BWW Stage Mag Domestic Disturbance - Cosumnes River College Black Box Theatre Stage Mag
proudly presents
 

CARLA FLEMING'S

DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE
 
at the Cosumnes River College Black Box Theatre
2023-24 Season #TheTiesThatBindUs
 
words
CARLA FLEMING
music

JOE ARCHIE
 
featuring

CARLA FLEMING

MAURICE NAGAKANE

ERINN ANOVA
 
with

JOSYY BENNETT

BRIANNA BROCK

JIANNA EUGENIO

KYLIE LANG

ANTONIO OSORIO SANTIAGO

ROMAN STEWART

 

scenic

TRICIA TECSON

costumes

MARI CARSON

lights

CARY BABKA

dramaturgy

GAIL DARTEZ
       

choreography

KIERA ANDERSON

stage management

JULIE JENKINS

direction

ANTHONY D'JUAN

 

Based on the concept album

"Domestic Disturbance"

Written & Performed by CARLA FLEMING

Music Produced & Arranged by JOE ARCHIE

Stream Domestic Disturbance on Spotify

JULY 7-16, 2023

Performances

Fridays, July 7 & 14 and Saturdays, July 8 & 15 @ 7:30 pm

Sundays, July 9 & 16 @ 2:30 pm

Thursday, July 13 @ 7:30 pm

Tickets

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Show Information

Setting & Time

The time is now.

Run Time

70 minutes without intermission.

Electronic Devices

Please be curteous to your fellow audience members and to the cast & crew by turning off all electronic devices - phones, tablets, smart watches, etc. - so that you don't interrupt the show. Don't be that person! 

Photography & Recording

Please take selfies and pictures before the show - and don't forget to tag our Instagram account @seeaplayatCRC! During the show, there is no photography or recording of any kind.
 

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Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge the land currently occupied by Cosumnes River College as the traditional home of the Miwok and Nisenan people. These sovereign people have been caretakers of the area since time immemorial. The state of California is home to more than 110 Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, representing the most diverse set of tribal nations anywhere in the United States. Despite centuries of genocide and occupation, the Miwok and Nisenan people continue as vibrant and resilient federally recognized tribes, bands, and rancherias. The waters of the Sacramento, American, and Cosumnes Rivers have nourished Miwok and Nisenan tribal communities with cultural and dietary sustenance throughout time. ‘Cosumnes’ of Cosumnes River derives from the Plains Miwok language. Stemming from the words "kosumu," meaning salmon and "umne," meaning the place of, it translates as "The Place of the Salmon." Today, we celebrate our Miwok and Nisenan tribal neighbors as the ancestral stewards of this land and honor their sustained existence. It is with their blessing and continued guidance that Cosumnes River College seeks to provide an accessible, equitable, and principled institution of learning.

 

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Song List

Prologue - How It All Began

"Love Bomb".........Carla, Brim & Ensemble

Chapter One

"Broken Grains of Sand".........Carla, Brim & Ensemble

Chapter Two

"When Does It End?".........Carla, Ensemble

Interlude

"Floating".........Ensemble

Chapter Three

"No Turning Back"......Natasha, Carla & Ensemble

Epilogue

"Love Sweet Love"......Carla, Ensemble

Cast

CARLA FLEMING
Carla/Lyricist
MAURICE NAGAKANE
Brim
ERINN ANOVA
Natasha
JOSYY BENNETT
Ensemble
BRIANNA BROCK
Ensemble
JIANNA EUGENIO
Ensemble
KYLIE LANG
Ensemble
ANTONIO OSORIO SANTIAGO
Ensemble
ROMAN STEWART
Ensemble

Production Team

ANTHONY D'JUAN

Director/Playwright/Adjunct Faculty

JOE ARCHIE

Musical Director/Composer/Arranger

KIERA ANDERSON

Choreographer

TRICIA TECSON

Scenic Designer

MARI CARSON

Costume Designer

CARY BABKA

Lighting & Projection Designer

JULIE JENKINS

Stage Manager

GAIL DARTEZ

Dramaturg

MICHAELLA REYES

Assistant Stage Manager

JORDIN WEBB

Assistant Stage Manager

COLIN CHAN

Run/Build Crew

PATRICK DAY

Run/Build Crew

JAY HARDWICK

Run/Build Crew

AUDREY DI PAOLO

Run/Build Crew

MICHAEL RUIZ

Assistant Technical Director/Theatre Technician

MARTIN FLYNN

Technical Director/Faculty/Department Chair

RYAN PEREZ ADAME

Front of House & Box Office/Adjunct Faculty

BRIAN RICKEL

Dean of Arts, Media & Entertainment Division

Meet the Company

CARLA FLEMING

Carla/Lyricist
Carla is an acclaimed singer/songwriter, producer and actor. She has appeared in such plays as BY THE WAY MEET VERA STARK, WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN, THE JACKIE WILSON STORY, PIPELINE, SPELL #7, POLAR BEARS BLACK BOYS, PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHIDS, KING LEAR, MACBETH and TAMING OF THE SHREW. As a songwriter, Carla has written for Howard Hewit and Robert Brookins. She wrote music for the film THE DOCTOR’S IN, for Sacramento Unified School district. https://carlafleming.net/home

MAURICE NAGAKANE

Brim
Maurice is an actor, arts enthusiast and cinephile. He last appeared in the Celebration Arts production of DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS. He also played Captain Davenport in A SOLDIER’S PLAY and Macbeth in an all African-American production of Shakespeare’s MACBETH.

ERINN ANOVA

Natasha
Acting credits include - Television: BULL; BLUE BLOODS; LAW & ORDER SVU; THE DEUCE; FBI; BLACKLIST; SERVANT. Theatre: CYRANO; CENTRAL AVENUE, DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (The Fountain Theatre) DOUBT (The B Street Theatre) OTHELLO, RICHARD III (Folger Shakespeare Theatre) PERICLES, JAR THE FLOOR, BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY (Sacramento Theatre Company). BFA, Howard University (Theatre); MA, Loyola Marymount (Education). Recorded and toured with Raphael Saadiq & Blackalicious. Delighted to be back on a Sacramento stage. Ice.

JOSYY BENNETT

Ensemble
Josalynn is a new vocal student here at Cosumnes River College. She has recently transferred switched her major from Psychology to Music/Voice after finally getting the courage to pursue her hidden lifelong dream of being a performing artist. This is Josyy’s first production and she is ecstatic about entering the Performing Arts. Josyy is also a Tarot Reader offering private personal readings and collective readings on Youtube @Jelise.Insights. Find more singing from Josyy @Josyybsings on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

BRIANNA BROCK

Ensemble
Brianna is a Vocalist and Cellist completing her BM at Sacramento State. She has been a member of all of CRC’s ensemble groups while completing her degree in voice performance. She was the feature vocalist for the Los Rios Community College District Honor Jazz Band. During her time at CRC, She has been awarded six musical scholarships, and has appeared in A NIGHT OF UNEXPECTED DUOS, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE as Leaf Coneybear, and Constance in THE SORCERER.

JIANNA EUGENIO

Ensemble
Jianna is a vocalist and music student at CRC. She previously appeared in the PBS program CELEBRATION OF MUSIC and was last seen here at the CRC Black Box Theatre as Rona Lisa Perretti in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. This summer with Light Opera Theatre Sacramento: THE SORCERER and TRIAL BY JURY. Many thanks to her family and teachers for their support!

KYLIE LANG

Ensemble
Kylie is a Sacramento-based actress excited to return to Cosumnes River College in this production of DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE. She was previously seen on this stage in productions such as THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, ANTIGONE, and SONNETS FOR AN OLD CENTURY. She has also appeared in roles such as Lilith/Lilly in SHE KILLS MONSTERS and Captain of the Guard in SHREK: THE MUSICAL.

ANTONIO OSORIO SANTIAGO

Ensemble
Antonio is a visual and performing artist, majoring in studio art and art history at CRC and participates in the campus’s choral ensemble. Outside of this, Antonio works as a freelance artist and is known online and in local art communities by the pseudonym “anzaoso.” At home, Antonio is a parent to a rambunctious nine-year-old who loves to sing and play the piano.

ROMAN STEWART

Ensemble
Roman has been a student at CRC since 2013. He has been a music major and member of the CRC choirs and is back to complete his goals: as a music performing major and to become a Broadway performer. Previously here at the Black Box Theatre, he was seen as William Barfee in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. He hopes to transfer to UC Santa Cruz after his time here at CRC.

ANTHONY D'JUAN

Director/Playwright/Adjunct Faculty
Directing credits include SUBURBIA, OTHELLO, FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (THE MUSICAL), ENDGAME, BASH, OUR TOWN, THE SEAGULL, THE DUMB WAITER, A TIGER WITHOUT MERCY, BOOTYCANDY, SKELTON CREW, THE MOUNTAINTOP, PASS OVER, THE ROYALE, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS and 3: BLACK GIRL BLUES.

JOE ARCHIE

Musical Director/Composer/Arranger
Joe is an award winning multi-instrumentalist from Sacramento, California. Being a P.K. (preacher's kid) with strong church roots, music has always been constant. He has worked with such artists as Perfect Gentlemen, El Debarge, Wayman Tisdale, Rene Moore, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Me’shell N'degeochello, Dwele, Dr. Cornell West, Smokie Norful, Virtue, and Chuckii Booker. Archie has won a Grammy along with multiple awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

KIERA ANDERSON

Choreographer
Kiera Anderson is an actor, choreographer, director, teaching artist and arts education advocate. Kiera graduated from New York University in 2002 with a BFA in Theatre, where she also taught yoga for actors at Tisch School of the Arts/CAP21. Kiera spent 10 years as a professional actor, working off-Broadway, in New York, and regional theatres across the country (member, Actors Equity Association). She has always been passionate about access to arts education, and has taught workshops and classes for young people since 2002. As Director of Community Outreach and Operations for the DEA Educational Foundation, Kiera was honored to help thousands of students receive access to dance education and other youth classes through the DEAEF Youth Programs. Kiera holds a M.Ed. in Drama in Education through University of Dublin, Trinity College and is currently pursuing an Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Innovation at New York University.

TRICIA TECSON

Scenic Designer
Tricia is honored to be a part of this production of DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE at Cosumnes River College as Set Designer. She has previously worked with Music Circus, Teatro Nagual, and Berkeley Playhouse. Tricia has had the privilege of designing shows such as ANTIGONE at Cosumnes River College and THE CHINESE LADY at Capital Stage and has assisted in many others. Tricia would like to thank the CRC theatre department for their encouragement and guidance which have been immeasurable.

MARI CARSON

Costume Designer
Mari Carson is a costume and sound designer based in the Sacramento area. She received her BA in Architecture from UC Berkeley and her MFA in Dramatic Arts from UC Davis.

CARY BABKA

Lighting & Projection Designer
Cary made his stage debut in 1st grade, playing the Wizard in THE WIZARD OF OZ behind a cardboard palace wall. He’s still interested in wizardry, but now it tends to run on A/C current or RF mic packs…. He is an adjunct at CRC, where he teaches theatre and film, while designing and occasionally still busting out the top hat and handlebar moustache to act in shows around the Sacramento area. He’s very happy to be a little part of this CRC premier!

JULIE JENKINS

Stage Manager

GAIL DARTEZ

Dramaturg
Gail Dartez has more than 30 years experience as a professional actor, director, and theatre arts educator. She has been a teaching artist for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission since 2006, conducting numerous K – 8 residencies in area schools, Music Circus Junior Company, Sacramento Theatre Company, is an Adjunct Professor of Theatre in the Los Rios Community College District, and has taught, directed, and performed for Capital Stage, among many others. She holds an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama and was awarded Arts Educator of the Year by the Sacramento Arts and Business Council in 2008.

MICHAELLA REYES

Assistant Stage Manager

JORDIN WEBB

Assistant Stage Manager

COLIN CHAN

Run/Build Crew

PATRICK DAY

Run/Build Crew

JAY HARDWICK

Run/Build Crew

AUDREY DI PAOLO

Run/Build Crew

MICHAEL RUIZ

Assistant Technical Director/Theatre Technician

MARTIN FLYNN

Technical Director/Faculty/Department Chair

RYAN PEREZ ADAME

Front of House & Box Office/Adjunct Faculty

BRIAN RICKEL

Dean of Arts, Media & Entertainment Division

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the following people and organizations for their support and/or contributions to this production:

  • Lyndsay Burch
  • Katie Cannon
  • Marcel Downer
  • Scott Klier
  • Tory Scroggins
  • Michael Stevenson
  • Omari Tau

 

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#Disillusionment #TheTiesThatBindUs

 

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