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CINNAMON PATH PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS |
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| IN CONJUNCTION WITH JARROTT PRODUCTIONS | ||
A Million More to Go |
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BY MAX LANGERT |
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| *** A World Premiere Production *** | ||
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| at Trinity Street Playhouse | ||
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MIKE OOI |
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JASON GRAF |
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directed by |
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| WILL GIBSON DOUGLAS | ||
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A Million More To Go is presented by special arrangement with Next Stage Press. https://www.nextstagepress.com |
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Cast
Creative Team
Meet the Company
Last seen as Susan in THE PACT for Jarrett Productions, Jen is thrilled to return to their stage! Favorite shows include ALABASTER (Shrewd Productions), WILD HORSES (Vortex Rep; 2018 B. Iden Payne Outstanding Actress in a Drama; Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017; 2018 Austin Critics Table Outstanding Performance by an Individual), STORM STILL (Vortex Rep), TERMINUS (Vortex Rep), SING MUSE (Vortex Rep), LEAR (Vortex Rep), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Penfold Theatre and Present Company), AGENT ANDROMEDA (Sky Candy), and THE HISTORY OF KING LEAR (The Hidden Room).
Mike Ooi (S)
Mike is delighted to be performing with Jarrott Productions again, after previously performing in PET DICK as Officer Robert Douglas. Other Austin credits include ANTIGONE and THE LADY FROM THE SEA (The Filigree Theatre), THE SPIN (Street Corner Arts), as well as fight design of ABOVE THE FOLD and ANTIGONE (Filigree). Mike and Jason Graf were nominated for a B Iden Payne Award for their fight design in ColdFrame Collective’s ROMEO AND JULIET. Next up for Mike is designing the fights of CYRANO DE BERGERAC (ColdFrame Collective). Currently, Mike can be seen in improv sets at ColdTowne, commercials on TV, or teaching classes at ColdTowne and ZACH. TV credits include CHICAGO FIRE (NBC). He is represented by Pastorini-Bosby
Mike is delighted to be performing with Jarrott Productions again, after previously performing in PET DICK as Officer Robert Douglas. Other Austin credits include ANTIGONE and THE LADY FROM THE SEA (The Filigree Theatre), THE SPIN (Street Corner Arts), as well as fight design of ABOVE THE FOLD and ANTIGONE (Filigree). Mike and Jason Graf were nominated for a B Iden Payne Award for their fight design in ColdFrame Collective’s ROMEO AND JULIET. Next up for Mike is designing the fights of CYRANO DE BERGERAC (ColdFrame Collective). Currently, Mike can be seen in improv sets at ColdTowne, commercials on TV, or teaching classes at ColdTowne and ZACH. TV credits include CHICAGO FIRE (NBC). He is represented by Pastorini-Bosby
Natalie D. Garcia was last seen in JP shows DEATHTRAP (2023), THE PACT (2022) & SIGNIFICANT OTHER (2018). Natalie has also had the pleasure of working with Street Corner Arts, where she garnered back-to-back B. Iden Payne award wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy (THE BUTCHER OF BARABOO & STRANGE, BUT PERFECT); and has appeared in productions with Filigree Theater, Bottle Alley, Different Stages. In 2023 she was voted Best Actor in the Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Readers Poll. She is also a ColdTowne regular with her improv troupe THE RENDEZVOUS (performing most Fridays at 8:00pm!). When she’s not onstage (or onscreen with Ben Affleck in Robert Rodriguez’s HYPNOTIC, currently streaming on Peacock), Natalie enjoys spending time with her lovely, supportive family.
Kelsey Mazak is excited to be back onstage with Jarrott Productions, especially in a co-production with Cinnamon Path Productions! Kelsey is a graduate of SMU's BFA Acting program and has been acting throughout the Austin area for the past 10 years. Recent credits include Jenna in the world premiere of Jenna and the Whale (Ground Floor Theatre), Betty in The Gulf (Street Corner Arts), Ellie in Heartbreak House (Different Stages), and Sevenly in Butcher of Baraboo (Street Corner Arts). She would like to thank her best friend, Will Douglas (yes the director), and the amazing playwright, Max Langert, for being the most supportive and collaborative humans to work with. Kelsey feels so blessed to be working with this amazingly talented group of, not only actors, but also dear friends. She would also like to send her love to Cole--Shoe Game baby.
Jason is very excited to be back at JP after appearing as Det. Jerry Labinowicz in PET DICK. Jason most recently appeared as The Cat for Zach Theatre’s production of THE CAT IN THE HAT, and as Macbeth in Archive Theater’s production of the TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
David R. Jarrott (Producer)
David created this theatre company whose first production (FREUD'S LAST SESSION) was staged in 2015. DEATHTRAP is our 16th Main Stage production, with another 4 Digital Stage productions, 8 of which he has directed. He is grateful for the many artists who have contributed to the success of Jarrott Productions over the years. As a theatre lifer (stage debut at age 10), David also had a 40-year career as a #1-rated radio personality, and is a 2011 inductee in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. He has also worked extensively in advertising and television as an on-air talent, writer, producer and director.
David created this theatre company whose first production (FREUD'S LAST SESSION) was staged in 2015. DEATHTRAP is our 16th Main Stage production, with another 4 Digital Stage productions, 8 of which he has directed. He is grateful for the many artists who have contributed to the success of Jarrott Productions over the years. As a theatre lifer (stage debut at age 10), David also had a 40-year career as a #1-rated radio personality, and is a 2011 inductee in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. He has also worked extensively in advertising and television as an on-air talent, writer, producer and director.
Will Gibson Douglas (Director)
Will is an Austin-based actor and director. He is the Managing Director at Jarrott Productions, with whom he has appeared in SIGNIFICANT OTHER and LIFESPAN OF A FACT, receiving B. Iden Payne nominations for both, and directed THE PACT and HOME, I'M DARLING. He is also a company member at The VORTEX, where he directed a segment of THE VORTEX ODYSSEY and has appeared in CLICK and THE TEMPEST. He has worked in various capacities with many other local companies, including Different Stages, Street Corner Arts, Ground Floor Theatre, Capital T Theatre and others. He received a B. Iden Payne Award Nomination for his direction of George Bernard Shaw’s HEARTBREAK HOUSE for Different Stages.
Will is an Austin-based actor and director. He is the Managing Director at Jarrott Productions, with whom he has appeared in SIGNIFICANT OTHER and LIFESPAN OF A FACT, receiving B. Iden Payne nominations for both, and directed THE PACT and HOME, I'M DARLING. He is also a company member at The VORTEX, where he directed a segment of THE VORTEX ODYSSEY and has appeared in CLICK and THE TEMPEST. He has worked in various capacities with many other local companies, including Different Stages, Street Corner Arts, Ground Floor Theatre, Capital T Theatre and others. He received a B. Iden Payne Award Nomination for his direction of George Bernard Shaw’s HEARTBREAK HOUSE for Different Stages.
Jennifer A. Anderson (Company Manager)
Jarrott Productions: HOME, I'M DARLING, MOTHER OF THE MAID, SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Zilker Theatre Productions: MATILDA! THE MUSICAL, FOOTLOOSE. Austin Shakespeare: THE SEAGULL, WOLF HALLl. Imagine That Productions: HERE’S TO YOU, HOUSE OF SEVERAL STORIES. Red Then Productions: WHEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL ENDS. ZACH Theatre: THE CLEAN HOUSE, PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS. Austin Opera Assistant Stage Manager: FLIGHT, THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS, LA TRAVIATA, HANSEL AND GRETEL, L’ETOILE, LA BOHEME, DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES, RIGOLETTO. Three seasons as Artistic Administrator for Spotlight on Opera. Production assistant, crew member, and house manager for over 30 productions at ZACH from 2006 to 2009.
Jarrott Productions: HOME, I'M DARLING, MOTHER OF THE MAID, SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Zilker Theatre Productions: MATILDA! THE MUSICAL, FOOTLOOSE. Austin Shakespeare: THE SEAGULL, WOLF HALLl. Imagine That Productions: HERE’S TO YOU, HOUSE OF SEVERAL STORIES. Red Then Productions: WHEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL ENDS. ZACH Theatre: THE CLEAN HOUSE, PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS. Austin Opera Assistant Stage Manager: FLIGHT, THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS, LA TRAVIATA, HANSEL AND GRETEL, L’ETOILE, LA BOHEME, DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES, RIGOLETTO. Three seasons as Artistic Administrator for Spotlight on Opera. Production assistant, crew member, and house manager for over 30 productions at ZACH from 2006 to 2009.
Mirari Porras (Stage Manager)
Mirari Porras was born in Austin, Texas and is in the process of getting her BA in Theater Arts at St. Edward’s University. She has an emphasis on costume design, and has a love for stage management. This is her first show with Jarrott Productions, and she is really excited to be on board. Her previous stage management credits include THE WOLVES, INTO THE WOODS, and PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Mary Moody Northen Theater.
Mirari Porras was born in Austin, Texas and is in the process of getting her BA in Theater Arts at St. Edward’s University. She has an emphasis on costume design, and has a love for stage management. This is her first show with Jarrott Productions, and she is really excited to be on board. Her previous stage management credits include THE WOLVES, INTO THE WOODS, and PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Mary Moody Northen Theater.
Craig Brock (Sound Designer)
Craig has worked as a recording engineer and music producer since 1989, and is the resident sound designer at ZACH Theatre. At ZACH: Million Dollar Quartet; In The Heights; Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill; The Great Society; One Man, Two Guvnors; Sophisticated Ladies; Mothers and Sons; All the Way; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol; The King and I; The Who’s Tommy; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Gospel at Colonus; A Christmas Story; Les Misérables; Rent; Metamorphoses; and many others. Regional: Freud's Last Session, The Price, The Herd, Prodigal Son, The Father, Significant Other, For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday, The Children, Admissions, The Niceties, The Speaker Speaks, The Frog Prince, A Portrait of My Mother, Lifespan of a Fact, Pet Dick, The Pact, The Sound Inside, Mother of the Maid, Deathtrap and Home, I'm Darling all for Jarrott Productions.
Craig has worked as a recording engineer and music producer since 1989, and is the resident sound designer at ZACH Theatre. At ZACH: Million Dollar Quartet; In The Heights; Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill; The Great Society; One Man, Two Guvnors; Sophisticated Ladies; Mothers and Sons; All the Way; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol; The King and I; The Who’s Tommy; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Gospel at Colonus; A Christmas Story; Les Misérables; Rent; Metamorphoses; and many others. Regional: Freud's Last Session, The Price, The Herd, Prodigal Son, The Father, Significant Other, For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday, The Children, Admissions, The Niceties, The Speaker Speaks, The Frog Prince, A Portrait of My Mother, Lifespan of a Fact, Pet Dick, The Pact, The Sound Inside, Mother of the Maid, Deathtrap and Home, I'm Darling all for Jarrott Productions.
Kaitlyn Hartnagel (Props Coordinator)
Kaitlyn is a current Technical Production BFA student at Texas State University. She is a SPM (Society of Prop Mangers) Award recipient for her work as Assistant Prop Manager for SHE KILLS MONSTERS by Qui Nguyen. She has Previously worked with Jarrott Productions as Props Coordinator in DEATHTRAP. Her upcoming shows include LEGALLY BLONDE with Zilker Hillside Theatre as Assistant Prop Manager, OH TO BE PURE AGAIN at Texas State University as Prop Manager, and POTUS with Jarrott Productions this fall as Props Coordinator.
Kaitlyn is a current Technical Production BFA student at Texas State University. She is a SPM (Society of Prop Mangers) Award recipient for her work as Assistant Prop Manager for SHE KILLS MONSTERS by Qui Nguyen. She has Previously worked with Jarrott Productions as Props Coordinator in DEATHTRAP. Her upcoming shows include LEGALLY BLONDE with Zilker Hillside Theatre as Assistant Prop Manager, OH TO BE PURE AGAIN at Texas State University as Prop Manager, and POTUS with Jarrott Productions this fall as Props Coordinator.
Lisa Ashby (Scenic & Prop Artist)
Lisa is a Houston native who got her start as a Props Master at Trinity University whilst getting her Bachelor’s in Theatre. She went on to receive her MFA in Acting at East 15 Acting School in Essex, England and came back from across the pond to prop a variety of plays and musicals in San Diego, Galveston, Connecticut, NYC, and now Austin, TX! She most recently designed props for Jarrott Productions' HOME, I'M DARLING. She extends her warmest gratitude towards Jarrott Productions.
Lisa is a Houston native who got her start as a Props Master at Trinity University whilst getting her Bachelor’s in Theatre. She went on to receive her MFA in Acting at East 15 Acting School in Essex, England and came back from across the pond to prop a variety of plays and musicals in San Diego, Galveston, Connecticut, NYC, and now Austin, TX! She most recently designed props for Jarrott Productions' HOME, I'M DARLING. She extends her warmest gratitude towards Jarrott Productions.
The Producers of this production are:
Max Langert for Cinnamon Path Productions; Will Gibson Douglas & David R. Jarrott for Jarrott Productions
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