The first vignette in the "Brecht Line-Up"
playing June 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th, July 2nd, 9th, 11th
as part of "sUBVERsIVE sHORTs" 2010
IN GODS WE TRUST
by Diane Sampson of San Francisco, California
Directed by Tilke Hill
Videography by Ken Ferre
Starring
Jane
Cudmore* as "Erla"
John Jacoby as "Clem"
Devan Corcoran as "Persephone"
Nathaniel Hill as "Osiris"
Erik Kosobucki as "The Voice of Al Gore"
ABOUT THE PLAY.
"In Gods We Trust" is a gleefully zany romp that pits two ancient
gods against
Al Gore
in a battle for the hearts and minds
of two middle American farmers straight out of AMERICAN GOTHIC!
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT.
Diane Sampson earned an M.A. in Creative
Writing from SF State University. She
spent time in arts administration, and then settled down to write.
For 5 years, Diane has been a member of PlayGround, a competitively
chosen pool of 36 Bay Area playwrights working in the 10-minute play form, and
her plays Stuck; Three Women on a Bench, Talking; Who’s My Baby
Now?; Poetic License and Monsters at Home and Abroad, His New Best Friend, and Facelift
have all been performed within the past several years at California theaters.
Poetic License was Grand Prize Winner in the 2006 Eclectic
Company Theatre’s 3rd Annual Hurricane Season in southern California.
Her full-length dark comedy, Charlotte Takes the Plunge, has had
two staged readings. She has also worked as composer/lyricist and co-author of the
book for two musicals, Oh, Progeny! and Writes and Re-writes.
The first, a musical revue about the ups and downs of raising children
in the new millennium, has had two productions in the SF Bay Area, and a
developmental staged reading at New York’s York Theatre.
Writes and Re-writes, a book musical about the ways in which we
re-invent our histories to make sense of our lives, won Not Quite Opera’s
2003 New Musicals Competition in the SF Bay Area.
Diane’s short play, The
Sound of Moonlight, will receive a production in Santa Cruz,
California in early 2009.  ABOUT THE CAST.
John
Jacoby ("Clem")
John
retired as Battalion Chief from the Niagara Falls Fire Department after 32
years of service. He recently received his Associates degree from NCCC,
and will graduate with a B.A. in Theatre from UB this fall. He has
appeared on stage as Gaev in THE CHERRY ORCHARD at UB, Officer George
Heart in Jeffrey Beacham’s feature film DESIRE, and has also
participated in other smaller video projects. Most recently, he played
Egeus and Robin Starveling in MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Dir. Ryan
Cupello) at UB.
 Jane
Cudmore* ("Erla")
A
newly-enshrined member of Subversive Theatre, Jane is the Assistant to the
Dean at Empire State College and is delighted to be part of this production.
Previous acting credits include "Golda" in FIDDLER ON
THE ROOF, "Widow Quinn" in PLAYBOY OF THE
WESTERN WORLD, "Raina" in ARMS AND THE MAN at
Calasanctius School. This is Jane's third appearance with Subversive Theatre
– including a staged reading of Tony Kushner's HOMEBODY/KABUL (2009)
and this past spring’s Necessary
Targets
by Eve Ensler.
 Devan
Corcoran ("Persephone")
Devan
is
a senior at Niagara University majoring in theatre performance with a minor in
fine arts & design tech. Favorite roles include: Texas Cabaret,
Mrs. Crawford Midnight Caller, Lisa The Best Daddy, and The
Mother Night Train to Foggy Bottom. Devan also has stage
managed numerous productions at Niagara University, as well as dabbled in many
other types of tech work. Devan is excited to make her debut at Subversive
Theatre, and would like to thank her wonderful director Tilke as well as the
rest of her cast! <3 you <3 your work!
 Nathaniel
Hill ("Osiris")
Sweeping
the stages from coast to coast this, N.C.T Hill is a force to be reckoned
with. However these stages have only arrived in the dreamlike stasis of R.P.M.
To say the least it's exciting and an honor to be a part of such a neat
production and more specifically a great caste and director. Since we got one
now let forever be. Thank you and you and you.
This is Nathaniel's first time working with Subversive
Theatre.
 ABOUT THE DIRECTOR.
Tilke Hill.
Tilke is super psyched to be directing in Buffalo again, after "The
Mess I Made" at The New Phoenix Theatre.
She has professional acting credits from New York City, London, Los
Angeles, and her hometown, Buffalo. These include roles in
Theatre, Film, T.V. and Viral Videos. Favorites would be Sarah
Palin (LA), Therese in The Crackwalker (LA), Emma in Curse
of The Starving Class (NYC), May in Fool For Love (NYC), Pam
in Adult Entertainment (LA) and
Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (London)
amongst others.
Next up you can check her out in the feature Painic and
Insanity as Meredith the mute, and emotionally disabled love interest. She
would like to thank the powers that be for putting these talented individuals
together and organizing this festival. She would also like to thank her
amazing cast for being so perfect and professional. As always, this is
for Grandma Lynn and Birdie.
* = indicates members of the Subversive Theatre
Collective
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