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MEDEA by Christopher Durang and Wendy Wasserstein

JASON……………..….……………………….George Coffman

MEDEA………….…………………..Sasha Truman McGonnell

ANGEL………………………..……………….Kimberly Mickle

MESSENGER…………………………………….Steve Lindsay

CHORUS…...…...…. Jessica Colaw, Jessica Ward, Celi Radillo

 

 

 

Medea

 

The Chorus

 

 
Jason

 

 

 
Messenger

 

An Angel

 

"Sasha Truman McGonnell, in the title role, does her Durangiest to turn the story of a spurned woman contemplating the murder of her own children into a 10-minute romp." M. Lance Lusk, Theater Jones, August 15, 2010

 

"Durang and Wasserstein’s Medea ends the show with a farcical bang." M. Lance Lusk, Theater Jones, August 15, 2010

 

"The Chorus (Jessica Colaw, Jessica Ward, and Celi Radillo) is a riot, with snippets of song and self-help/you-go-girl shout-outs." M. Lance Lusk, Theater Jones, August 15, 2010

 

CAST

 

GEORGE
COFFMAN		 Jason   George Coffman is a sophmore at Texas A & M Corpus Christi. He has appeared in such shows as Twelfth Night and The complete works of William Shakespeare Abriged. Also, the short plays Untitled #2 and Hardy Boys Adventures. He is a native to Dallas / Fort Worth area and is excited about being able to work under Mr. Autrey again and hopes you enjoy the show.
   
JESSICA
COLAW

Chorus Jessica Dahl-Colaw is delighted to be in her first production with SSG.  Recent performances have included The Book of Liz (Dr. Ginley) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.  She also recently graduated with a MFA from UT Dallas.  In addition to performing, Jessica is also very passionate about theatre education and outreach; she is currently teaching theatre to elementary students in Dallas.  She would like to thank her family for their incredible support and encouragement! 

   
STEVE
LINDSAY  		  Messenger This award winning actor/director is pleased to return to SSG Some of his recent favorite roles on-stage have been: Joe Keller – All My Sons, Dr. Bessner – Murder on the Nile, Touchstone – As You Like It, Charlie Baker – The Foreigner, Master Ford – Merry Wives of Windsor, Volpone – Volpone, Bobby Franklyn – Run for Your Wife, Robin Starvling in A Mid Summer Nights Dream, Paravicini in The Mousetrap, Manley Carstairs – The Housekeeper, Renfield in Count Dracula, and Nick Cristano in Over the River and through the Woods, to name a few. He has also directed such shows as; The Importance of Being Earnest, Angel Street, Dearly Departed, The Curious Savage, On Golden Pond, A Man for All Seasons, and many others. Steven studied Dramatic Production at Bob Jones University and Shakespeare with Chris Pickles of the Royal National Theatre. Steven is also licensed by the Texas Education Agency as a Defensive Driving Instructor and has regular classes with Comedy Guys Defensive Driving. He will direct SSG's next show The Importance of Being Earnest.
   
KIMBERLY
MICKLE

 Angel  Kimberly Mickel has appeared at Music Theatre of Denton (Ragtime; Joseph/Dreamcoat); Garland Civic Theatre (Big River); Artisan Center Theatre (Godspell; The Secret Garden); Fort Worth Theatre (Jesus Christ Superstar; Hay Fever); Arts 5th  Avenue (Much Ado About Nothing); ArtCentre Theatre (Cotton Patch Gospel); Courtyard Theatre (Scrooge! The Musical).  Other favorite roles include: Auntie Mame (Norah Muldoon), Schoolhouse Rock Live (Interplanet Janet) and Twelfth Night (Viola).   For the SSG she played Toppers Girl and Laundress in A Christmas Carol. Thanks to Stefanie and Lauren for the chance to be a part of this amazing cast!

   
CELI
RADILLO 		Chorus This is Celi's first production with the SSG. She is very happy and proud to be apart of this great cast. Celi has a BFA in theatre from UTA and is currently pursuing her MA from TWU. She has performed in other great works such as Foreplay: The art of the Fugue, Epic Proportions, and Much Ado About Nothing.  She would like to thank her family, related and theatre, for all their support, Anthony for paying the bills, and Camille for being Camille.
   
SASHA TRUMAN-MCGONNELL  Medea Sasha has worked with SSG as a director and stage manager, but this is her first performance with us.  She received her BFA from OU and her MA from TWU, both in Drama.  She currently works with Collin College as an Associate Professor Theatre.  She is represented by Core Talent.  A couple of her favorite roles were Ava in The long March performed in Dublin and NYC and Aouda in Around the World in 80 Days with Rover Dramawerks.  She would like to send her thanks to her family for sending her onto the stage with love and support. 
   
JESSICA
WARD

Chorus Jessica Ward is a recent (May 2010) graduate of the University of North Texas, where she majored in English Literature. While at UNT, she also studied theatre and appeared last as Dawn in their production of David Ives’ All in the Timing. Next, Jessica will be seen as Christine Scott in Duncanville Community Theatre’s production of Murder by the Book. She is excited to perform for the first time with the Stolen Shakespeare Guild in their Condensed Shakespeare Festival.

   

 

NATHAN AUTREY

Nathan Autrey is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a B.F.A. specialized in performance; he has also studied acting and directing in Ireland at the University of Ulster. He is currently a high school theatre teacher and his most memorable roles include Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Orsino in the Twelfth Night, Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bobby in A Chorus Line, Graham in Cleansed, Narcissus in Polaroid Stories and Danny in the Deep Blue Sea. Through his theatre career he has been nominated for an Irene Ryan and a Column award. He is a co-founder of Poor Man's Productions and Broken Gears Project Theatre. Has directed a number of productions such Stolen Shakespeare Guilds Merry Wives of Windor, Cripple of Inishmaan, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, The Actor's Nightmare, Alice in Wonderland, Footloose, Angelina Porject, Little Shop of Horrors etc. He is currently an applicant for a directing MFA program at Rutgers University for the fall. He would like to thank his loving wife and friends.  Nathan will be directing the summer of 2010's Condensed Shakespeare Festival.

 

 

 

NATHAN AUTREY

Nathan Autrey is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a B.F.A. specialized in performance; he has also studied acting and directing in Ireland at the University of Ulster. He is currently a high school theatre teacher and his most memorable roles include Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Orsino in the Twelfth Night, Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bobby in A Chorus Line, Graham in Cleansed, Narcissus in Polaroid Stories and Danny in the Deep Blue Sea. Through his theatre career he has been nominated for an Irene Ryan and a Column award. He is a co-founder of Poor Man's Productions and Broken Gears Project Theatre. Has directed a number of productions such Stolen Shakespeare Guilds Merry Wives of Windor, Cripple of Inishmaan, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, The Actor's Nightmare, Alice in Wonderland, Footloose, Angelina Porject, Little Shop of Horrors etc. He is currently an applicant for a directing MFA program at Rutgers University for the fall. He would like to thank his loving wife and friends.