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March 23 - April 14, 2019 , Outcalt Theatre

Tiny Houses

By Chelsea Marcantel
Directed by Laura Kepley

Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission

Tiny homes are all the rage! Cath is ready for a big change. She quits her lucrative, fast paced job in finance and moves across the country with her boyfriend to build a 200-square-foot tiny house. Turns out that choosing a simpler life can get very complicated. Filled with lovable, idiosyncratic characters each on a quest to find a place to call home, Tiny Houses is a surprising world premiere comedy about what happens when the world shrinks.

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Foreground: Kate Eastman (Cath). Background left to right: Peter Hargrave (Bohdi), Nandita Shenoy (Jevne). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

Peter Hargrave as Bohdi. Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Peter Hargrave (Bohdi), James Holloway (Jeremiah). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath), James Holloway (Jeremiah). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Peter Hargrave (Bohdi), Michael Doherty (Ollie), Kate Eastman (Cath), Nandita Shenoy (Jevne). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

Michael Doherty as Ollie. Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

Foreground: Peter Hargrave (Bohdi). Background: Nandita Shenoy (Jevne), Kate Eastman (Cath). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath), Peter Hargrave (Bohdi). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath), James Holloway (Jeremiah). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

Kate Eastman as Cath. Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath), Peter Hargrave (Bohdi), Nandita Shenoy (Jevne), Michael Doherty (Ollie). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

Michael Doherty as Ollie. Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath), James Holloway (Jeremiah). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath), Michael Doherty (Ollie), Nandita Shenoy (Jevne). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

Nandita Shenoy as Jevne. Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Nandita Shenoy (Jevne), Michael Doherty (Ollie), Kate Eastman (Cath). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni

From left to right: Kate Eastman (Cath) and Peter Hargrave (Bohdi). Photo Credit Roger Mastroianni.

Artists

Michael Doherty

Michael Doherty

(Ollie) (he/him) is an east coast-based actor and writer. He previously appeared at CPH as Ollie in Chelsea Marcantel's Tiny Houses. He has appeared in over 50 theatrical productions across the country, including at 59E59, Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Theater Bay Area Award), Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory more(Ollie) (he/him) is an east coast-based actor and writer. He previously appeared at CPH as Ollie in Chelsea Marcantel's Tiny Houses. He has appeared in over 50 theatrical productions across the country, including at 59E59, Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Theater Bay Area Award), Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Denver Center, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Connecticut Repertory Theatre (Connecticut Critics' Circle nomination), Wilma Theater, People's Light, Theatre Horizon (Barrymore Award), and Gulfshore Playhouse. His television credits include Wu Tang: An American Saga (Hulu) and Take My Muffin (Toonbox Studios). His television pilot, Los Jarochos, won Best Writing at the 2013 Independent TV Festival. Michael is a published educational psychology researcher, studying the thought processes of professional actors. He is a co-creator of Mythic Thunderlute: A D&D Podcast Musical on the Broadway Podcast Network. Upcoming: Actor 1 in Baskerville at Alabama Shakespeare Festival. IG: @thedohberman; Website: www.mikedoh.com

Kate Eastman

Kate Eastman

(Cath) is an actor and writer. She was last seen at CPH in the world premiere of Chelsea Marcantel's Tiny Houses, playing Cath. Other theater credits include Juliet in Romeo & Juliet at The Guthrie Theater and Tracy Letts' Linda Vista on Broadway. She will play a recurring role more(Cath) is an actor and writer. She was last seen at CPH in the world premiere of Chelsea Marcantel's Tiny Houses, playing Cath. Other theater credits include Juliet in Romeo & Juliet at The Guthrie Theater and Tracy Letts' Linda Vista on Broadway. She will play a recurring role in the upcoming Netflix series Archive 81, and is developing a short animated film called The Naiad. You can read all her little poems on her insta: @k8beastman. Education: NYU, The Juilliard School.

Peter Hargrave

Peter Hargrave

(Bohdi) is a proud graduate of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program and considers Cleveland his second home. At CPH, he's been lucky enough to be in the world premiere of Tiny Houses, Shakespeare in Love, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Good Peaches more(Bohdi) is a proud graduate of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program and considers Cleveland his second home. At CPH, he's been lucky enough to be in the world premiere of Tiny Houses, Shakespeare in Love, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Good Peaches (world premiere). TV credits: Law and Order: SVU and Madam Secretary. Off-Broadway: The First Annual Trump Family Special. OtherRegional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Gateway Playhouse, Musical Theatre West, and Disney Cruise Line.

James Holloway

James Holloway

(Jeremiah) recently appeared Off-Broadway in the world premiere of Separate and Equal at 59E59. Other New York credits include Macbeth (Theatre Row), The Men (Primary Stages), and They Think Our Favorite Color is Green (Kraine Theater). James has worked regionally at GEVA, the Tony Award-winning Crossroads, Bristol Riverside, Flat more(Jeremiah) recently appeared Off-Broadway in the world premiere of Separate and Equal at 59E59. Other New York credits include Macbeth (Theatre Row), The Men (Primary Stages), and They Think Our Favorite Color is Green (Kraine Theater). James has worked regionally at GEVA, the Tony Award-winning Crossroads, Bristol Riverside, Flat Rock Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, New Theatre, and won the BroadwayWorld Award-Los Angeles for Best Featured Actor in Broken Fences at The Road Theatre Company. Television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, Sam & Cat, Grey’s Anatomy, The Newsroom, and Masters of Sex. Film includes The Roe Effect (HBO), The Cycle (HBO), and Jackson Parish (BET, Craft Award for Best Actor at First Run Film Festival). He holds a B.F.A. from the Conservatory of Acting at SUNY - Purchase College and a Master’s in Classical Acting from LAMDA. iamjamesholloway.com

Nandita Shenoy

Nandita Shenoy

(Jevne) is a New York-based writer-actor who loves hearing an audience laugh. Most recently, her Rage Play, produced by Flux Theatre Ensemble, was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequently named to the 2020 Kilroys List. Another play Washer/Dryer has been produced multiple times nationally after its world more(Jevne) is a New York-based writer-actor who loves hearing an audience laugh. Most recently, her Rage Play, produced by Flux Theatre Ensemble, was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequently named to the 2020 Kilroys List. Another play Washer/Dryer has been produced multiple times nationally after its world premier at LA’s East West Players and an Off-Broadway production in which she also starred. Her first full-length, Lyme Park: An Austonian Romance of an Indian Nature, was produced by theHegira in Washington, DC, and Satisfaction recently completed a developmental run at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. One-acts, Marrying Nandini, By Popular Demand, Rules of Engagement, You Are Here, and A More Perfect Date have been produced in New York City and regionally. Nandita has acted in world premiers of new plays by Richard Dresser, Madhuri Shekar, Chelsea Marcantel, Adam Szymkowicz, and Eric Pfeffinger as well as a season at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Nandita won the 2014 Father Hamblin Award in Playwriting for her commissioned one-act, Safe Haven, and a 2018 Mellon Creative Research Fellowship at the University of Washington School of Drama in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company. She is a proud member of the MaYi Writers Lab, the Dorset Theatre Festival’s Women Artists Working group, and the Dramatists Guild. Nandita holds a BA in English literature from Yale University. nanditashenoy.com.

Amy Clark

(Costume Designer) is a NYC based costume designer whose work has been seen on Broadway, regional theaters, television, and arenas across the country. Amy's costume designs for Broadway include A Night With Janis Joplin and Chaplin (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Other recent designs include Follis more(Costume Designer) is a NYC based costume designer whose work has been seen on Broadway, regional theaters, television, and arenas across the country. Amy's costume designs for Broadway include A Night With Janis Joplin and Chaplin (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Other recent designs include Follis (St. Louis Rep); Carefree Dancing with Fred and Ginger (Northeast tour); Mr. Wolf (Cleveland Play House); Himself and Nora (The Minetta Lane); Heathers The Musical (New World Stages); Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus presents Legends and Circus Extreme; Chaplin (St. Petersburg Russia); My Life is a Musical (Bay Street Theater); Somewhere (Hartford Stage); On Your Toes (City Center Encores!); and The Litte Mermaid (Papermill Playhouse). Amy received the 2012 Theatre Hall of Fame Emerging Artists Fellowship and received an MFA in Costume Design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Amy is currently designing the new musical adaptation of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

D'Arcy Dersham

D'Arcy Dersham

(Dialect Coach) is an actor, teacher, and dialect coach currently based in Philadelphia. She is pleased to be working at Cleveland Play House again, after coaching a workshop production of Tiny Houses last year. A member of the Voice and Speech Faculty at the Brown/Trinity MFA Program for eight more(Dialect Coach) is an actor, teacher, and dialect coach currently based in Philadelphia. She is pleased to be working at Cleveland Play House again, after coaching a workshop production of Tiny Houses last year. A member of the Voice and Speech Faculty at the Brown/Trinity MFA Program for eight years, she taught Phonetics, Speech, Verse, and Dialects. D’Arcy has also taught at the Yale School of Drama, NTI/Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Providence College, Salem State University, University of Rhode Island, Salve Regina University, and Rhode Island College. As a dialect coach, her work includes productions at Delaware Theatre Company, Trinity Repertory Company, and Hangar Theatre Company, as well as many graduate and undergraduate productions. D’Arcy received her BA from Oberlin College, studied physical theater under Jacques Lecoq at L’École Internationale de Théâtre in Paris, and holds an MFA in Acting from Trinity Rep/RIC. More at darcydersham.com.

John Godbout

(Stage Manager) was Cleveland Play House's resident stage manager from 2001 to 2008 and returned to CPH in the fall of 2011. "Most recently, John stage managed A New Brain at Barrington Stage Company. John has also stage managed at North Shore Music Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, The more(Stage Manager) was Cleveland Play House's resident stage manager from 2001 to 2008 and returned to CPH in the fall of 2011. "Most recently, John stage managed A New Brain at Barrington Stage Company. John has also stage managed at North Shore Music Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, The Weston Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Northern Stage, Seaside Music Theatre, and Porthouse Theatre.

Laura Kepley

Laura Kepley

(Director) (she/her) became Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House in 2013, and has directed numerous CPH mainstage productions, including The Crucible; Sweat; The Diary of Anne Frank; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Into the Breeches!; Every Brilliant Thing; and the world premieres of Tiny Houses, The more(Director) (she/her) became Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House in 2013, and has directed numerous CPH mainstage productions, including The Crucible; Sweat; The Diary of Anne Frank; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Into the Breeches!; Every Brilliant Thing; and the world premieres of Tiny Houses, The Good Peaches, Fairfield, and A Carol for Cleveland. She joined CPH in 2010, having arrived from Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was Resident Director and Artistic Associate for four seasons and Interim Director of the Brown/Trinity Rep M.F.A. in Directing Program for one. She has also at Playhouse Square clevelandplayhouse.com 25 directed for The Alliance Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Chautauqua Theater Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Syracuse Stage, Trinity Rep, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, among others. A native Ohioan, Laura received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her Master of Fine Arts from Brown University/Trinity Rep. She is a Drama League Fellow, a recipient of the 2009– 2011 National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group Career Development Program for Directors, and a member of Leadership Cleveland’s Class of 2021. Locally, she has been recognized with multiple Outstanding Director commendations from The Cleveland Critics Circle, a Cuyahoga Community College Smart Business Smart Women Award, and a Crain’s Cleveland Woman of Note designation.

Elizabeth Mak

(Lighting Designer) is a Singapore-born, NYC-based lighting, projection, and scenic designer. New York City designs include The Tricky Part and A Walk in the Woods with The Barrow Group, and work with the Public Under the Radar Festival, New Ohio Ice Factory, and IATI. Regional designs include Bridges of more(Lighting Designer) is a Singapore-born, NYC-based lighting, projection, and scenic designer. New York City designs include The Tricky Part and A Walk in the Woods with The Barrow Group, and work with the Public Under the Radar Festival, New Ohio Ice Factory, and IATI. Regional designs include Bridges of Madison County (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Cymbeline (Yale Repertory Theater); and The Square Root of Three Sisters (International Festival of Arts and Ideas). International designs include Nanyang: The Musical (Singapore International Festival of Arts) and Salomé: Woman of Valor (Vancouver Chutzpah Festival, Ashkenaz Toronto Festival). She is a resident designer with Albany Park Theater Project in Chicago, a graduate of Yale School of Drama, and a member of Wingspace Theatrical Design. elizabethmak.com.

Arnulfo Maldonado

(Scenic Designer) Past CPH: Grounded. Recent credits include: The world premiere of Rob Askins' The Carpenter (Alley Theater); Fireflies (Atlantic Theatre); India Pale Ale, Sugar In Our Wounds (MTC); Charm, School Girls... (MCC Theater); I Was Most Alive With You, Dance Nation, Men On Boats (Playwrights Horizons); Usual Girls, more(Scenic Designer) Past CPH: Grounded. Recent credits include: The world premiere of Rob Askins' The Carpenter (Alley Theater); Fireflies (Atlantic Theatre); India Pale Ale, Sugar In Our Wounds (MTC); Charm, School Girls... (MCC Theater); I Was Most Alive With You, Dance Nation, Men On Boats (Playwrights Horizons); Usual Girls, Bobbie Clearly (Roundabout Theater Company); Parable of the Sower (UTR/International tour); The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir (International tour). Mr. Maldonado is a Clubbed Thumb Affiliated Artist, a recipient of a Princess Grace Fabergé Theater Award, and a multiple Henry Hewes design nominee. MFA: NYU Tisch. arnulfomaldonado.com

Chelsea Marcantel

Chelsea Marcantel

(Playwright) is an LA-based writer, director, and collaborator. Reared by Cajuns in southwest Louisiana, Chelsea has lived and made theatre among the peoples of the Midwest, Appalachia, the Mid-Atlantic, and now the West Coast. In 2016, she completed a Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Fellowship at The Juilliard School. more(Playwright) is an LA-based writer, director, and collaborator. Reared by Cajuns in southwest Louisiana, Chelsea has lived and made theatre among the peoples of the Midwest, Appalachia, the Mid-Atlantic, and now the West Coast. In 2016, she completed a Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Fellowship at The Juilliard School. Her plays, which have been produced across the US and Canada, include Airness, Everything is Wonderful, Tiny Houses, Ladyish, Devour, and the online theatrical experience Citizen Detective. She is the recent recipient of the Elizabeth M. Olsen New Play Award (2018) and the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre (2021). Chelsea is currently working on commissions from Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Signature Theatre DC, and the Geffen Playhouse, as well as three commercial musicals, and various television and film projects. As a writer, she is extremely interested in humans as small-group primates, and what happens when the rules and value systems of our chosen groups cease to serve us. She is an enthusiastic member of The Writers Guild of America and The Dramatists Guild, and runs with a fantastic group of activists called The Kilroys. www.ChelseaMarcantel.com

Daniel Perelstein

(Sound Designer) is a freelance sound designer, composer, and musical director in Philadelphia. A newcomer to Cleveland Play House, he is pleased to return after designing The Diary of Anne Frank earlier this season. Recent designs and/or original music at Roundabout Theatre Company, Primary Stages, McCarter Theatre, Opera Philadelphia, more(Sound Designer) is a freelance sound designer, composer, and musical director in Philadelphia. A newcomer to Cleveland Play House, he is pleased to return after designing The Diary of Anne Frank earlier this season. Recent designs and/or original music at Roundabout Theatre Company, Primary Stages, McCarter Theatre, Opera Philadelphia, Geva Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, Arden Theatre, People’s Light, and others. Daniel is an Associate Artist at the Wilma Theater, and he teaches Sound Design to undergraduates at Washington College in Maryland. He has received Barrymore Awards for Don Juan… at the Wilma Theater and Knives in Hens at Theatre Exile; as well as sixteen Barrymore Award nominations in three categories. Daniel received an Independence Foundation Fellowship in 2013. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College, where he earned a B.S. in Engineering, and a B.A. in Music.

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