PORTFOLIO
DRY LAND By Ruby Rae Spiegel
NEVER TELL By James Christy
THE NORMAL HEART By Larry Kramer
TICK TICK BOOM By Jonathan Larson
FLOWERS From Hadestown
IM WORRIED IT WILL ALWAYS BE YOU By Katie Gregson MacLeod
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW - Acoustic - Wizard of Oz
CAN YOU HEAR THE PIGEONS
ROLE: Ralphie / Ralph
What if right before we die our life doesn’t flash by our eyes? What if, instead, a terrifying story does. CAN YOU HEAR THE PIGEONS, a bold retelling of Lord of The Flies, is a new play written and directed by Emmy Award winning writer -William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James. The play is a story imagined by Ralph, from the original story, while Jack Merridew and his hunters set their habitat on fire to trap and kill him. Jack has already killed the smart, asthmatic boy called Piggy and the strange loner, Simon. Ralph, knowing that his fate is sealed, has nowhere else to go except inside his mind where Lord of The Flies conjures up a new, engrossing tale, CAN YOU HEAR THE PIGEONS.
In this daring, immersive production where the audience sits on stage, Ralph becomes Ralphie, as he imagines that he exists on another island where an array of other teenagers — Lorde, Jackson, Faye, Frances, Taylor, Gray Ford and Frankie now find themselves alone in the 13th Circle. War has erupted and many young boys and girls have been sent away by their parents to find safety in the circles. CAN YOU HEAR THE PIGEONS is the all-consuming chaos within Ralph’s mind that tragically parallels his same fate.
SEVENTH AVENUE SOUTH
ROLE: Carlos Santos - Ramirez
Carlos Santos - Ramirez, an extroverted performer, and his partner, Samuel Patterson, an introverted political type, recently move into their new dream apartment in the West Village, NYC. To be able to secure their housing situation, they have to pretend to their landlady, as if they are two brothers. The play follows the couple, and their friends, as they each have to navigate the history of employment and housing discrimination in the summer of 1969 New York City.
AS IS
ROLE: Director
AS IS follows the couple, Rich and Saul during 1980’s NYC, during the peak of the AIDs epidemic. When Rich finds out he has contracted AIDS from his new lover he tries to find comfort with Saul. Rich contemplates the realities for the gay community during the aids epidemic and the realities of how family, friends, and society treated them.
I DON’T KNOW ANYMORE
ROLE: Director & Performer
A young man confronts his current partner about his true feelings about their relationship and where it is headed.
WHAT LOVE REALLY IS
ROLE: Writer
Ari, a 17-year-old high school senior, is shocked when his boyfriend, Kole, tells him he loves him for the first time. Ari then takes us through his memories as he reveals his truths about what love really is like for people in the gay community. Discussing how queer love, sex, relationships, and life can be altering for someone who identifies as gay while trying to unravel his insecurities about being loved.
THE FIRST BOY I LOVED
ROLE: Writer
Clay, a young student, struggles with the decision of whether to confess his true feelings to his best friend. His conscience appears and presents him with two possible scenarios: one where his friend responds positively and another where his friend reacts negatively.
MAJOR TOM
ROLE: Performer
“Major Tom” follows Liam, who discovers he has extraordinary abilities that allow for him to escape all of his most personal, and stressful moments he has had to overcome through his life. Until, he reaches a breaking point where he can no longer run anymore.
3 time award winning film at Rome International Movie Awards*
Best Sci-Fi — Best Cinematography — Best Acting Ensemble
THEATRE COMPANIES
VERY MERRY THEATRE
Very Merry Theatre (VMT) has always placed community at its core. Since the mid-1990s, VMT has been dedicated to enriching local lives through the arts, starting with summer theatre camps at the historic barn in Charlotte. The commitment extends beyond the stage, with outreach programs that began at Edmunds Elementary—where Don Wright's sons were students—and have grown to include partnerships with ten elementary and middle schools in the Burlington area, such as Edmonds and Orchard Middle Schools. During the summer months, the Traveling Theatre Wagon delights Vermonters with live, open-air performances, bringing the magic of theatre directly to the community.
FLYNN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Burlington's "Wonder Theatre" was established in 1930 as a state-of-the-art vaudeville and motion pictures venue. The Flynn has endured a zigzagging history to become the renowned, world-class performing arts center it is today.