The fourth vignette in the "Artaud Line-Up"
playing June 17th, 20th, 26th, 27th, July 1st, 8th, 10th, and 11th
as part of "sUBVERsIVE sHORTs" 2010
DO/DON'T DO
by Craig Abernethy of San Diego, California
Directed by Tamara S. Hopersberger*
Starring
Mary
Mazur as "Claudia"
Sara Ball as "Joann"
Scot Kaitanowski as "Chad"
Frank Perkowski as "Jack"
ABOUT THE PLAY.
"Do/Don't Do" is an Absurdist story of a Pavlov-esque
experiment involving three unsuspecting pedestrians and a disembodied voice
attempting to institute its will.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT.
Craig Abernethy. Recent
productions include "State of the Art” The Green Room at Twiggs/San
Diego, "PeaceKeeper" Stone Soup Theatre/Seattle, "Lovely"
"Swell!" and "He's Not 'Him'" New Perspectives’09/SD,
“That Day” Fusion Theatre Co/Albuquerque, and "That's What I Love About Art" The Changing Scene/Bremerton,WA.
Craig studied Dramatic Art at UC Berkeley and is member of the Dramatists
Guild of America. See also www.craigabernethy.com.
Diehard Subversive Theatre fans will recall that Craig's
play THE LIGHTER SIDE
OF OUTSOURCING TORTURE was presented as part of our sUBVERsIVE
sHORTs 2007 Showcase. We're very happy to have this opportunity
to present Craig's idiosyncratic work once again.  ABOUT THE CAST.
Mary
Mazur ("Claudia")
Mary is a 19 year old acting/journalism major at SUNY
Fredonia. She enjoys long strolls on the beach, chocolate and singing
in the rain. This is her first show with Subversive and she has had a
blast. She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and
support!
This is Mary's first time working with Subversive Theatre.
Scot
Kaitanowski ("Chad")
Scot
has appeared in a number of theater productions in the region including Crimes
of the Heart, Mass Appeal, Tribute, The Good Doctor, and The Glass
Menagerie with The WS Players, Tony and Tina’s Wedding with
Actors Anonymous, Noises Off with Rocking Horse Productions and Funny
Money with The Lancaster Regional Players, in which he received a
Meritorious Achievement Award from The Theatre Association of NYS. He also
toured nationally with Indigo Productions in productions of Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory, The Miracle Worker, Peter Pan and The
Hobbit. He recently starred in the short film, "Fight!" by Nathan Lewinski which
was juried at the Chicago Film Festival and Sundance.
Scot is also performing in the play HOW
YOU PLAY THE GAME, the final vignette of the "Artuad"
Line-up. This is Scot's first time working with Subversive Theatre.
Sara
Ball ("Joann")
Sara
is a recent graduate of Niagara University where she received her BFA in
Theatre Performance and a minor in Religious Studies. As well as
participating in the sUBVERSIVE sHORTS, Sara will also be performing in
EX ONE (Gail) as part of the Buffalo Infringement Festival. You
may have recently seen Sara in NU’s productions of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
(Miss Neville), ANYTHING GOES (Charity), THREEPENNY OPERA (Molly,
Reporter), CABARET (Fritzie), and TOP GIRLS (Jeanine). She
has also performed as a dancer in THAT’S TAP TOO! And at DisneyWorld
with Co.Dance. Sara wants to thank her mom, friends and family for being
a constant support!
Sara is also performing in the play STRONG
SISTAHS, the final vignette of the "Brecht" Line-up of this
Showcase. This is Sara's first time working with Subversive Theatre.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR.
 Tamara S. Hopersberger*
A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Tamara holds
a BFA in Theatre Arts from Philadelphia's University of the Arts. After graduation she toured with the national company
New Legends and managed to take master classes with Judith Jamison, Frank
Herbert, Uta Hagen, and many others.
As a member of Subversive Theatre, she has appeared
in our productions of OUROBOROS,
sUBVERsIVE sHORTs 2009, DAYS OF THE COMMUNE, HOMEBODY/
KABUL, and -- most recently -- 84, as well as serving as Costume Designer for TWILIGHT
this past Fall.
* = indicates members of the Subversive Theatre
Collective
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