The Cave

Written by Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai
Directed by Alex Mallory
Featuring Ensemble Members Kirsten Fitzgerald, John Judd, Guy Van Swearingen & Natalie West, with H. Adoni Esho, Milla Liss, Aaliyah Montana, Ashley Neal, and Omer Abbas Salem

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Performance Dates: Jan. 30-March 16, 2025
Preview Performances: Jan. 30-Feb. 8, 2025
Press Performances: Feb. 8, 2025
Regular Run Performances: Feb. 13-March 16 (Thurs-Sun)

World Premiere!

Amidst breaking news of the first Gulf War, tragedy forces a Palestinian-American family to move from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio, upending their lives. Jamil struggles to hold himself and his family together as the world becomes unbalanced and terror can no longer be buried behind closed doors. Sadieh Rifai’s thriller of a new play examines how a family across cultures and generations leans into love and humor in the face of global turmoil and a fracturing American dream.

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WRITTEN BY
Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai

DIRECTED BY
Alex Mallory

PERFORMANCE RUN
January 30-March 16, 2025

SEASON
Season 32

World Premiere!

Amidst breaking news of the first Gulf War, tragedy forces a Palestinian-American family to move from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio, upending their lives. Jamil struggles to hold himself and his family together as the world becomes unbalanced and terror can no longer be buried behind closed doors. Sadieh Rifai’s thriller of a new play examines how a family across cultures and generations leans into love and humor in the face of global turmoil and a fracturing American dream.

 CAST

Jamil | H. Adoni Esho

Noor | Milla Liss

Bonnie | Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald*+

Dema | Aaliyah Montana

Gail | Ashley Neal

Mark/Neil | Founding Ensemble Member Guy Van Swearingen*+

Actor on TV/Omar | Omer Abbas Salem

Grandpa | Ensemble Member John Judd*+

Grandma | Ensemble Member Natalie West*+

u/s Jamil | Mohammad N. ElBsat

u/s Bonnie | Tatiana Pavela

u/s Dema & Noor | Iman Kamel

u/s Gail & Grandma | Melissa Van Kersen

u/s Mark/Neil & Grandpa | Paul Murray

u/s Actor on TV/Omar | Faiz Siddique

CREATIVE TEAM

Playwright | Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai*

Director | Alex Mallory

Scenic Designer | Sotirios Livaditis^

Asst. Scenic Designer | Joe Johnson

Costume Designer | Kotryna Hilko

Lighting Designer | Ensemble Member Mike Durst*^

Master Electrician | Duncan Hon

Sound Designer | Joe Court^

Props Designer | Julia Alvarez

Projections/Video Designer | Eme Ospina-López

Armorer | David Gonzalez

Dialect & Language Coach and Cultural Consultant | Ronnie Malley

Wig Designer | Hannah Andruss

Technical Director | Tom Daniel

Stage Manager | JC Widman+

Asst. Stage Manager | Faith Locke

2nd Asst. Stage Manager | Casey Fort

Production Manager | Patrick Starner 

Assistant Director & Intimacy Director | Victoria Nassif

Dramaturg | Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

Script Supervisor | Peter Ruiz

Casting Assistant | Kyle Stoffers

 

* Ensemble Member of A Red Orchid Theatre 

+ Member of Actor’s Equity Association, Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers 

Production Sponsors

Heidi Graham

Jane P. Madden

Developmental Sponsor

Kate Gray

Impact Partner