A LETTER FROM OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTORS The world feels like an uncertain, unpredictable, and unknowing place for many. How do we plan for an uncertain future? At IAMA, we look forward, holding the hands of those around us, continuing to shepherd in new voices, and telling stories that create conversations within our community. As we enter our 12th season, we are focused on the future. Not only the future of IAMA and Los Angeles theater, but of the world. We have curated a season of new plays and a new musical that reminds us what it means to be human. Connection is one of the most human experiences we can have and theater is one of the most powerful ways we can connect to a time and place. With the West Coast premiere of A KID LIKE JAKE by Daniel Pearle, the West Coast premiere of FOUND music and original lyrics by Eli Bolan, book by Lee Overtree and Hunter Bell, and the World premiere of THE UNTITLED BABY PLAY by Nina Braddock, we will explore the threads of friendships as we have children and partnerships as we raise them —all the while discovering the meaning of “found” pieces in the world we already live in... and how to make them better. IAMA will continue to draw a thread between ourselves and the entire Los Angeles theater community by creating art that challenges us, makes us think, and above all else, allows us to feel. Stefanie Black and Katie Lowes IAMA Co-Artistic Directors DIRECTOR’S NOTE When a writer stares down the blinking cursor of their computer screen, they hope that what comes next will contain a glimmer of resonance for anyone reading. What Davy Rothbart and the contributors of Found Magazine have discovered is that a note, letter, or piece of paper found in the real world containing even a snippet of a story is often far more revealing. Without context for where these stories have come from or how they turn out, we’re left only to imagine the possibilities. That mystery — of never fully knowing — isn’t unlike the one that clouds our true understanding of one another or our ability to be fully seen. It is the space we hope to bridge to find true connection, even as, contradictorily, so many of us hide ourselves. Enter Found the Musical: a celebration of how messy and multifaceted we truly are. -Moritz von Stuelpnagel KIRKDOUGLASTHEATRE CTGLA.ORG STEFANIE BLACK & KATIE LOWES Co-Artistic Directors | LARA MYRENE Managing Director CYMBRE WALK SKLAR Producing Director Present FOUND: A NEW MUSICAL Book by Hunter Bell and Lee Overtree Music and Original Lyrics by Eli Bolin Based on the Found books and magazines by Davy Rothbart Additional material created in collaboration with Story Pirates Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel++++ Producer: Lexi Sloan Associate Producer: Celestial Zenith Associate Director: Rhonda Kohl++++ Music Supervision, Music Direction, Arrangements and Orchestrations: Frank Galgano+++ and Matt Castle+ +++ Choreographer: Kathryn Burns Set Designer: Sibyl Wickersheimer++ Costume Designer: Tilly Grimes++ Lighting Designer: Daniel Weingarten++ Sound Designer: Cricket Myers++ Projection Designer: Yee Eun Nam++ Properties Designer: Michael O’Hara Production Stage Manager: Rachel Manheimer Stage Manager: Matthew Fink Assistant Stage Manager: Trevor Lee Sound Engineer: Hannah Cairo Assistant Set Designer: Yuri Okahana-Benson Associate Costume Designer (LA): Edina Hiser Associate Costume Designer (NY): Caity Mulkearns Wardrobe Supervisor: Manee Leija Technical Director: Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann Script PA: Hannah Cairo Production Intern: Samantha Sterenberg Creative Consultant: Glenn Slater Casting: Jordan Bass, CSA Publicity: Lucy Pollak By special arrangement with Victoria Lang, Benjamin Salka & Eva Price. Originally presented by the Atlantic Theater Company. FOUND received developmental support from Running Deer Musical Theatre Lab, Berkshire Theatre Group in Pittsfi eld, MA (Kate Maguire, Artistic Director), American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University, New York Stage and Film & Vassar at the Powerhouse Theater, the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston, Vermont The Los Angeles Theatre Center is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and operated by the Latino Theater Company. This production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los Angeles Membership Company Rule. * Indicates Member of IAMA Theatre Company + Indicates Member of Actor’s Equity Association ++ Indicates Member of IATSE Local USA 829 +++ Indicates Member of AFM Local 802 ++++Indicates Member of SDC CAST Sheila Carrasco Parvesh Cheena Desi Dennis-Dylan Tom DeTrinis Zehra Fazal Ryan Garcia Jordan Kai Burnett Mike Millan Karla Mosley Jonah Platt Andy Arena Sarah Busic Bailey Humiston Collin Leydon Natalie Llerena TJ Norton CAST Davy ....................................................................... Jonah Platt+ Denise ........................................................ Jordan Kai Burnett+ Mikey D ................................................................... Mike Millan+ Becka..................................................................Karla Mosley*+ Woman 1 ......................................................Desi Dennis-Dylan Woman 2 ........................................................ Sheila Carrasco* Woman 3 ...............................................................Zehra Fazal+ Man 1............................................................. Parvesh Cheena+ Man 2..................................................................Tom DeTrinis*+ Man 3..................................................................... Ryan Garcia Dance Captains: Tom DeTrinis and Bailey Humiston UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. Davy u/s.............................................................. Collin Leydon+ Denise u/s............................................................... Sarah Busic Mikey D u/s, Man 1 u/s ...........................................Andy Arena+ Becka u/s, Woman 2 u/s ................................. Bailey Humiston* Woman 1 u/s, Woman 3 u/s .............................. Natalie Llerena Man 2 u/s, Man 3 u/s ..................................................TJ Norton * Indicates Member of IAMA Theatre Company + Indicates Member of Actor’s Equity Association ++ Indicates Member of IATSE Local USA 829 +++ Indicates Member of AFM Local 802 ++++Indicates Member of SDC MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I LOOKING AROUND ................................................. DAVY, MIKEY, DENISE, ENSEMBLE SOMETHING THAT I LOVE ...................................................................... DAVY, DENISE MARIO PRIMO ........................................................................................................... DESI THE BALLAD OF AMBER AND MARIO .........................................DAVY, MIKEY, DENISE AWESOME COUCH .............................................................................................. DENISE GIRLFRIEND WANTED ................................................................................MIKEY, DAVY SHIT THAT HAS TO BE DONE ................................ DAVY, MIKEY, DENISE, ENSEMBLE MORNING LIST ...........................................................................................................TOM OFFICIAL SUMMER TO DO .................................................................................. SHEILA STEVE ............................................................................................................. ENSEMBLE PI SHOP ........................................................................................ DAVY, PARVESH, TOM OLD COUNTRY BUFFET ......................................................................DESI, ENSEMBLE LOOKING FOR LOVE ................................................................................. BECKA, DAVY MELD TOGETHER ....................................................................... PARVESH, ENSEMBLE GOALS ...................................................................................................................... RYAN A BABY IN MY DREAM ................................................................................DAVY, ZEHRA STUPID LOVE ....................................................................................................... DENISE ACT II CATS ARE CATS ............................................................................SHEILA, ENSEMBLE BOSTON IS PRETTY .................................................................................... ENSEMBLE A HAPPY PERSON, IN LOVE .........................................................DESI, BECKA, DAVY JOHNNY TREMAIN ....................................................................................... ENSEMBLE MORE SHIT THAT HAS TO BE DONE ..................DAVY, MIKEY, DENISE, ENSEMBLE DEAR STEWARDESS ..............................................................................................TOM WHAT YOU WANT ..........................................................................ZEHRA, ENSEMBLE LORD PATRICK ................................................................................. RYAN,ENSEMBLE BARF BAG BREAKUP ........................................................................................ DENISE STAY WEIRD ...........................................................................................MIKEY, DENISE WRITE IT ALL DOWN .........................................................DAVY, DENISE, ENSEMBLE MARIO ULTIMO .......................................................................................DENISE,