July 9, 2025 – August 3, 2025
What happens when the trust we place in our medical system actually makes us sicker? After a series of diagnoses, a mother leads us through her son’s search for wellness, a Kafkaesque journey through the world of psychiatry. Written with humor and fury, the story explores the side effects of fighting through illness with the ones we love. In these crazy times, it asks us to question: are we medicating life itself?
SPONSORED BY C.M. & STEPHANIE PARTRIDGE
photo by Seth Freeman
Liza Fernandez (left) and Susan Lynskey (right) in Side Effects May Include... by Lisa Loomer
photo by Seth Freeman
Jimmy Kieffer (left) and Liza Fernandez (right) in Side Effects May Include... by Lisa Loomer
photo by Seth Freeman
Sophie Zmorrod (left) and Liza Fernandez (right) in Side Effects May Include... by Lisa Loomer
2025 – Interview with Playwright Lisa Loomer
Meet Lisa Loomer Lisa Loomer is thrilled to be back at CATF. She is the book writer of Real Women Have Curves, for which she received the 2024 Kleban Prize for most promising musical theatre librettist. The musical opened on Broadway in April 2025. As a playwright, her work has been produced at major theaters across … Continued
CAST
His Mother
Liza Fernandez*
Actress 1
Sophie Zmorrod*
Actress 2
Susan Lynskey*
Male Actor 1
Jimmy Kieffer*
Male Actor 2
Micah Meyers*
PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design
Chelsea M. Warren**
Associate Scenic Design
Ruidi Yang
Costume Design
Kathleen Geldard**
Lighting Design
Mary Louise Geiger**
Sound Design
Christian Fredrickson**
Projections Design
Mona Kasra**
Production Stage Manager
Lindsay Eberly*
Assistant Stage Manager
Allie Blaylock
Casting
Pat McCorkle LTD.
Dramaturg
Tom Bryant
Vocal Coach
Kiristen Trump
*Actors’ Equity Association
**United Scenic Artists
***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society