July 10, 2019 – August 4, 2019
A guest comes to stay in your home. You discover he has permission from the authorities to live there indefinitely. Then you learn that he somehow owns your house and you’re his guest. That’s not right. But are the authorities ever wrong? Sometimes you just have to take things into your own hands. And if someone gets hurt, well, it’s not the end of the world… or is it? A Welcome Guest explores intolerance, insanity, and how beautiful it is to know that underneath we’re all one big happy family, for better or (possibly) for worse.
“Sugarbun, let’s play that game where you have a thought in your head and you hide it in silence so no one can find it ever.”
Sponsored by Deb Weisbacher
Supported, in part, by a generous grant from the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.
Interview with Michael Weller – A Welcome Guest
Michael Weller Researched, interviewed, and edited by Sharon J. Anderson, CATF Trustee/Professional Story Listener and Creative Director www.sharonjanderson.com CATF: This play is based on an idea that obsessed you for over two decades, the germ of which you say, “was dropped into my brain as early as 1956.” Michael Weller: I was 14 years old and attending … Continued
CAST
Shananana
Kate Udall
McMoley
Lou Sumrall
Frizzby
Reece Santos
Zazu
Sarah Sun Park
Lucius
Michael Rogers
Shimeus
Wade McCollum
PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design
Jesse Dreikosen
Costume Design
Peggy McKowen
Lighting Design
Tony Galaska
Sound Design
David Remedios
Composer
Louie Rozier
Technical Director
Jared Sorenson
Stage Manager
Lori M. Doyle
Asst. Stage Manager
Aubrey Sirtautas
Stage Management Fellow
Dan Karlin
Casting Director
Pat McCorkle, CSA
KATJA Zarolinski, CSA
Assistant Director
Shaun McCracken
Assistant to Michael Weller
Calley Anderso