A WORLD PREMIERE presented by THE ACTING CONSERVATORY Adapted for the stage by CHRISTOPHER VENED from the work of THE BROTHERS GRIMM and HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
I found working with middle school students highly rewarding. They were committed to and excited about the project. I was amazed by their ability to perform adult characters without any actual life experience about some of these situations. I realized during the process that they got inspiration from their imagination. And that is the essence of theatre.
Christopher Vened
Program
Written and Directed by Christopher Vened
Assistant Director – John Walcutt
Costume Design – Jojo Siu
Hair and Makeup Design – Cynthia Karim
Light Design – Kevin Cook
Stage Manager – Kaela Reiss
Assistant Stage Manager – Natalie Gandolf
Light Board Operator – Gael Ortiz
Stage/Prop Crew – Zach Harrison
Costume Crew – Josephine CardarellaProduction
Production Supervisor – John Walcutt
Psyche
A play written by Christopher Vened based on the Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale of the same title.
Psyche is a tragic story about a talented renaissance artist who gives up his vocation as a sculptor because a girl breaks his heart and he spends the rest of his life in a monastery.
Program
- NARRATOR – Sasha Herthel
- LORENZO – Yony Marian
- ANGELO – Noah Granados
- ADELE – Maya Ferchaw
- ADELE’S FATHER – Levi Sternshein
- SERVANT – Bennett McCraney
- FRANCHESCA – Rachel Yi
- MARCO – Akhil Patel
- ARTISTS – Akhil Patel, Audrey Kim, Isabella Kim, Jack Stone, Rachel Yi
- VIOLA – Delaney Laughlin
- GALA – Jordan Cabrera
- BROTHER IGNACIUS – Andrew Capron
- MONKS – Akhil Patel, Logan Langevin, Siena Stark
- GRAVE DIGGERS – Bhavik Sabherwal, Jack Stark
- MUSEUM WORKERS – Akhil Patel, Delaney Laughlin, Kaya Sparnicht, Siena Stark
- PATRON ONE – Isabella Kim
- PATRON TWO – Audrey Kim
The Maiden Without Hands
A play written by Christopher Vened based on the Brothers Grimm’s fairytale of the same title.
The Maiden without Hands is a surreal story about a girl’s fears and hopes as she goes from childhood to adulthood. It explores the depth of her psyche through symbolic images.
Program
- NARRATOR – Siena Stark
- MAIDEN – Rachel Yi, Lauren Mei
- MILLER – Logan Langevin
- MILLER’S WIFE – Lydia Napoleone
- DEVIL – Sameer Bajaj
- DEVIL UNDERSTUDY – Yony Marian
- ANGEL – Ave Vanderveen
- GARDENER – Jack Stone
- KING – Levi Sternshein
- COURTIERS – Isabella Kim, Yony Marian
- KING’S MOTHER – Kaya Sparnicht
- MESSENGER – Bennett McCraney
- CHAMBERLAIN – Akhil Patel
- OLD MAN – Logan Langevin
- SON – Bhavik Sabherwal
- WATER SPIRITS – Audrey Kim, Delaney Laughlin, Isabella Kim, Jordan Cabrera, Kailey Gonzaga
The Emperor’s New Clothes
A play written by Christopher Vened that is based on the Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale of the same title.
The Emperor’s New Clothes is a satire on human vanity, narcissism and pretentiousness. It has a message for contemporary times about the possible dangers and falsehood of political correctness.
CAST:
- NARRATOR – Sasha Herthel
- EMPEROR – Liam Miley
- WEAVER ONE – Jack Stone
- WEAVER TWO – Bennett McCraney
- PRIME MINISTER – Siena Stark
- MASTER OF CEREMONY – Noah Granados
- COUNCILOR – Liora Dubery
- COUNCILOR UNDERSTUDY – Lydia Napoleone
- COURTIERS – Audrey Kim, Ava Vanderveen, Isabella Kim, Kaya Sparnicht
- DRESSER – Andrew Capron
- SERVANTS – Delaney Laughlin, Jordyn Cabrera
- SOLDIERS – Andrew Capron, Bhavik Sabherwal
- CHILD – Kailey Gonzaga
- FATHER – Akhil Patel
- TOWNFOLK – Levi Sterndhein, Lydia Napoleone, Yony Marian
