EVENING ONE (May 20 & 22) RUN TIME: APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS, INCLUDING A 10-MINUTE INTERMISSION CREATIVE TEAM AND CREW for Evening One Production Manager & Technical Director Chris Mikolavich Stage Manager Amanda Vander Hyde Assistant Stage Managers Wyatt Hodgson, Bitty Garrett Streaming Coordinator & General Manager, PCS Liam Kass-Lentz Costume Designer Beth Harper Period Costume Coordinator Bobby Brewer-Wallin Costume Assistant/Dresser BreeAna Miyuki Eisel Properties Master Erica Hatfield Assistant Properties Calista Rodríguez Lighting Designer Trent Eccles Sound Designer Rodolfo Ortega Assistant to Sound Designer Dustin Fuentes Intimacy Consultant Amanda K Cole Running Crew Wyatt Hodgson, Bitty Garrett Act One BRIGHT HALF LIFE by Tanya Barfield Directed by Lava Alapai Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York CAST Vicky BreeAna Miyuki Eisel Erica Magnolia Brown 2 THE ACTORS CONSERVATORY 2021 Act Two ANTOINE AT THE BORDER by Maggie Lou Rader Directed by Michael Mendelson CAST Antoine Erica Hatfield Charlotte Calista Rodríguez THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING by Monica Cross Directed by Samson Syharath CAST Cindi Bitty Garrett Dell BreeAna Miyuki Eisel GOT A LIGHT? by Jean Koppen Directed by Michael Mendelson CAST Joan Erica Hatfield Guy Dustin Fuentes Voice Magnolia Brown THE ONES WHO ADAPT by Greg Lam Directed by Samson Syharath CAST Jogger Wyatt Hodgson Alien Calista Rodríguez Female Erica Hatfield OREGON ONE-ACT FESTIVAL 3 EVENING TWO (May 21 & 23) RUN TIME: APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS WITH A 10-MINUTE INTERMISSION CREATIVE TEAM AND CREW for Evening Two Production Manager & Technical Director Chris Mikolavich Stage Manager Magnolia Brown Assistant Stage Managers Wyatt Hodgson, Bitty Garrett Streaming Coordinator & General Manager, PCS Liam Kass-Lentz Costume Designer Beth Harper Costume Assistant/Dresser BreeAna Miyuki Eisel Properties Master Calista Rodríguez Assistant Properties Erica Hatfield Lighting Designer Trent Eccles Sound Designer Rodolfo Ortega Assistant to Sound Designer Dustin Fuentes Intimacy Consultant Amanda K Cole Running Crew Wyatt Hodgson, Bitty Garrett, Calista Rodríguez, Erica Hatfield, BreeAna Miyuki Eisel, Dustin Fuentes Act One LORE DROP by Calista Rodríguez, in collaboration with Diana Burbano & Dámaso Rodríquez Directed by Dámaso Rodríquez CAST Alex/DM Calista Rodríguez 4 THE ACTORS CONSERVATORY 2021 FISHTOWN by Michael Quinn Directed by Beth Harper CAST Bobby Dustin Fuentes Lena Erica Hatfield Act Two BROTHERS ON A HOTEL BED by Elisabeth Giffin Speckman Directed by Beth Harper CAST Sam Dustin Fuentes James Wyatt Hodgson POMEGRANATE JUICE by Melissa Boles Directed by Beth Harper CAST Katherine Bitty Garrett Hannah BreeAna Miyuki Eisel Peter Dustin Fuentes WHEN JESUS DROPS BY FOR TEA by Greg Lam Directed by Samson Syharath CAST Matthew Wyatt Hodgson Josh Dustin Fuentes BEAU by Melissa Boles Directed by Beth Harper CAST Grace Bitty Garrett Beau Jeff Gorham (guest artist) A WORD FROM OUR LEADERSHIP to the second offering of our 2020/21Welcome season of plays, or perhaps I should say, “season” of “plays.” This has been a year of redefining so many terms. We might swap “season” for “How to Make Theatre and Train Actors During a World-Wide Pandemic.” “Plays” we might translate into opportunities to create, compromise, and collaborate. And we have done all of that, with energy and dedication, since in-person classes were suspended on March 13th, 2020. We moved the TAC curriculum – Acting, Movement, Voice, Shakespeare, Text Analysis, Meisner, Improvisation – to the world of Zoom. Additionally, we created new courses and opportunities: BIPOC scene study, for example, and Friday afternoon “Slams,” where students, in both years, along with faculty, attend a workshop or lecture in a variety of subjects, from preparing for a musical theatre auditions, to a workshop in comedy led by a writer from HBO. Faculty, staff, and students all stepped into this brave new world, learning together, helping each other, and all of us bent on continuing the process of providing the vital performance curriculum that is key to TAC’s second year of full-time training. This is our Theory (the foundation we lay down in Year One at TAC) into Practice (opportunities to collaborate and perform with the intent of enriching and enlivening our audience) reimagined. With ART, and a wonderful collaboration with playwright Diana Burbano and Executive Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez, it was such a pleasure for TAC to present The Vertical City, an original audio drama written for and with the class of 2021. 6 THE ACTORS CONSERVATORY 2021 And now for these two evenings of plays! Having been away from the rehearsal room for an entire year, it is hard for me to describe what a joy it is to be with these second-year students, fellow directors, playwrights, designers, and theatre professionals creating these two evenings of one-acts and short plays in the invigorating and truly beautiful space of Portland Center Stage. I am full of gratitude for the effortless generosity of PCS Artistic Director, Marissa Wolf, Managing Director, Cynthia Fuhrman, and General Manager, Liam Kass-Lentz. I am delighted to present the work of our second-year students, who demonstrate immense courage, artistic range, and an amazing variety of skill sets in these two evenings of one-act and short plays. I am always moved and inspired by the work of our graduating second-year students, but perhaps, never more than this particular year, which has been so full of both compromise and possibility. I am reminded that the word “crisis” in the Chinese language is composed of two characters, one representing danger and the other opportunity. May we all navigate both and thrive in the process. - Beth Harper, Managing Artistic Director photo by: Owen Carey; OREGONactors: Erica ONE-ACT Hatfield FESTIVAL & Wyatt Hodgson7 CAST PROFILES Magnolia Brown (ACTOR) Magnolia Brown is ecstatic to be in her second year at The Actors Conservatory. Born in central Washington and having lived in 6 states growing up Magnolia learned early that she would always have a home in theater. This season she will have the pleasure of playing Erica in Bright Half Life, and Voice in Got a Light? Magnolia has played in many projects in the past including, The Vertical City, Pink Noir, and A Diner on the Way. Magnolia would like to thank her peers and mentors for helping her grow these past two years, and her family who inspires her to create. BreeAna Miyuki Eisel (ACTOR) BreeAna is proud and honored to be a part of the Actors Conservatory’s One Act Festival. During the performance, BreeAna will be showcasing a wide range of characters, from a grieving daughter to an ever-aging space explorer. These roles are the culmination of two years of study with the Conservatory and serve to mark the end of a great chapter in her life. As a student at the Conservatory, she spent the last year preparing and learning over Zoom and is thrilled to finally have the opportunity to perform live in a real theater. When BreeAna is not acting, she enjoys reading horror novels, knitting sweaters, and playing with her two beautiful dogs. Though her future plans are unclear, she is excited to take the next steps for her career and looks forward to whatever it may hold. In closing, BreeAna would like to thank Portland Center Stage for the generosity in allowing her the opportunity to perform on their stage and experience professional theatre first-hand. She would also like to thank her mentors at the Actors Conservatory at Artist Rep for all of the wisdom and guidance they have given her over the past two years. Dustin Fuentes (ACTOR) Dustin is an artist born and raised in Portland. He’s very excited to be part of the Oregon One Act Festival! His most recent credits include Dylan in The Vertical City (TAC, Artists Rep), Svec in Once (Broadway Rose), Chris in Beau Jest (New Century Players), Wilfred Owen in Not About Heroes (New Century Players). CAST PROFILES Bitty Garrett (ACTOR) is passionate about telling stories that give us permission to explore the challenging parts of humanity through love, humor, & compassion. Growing up in Portland gave Bitty the chance to experience its vast and vibrant theatre scene from a young age, sparking a deep love for storytelling and creative performance. The Conservatory training has emphasized & reaffirmed the importance of cultivating connection by embracing each individual’s authentic truth while playing to their creative strengths & nurturing areas in need of growth. Bitty feels incredibly fortunate to have found a program with mentors that pushes her to be the best artist they can in order to fully serve the stories she shares. Outside the theatre arts, you can find her writing jokes, chatting about mental health, or at her job making delicious, locally-sourced ice cream. Erica Hatfield (ACTOR) Erica is over the moon to be tackling four different characters in one festival! From the historical gravitas of Joan of Arc and a young Marie Antoinette, to the contemporary American sister of a recovering heroin addict, all the way to an actual extra terrestrial! Exploring these roles with her ensemble has been a challenging, rewarding and exhilarating process but there’s no other bunch of weirdos she would rather share this experience with. She would like to thank her teachers and ensemble for their discipline, compassion and dedication to this work and to each other. During the run of this show, Erica will become an Aunt for the very first time and can think of no better way to celebrate the arrival of her new baby niece. Her family is in every move that she makes―for their continued support and encouragement she is eternally grateful. She would also like to thank her real life brother for his aversion to heroin. Lastly, Erica would like to thank Portland Center Stage for allowing this group of young actors into their space for the educational opportunity of a lifetime! Erica is not sure what the future holds for her but she is sure that she is an artist and that alone is an incredible feeling.