Past Shows

THE THIRD STORY
by Charles Busch
August 9-18, 2012
The Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA

cast
Shelley Brown: Peg/Dr. Rutenspitz
Jordan Sobel: Drew/Steve
Rick Park:* Queenie/Queenie 2/Baba Yaga
Erin Eva Butcher: Verna/Vasalisa
Alisha Jansky:* Dr. Constance Hudson
Brett Milanowski: Zygote

production staff
Adam Zahler:** Director
Sam Bondi: Stage Manager
Christine Begin: Assistant Stage Manager
MIchael Ricca: Sound Designer
Nancy Stevenson: Costume Designer
Marc Harpin: Set Designer
Christopher Brusberg: Lighting Designer
Robbie Dookhran: Electrics Crew
Joe Aliberti: Research Assistant

*appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
**Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

production photos by Evgenia Eliseeva

WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
by Christopher Durang
July 18-August 10, 2013
The Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA

cast
Caroline Rose Markham: Felicity
Alexander J. Morgan: Zamir
Shelley Brown: Luella
Jeff Gill: Leonard
Jonathan Barron: Reverend Mike
Alisha Jansky*: Hildegarde
Brett Milanowski: Voice/Narrator

production staff
Adam Zahler**: Director
Sam Bondi: Stage Manager
Christine Begin: Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Ricca: Co-Producer
Marc Harpin: Set Designer, Co-Producer
David Reiffel: Sound Designer
Meredith Magoun: Costume Designer
Chris Bocchiaro: Lighting Designer
Kristin Myers: Prop Designer
Emily Bono: Costume Design Assistant

*appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
**Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

production photos by Evgenia Eliseeva

WONDER OF THE WORLD
by David Lindsay Abaire
July 24-August 9-2014
The Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA

cast
Meredith Saran: Cass
Johnnie McQuarley: Kip
Alisha Jansky:* Lois
Laurie Singletary: Karla
Damon Singletary: Glenn
Matthew Zahnzinger: Cap'n Mike
Alissa Cordeiro: Janie

production staff
Adam Zahler:** Director
Sarah Megan Kelley: Stage Manager
Alessa Natale: Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Ricca: Producer
Shelley Brown: Producer
Julie Dauber: Costume Designer
Chris Bocchiaro: Lighting Designer
Joshua Kigner: Scenic Designer
David Reiffel: Sound Designer
Jason Margossian: Sound Intern
David Higginbottom: Prop Designer
Tasha K. Matthews: Movement Coordinator

*appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
**Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

production photos by Evgenia Eliseeva

POLISH JOKE
by David Ives
October 8-18, 2015
Central Square Theater, Cambridge, MA

cast
Dan Prior: Jasiu
Will Bowry: Roman, Ladislaw Sadlovski, Sanitation Worker, Leon, Doctor
Matthew Zahnzinger: Wojtek, Priest, Policeman, Mr. O'Flanagan, Kosciusko
Becca A. Lewis: Magda, Portia, Mysterious Woman in Black, Rachel, Miss MacFlanagan, Olga
Janelle Mills: Helen, Zosia, Florist, Enid, Mrs. Flanagan, Nurse, Stewardess

production staff
Sarah Gazdowicz: Director
Alisha Jansky: Assistant Director
Elizabeth Ramirez: Stage Manager
Janelle Mills: Co-Producer
Marc Harpin: Co-Producer
Eric Hamel: Sound Designer
Erica Desautels: Costume Designer
Ian King: Lighting Designer
Rebecca Lehnhoff: Prop and Set Designer
Megan Holl: Wig Designer
Marta Rainer: Dialect Coach
Charles Linshaw: Dialect Coach

production photos by Evgenia Eliseeva

THE RETURN TO MORALITY
by Jamie Pachino
September 8-25, 2016
Central Square Theater, Cambridge, MA

cast
Alisha Jansky*: Woman 1, Jo
Laura Baronet: Woman 2
Jennifer McCartney: Woman 3
Regine Vital: Woman 4
Adam Siladi: Man 1/Arthur
Phil Thompson: Man 2

production staff
Michelle M. Aguillon: Director
Elizabeth Ramirez: Stage ManagerT
Shelley Brown: Producer
Dayle Ballentine: Associate Producer
Tom Powers: Set Designer
J. Mark Baumhardt: Sound Designer
Anna Silva: Costume Designer
Ian King: Lighting Designer
Victoria Taylor: Prop Designer

*appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

production photos by Evgenia Eliseeva

PENNY PENNIWORTH: A STORY OF GREAT GOOD FORTUNE
by Chris Weikel
June 8-25, 2017
Central Square Theater, Cambridge, MA

cast
Ashley Risteen: Ms. Havasnort & Others
Caroline Keeler: Penny Penniworth & Others
Brooks Reeves: Hotchkiss Spit & Others
Isaiah Plovnick: Rupert Stryfe & Others

production staff
Sarah Gazdowicz: Director
Sophia Giordano: Stage Manager
Alisha Jansky: Producer
Erica Desautels: Costume Designer
Rebecca Lehrhoff: Scenic & Props Designer
Connor S. Van Ness: Lighting Designer
Sarah Gazdowicz: Sound Designer
Leigh Downes: Technical Director
Bob Mussett: Assistant Technical Director

production photos by Evgenia Eliseeva

THE LYONS
by Nicky Silver
April 19-May 5, 2018
BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston, MA

cast
Shelley Brown: Rita Lyons
Phil Thompson: Ben Lyons
Alisha Janksy*: Lisa Lyons
David Hansen*: Curtis Lyons
Ashley DiFranza: Nurse
Alex Jacobs: Brian

production staff
Josh Glenn-Kayden: Director
Betsy Pierce: Stage Manager
Alisha Jansky, Shelley Brown, Phil Thompson & David Hansen: Producers
Stephanie Brownell: Costume Designer
Marc Harpin: Scenic Designer
Connor S. Van Ness: Lighting Designer
Jay Mobley: Sound Designer
Kelly Smith: Prop Designer
Nate Sullivan: Scenic Builder

*appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
production photos by Paul Fox Photography

I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
May 31 - June 15, 2019
BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston, MA

cast (in order of appearance)
David J Hansen* Andrew Rally
Megan Ward Felicia Dantine
Shalyn Grow Deirdre McDavey
Shelley Brown Lillian Troy
Anthony Mullin John Barrymore
Matt Arnold Gary Peter Leftkowitz

production staff
Fran Weinberg Director
Kat McCorkle Production Stage Mgr
Sarah Morin Rehearsal SM / ASM
Jeff Gardiner Set & Lighting Designer
Erica Desautels Costume Designer
Robert Pascucci Sound Designer
Mark DiGiovanni Set Builder
Michael Ricca Public Relations
Ashley DeFranza Marketing
Alisha Jansky, Shelley Brown, Phil Thompson & David Hansen: Producers

*appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
production photos by Sarah Adams