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EST/Youngblood presents Unfiltered 2012

A festival of four new plays in studio productions

January 5 – February 4, 2012

Big Tex by Angela Hanks
directed by José Zayas*
with William Jackson Harper*+, Geany Masai+, Nedra McClyde*+ and Shawn Randall*+
Lighting Design – Matt Bathe,  Costume Design – Rachel Guilfoyle, Stage Manager – Kevin Clutz
At the State Fair of Texas, a young bus driver trains to become the voice of the main attraction: his childhood hero, a 52-foot tall cowboy.
1/5, 6, 13, & 1/14 @ 7pm

The Gratifications by Ryan Dowler
directed by Andrew Grosso
with Michael Cullen+ and Chet Siegel+
Lighting Design – Matt Bathe, Costume Design – Erica Evans, Stage Manager – Eileen Lalley
Lailia considers her sex life liberated, but her father Ken sees things differently. When he refuses to cosign on a loan she desperately needs, Lailia sets out to prove that she’s the one in control of her life, even if it costs her the relationship she values most.
1/11, 12, 20, 21 @ 7pm & 1/14 @ 2pm

In Memory of Julie Simmons by Erica Saleh
directed by Tamara Fisch
with Cathy Curtin*+, Dylan Moore+, Emma Galvin+ & Megan Tusing*
Lighting Designer – Wilburn Bonnell, Costume Design – Erica Evans, Stage Manager – Jason Weixelman+
After the suicide of their best friend, three girls try to reconcile who
they thought she was with who she might have been.
1/18, 19, 23, 27 & 28 @ 7pm

Year of the Rooster by Eric Dufault
directed by John Giampietro*
with Denny Bess*+, Delphi Harrington*+, Thomas Lyons*+, Bobby Moreno*+ and Laura Ramadei
Lighting Design – Wilburn Bonnell, Costume Design – Rachel Guilfoyle, Stage Manager – Kevin Clutz
Rehearsal Stage Manager - Sarah Hoke Brady
Odysseus Rex is a champion. He is his trainer’s greatest hope. He is his opponents’ worst nightmare. One day he will destroy the sun. He is a rooster.
1/25, 26 & 2/3, 4 @ 7pm 1/28 @ 2pm
Added performance – Saturday, 2/4 @ 2pm

Sound Design - Chris Barlow & Emily Auciello
Set Design - Rebecca Lord-Surratt
Props Manager - Travis Bell

*denotes EST member †denotes Equity Member
This is an Equity Approved Showcase. All actors appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.