DirectorofAmphibianStage, whereshehasproducedover100playsinFortWorth and New York – most of the world, US, or regional premieres. She has taught Screenwriting and Stage Makeup at Texas Christian University and proudly serves on the advisory boards of DNA Works, Theatre Hue, and The Becton all companies dedicated to theatre by and for persons of the global majority. She is the author of La Llorona, which premiered off-Broadway at Theatre Row in a production by Stageplays Theatre Company in 2007 and which has received productions around the country. A Leopard Complains of Its Spots premiered at the PantheonTheatreinNewYorkin2001withanextendedrun. Herplay Smart Pretty Funny premiered atAmphibian Stage in 2016 and has since been produced inAustralia and at other venues intheUS. The Amazing, Fabulous, and Spectacular Untruths of Juan Garcia hasbeendevelopedat Orlando Shakes and will premiere at Amphibian Stage in 2024. She is honored to have been selected to participate in the BishopArts Theatre Center Banned Books Festival.
ALEX LEAD(PLANTATIONSTATION)is a comedian from the remote island nation of South Oak Cliff, involved in standup, voiceover, and improv. His writing for the stage and screen approaches current events with surrealism and a distorted sense of language. His work has been staged, presented, and/or funded byArts Mission Oak Cliff, Black Revolutionary Theater Workshop, BishopArts Theatre Center, National New Play Network, Play Penn, and the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS (CONT.)
ROGER CALDERON(Case#031983)is very excited to be part of the BishopArts Theatre Center’s Banned Book Festival. His first play, Iron Henry, received a developmental reading June 2023 atAmphibian Stage in Fort Worth. As a screenwriter, Roger’s most recent short film scripts, Laredo, TX (2020) and Collared (2021) advanced to the semi-finals round of the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Challenge. His short film script, Public Domain Day (2021) received an Honorable Mention in the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge. He is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a degree in TheaterArts Performance andArts Management.
OLIVIA
DE GUZMAN
(Zero,Sum,Hero,Bum)is a theatre maker, AEA actor, and musician. Since 2004, she has worked on stages in Texas, New York, and on tour. She’s written and devised short plays, plays for children, a musical book, and solo work. Olivia relocated to Miami in July, where she is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Theatre at FIU. Before leaving Dallas, Olivia was a member of the Brierley Resident Acting Company at Dallas Theater Center. She’s grateful for the chance to create for Bishop Arts Theatre Center and to be inspired by Heather McGhee.
SHYAMA NITHIANANDA(Lavani)is thrilled to be working with BishopArts Theatre for the first time! She is a Dallas-based playwright, director, actor, and dramaturg. Most recently, her play Feeding the Cat, Incorrectly, Several Times Over was featured inAmphibian Stage's SparkFest 2023 It was also a winner of the Texas Shout Out New Play contest at Echo Theatre in 2023. Shyama was also a recipient of the 2021 RosenfieldAward for Playwriting and 2021 Garland Wright Award for Directing at SMU where she earned her BFA in Theatre Studies with emphases in acting, directing, and playwriting, as well as a minor in religious studies.
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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
ExecutiveArtistic Director………………………………………..………Teresa Coleman Wash
AssociateArtistic Producer…………………………………………………..…...Albert Wash II
Playwright-in-Residence……………………………………………...……..Franky D. Gonzalez
ManagementAssociate Rachel Rodriguez
Marketing Coordinator Ben Siebel
UTArlington Marketing Intern Melissa Esparza
Bookkeeping/Accounting Brittney Kennedy
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frances Broadus, Chair
James (Jim) Warner Vice Chair
Chuck Chambers, Secretary
Gary Walker, CPA, Treasurer
Scott Daneman
Rev. Mike Baughman
Quodesia Johnson
Lorie Blair
Elaine Taylor
TALKBACK SCHEDULE
Please join us immediately following select performances for a discussion about the plays.
QUODESIA JOHNSON
Dallas TRHT Racial Equity Coach
February 29th – March 2nd
GUINN POWELL
Artist
March 9th, 3 pm
JERRY HAWKINS
Dallas TRHT Executive Director
March 15th, 8 pm
HEATHER MCGHEE & DR. GAIL CHRISTOPHER
Author & NCHE Executive Director
March 15th – 16th
ABOUT THE CAST
MONICA JONES(Monique)is excited to work with the BATC family for the second time. Monica is originally from the Bronx and recently graduated from SMU with a BFAin Theatre -Acting. Her recent credits include Dr. James in The Effect, an SMU Rep production, and Sophia in Big Scary Animals at Theatre Three. When not on stage, Monica enjoys making soap and other plant-based skincare products, as well as teaching others to do the same.
DR HANSON(Mark/Mr.Stumpf)is a trained actor graduating Summa Cum Laude from San Francisco State University with a MAin theatre. An experienced director and natural producer DR spent 5 years creating theatre in NYC with Stone Soup TheatreArts and many other companies. He now lives in Dallas with his husband where they opened a board game store called Common Ground Games. He has worked with Sibling Revelry, Proper Hijinks, Giant Entertainment, and TheatreArlington, but his theatrical home will always be BishopArts Theatre Center having acted in many of their productions. You can catch DR at his monthly LGBTQ Film Series CinéWilde, at his game store, or on the stage of BishopArts Theatre Center. Much love to Becki and Teresa, and even more love to his husband Jamison!
DEONTAY ROAF(Mrs.Simmons)is thrilled to return to BishopArts Theatre Center where she previously played Deaconess Franklin in Black Nativity and Nina Simone in The Champion
CARRIE VIERA(Carla/Sweetie/Monica)is ecstatic to return to BishopArts Theatre Center where she previously played Baby in Curse of the Puerto Ricans. She would like to give a special thanks to the local playwrights for sharing their talent and trusting them with their work. “It has challenged me in the best way possible and has inspired me so much as a creative artist.”And as always, she is eternally grateful for the love and support of her friends and family.
PRISCILLA RICE(Angel/Antonia)Priscilla Rice is a Pleasant-Grove based storyteller, actor, community activist, and radio host. She has a passion for arts advocacy, building community, and language justice. Her first book We Are What We Are, a collaboration with poet/author Lopamudra Banerjee was published in 2022.
RILEY TURNER(Taylor/Madison)is thrilled to be returning to the Bishop Arts stage! Her previous roles include Michaela Cassio in The Tragedy of Othello, Malvolia in Twelfth Night, and Matt Damon in Matt & Ben. She is an actor and illustrator in her senior year as a BAEnglish student at Southern Methodist University. Find more of her work at lungthief.com or @lungthief on all platforms.
JOSEPH TULLEY(Robin/Donny/Tsingows)is thrilled to be making his debut at BishopArts Theatre. His previous credits include Henry in Iron Henry (Amphibian); Antipholus of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors (Baylor); and Juror #10 in 12 Angry Jurors (Baylor). Big thanks toAlbert, Becki, Mark, and everyone who helped this wonderful festival take place! Sic 'em, Bears.
SHYAMA NITHIANANDA(Lavani/Angelicka/Playwright)is thrilled to be working with BishopArts Theatre for the first time! She is a Dallas-based playwright, director, actor, and dramaturg. Most recently, her play Feeding the Cat, Incorrectly, Several Times Over was featured in Amphibian Stage's SparkFest 2023 It was also a winner of the Texas Shout Out New Play contest at Echo Theatre in 2023. Shyama was also a recipient of the 2021 Rosenfield Award for Playwriting and 2021 Garland Wright Award for Directing at SMU where she earned her BFAin Theatre Studies with emphases in acting, directing, and playwriting, as well as a minor in religious studies.
WESLEY JOHNSON(Jordan/Kadamoliplip)is thrilled to be making their debut performance with BishopArts theatre in The Sum of Us One-Act Festival With a passion for storytelling and performance and full creativity. Known for their versatility and dedication to their craft, Wesley has portrayed a wide range of characters, captivating audiences with their compelling performances. Some of their previous credits include BLKS, Rapunzel, Small Kings, and more. Wesley would like to express their gratitude to the director, cast, and crew for their collaboration and support in bringing the festival to life. They also extend heartfelt thanks to friends and family
ALEX SUDHIR JOSHI(Danush/JesusChrist)is an experienced Actor, Comedian, VoiceActor, & Musician. This is his 3rd appearance at BishopArt's Theater, First appearing as Sam in The Wild Party and then as the relentless prosecutor Haines in Bars & Measures. Alex is a homegrown talent from the DallasArea, only leaving briefly to get a BFAin Acting & Directing from Sam Houston State University. He is excited to be Boldy stepping onto BishopArt's stage again to bring SouthAsian representation to the Dallas Theater Scene.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM
REBECCA MCDONALD(Director/SoundDesigner/SetDesigner)is excited to return to BishopArts Theatre for the third show this season to work with the fantastic cast and crew of The Sum of Us One-Act Festival! She holds a Bachelor ofArts inArt and Performance from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Master ofArts in Drama (Directing) from Texas Woman’s University. She is also an alumnus of the Collin College Theatre and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. She has had the privilege to perform, choreograph, and direct internationally and around the DFW Metroplex and perform in film/TV. She is currently a co-director of the Raider Theatre and a national award-winning Step Team Choreographer/Coach at North Garland High School. Selected recent directing credits include The Tragedy of Othello (BishopArts Theatre), Big Scary Animals (Theatre Three), Cardboard Piano (Proper Hijinx), Anna in the Tropics (Eastfield College), The Champion (BishopArts Theatre), and multiple years with Kitchen Dog Theater's PupFest and One Minute Play Festival.
MARK ALBIN(StageManager)a seasoned Director and Choreographer, recently relocated from South Bend, IN, where he co-foundedArt 4, a non-union regional theatre. AsArtistic Director, Mark led the creation of 17 successful productions, generating over 500 jobs, and cultivated a thriving artist community amidst a global pandemic. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Director of Breaking Ground Theatre and held the position ofArtistic Director for the PerformingArts Program in Franklin Park, IL. Mark's directorial prowess has been recognized with awards, including an IHSA acknowledgment for The Little Prince, and BWW's Best Director of a Musical for Spring Awakening in 2023. He has also honed his craft through assistant directing roles alongside industry luminary Tyrone Phillips,Artistic Director of Definition Theatre Company, and Michael Halberstam, formerArtistic Director of Writer's Theatre. Mark's career spans across Equity stages, including notable performances in Mercury Theater's A Christmas Schooner (Jeff nominated), Chicago's Pinkalicious: The Musical, and originating the role of Tadd in Ryan Scott Oliver's The Frog Prince Continued. Throughout his journey, Mark has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Sutton Foster, Roxane Gay, Mary Zimmerman, Ryan Scott Oliver, Adam Gwon, and Phillipa Soo.
JOSEPHINE SCOTT MILLER(AssistantStageManager)is a senior in the theatre conservatory at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, following the technical theatre track. Since starting high school in 2020, Josephine has worked on a plethora of shows including Booker T.’s Chicago!: Teen Edition, Songs for a New World and Puffs, as well as Linden Grove Theater Co.’s Waterless Places and Into the Woods, and Junior Player’s Legally Blonde. After high school, Josephine plans to pursue a BFAin technical theater.
JESSIE WALLACE(CostumeDesigner)graduated in 2011 with her Bachelor ofArts in Music and Theater and she worked in almost every realm of the theater during and since. She served as the Company Manager for IMPRINT Theatreworks, as well as being one of their Co-Founders and Resident Costumer from 2018 - 2022. In 2018 and 2020 she was awarded Outstanding Design or Creative Contribution from the DFW Theatre Critics’Forum Awards and Best Costume Design (Non-Equity) at The ColumnAwards for her work on IMPRINT’s productions of The Revolutionists (2018) and Lizzie (2019). She has costumed shows all over Dallas and has worked on everything from plays to rock musicals to operas. She lives in Dallas with her wonderful cats and will gladly share photos of them whether or not you ask her.
NICOLE IANNACCONE(LightingDesigner)has worked professionally for the last 20 years in the entertainment lighting industry. She enjoys both designing lights and getting a show in the air. She has had the pleasure of doing both all over the United States and looks forward to many more projects. she spends some of her free time painting and drawing. She has a dog and two cats who are all perfect.
ANDREW “ASH” HANKINS(Carpenter)has been building homes for 25 years. Recently, he made the set forArtstillery's production of Family Dollar and BATC’s Black Nativity. He loves building all kinds of things and believes he is positively impacting the art community by applying his knowledge and passion for construction to making sets for plays and movies. He is excited to join the team for The Sum of Us One-Act Festival and looks forward to working with BATC in future productions.
CAMRON/COURTNEY WARE (Projection Mapping) are a couple of artists and storytellers, who do that through Video projection mapping! They’ve been doing it for almost 15 years and have worked on theatre productions such as Frozen, FreakyFriday, and Great Gatsby to name a few. Outside of the theatre world, the pair has had a variety of clients such as Dallas ISD, Michelob, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Ed Sheeran.
TERESA COLEMAN WASH (ExecutiveArtisticDirector)is a producer and thought leader on bias and racism in theAmerican Theatre. Several of her essays have been published in the Dallas Morning News and Howlround Theatre Commons. She is the founder of BishopArts Theatre Center, and she holds an MAinArts Management from Goucher College and a BS in Business Administration fromAlbany State University. Wash is a National Arts Strategies fellow who studied at Harvard Business School. She is the 2019 recipient of the Theater Communications Group’s Peter Zeisler Memorial Award for artistic integrity and ingenuity. In 2018, she received the National Guild for CommunityArts Education’s MilestoneAward and the Business Council for theArts ObeliskAward in the category of Visionary NonprofitArts Leader. Mrs. Wash has also earned several Irma P. Hall Awards, including the 2020 Irma P. Hall Theatrical Excellence Medal. She is the current recipient of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce’s Quest for SuccessAward and Broadway Dallas’Leah and Jerome FullinwiderAward. Teresa was elected to the Dramatists Guild ofAmerica Council in 2017, representing the Southern region, where she also served on the steering committee.
UPCOMING EVENTS: JAZZ SERIES
KEIKO MATSUI &
April 21, 2024
At Bishop Arts Theatre Center
June 8, 2024
At Bishop Arts Theatre Center
TOM BRAXTON
MINDI ABAIR & GREGG KARUKAS
UPCOMINGEVENTS: THEATRE SERIES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Evans Engraving
Dallas Children's Theater
Alex Joshi Sudhir
North Garland High School
Dustin Barth
Nancy Gibson
A WORD FROM OUR PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE
Dear Friends,
It’s all over the news. Theatrical seasons are shortening. Staff members are being laid off. People aren’t going to shows like they used to. In these times of uncertainty, painful decisions are being made and cultural institutions that have survived decades are shutting down before our eyes. The arts and nonprofits are in retreat.
We can debate all day about the causes of this painful contraction in the cultural sector. We are all searching for answers in this era of austerity. For us at the BishopArts Theatre Center our solution has been simple: stick to the fundamentals. What are those fundamentals? Put simply, YOU. Our community. When we shut down, we brought the healing power of the arts to our most vulnerable community through PatioLive! at senior centers all over Dallas. When we returned to public performances, we invested in local playwrights by developing their voices, putting money in their pockets, and seeing their plays read before YOU, the community. We took chances on local talent and brought legends of the Dallas theatre together with new voices emerging on the national scene. We had an amazing season of Jazz performances for all to enjoy and remember how the power of the arts brings us together. Where others responded by closing ranks and shutting doors, we responded by flinging the doors open while still respecting reasonable safety measures and invitingYOU, our community, into the theatre to experience our Jazz Series, our Theatre Series, and our educational programming.
The reward for sticking to the tried and true fundamentals that have always seen us through the recessions of the past and the economic hardships of yesterday have been evident. We are thriving! We are operating with a surplus. We are expanding staff and investing more than ever in our Dallas community. We believed in our community, and YOU saw us through.
As the debate on what we should do in these times continues, we are again coming back to the core foundation that has kept BishopArts Theatre Center alive through a milestone of 30 years. YOU. We have only ever existed to be there for our community and our community has rewarded us. You have kept us open, and we’ll always be open thanks to you. I hope that YOU consider making a tax-deductible gift to help us close out our 30th year stronger than ever and ready to serve YOU, our community each day of the next 30 years.
With love and gratitude to YOU, our community, Franky D. Gonzalez
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