Festival of New American Theatre BCKGRND

Festival of New American Theatre: en-DANGER!-ed

Play Reading + live talkback*

*Learn more about our COVID safety protocols here.

By A.R. Corwin

March 27, 2021 to March 28, 2021
The Phoenix Theatre Company Courtyard

While waiting to enter the hot new dinosaur exhibit, a visitor to the Museum of Natural History stumbles upon the “Hall of Endangered Species.” At the push of a button, they’re* swept into the colorful personal lives of endangered animals who are doing anything and everything to stay alive and stay relevant: Manny the manatee is creating a new public relations campaign, Pole the polar bear is panhandling to tourists, Stack the Panamanian Golden frog is pleading asylum, and Blobby the blobfish is, well, dead…but loving it! With all their ingenuity and spunk, will these animals manage to survive?

 

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The Artists

A.R. Cohen/Corwin
As Playwright
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Alice Stanley Jr.
As Dramaturge
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As Stage Manager
Brian Foley
As Pole, Assistant, Docent, Announcer Voice
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David Barker
As Manny, Immigration Official, Spotty, The Cleaner, Jon, Cameraperson, Geneticist
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David Dickinson
As Blobby, Journalist, Max, Ketill, Boyfriend, Veterinarian
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Emily Mohney
As Stack, Girlfriend, Publicist, Daisy, Human
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Michael Thompson
As Museum visitor, Galvin, Conservation Voice
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Nathalie Cadieux-Murphy
As Great Auk, Campaigner, Collector, Whiskers
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The Artists

A.R. Cohen/Corwin
As Playwright
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Alice Stanley Jr.
As Dramaturge
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Brian Foley
As Pole, Assistant, Docent, Announcer Voice
View Bio
David Barker
As Manny, Immigration Official, Spotty, The Cleaner, Jon, Cameraperson, Geneticist
View Bio
David Dickinson
As Blobby, Journalist, Max, Ketill, Boyfriend, Veterinarian
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Emily Mohney
As Stack, Girlfriend, Publicist, Daisy, Human
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Michael Thompson
As Museum visitor, Galvin, Conservation Voice
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Nathalie Cadieux-Murphy
As Great Auk, Campaigner, Collector, Whiskers
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The Creative Team

A.R. Corwin - Playwright

William Partlan+ - Director

Alice Stanley - Dramaturge

Andrea Small - Stage Manager

The Cast

Brian Foley* - Pole, Assistant, Docent, Announcer Voice

David Barker* - Manny, Immigration Official, Spotty, The Cleaner, Jon, Cameraperson, Geneticist

David Dickinson - Blobby, Journalist, Max, Ketill, Boyfriend, Veterinarian

Emily Mohney - Stack, Girlfriend, Publicist, Daisy, Human

Michael Thompson - Museum visitor, Galvin, Conservation Voice

Nathalie Cadieux-Murphy - Great Auk, Campaigner, Collector, Whiskers

* Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors & stage managers in the US.
+ Member of Society of Directors and Choreographers