Project Description
“The Nepenthe Hotel. Room 417. Don’t forget.”
BY JOHN KUNTZ | DIRECTED BY ALEX LONATI
Through the twisting, winding corridors of the mind lies a world both chillingly relatable and thoroughly alien. As the settings and characters shift and morph through a series of delightfully turbulent vignettes, we are drawn down a rabbit hole of the familiar and the bizarre, held captive by endless parallel universes that seep from the stage to consume our very being. Not for the faint of heart, The Hotel Nepenthe is a perilously absurd romp through the mysteries of human nature, the ripples of fairy wings and alternate realities, and the search for meaning from within the abyss.
NOTE: While reserved seating is going fast for our Boston run, no one will be turned away from The Hotel Nepenthe! Limited visibility seating will be provided to all who come to the show without reservations!
Cast
Michael Underhill
Rebecca Schneebaum
Margaret Clark
Cam Torres
Crew
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Kyler Taustin – PRODUCER
Kyler Taustin (Producer) is the co-founder of Brown Box Theatre Project and has served as the Executive Artistic Director since its founding. Originally hailing from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Kyler has first hand knowledge of challenges faced by those living in areas where cultural opportunities are limited and distance is a barrier to access of the arts. Kyler received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and soon thereafter founded Brown Box Theatre Project to return home to invigorate a culturally vibrant community in his hometown. For Brown Box, Kyler directed all 7 installments of Outdoor Free Shakespeare (Hamlet, Cymbeline, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night). Contemporary productions Kyler directed include Songs for a New World, Brilliant Traces, Lab Rats, Echoes, Two Wrongs, The Nina Variations, Some Explicit Polaroids, and Two Rooms. As part of the Boxer Shorts series, Kyler directed Capricho, Play, and Talk to Me Like the Rain. Kyler was the co-director for both devised bi-lingual collaborations with Brown Box’s Mexican sister company Ícaro Compañia Teatral (When We Lived Together in the Belly of the Whale; No Soy Lo Que Soy). Kyler is honored to lead Brown Box as it strives to serve communities up and down the east coast as it has his home region.
Alex Lonati – DIRECTOR
Alex Lonati (Director) is thrilled to be directing at Brown Box, after spending nearly three years on staff as their Producer. Past directing credits include the Pop-Up Prohibition Party and the Traveling Road Show Spectacular at SpeakEasy Stage Company; and Unwrap Your Candy, Next Thing You Know, and Gruesome Playground Injuries at Emerson College. Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies: Directing and Journalism from Emerson, where she spent four years hosting Standing Room Only, the Best of Broadway and Beyond, on 88.9 WERS. She is currently the Development Operations and Special Events Manager at SpeakEasy Stage, on the board of the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, and in the Arts Administration Masters program at Boston University. Alex was named the Greater Boston Theatre Community Member of the Year by ArtsImpulse in 2016. Thank you always to Kyler, Andrew, and Mom. For Dad.
Elizabeth Cahill – SOUND DESIGNER
Elizabeth Cahill (Sound Designer) is returning to Brownbox after designing Hamlet. Sound Design credits include The Revolutionists (The Nora), Men on Boats (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Alligator Road (Greater Boston Stage Company), Camelot, Warrior Class (Lyric Stage), The Fear Project (Open Theatre Project), Sister Anonymous (Second Act Productions), Time Stands Still (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre). Other credits include Stage Kiss (Asst. Sound Designer, Lyric Stage), Waitress (Sound Intern, American Repertory Theatre). Emerson College BFA Theatre Design/Technology. Select Emerson Stage Sound Design credits include Caucasian Chalk Circle, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Guys and Dolls, Richard III, Edward Tulane, The Spitfire Grill. elizabethsound.com
Erica Paige Brown – PRODUCTION MANAGER
Erica Brown (Production Manager): Previous Brown Box credits: Hamlet, Cymbeline, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Songs For A New World, Echoes, Lab Rats, Blue Window, Boxer Shorts I. Other Boston area credits: Cherry Orchard (ASP), Two Gentlemen of Verona (ASP), Magic Mirror (Juventas New Music Ensemble), She Kills Monsters (Company One). DC area credits: Rameau’s Nephew (Spooky Action), Coolatully (Solas Nua). Erica splits her time between Boston and DC, where she can be found working as a stage manager and house manager for a variety of theatre and independent projects.
Sloth Levine – PROPERTIES DESIGNER
Sloth Levine (Props Designer) also serves as Social Media Manager for Brown Box Theatre Project. They recently assistant directed Men On Boats at SpeakEasy Stage, and will be serving as assistant director on Nomad Americana at Fresh Ink and Wig Out! at Company One/Oberon. Sloth recently graduated from Emerson College with a BA in Theatre Studies: Directing & Playwriting.
Connor O'Brien – MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Connor O’Brien (Master Electrician) is thrilled to be working with the Brown Box Theatre Project for the second time, having previously worked on their production of Hamlet this past summer. He has just recently graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Theatre Studies with a concentration in production, where he got the opportunity to be the Master Electrician for numerous department productions including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee directed by Scott Edmiston, Vinegar Tom directed by Janet Bobcean, and Mr. Burns: A post electric play directed by Nora Long, to name a few. He is also an original member of the Northeastern Shakespeare Society where he has served as Technical Director and President. Recently he was also the Master Electrician for Theatre on Fire’s Fringe Festival Cabinet of Curiosities at the Charlestown Working Theatre. He can also be found working as a freelance electrician around town.
Lila West – COSTUME DESIGNER
Lila West (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be back with Brown Box for her third production! She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst class of 2015 with a B.A in Theater and English, focusing in Costume Design. She is a freelance costume designer in the Boston area with a full time position as a stitcher at Costume Works Inc in Somerville. Boston credits include Songs for a New World and From Water to Dust (Brown Box Theatre Project), A Bright Room Called Day (Flat Earth Theatre Company), Peter and the Star Catcher, Chicago, Hamlet, Urinetown, and The Laramie Project (BHS Performing Arts Company), The Crucible (AHS Drama Guild), Hard and Fast: a love story (Boston Public Works). Congratulations to the cast, crew, and Brown Box team for another fantastic show and thank you always to Mom, Dad, Cory, and G for their support and love always. www.lilawest.com
Abby Shenker – SCENIC DESIGNER
Abby Shenker (Scenic Designer) is excited for her Brown Box Theatre debut. Abby is a freelance scenic designer and props master. She works throughout the greater Boston area for a variety of professional companies, including The Nora Theatre Company (The Revolutionists), Actors’ Shakespeare Project (Exit the King), SpeakEasy Stage (Men On Boats), and more. She is a graduate of Emerson College.