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Unbound Productions Presents

2015: Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery

The Grove of Rashomon based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s “In A Grove” adapted by Jonathan Josephson directed by Darin Anthony

Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher adapted by Paul Millet directed by Jeff G. Rack

Edith Nesbit’s The Ebony Frame adapted by Susannah Myrvold directed by Jaime Robledo

The Frame for Wicked Lit 2015: The System conceived & directed by Debbie McMahon based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The System of Doctor Tarr & Professor Fether

The Cast: Alan Abelew, Elyse Ashton, Deborah Dominguez, Kevin Dulude, Joe Fria, Angie Hobin, Kyle Fox, Sachiyo K, Eric Keitel, Carlos Larkin, Lance Lott, Hisato Masuyama, Devon Michaels, Tanya Mironowski, Laura Napoli, Mark Ostrander, Robert Paterno, Michael Prichard, AJ Shiryo, Alpha Takahashi, Tina Van Berckelaer & Kazumi Zatkin

Production Stage Manager: Heidi Marie Stage Managers: Emily Abbott, TaShaunna Peterman & Andrew Tisnado ASMs: Felina D. Britton, Gaselle Melendez, Michael Sousa & Amanda Sauter WL-1 Production Staff

Lighting Designer: KC Wilkerson Sound Designers: Drew Dalzell & Noelle Hoffman Resident Costume Designer: Christine Cover Ferro Wig Designer/Co-Makeup Designer: Judi Lewin Co-Makeup Designer: Kelby Norman Projection Designer: Adam Flemming Props/Art Director for The System: McKenzie Eckels Special Effects: Jeff G. Rack Technical Director/Master Electrician: David Patrick Production Manager: Jacqueline Adorni Production Builder: Kurtis Bedford Asst. Lighting Designer: Cody Cambell Wardrobe Mistress: Robin Lynn Movement Choreographer for The Grove of Rashomon: Aurora Culver Fight Choreographer for The Grove of Rashomon: William Joseph Hill A Note From Unbound Productions Welcome to another fun and fright-filled evening of Wicked Lit! We are thrilled to return to Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery for our 7th annual production.

Since founding Unbound Productions in 2008, our company has grown from an annual Halloween event to a year-round theatre company with a thriving Membership base and an ever-expanding group of phenomenal artists. Those of you who were able to join usfor A Night at the Mausoleum III in April, our enhanced staged readings The Huntington throughout the summer, and our Wicked Lit installation ofThe Monkey’s Paw right here at Mountain View have been able to enjoy the fruits of this growth. All of that work has brought us here, to Wicked Lit 2015 - what we do believe (as we say every year, and we mean it every year) is our best production yet!

In addition to enhancing our technical capabilities to bring an even more dynamic look and feel to what Wicked Lit fans have come to expect, we are excited to have been able to invite several brilliant new creatives into the fold (not to mention a host of new actors who have never before taken part in an Unbound show). Veteran Unbound actor Susannah Myrvold (most recently “The Buffoon” inThe Masque of the Red Death Experience, WL13) joined the WL15 company as a playwright - we were so happy to be able to present the world premiere of her funny and strange adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s The Ebony Frame. We are also ecstatic to welcome veteran Los Angeles theatre artists Darin Anthony and Jaime Robledo into the Unbound family as the directors of The Grove of Rashomon and The Ebony Frame, respectively.

All in all, between the fresh artistic voices and our growing education program, it’s beena tremendous year for our company. Thank you for taking the ride along with us!

Enjoy the show, Paul Millet, Jeff G. Rack, and Jonathan Josephson Staff of Unbound Productions WL-2 Production History

2008 Wicked Lit Reading Series: The Monkey’s Paw, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Cask of Amontillado, Young Goodman Brown

2009: WL09: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Pigeons from Hell, The Fall of the House of Usher

2010: WL10: The Unnamable, The Chimes, The Cask of Amontillado

2011: Wicked Lit Installation: A Ghost Story (in conjunction with the TCG National Conference) WL11 Production A: The Unnamable, The Chimes, The Cask of Amontillado WL11 Production B: A Ghost Story, The Body Snatcher, Casting the Runes

2012: History Lit Flash Performances: Charles Bukowski: Back at Barney’s and Fahrenheit 451: The Secret Library (commissioned by the City of West Hollywood) History Lit: Two Pictures in One, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Garden Party WL12: The Dead Smile, Count Magnus, Wake Not the Dead

2013: Wicked Lit Installation: The Tell-Tale Heart (in conjunction with ScareLA) WL13: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The New Catacomb, The Lurking Fear, The Masque of the Red Death Experience

2014: Mystery Lit Workshop Reading: Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective Wicked Lit Installation: The Doll (Strub Mansion at Mayfield Senior School) WL14: Dracula’s Guest, Las Lloronas, The Monk, The Spirits of Walpurgisnacht Workshop Reading: A Christmas Carol

2015: Mystery Lit at the Huntington Reading: Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective Wicked Lit Installation: The Monkey’s Paw (Mountain View Mausoleum) Wicked Lit at the Huntington Reading: Young Goodman Brown, The Unnamable, The Open Door

Deborah Dominguez in The Ebony Frame. Photo by John Thvedt WL-3 Bios CAST

Alan Abelew :: Dr. Maillard ~ The System Alan is proud to be a new member of the ensemble of Wicked Lit 2015! Film credits include Julia Max’s The Colonies, Infection (Lions Gate), Don’t Be A Menace in South Central... (Warner Bros.), Enemy Gold (Showtime Films), Cocktail (Disney). Notable TV appearances include ER, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fame and Happy Days. Favorite theatre experiences include The Devils and Henry IV at the Mark Taper Forum, Beat of the Traps at the Vienna Festival,Faust, Threepenny Opera, Theatre in the Dark, Oedipus Machina at The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (LA Weekly Award). Awards - TV Emmy PBS.

Elyse Ashton :: Swing ~ The System Elyse thanks Unbound Productions for inviting her back to Wicked Lit after performing in The Spirits of Walpurgisnacht (WL14) She’s worked in LA theatre with Grand Guignolers, California Shakespeare Company, the Classical Theatre Lab and many others. Film/TV includes My Haunted House, Theatre Fantastique, Doctor Mabuse: Etipopmar, The Watermelon, Born To Lose, Fortune‘s 500, Night of The Dead, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Radio Free Albemuth, as well as numerous music videos. She is a correspondent for Youtube’s The Anglophile Channel and is half of the sassy “Dish Ladies” on the recap shows OutlandDish, The Downton Dish, and PoldarkDish.

Deborah Dominguez :: The Woman ~ The Ebony Frame Deborah Dominguez has been performing for worldwide audiences for the past 10 years. Deborah is known for her roles as Ophelia in Hamlet and as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet with the Shakespeare Foundation in Spain, where she also earned a Masters degree in acting. She played Ms Ines in the original cast ofDon Juan at the International Theatre Company, which she was managing for a while. She also bared it all as one of the leads in the web series, Are you APP? before moving to Los Angeles in 2013 to pursue her career, where she has been working mainly in the film industry. She is an accomplished producer and singer and is a passionate traveler who enjoys working around the world performing in the 4 languages she speaks. Deborah wishes to thank her family and friends for loving, supporting and allowing her to chase her dream, and Unbound Productions for welcoming her.

Kevin Dulude (Satan ~ The Ebony Frame, Nurse Racher ~ The System) Kevin has performed in many theaters throughout LA. Currently, he is entertaining audiences with his one-man shows. In Shadow of the Villain, he plays eight different characters to share one man’s descent into the darkness. In Hepburn Sings!, he portrays the actress and American icon, Katharine Hepburn, in a semi- musical journey through her life. And in Inside Vincent Price, written by Sharon L. Graine, he performs the title role. In past productions, Kevin has appeared as Clark Gable, Otto Preminger and Bette Davis, so beware dead legendary celebrities, you may be next!

WL-4 Kyle Fox :: Henri ~ The System Unbound Productions credits include The Gentleman in The Monkey’s Paw and Marco in The Spirits of Walpurgisnacht (WL14). Kyle was born and raised in Southern California and studied theater at Whittier College. His LA stage career began with the West Coast Premiere of Julia Cho’s B.F.E. Since then, Kyle has appeared in a variety of commercials (including Rite Aid and the NFL), performed stand-up at The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Ice House and dozens more, as well as film and television. kylefoxactor.com

Joe Fria :: Henry ~ The Ebony Frame Joe most recently returned from shooting the James Gunn horror movieThe Belko Experiment in Bogota, Colombia. TV credits include Gilmore Girls, Baby Bob, Off Centre, Community, and the new TNT series Legends starring Sean Bean. Joe has appeared in such films asScorched starring Woody Harrelson, Guido starring Gary Busey, and Love in the Time of Monsters with the legendary Kane Hodder. He has been working in LA theater for 17 years with widely respected companies such as Zoo District, Sacred Fools, The Met, Orphean Circus, The Evidence Room, Boston Court and Circle X. Highlights include Laura Comstock’s Bag-Punching Dog (LA Weekly Award Win - Best Comedic Performance), Heart of a Dog (LA Weekly Award Nom - Best Leading Male Performance), and Watson (Ovation Award Nom - Best Leading Male Performance). He has also appeared on many of Southern California’s larger stages including South Coast Rep, Center Theatre Group, The Geffen, The LA Philharmonic, and International City Theatre

Angie Hobin :: Mildred ~ The Ebony Frame Angie is excited to again be joining the cast and creative team of Wicked Lit! Previous Unbound credits include Daciana in Dracula’s Guest (WL14) and Choreographer for The Masque of the Red Death Experience, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL13). Favorite past credits include Midsummer, Taming of the Shrew and Smoke and Mirrors. Thank you to the incredibly talented trio of Paul, Jeff, and Jonathan for letting me play! Enjoy the show!

Sachio K :: Chiyoko ~ The Grove of Rashomon Sachio is excited to participate inWicked Lit 2015! Born in Nagoya, Japan, she has worked with many great theatre companies such as East West Players, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, CoA, CAPS Productions, SkyPilot Theatre Company, and Ramona Pageant. Some of her favorite roles include, Ariel (The Tempest), Lady Bracknell (Japanese version of The Importance of Being Earnest), Suzuki (Madame Butterfly), Yumi (War Bride) and Hanako/Woman (The Sound of a Voice), and Karen’s maid for an episode of Will & Grace! Playing Chiyoko in The Grove of Rashomon is another highlight moment of her acting career. Enjoy the show!

Eric Keitel :: Swing ~ The Ebony Frame, The Fall of the House of Usher & The Grove of Rashomon Eric is thrilled to be back for his 8th show with Unbound! Favorites include The Tell- Tale Heart, The Lurking Fear, and Two Pictures in One. Eric is also a member of the Echo Theater Company, where he was last seen in Fugue. Other favorite credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (tour, in conjunction with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic) andThe Bacchae (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, directed by Michael Matthews) TV:Franklin & Bash. More info at erickeitel.com.

WL-5 Carlos Larkin :: Roderick Usher ~ The Fall of the House of Usher Previous Unbound credits include The New Catacomb (WL13) and numerous staged readings. Carlos once guided people to safety from The Mighty Kong at Universal Studios; trained at the University of North Carolina School for The Arts; and might be familiar to anyone with a love for cheap cult zombie movies as George from George: A Zombie Intervention, or to WORLD OF WARCRAFT fans as the voice of any number of characters, including most of the Bronzebeard Clan, and the infamous Headless Horseman. In his theatre career, he has played everything from The Big Bad Wolf in The Big Everafter, to a fiery preacher/conman inLloyd’s Prayer, to his turn as Spear Carrier #3 at a local classical theatre company of note, which one critic called “the guy next to the tall one.”

Lance Lott :: Tajomaru ~ The Grove of Rashomon THANK YOU to Darin, Paul, Jonathan, cast & crew of The Grove of Rashmon and all of Wicked Lit 2015! Please contact Unbound Productions for complete bio.

Hisato Masuyama :: Shokini ~ The Grove of Rashomon Although Hisato was seen in the reading of Star Trek: The Man Trap at “A Night at the Mausoleum III” as SULU, the role of Shokini marks his official debut as one of the WL family. As a Japanese national, Hisato appeared in Tommy, Phantom, and Chicago in his home country to great acclaim. Here in the US, he toured with Mame, 42nd Street and Pacific Overtures to name a few. He also translated/ sang/consulted for Tokyo Sesame Place and Tokyo Disney. Gratitude and love to another WL Veteran, Todd Andrew Ball.

Devon Michaels :: Nathaniel Dawson ~ The Fall of the House of Usher Devon is happy to make his Wicked Lit debut after appearing in Unbound’s recent reading of The Open Door. He began his career in New York theatre, where highlights include the Broadway musical Rags, five productions at The Public/ Shakespeare in the Park, a title role at the Lamb’s Theatre, and attending Yale. In LA, Devon’s guest-starred on popular shows such as House and Without a Trace, and is best known for recurring as ‘Bill’ in two seasons of Gilmore Girls. Recently, he played a lead in a Hallmark movie, and as an award-winning writer/director he is becoming more involved in independent film.

Tanya Mironowski :: Madeline Usher ~ The Fall of the House of Usher Tanya is thrilled to be making her fourth appearance with Unbound Productions! Unbound credits include Odessa in The Unnamable (WL10, WL11) and Hilda in The Doll. Tanya has a degree in Acting & Speech Therapy from Cal State Fullerton University. Alongside her career in film, theatre, and voice-over work, she is a Music & English teacher. Her obsessions and things she won’t live without include traveling the world, learning languages, faith, husband, #chikalakas and dark chocolate.

WL-6 Laura Napoli :: Swing ~ The Ebony Frame & The Fall of the House of Usher Unbound credits: readings of Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective and Young Goodman Brown. Other recent credits: actress/stunts in horror comedy web series 20 Seconds to Live (@20STL), actress/dancer in The Warp Zone (YouTube channel) music video Clash of Kings Anthem, and fight choreographer/ movement coach for the world premiere of Miravel at Sacred Fools. Currently, she performs improvised characters for The Go Game team building company, does a lot of radio voice-over work, and is a member of the Grammy-nominated rock/sketch group, The Incredible Dollface. Her jokes can be laughed @ on #TheTwitter @napolilaura

Mark Ostrander :: Jean ~ The System Mark is a singer, actor, dancer, and martial artist who originally hails from Duluth, MN. He was recently seen in Unbound Productions’ staged readings of Young Goodman Brown, and Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective. Other recent credits include: Cabaret at Crown City Theatre and the Ovation Award- winning 110 in the Shade at Actors Co-Op. Thanks to his fantastic friends and family, and of course his absolutely amazing WIFE! Thank you for coming!

Robert Paterno :: Isamu/StoryGuide ~ The Grove of Rashomon LOS ANGELES: Sacred Fools Theater, Theatricum Botanicum, Celebration Theatre, Speakeasy Society, Drive Theatre, Hudson Theatre (2014 LA Weekly Best Ensemble & Best Revival Award The Last Days of Judas Iscariot), Shakespeare Orange County, Company of Angels. REGIONAL: Stagewest, Great River Shakespeare Festival. MFA Theatre - Southern Methodist University. BS Marine Biology - Texas A&M University @ Galveston. Thanks to the cast, crew, artistic team, and producers, and enjoy the show!

Michael Prichard :: StoryGuide ~ The Fall of the House of Usher Michael’s played several thousand characters. While he’s performed over 100 roles on stage and on film, he’s primarily heard – having recorded over 550 audiobooks. He’s won several Earphones Awards and an Audie, the audiobook industry’s top prize. With Ray Bradbury’s Pandemonium Theatre Company, he played eight of Bradbury’s greatest characters, including Captain Beatty in a 9-month run of Fahrenheit 451. Other recent favorites: Flip in the Fried Meat series at Pacific Resident Theatre, Howard in The Unnamable for Wicked Lit, Polonius in Salty Shakespeare’s HAMLET, and Sir Hugh in The Dead Smile for Wicked Lit opposite his wife Roses, who played the title role in PRT’s Julia.

AJ Shiryo :: Takehiko ~ The Grove of Rashomon AJ is a bit spooked to be making his Wicked Lit debut. He scares easily. But he’s excited to be working with the Unbound team and would like to thank them for all the care and attention they’ve put into the Wicked Lit experience, both for the participants and the performers. He would also like to thank Darin Anthony for guiding the Grove ship with such aplomb, and his amazing fellow cast members for making this trip such a frightful joy.

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Three Easy Ways To Join

. Photo by John Thvedt. John by Photo . System The Kevin Dulude and Alan Abelew in in Abelew Alan and Dulude Kevin * Reserved seating for free events (when applicable) In Person: Visit The Membership Table Online: UnboundProductions.org * Recognition in production programs and on our website Call: 323.332.2065

WL-9 Alpha Takahashi :: Masago ~ The Grove of Rashomon Regional credits: Hamlet (Ophelia), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Rent (Mimi), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Macbeth (Witch), Rain After Ash (Persephone), Madame Butterfly (Movement Coach at LA Opera). Alpha’s voice can be heard around the world including 47Ronin (Princess Mika, opposite Keanu Reeves), Rip, Ride, Rockit at Universal Studios Florida (Aki), and the new Xbox game, Killer Instinct (Hisako). Much love and thanks to Jonathan, Paul and Darin for leading me through the gates of Rashomon, Dr. Junichi for a sensible mind, and Moeko for traveling 5000 miles to come see this show!

Tina Van Berckelaer :: Jane/StoryGuide ~ The Ebony Frame Tina appeared in The Spirits of Walpurgisnacht (WL14) as Tsura the Gypsy. Tina is a Belgian born in New York, and raised in Paris, Singapore, and Pittsburgh. She speaks English like an American, French like a Parisian, and Dutch like a Fleming. Educated at Stanford University and based in Los Angeles, she has performed at the Odyssey Theatre, The Theatre @ Boston Court, Sacred Fools Theater, Zoo District, Rubicon Theatre, The New York International Fringe Festival, Folger Shakespeare Library, and the cult favorite Grand Guignolers de Paris. You can see her film work at www.bunker731.com.

Kazumi Zatkin :: Himiko ~ The Grove of Rashomon Kazumi’s theater credits include the title role in Madame Butterfly by David Belasco, and leading and supporting roles in a variety of classic and modern plays including The Face of Jizo by Hishashi Inoue, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Hanjo by Mishima Yukio, Yu-zuru by Junji Kinoshita, A Fool On A Roof by Kikuchi Kan and Kyogen Hana-ko. Kazumi is super excited to join Wicked Lit 2015 and super grateful for her husband’s support always.

DESIGN TEAM

Kurtis Bedford :: Production Builder Kurtis is an actor, designer, General Contractor and Master Carpenter. Favorite projects include the design and construction of an entire military museum in Northern California, work on the feature film Archie’s Final Project, and the set design for WCJT’s production of The Whipping Man. Kurtis started designing at a young age for the Factory of Nightmares, which was a haunted house built on the campus of Cal State Northridge. This is his second time working with Unbound Productions (WL14) as the Production Builder.

Christine Cover Ferro :: Resident Costume Designer Christine is the resident costume designer for Unbound Productions and has dressed the ghosts, ghouls, villains and their prey for the Wicked Lit installations of The Doll, The Tell-Tale Heart and A Ghost Story; History Lit, and every Wicked Lit production ever (WL09-WL14). Other work includes collaborations with Los Angeles’ X Repertory Theatre, Theatre 40, and Vox Humana Theatre Company, as well as the AIDS Healthcare Foundation fundraiser, Hot in Hollywood, Ventura County’s High Street Arts Center, and Santa Paula Theatre Center, where she received a Four Star Award for her work on Amadeus. Film credits include costume design for the feature film Yard Sale and InsideFilms’ featurette In a Different Key. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design from Brandeis University.

WL-10 Drew Dalzell :: Sound Designer For Unbound, Drew has designed The Monkey’s Paw, The Tell-Tale Heart, History Lit, WL12, WL13 (Ovation Award Nominee), and WL14. Outside of Unbound, Drew has designed over 250 theatrical productions including the world premiere of Toy Story: The Musical and numerous productions at regional theaters such as South Coast Repertory, The Laguna Playhouse, the Colony Theatre Company, and the Rubicon Theatre Company. He has received a USITT ClearCom Sound Achievement Award and been nominated for Ovation, LA Weekly, Garland, LADCC, and NAACP Awards, winning multiple times. Drew received his MFA in Theatrical Sound Design from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and has lectured at Yale University, UCI, University of Missouri Kansas City, North Carolina School for the Arts, Purdue University, and the University of Cincinnati. Drew is also the Vice President of the Unbound Productions Board of Directors.

McKenzie Eckels :: Props/The System Art Director McKenzie is an actress, model and artist. When she is not on stage or in front of a camera, she can be found painting in a well lit corner. McKenzie grew up teaching art with her mother in Long Beach, California until she was compulsorily moved away from her beloved ocean to the plains of Dallas, Texas. She returned to LA as soon as possible and is a recent graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Last year, McKenzie was draining blood in the cemetery in Dracula’s Guest (WL14). This year, she is delighted to be back with the family, combining her two passions: visual art and theatre.

Noelle Hoffman :: Sound Designer Noelle first worked with Unbound Productions onWicked Lit 2012 and has been hooked ever since. She designed the installation of The Doll at Mayfield Senior School and co-designed WL13 (Ovation Award Nominee), WL14, and the installation of The Tell-Tale Heart at LA Mart/Scare LA. She is currently the Audio and Video Supervisor for Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre Program and also designs and provides technician support for companies and theaters such as Diablo Sound, Live Event Pros, PCPA Theaterfest, USC, Laguna Playhouse, and Cal Rep. Noelle received her MFA in Sound Design from UCI and is a member of Rogue Artists Ensemble.

Adam Flemming :: Projection Designer For Unbound Productions, Adam designed projections forLas Lloronas (WL14) and Casting the Runes (WL11). Regional work includes productions with the Hollywood Bowl, South Coast Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, The Wallis Annenberg Center, Long Beach Opera, and East West Players amongst many others. Nationally he has had productions with the Guthrie Theater, New York’s Rattlestick Playwright’s Theater, Chicago Opera Theater, and Atlanta’s Alliance Theater. He is an Imagineer for the Walt Disney Company and theater faculty at UCLA. Adam is an MFA graduate of CalArts and a Projection Category member of USA829. adamflemmingdesign.com

Judi Lewin :: Co-Makeup Designer/Wig & Hair Design Judi moved to Los Angeles 25 years ago from Toronto where she worked extensively in theatre and for the Canadian Opera Company. Since moving to LA she has incorporated film and television into her repertoire. Judi has designed for Pasadena Playhouse, The Rubicon Theatre Company, The Fremont Center Theatre, Interact Theatre Company, The Blank Theatre Company, The Fountain Theatre, Theatre 40, McCoy Rigby Entertainment and The Sacramento Music Circus. Judi is excited to be a part of the Design Team creating Wicked Lit.

WL-11 Julie Pound :: Resident Makeup Artist Julie is the resident makeup artist for Unbound Productions and has been with Wicked Lit since its inaugural production in 2009. Favorite Unbound shows include The Monkey’s Paw, The Lurking Fear, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Chimes, The Dead Smile, Wake Not the Dead, A Ghost Story, and The Unnamable. Other theatre credits include The Dark Heart of Poe, Tea at Five, Driving Miss Daisy, Incorruptible, and Victor. She currently has one film making the festival circuit, one in post-production, and works regularly with NASA on their educational webisodes.

KC Wilkerson :: Lighting Designer As Senior Lighting Designer for Disney Parks & Resorts Creative Entertainment, KC has recently designed Disneyland Forever, Halloween Screams, Diamond Mad T Party, and For The First Time In Forever. His designs for various SoCal theaters have earned LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, an LA Stage Alliance Ovation Honors Award, two Backstage Garland Awards and four StageSceneLA Awards. A professional member of the Association of Lighting Designers and the Educational Theatre Association, he has been published in Live Design, Lighting & Sound America, Stage Directions and Teaching Theatre; and most recently contributed to The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit by Anne McMills.

Cody Campbell :: Assistant Lighting Designer Originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas and new to the Los Angeles area, this is Cody’s first project with Unbound Productions. Cody wishes to thank his friend and mentor, KC, for this amazing experience and Andrew for his continued support.

PRODUCTION & CREATIVE TEAM

Emily Abbott :: Stage Manager ~ The Grove of Rashomon Emily is a graduate of Occidental College where she majored in Theater and History. She has enjoyed her time as a freelance stage manager with credits including Viral directed by Darin Anthony (Bootleg Theater), Roger Guenveur Smith’s Frederick Douglass Now (Bootleg Theater), and Failure: A Love Story. She is thrilled to be a part of the Wicked Lit team. A big thank you to Darin, Jonathan, Paul, Jeff and Jacquie, as well as the lovely cast of The Grove of Rashomon.

Jacqueline Adorni :: Production Manager Jacquie is thrilled to return for her sixth Unbound Productions show after production managing WL12-WL14, and stage managing Two Pictures in One for History Lit and The Chimes (WL11). Outside of Unbound, she works as a lighting technician at a variety of companies including The Wallis Annenberg PAC, Grand Performances, REDCAT, UCLA, Lineset 10, Boston Court, Musical Theatre West, and Occidental College. She is also a member of Sypher Arts Studios, with whom she performs annually at the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball.

Darin Anthony :: Director ~ The Grove of Rashomon Darin is the Artistic Director of Moving Arts Theatre Company. Directing credits include work with Abingdon Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Furious Theatre, Syzygy Theatre Group, The Theatre @ Boston Court, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Odyssey Theatre, The Bootleg, Antaeus Theatre Company, Moving Arts and The Blank Theatre. Darin’s film directing debut, the baseball feature Hitting the Cycle, was awarded Best Feature Film by The Manhattan Film Festival. He also directed and developed the web series Before We Go To Sleep with screenwriter Steve Serpas. His productions have received many awards and nominations including The Ovation Award, The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, The LA Weekly Awards, Stage Scene LA and The Backstage Garland Awards. He is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Felina D. Britton :: Assistant Stage Manager ~ The Ebony Frame This is Felina Britton’s first Wicked Lit. Felina has worked in many areas of the arts: stage, improv, ballet, tech, set design and TV/Film. Felina couldn’t be more thrilled about the opportunity to expand and grow with the company.

Aurora Culver :: Movement Choreographer ~ The Grove of Rashomon Aurora returns for her fourth year with Unbound Productions. Last year she co-directedThe Spirits of Walpurgisnacht (WL14) and recently, she directed Unbound’s staged reading of The Unnamable at the Huntington Library. With her company, On the Edge Theatre Productions, Aurora has directed shows such as Little Women, Much Ado About Nothing and The 39 Steps. This summer she returned to her third year directing for Shakespeare in the Hills at the Laguna Hills Community Center. Aurora would like to thank her husband Kenneth and her family for their support. Thanks be to God. Matthew 19:26.

William Joseph Hill :: Fight Choreographer ~ The Grove of Rashomon William returns to Wicked Lit this season in a new capacity as fight choreographer, calling on his many years of martial arts experience. A 2nd degree black belt in Okinawan Kenpo Karate, William has used his skills in choreographing and performing in many film and TV projects. Previously, you’ve seen him acting in past Wicked Lit productions from 2009-2014. He’d like to thank Paul, Jeff, Jonathan & Darin for asking him back this year, and his lovely & talented wife Pamela for all her love & support!

Robin Lynn :: Wardrobe Mistress Robin Lynn is a costume designer, fabricator, fashion editor, and history addict. Robin has restored, designed, and/or created items from a variety of materials for clients around the globe, including major magazines, celebrities, and theme parks. She’s an old-fashioned girl who likes unpopular past times, arcane verbiage, and mischief. This is her first time with Wicked Lit, so she may need a hand to hold during the scary bits.

Heidi Marie :: Production Stage Manager/Stage Manager ~ The System Heidi Marie is a stage manager. She has managed many things. Wicked Lit 2014 and SciFest: LA’s One Act Science Fiction Play Festival (2015 and 2014) are her favorites. Heidi Marie is also a photographer. She has photographed many things. Headshots, portraits and engagements are her favorites. Heidi Marie would like to shamelessly promote herself now, and point you towards her (awesome) website: www.heidimarie-photography.com. Lastly, Heidi Marie is a newlywed. Her new husband Mark Ostrander is her absolute favorite.

Debbie McMahon :: Writer/Director ~ The System Debbie directed The Monk for Wicked Lit 2014. She is also the Artistic Director of Grand Guignolers with whom she has created critically acclaimed productions blending traditional genres: melodrama, Commedia dell’Arte, clown, horror, dance, and puppetry in a 1920s Parisian event-like atmosphere in Hollywood, at The Actors’ Gang, and the Pasadena Playhouse. Debbie is also a member of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, The Actors’ Gang, and has clowned with Cirque du Soleil. McMahon graduated Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre and earned an MA in Performance Studies at NYU. She is a professor of Physical Theatre at USC. www.debbie-mcmahon.com.

Gaselle Melendez :: Assistant Stage Manager ~ The Fall of the House of Usher Gaselle was an assistant stage manager for Wicked Lit 2014. She has also worked on several productions at Pasadena City College as a student stage manager, including The Bar Off Melrose and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein The Musical. Outside of college she has worked as an assistant stage manager for Access, A Billion Tuesday Mornings and The Lunchtime Show for Sci-Fest 2015. She is very excited to be working on Wicked Lit 2015 as an assistant stage manager.

WL-13 Susannah Myrvold :: Playwright ~ The Ebony Frame Susannah is thrilled to be returning to Unbound Productions, this time as a playwright. Acting credits include The Buffoon in The Masque of the Red Death Experience (WL13), Emma in The Tell- Tale Heart, Brunhilda in Wake Not the Dead (WL12), and Jennie in The Yellow Wallpaper for History Lit. She studied theatre at USC, and is currently a member of Rogue Machine Theatre. She would like to thank Jeff, Paul and Jonathan for giving her this opportunity, and the cast and crew ofWicked Lit for bringing The Ebony Frame to life. And thanks to Edith Nesbit for coming up with the story in the first place.

David Patrick :: Technical Director/Master Electrician David is a Los Angeles native. For stage he has worked on many productions in many capacities for such theaters and companies as: The Kirk Douglas Theatre (CTG), The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, Theatre Forty, Unbound Productions (WL13-14), The Pasadena Playhouse, Odyssey Theatre, Muse/ique, and The El Portal. For screen he works as a camera operator, gaffer, effects supervisor (digital and practical), editor, animator, and storyboard artist for independent and commercial projects. Notable affiliations include Donegee Media and Out of HP. Digital effects and animation are what he loves, quoting John Lasseter, “The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.”

TaShaunna Peterman :: Stage Manager ~ The Ebony Frame TaShaunna is excited to be working with Unbound Productions for the fifth time (previous productions include The Monkey’s Paw, WL13-14, and The Doll). A lover of both horror films and classical literature, she is thrilled to be stage managing again for Wicked Lit. Favorite stage management credits include The Taming of the Shrew with the Illyrian Players, Beauty of the Father and She Stoops to Conquer. Proud graduate of Whittier College with a BA in Theatre Arts.

Jaime Robledo :: Director ~ The Ebony Frame Jaime is an LA based writer and director. A member of Sacred Fools Theater Company, much of his work originated there, including directing Stoneface (starring French Stewart), which transferred to the Pasadena Playhouse last summer, and as creator of the Watson plays which are now being produced across the country. Directing credits include: The West Coast premieres of Astro Boy and the God of Comics by Natsu Onoda Power (Sacred Fools) and the World Premieres of Adam Szymkowicz’s Hearts Like Fists (Theatre of NOTE) and Kong: A Goddamn Thirty-Foot Gorilla by Adam Hahn (SkyPilot Theatre). www.jrobledo.com

Michael Sousa :: Assistant Stage Manager ~ The System Michael is a student at Pasadena City College majoring in Theatre Arts. After working on a production of Into The Woods in high school, he fell in absolute love with the theater. Michael has held multiple positions in the theater on several productions, but his favorite job is being a stagehand. Special thanks to Jacquie for this opportunity!

Andrew Tisnado :: Stage Manager ~ The Fall of the House of Usher Andrew is excited to return to Unbound Productions after stage managing From Beyond (Mountain View Mausoleum), Dracula’s Guest (WL14) and The Yellow Wallpaper for History Lit in 2012. Additional credits include ASM for Pericles, Prince of Tyre at A Noise Within, and Sound Board Operator for Everything You Touch at The Theatre @ Boston Court. BA in Theatre Arts & Communications with emphasis in Design and Technology, Whittier College in Whittier, CA.

WL-14 Amanda Sauter :: Assistant Stage Manager/Makeup Assistant ~ The Grove of Rashomon Amanda is thrilled to be back with Unbound after serving as an ASM for Dracula’s Guest last year and as an assistant set designer on The Monkey’s Paw. Working at Theatre 40 as an assistant set designer, she has created on such shows as Patterns, Accomplice, American Wee-Pie, Helman vs McCarthy and Flare Path. Her passion for art and design has led her to create amazing things. She would like to give special thanks to Jeff Rack for giving her the opportunity to express her artistic mind. She feels truly blessed to be a part of the Unbound family.

STAFF/PRODUCERS

Jonathan Josephson :: Executive Director/Playwright ~ The Grove of Rashomon 23 of Jonathan’s plays have been produced at theaters, schools and site specific locations around the world. For Unbound, Jonathan has adapted Las Lloronas (WL14), Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL09, WL13), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The New Catacomb (WL13), H.P. Lovecraft’s The Lurking Fear with Jeff G. Rack (WL13), Charles Dickens’ The Chimes (WL10, WL11), Mark Twain’s A Ghost Story (WL11, 2011 TCG Conference/Millennium-Biltmore Hotel), M.R. James’ Count Magnus (WL12), and Katherine Mansfield’sThe Garden Party for History Lit. Jonathan also directed The Cask of Amontillado (WL10, WL11), A Ghost Story (WL12), and Two Pictures in One for History Lit. Jonathan received an Individual Artist Grant from the City of Pasadena to writeHolmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective for the debut of Mystery Lit (2015: The Huntington). Jonathan’s original plays have been produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival of New American Plays), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (RepLab), San Jose Repertory Theatre (SJREAL), Chance Theater and many others. Current non-Unbound projects include the world premiere of The Legend(s) of Sleepy Hollow at Chance Theater (October, 2015) and That Laurence Fishburne Play (Little Candle Productions). Four of his short plays have been named as Finalists for ATL’s Heideman Award, and his play The Giant and the Pixie was named a Finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. Jonathan’s short plays are published by Playscripts, Original Works Publishing, and YouthPLAYS, and have been produced throughout the US as well as in Canada, Scotland, England, and Cameroon. Jonathan received his BA in Theatre: Playwriting from UCSD and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and a Lifetime Member of Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights.

Paul Millet :: Artistic Director/Playwright ~ The Fall of the House of Usher For Unbound, Paul has directed The Monkey’s Paw (WL15 Installation), Las Lloronas (WL14), The Lurking Fear (WL13), The Masque of the Red Death Experience (WL13, also conceived), Count Magnus (WL12), The Body Snatcher (WL11, also playwright), and The Chimes (WL10, WL11) at Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery; The Doll (WL14 Installation) at Strub Mansion; A Ghost Story for the 2011 TCG National Conference at the Los Angeles Millennium-Biltmore Hotel; and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL09) and The Fall of the House of Usher (WL09, also playwright) at Greystone Mansion. Paul directed The Yellow Wallpaper as a part of History Lit at the Pasadena Museum of History and co-directed (with Jeff G. Rack)Charles Bukowski: Back at Barney’s (2012), a spontaneous flash performance of poetry. Paul also adaptedThe Tell-Tale Heart for ScareLA at the LA Mart. Other credits include the world premiere of Albie Selznick’s show with magic, Smoke & Mirrors (16-month run at The Promenade Playhouse in Santa Monica and The Road in North Hollywood); Jump/Cut (West Coast Premiere) at the Arena Stage for the Arts in Hollywood; Incorruptible and Southern Comforts (Los Angeles premiere) at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills; Driving Miss Daisy, The Curious Savage, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue at the High Street Arts Center in Moorpark; Václav Havel’s The Memorandum for Vox Humana, Southern Comforts at the Indian Wells Theatre; and the two original one-acts, Alpha Best and Best Chance, Chance Best for Variations on a Theme: The Best at The Chance Theater. As a former member of the Eclectic Company Theatre (ECT), Paul directed the critically acclaimed productions ofDon’t Dress for Dinner, Spike Heels, A Weekend Near Madison, the world premieres of Exmagare and The Unsinkable Bismarck, as well as the late night serial Ambition. Paul is a proud member of SDC, TCG, and LA Stage Alliance. WL-15 Jeff G. Rack :: Producing Artistic Director/Director ~ The Fall of the House of Usher For Unbound, Jeff adapted The Monkey’s Paw (Mountain View Mausoleum), The Doll (Mayfield Senior School), directed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL13), co-wrote an adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s The Lurking Fear (WL13) with Jonathan Josephson, directed Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart at LA Mart/ScareLA, adapted and directed F. Marion Crawford’s The Dead Smile (WL12), M.R. James’ Casting the Runes (WL11), Lovecraft’s The Unnamable (WL10, WL11), and Robert E. Howard’s Pigeons From Hell (WL09) at Greystone Mansion. Also for Unbound, Jeff directed a flash performance of a scene from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 inside the West Hollywood Library in celebration of Ray Bradbury month, and co-directed with Paul Millet a flash performance of Charles Bukowski’s poetry at Barney’s Beanery as part of Pacific Standard Times’ Art in LA (check them both out on YouTube). Jeff also wrote the adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper and directed Katherine Mansfield’s The Garden Party for History Lit. Other directing credits include Molly Sweeney in Ventura, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Pen, and The Mystery Plays for Theatre 40, where he is also the resident set designer. Jeff has designed and built over 150 sets for productions from Santa Barbara to Edinburgh, Scotland. He enjoys designing and creating unique items for stage and screen, which has included miniatures for Armageddon and Con-Air, the Back to the Future DeLorean cars for the Universal Studios ride, a full-sized robot puppet for Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage (for which he received an LA Weekly Award), and quirky props for Stuart Gordon’s Ovation Award-winning Re-Animator – The Musical. Currently, Jeff also enjoys teaching Production Design at IAFT Film School. Board of Directors

Maria Chaure Teresa Chaure Drew Dalzell - Vice President Daniel Goodkin, Esq. - President Daryl Maxwell

Jonathan Josephson Paul Millet Jeff G. Rack

Alpha Takahashi in The Grove of Rashomon. Photo by Daniel Kitayama WL-16 Bitter Reporters & Losing Mothers a note from Susannah Myrvold, The Ebony Frame playwright

When I talk about Edith Nesbit’s short story, “The Ebony Frame,” all I want to talk about is the ending. The narrator is so bitter and no one in the world will ever understand why. But I can’t talk about the ending here, so instead I’ll tell you about two elements I had to leave out of the play for the sake of brevity.

In the very first sentence, the narrator says “To be rich is a luxurious sensation, the more so when you have plumbed the depths of hard-up-ness as a Fleet Street hack, a picker-up of unconsidered pars, a reporter, an unappreciated journalist...” At first, this just seemed like a list of undignified jobs. But then I thought, a reporter and a journalist? It turns out a “Fleet Street hack” is also a reporter, and “pars” is old-timey slang for paragraphs. The narrator was a reporter through and through, and a slightly bombastic one at that. Maybe that’s why his pars went unconsidered. This bristling verbosity runs through the entire piece, told in the voice of a hack writer. And to add extra irony, when he tries to tell his own story, no one will believe him.

The other element I was sorry to lose was Mildred’s mother. She was a little bit grouchy, and when she came in with Mildred they were exponentially more disruptive to Henry’s peace of mind. If you like, you can imagine that Mildred has a mother at home who already considers Henry to be her son-in-law and is planning to live out her retirement years in his beautiful new house. Usher Re-Re-Imagined a note from Paul Millet, The Fall of the House of Usher playwright

I originally adapted The Fall of the House of Usher in 2009 for the very firstWicked Lit production at Greystone Mansion. While Poe’s iconic story has always been one of my favorites, adapting it into a play proved to be incredibly challenging. Why was the narrator (whom I named Nathaniel) summoned to the house? What did Roderick want? And what was the deal with Madeline? We had secured Greystone relatively late in the production process and consequently there was very little time to answer those and other questions. I wrote from simple instinct and also directed that first production. The end result was an exciting Wicked Lit experience, but as a play, I was not satisfied.

I revisited the play in 2011 and then again in 2014 when the play was featured as a staged reading during A Night at the Mausoleum II, but there was still work to be done. Shortly after closing Wicked Lit last year, Jeff approached Jonathan and me with a vision he had to stage the play here at Mountain View. I was admittedly skeptical at first. After all, this is a mausoleum, not a large mansion. But Jeff’s idea was compelling so I dove in once again and took the play apart.

And that brings us to this evening: Roderick, Madeline and Nathaniel are back in a completely re-envisioned adaptation. For those who sawWicked Lit 2009, what you will see tonight is not new characters behaving in completely different ways, but rather you will see the same haunting story told through a new lens that hopefully creates a tremendous Wicked Lit experience as well as a satisfying Wicked Lit play.

WL-17 The “In a Grove” Effect a note from Jonathan Josephson, The Grove of Rashomon playwright

When I came upon Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s “In A Grove” - I immediately fell in love with the text. The story is a recounting of a cutthroat’s attack on a young couple in 12th Century Japan, told from a number of different perspectives. It has rich characters, gut-wrenching secrets and lies, and a samurai telling his story from beyond the grave (my “in” in terms of making this piece work for the cemetery). This adaptation was also a way of exploring cultural and societal issues of three different time periods - the 12th Century where the story was set, the 1920s when the story was written, and present day when the story was adapted. It is my aim that by altering the perspective of the point of view of the story from an unseen police commissioner to the mother of the survivors of the attack, and by giving the maiden and samurai greater agency to speak their truth about what happened to them during the horrific event, we can look at the story through new eyes.

In terms of the title of this article, it was only after reading the story several times and starting an initial outline of what would become this play did I realize that this magnificent short story was the inspiration for the iconic Akira Kurosawa film Rashomon. I watched the film - and it’s fantastic - but I realized that the “Rashomon Effect” that Kurosawa has been credited with for all of these years really wasn’t his idea. It’s truly Akutagawa’s “In A Grove Effect” that gave us the notion of retelling the same story from multiple perspectives as a way of exploring the drama of truths.

Madness Ensues a note from Debbie MacMahon, creator of The System (the Wicked Lit 2015 Frame)

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether,” published 1844, is the source from which the evening’s “Frame” is loosely contextualized. While a prime purpose is to convey Wicked Lit information, this lighthearted tale borrows from Poe’s story and André de Lorde’s adaptation for the Grand Guignol stage. That Poe names his Doctor Maillard is a clue to a deeper commentary. Stanislaus Maillard was a key instigator in the event that sparked the French Revolution, the Storming of the Bastille. Poe’s story conveys revolution: the oppressed overthrow oppressors, bourgeois supplant aristocrats, and madness both inspires and ensues. A balance might lie between the chained oppression of the Old Regime and the mad danger of the mob mentality. Our version might be silly but Poe’s story is worth the read.

Kevin Dulude and Alan Abelew in The System – Photo by John Thvedt WL-18 Members & Donors Members of Unbound Productions make monthly contributions to our theatre company, ensuring the sustainability of our nonprofit organization, the growth of our creative programming, and the further development of our outreach and education programs.

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WL-19 Our Mission Unbound Productions reimagines timeless stories for new audiences by creating immersive, theatrical adaptations of literature.

About Wicked Lit

The scope of Wicked Lit is to create and produce new stage plays based on classic horror literature. 20 Wicked Lit plays have been produced since 2008 including adaptations of works by Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, M.R. James, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, and many others. Wicked Lit was launched in 2009 at the haunted Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, and for the last five years has been produced for sold-out audiences right here at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery. Special installations of Wicked Lit have been produced at the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in conjunction with the Theatre Communications Group National Conference, the first annual ScareLA Halloween Convention, and inside Strub Mansion at the Mayfield Senior School.

Acknowledgements This production would not have been possible without the help, generosity, and dedication of many very special people. We thank you for your support of Unbound Productions and this special presentation of Wicked Lit.

Jay Brown and the entire staff of Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery! The playwrights, directors and cast and for their talent and uncompromising commitment. The incredible design team and production crew for their dedication and keen vision.

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