The Malignant Ampersands

Written by Ensemble Member Brett Neveu
Directed by Ensemble Member Dado
Performance Dates: October 6 – November 27, 2022
Press Performances: Saturday, October 15, 2022
World Premiere!
Playwright Brett Neveu returns to the A Red Orchid stage with this very unofficial sequel to Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons. A century ago, the Ampersands were a wealthy, thriving family. Now, their remaining descendants must struggle with the legacy of their persistent curse. A darkly funny and unsettling look at ancestry, sacrifice, and survival.

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WRITTEN BY
Ensemble Member Brett Neveu

DIRECTED BY
Ensemble Member Dado

PERFORMANCE RUN
October 6 – November 27, 2022

SEASON
Season 30

World Premiere!

Playwright Brett Neveu returns to the A Red Orchid stage with this very unofficial sequel to Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons. A century ago, the Ampersands were a wealthy, thriving family. Now, their remaining descendants must struggle with the legacy of their persistent curse. A darkly funny and unsettling look at ancestry, sacrifice, and survival.

CAST

Gabe | Ensemble member Travis A. Knight

Summer | Emilie Maureen Hanson

West | John Judd

Corey | Ensemble member Steve Schine

Hiker | Meighan Gerachis

Jamie | Sherman Edwards

Bobbie | Jackie Seijo

 

UNDERSTUDIES

U/S Gabe | Stevie Rose

U/S Summer | Hope Campbell

U/S West | Jean Marie Koon

U/S Corey & Hiker | Barbara Figgins

U/S Jamie & Bobbie | Joshua Pennington

 

CREATIVE TEAM

Scenic Design | Ensemble member Grant Sabin

Costume Design | Ensemble member Myron Elliott-Cisneros

Lighting Design | Ensemble member Mike Durst

Sound Design | Matthew Muñiz

Props Design | Eren Ahn

Puppet Design | Lolly Extract of Jabberwocky Marionettes

Stage Manager | Kathleen Dickinson

Assistant Stage Manager | Lauren Krohn

Production Manager | Amal Mazen Salem

Assistant Director | Ava Calabrese Grob

Dramaturg | Tanya Palmer

Dramaturgy Assistant | Peter Ruiz

Artistic Producer | Ensemble member Lance Baker

Casting Associate | Kyle Stoffers