A Welcome Guest: A Psychotic Fairy Tale
by Michael Weller
World Premiere / Directed by Ed Herendeen
A guest comes to stay in your home. You discover he has permission from the authorities to live there indefinitely. Then you learn that he somehow owns your house and you’re his guest. That’s not right. But are the authorities ever wrong? Sometimes you just have to take things into your own hands. And if someone gets hurt, well, it’s not the end of the world… or is it? A Welcome Guest explores intolerance, insanity, and how beautiful it is to know that underneath we’re all one big happy family, for better or (possibly) for worse.
“Sugarbun, let’s play that game where you have a thought in your head and you hide it in silence so no one can find it ever.”
Marinoff Theater, 62 W Campus Drive // Run Time: 150 Minutes
Sponsored by Deb Weisbacher
Supported, in part, by a generous grant from the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.
CAST
Shananana
Kate Udall
McMoley
Lou Sumrall
Frizzby
Reece Santos
Zazu
Sarah Sun Park
Lucius
Michael Rogers
Shimeus
Wade McCollum
Scenic Design
Jesse Dreikosen
Costume Design
Peggy McKowen
Lighting Design
Tony Galaska
Sound Design
David Remedios
Composer
Louie Rozier
Technical Director
Jared Sorenson
Stage Manager
Lori M. Doyle
Asst. Stage Manager
Aubrey Sirtautas
Stage Management Fellow
Dan Karlin
Casting Director
Pat McCorkle, CSA
KATJA Zarolinski, CSA
Assistant Director
Shaun McCracken
Assistant to Michael Weller
Calley Anderso