FRIDAYS @ 8PM EXTENDED THRU AUG 17TH! Winner of the 2017 LA Fringe Festival Encore Award, Trump in Space is Star Trek meets Avenue Q meets Trump, a musical battle of good vs bad, and ideals vs opportunism. This original musical is an epic space adventure filled with all the sci-fi tropes we love and all the politics we love to hate. 400 years in the future, the fallout of the Trump administration has left humans stranded in search of a new planet. We follow Capt. Natasha Trump, a direct descendant from President Donald J. Trump, in her race to find humanity a new planet because due to crazy Trump shit, the earth blew up! CAST Gillian Bellinger Scott Palmason Mary Lou Landon Kirksey Nicole Pellegrino Joy Regullano Jim Shipley Jessie Sherman Rob Warner UNDERSTUDIES Steve Brewster Aryiel Hartman Ashley Ward John DeFour Clare Snodgrass Miss Modell DIRECTOR Frank Caeti ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Jenna Torrisi WRITTEN BY Gillian Bellinger & Landon Kirksey MUSIC BY Tony Gonzalez & Sam Johnides LYRICS BY Gillian Bellinger & Landon Kirksey MUSICAL DIRECTOR Tony Gonzalez STAGE MANAGER Bentley Hibbard PUBLICIST Ken Werther PRODUCERS Joshua Funk, Carrie-ann Pishnak CHOREOGRAPHER Annabeth Rickley “Audience members were rolling in their seats...” -Stage Raw 1 CAST GILLIAN BELLINGER (ensemble, writer-script/lyrics) is an improviser, actor, writer and educator. Trump in Space is the 3rd musical she has co-written and produced. She has conservatory studies at The London Academy of Theatre and The National Theater Institute. Gillian can be seen at The Nerdist Stage with, 2016 fringe Encore Winner, Fairytales Against Humanity and improv team Lucy. gillianbellinger.com LANDON KIRKSEY (ensemble, writer-script/lyrics) is a graduate of The Second City conservatory and has been performing and writing for over 15 years. A prolific voice actor, Landon has voiced dozens of commercials you have skipped through on your DVR. As a writer Landon has worked in advertising and television, most recently for the Comedy Central sketch show, Trip Tank. JIM SHIPLEY (ensemble) This is Jim’s first Second City show! STAGE: created the roles of Big Jesse in Jukebox (Off Broadway) and Stephen Foster in Beautiful Dreamer (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival), and starred in A Few Stout Individuals directed by playwright John Guare. TV: Superstore (NBC), The Odd Couple (CBS), Hello Ladies (HBO), Conan (TBS), and The Thundermans (Nickelodeon). NICOLE PELLEGRINO (ensemble) is Greek, despite her last name, also an actor, improviser, and mover. Originally from Chicago, she made artistic homes with The Actors Gymnasium, Lookingglass Theatre, and rhythmic ensemble BeTheGroove. Nicole has studied improv at iO Chicago, Groundlings, and iO West, where she performs often. She’s been in many plays, circuses, and one seminal adaptation of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. JESSIE SHERMAN (ensemble) recently appeared as Tinker Bell in the national tour of Peter Pan 360. A proud graduate of The Second City Conservatory, her previous SC premium shows include Undateable, President Hillary, Twistered, Miley Montana: The Musical, and Yes Weed Can. Jessie acts and writes in lots of stuff on television, the interwebs, and various theaters. Desperate for details? Visit jessiesherman.com. MARY LOU (ensemble) An LA native, Mary Lou was a child actor for many years (Disney, Nickelodeon, the whole shebang), but took a break to graduate from Princeton University, degrees in Art History and Theater. Now, she’s Advanced Study at UCB, does musical improv with the Moaning Myrtles and ukulele comedy duo Jacks & Pollock, and is stoked for her Second City debut! JOY REGULLANO (ensemble) has performed on improv / sketch house teams at UCB, Second City Hollywood, and iO West. Acting credits include CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, HOUSE OF LIES, SPEECHLESS, and SUPERNATURAL. Stage credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Takarazuka!!!, and Our Town. She was an inaugural Sesame Street writing fellow and has her own YouTube channel with 1M+ views. SCOTT PALMASON (ensemble) is from Seattle, has studied/performed improv with iO West, UCB, CSZLA, and Impro Theatre. Show credits include The Deltones, Opening Night: The Improvised Musical, The Improvised Generation and Quick & Funny Musicals. Television credits include Scrubs, The Tonight Show and Disney’s The Lion Guard. Thanks to his family for their love and support!! ROB WARNER (ensemble) is an actor, writer, comedian, and definitely not a giant beetle monster wearing a human suit. He performs regularly with his indie improv team The Agenda and sketch team Mike Pence’s Big Queer Nightmare. Rob’s never been to space before but is excited for this acting challenge! Find out more at www.robwarner.pizza chirp. 2 UNDERSTUDIES CLARE SNODGRASS (understudy) earned her “graduate degree” in comedy at The Second City Hollywood, where she has performed on house teams Track One, Bullshark and Winnebago. She is a proud member of indie improv team Mostly Organic, directed by Andy Goldberg. She played Ivanka Trump in the original sketch musical Alice in Trumperland, and is thrilled to appear in Trump In Space! ARYIEL HARTMAN (understudy) is an actor, singer, mover, shaker, writer, dancer, model, maker, and host (just to name a few things). She enjoys sushi and prosecco (though never at the same time) and she’s super happy to get to join up with the hilarious team of TIS. You can find her crazy adventures on Instagram @yeslikethemermaid STEVE BREWSTER (understudy) A graduate of The Second City Conservatory and IO West, Steve has written and performed in shows throughout Los Angeles and in festivals throughout the country. His short Insight Into The Enemy, was an official selection of the Montreal Comedy Festival, and his recent short A Tricky Treat was an official selection of the Cannes Short Film Corner. steve-brewster.com. JOHN DAVID (J.D.) DEFOUR (understudy) performs improv and sketch comedy non stop, most recently with The Second City Hollywood’s The Really Awesome Improv Show, the improvised a cappella musical Pitch, Please! and with Second City Theatricals aboard the Norwegian Breakaway. You can find his original sketch and music videos at johndefour.com. J.D. is excited to join the Trump in Space musical voyage! MISSY MODELL (understudy) can usually be heard dramatically singing by anyone within an earshot radius. She is a graduate of UCB Improv and Musical Improv. Her political satire musical videos garnered hundreds of thousands of views online and have been featured on Bustle, Hello Giggles, Teen Vogue, and numerous others. In addition, she also founded and oversees YES MAM, a creative agency. ASHLEY WARD (understudy) co-wrote and performed in “50 Shades! The Original Musical Parody” which ran off-Broadway, in over 9 countries and for 3yrs in Vegas. In LA she performs at UCB with Magic to Do and Baby Wants Candy. Ashley has appeared in “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” on Adult Swim as well as digital videos like “Now Hiring” with Michelle Wolf for Comedy Central. She is also a Jeopardy! champion! Follow her on twitter @ashleyjward 3 DIRECTOR Frank Caeti toured for The Second City in the National Touring Company and performed on the resident company in Las Vegas, as well wrote and performed two revues for Chicago’s e.t.c. stage. He was an ensemble member and contributing writer on the FOX show MADtv. Other tv credits include: Modern Family, Key and Peele, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Adam Ruins Everything. He currently writes for the Cartoon Network/Boomerang series New Looney Tunes. frankcaeti.com ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Jenna Torrisi has lived in Los Angeles for 1/4th of her life, but it feels like a thousand years, honestly. This is her first Assistant Director gig, and she’s been absolutely delighted and equally astounded at how much work has gone into this show-- but mainly, AMAZED at how talented and wonderful this cast is and continues to be. She’s honored to be a part of a show that is gives the goosebumps and the feels all around. COMPOSER Sam Johnides hails from the great state of Michigan. He is one half of “The Sam & Tony Show” and the composer and pianist for “Robot Teammate”. This is his seventh musical he has had the pleasure of being a composer for and hopes you enjoy the show. Find him playing around town with The Sam & Tony Show and Robot Teammate! COMPOSER & MUSICAL DIRECTOR Tony Gonzalez (The Sam & Tony Show). Annabella (2015). Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical and Scifiology: The Musical. Tony’s music direction credits include It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, The Devil’s Bride, A Feast of Snacks, Pope! An Epic Musical, Theatrical Creations’ Holiday Carolers, and Mirror-Mirror. STAGE MANAGER Bentley Hibbard is a native of Charleston, SC and current resident of Los Angeles. He began working for The Second City in Chicago and has stage managed Second City’s national touring companies RedCo & GreenCo, as well as numerous resident productions. Additional stage management credits include work with i/O Chicago, Stage 773, Theatre 99 and The Annoyance. PUBLICIST Ken Werther Publicity has been a staple in the LA performing arts community since 1982. PR, producing, directing. Producer: All Your Hard Work; The Good Boy; The Importance of Being Earnest and The Taming of the Shrew (Queer Classics). Assistant director: Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (MTG); The Women of Brewster Place (Celebration); The Woodsman (Coeurage). Complete listing of PR activities: www.kenwerther.com. CHOREOGRAPHER Annabeth Rickley is a super-hot ray of sunshine. She moved out to LA from Chicago to enjoy a life without winter, pursue her acting dreams, and eat kale. You may have seen her on Lie To Me, The Express, or as Weird Al Yankovic’s back up dancer.