The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong

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The play will run for 1hr 15 minutes.
There will be no intermission

Setting:
Opening night of The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's 
production of the murder mystery 
The Murder at Haversham Manor, written by Susie H.K. Brideswell

Time: Now

Director's Note

As a junior in college, I was cast as Polonius in my school’s pseudo-experimental, pseudo-post-modern production of Hamlet. For several nonsensical reasons, the creative team made Polonius a wheelchair-bound war veteran. (I know. Ick.) One night, upon my death in Act 3, Hamlet wheeled my carcass out from my hiding place and accidentally undid my wheel brakes. I began rolling down the set’s steeply raked platform towards the gaping maw of the orchestra pit. 

I remember my mind racing for a solution, one eye squinting open to gauge how much distance and time I had left till certain injury. All I knew for sure was, I was not going to break character. I was dead! While Hamlet saved me in time, the incident was the talk of community the rest of the run. And it’s my favorite memory as an actor.  

Few experiences beat the thrill of the first curtain call – when you finally put your work before a live audience, and the months or years of toil pay off. It’s so exhilarating because, until the audience is there, you really don’t know if it all works. The only sensation that beats it? Honestly, it’s the moment of a mistake. It’s so precious because (hopefully) it will never repeat itself, you honestly don’t know what comes next, and everyone watching knows it to be the case. That liveness is what makes theatre . . . theatre. This silly little play is a celebration of living in that unknown. By the time you leave today, I hope you’ll agree: there’s nothing like it. 

Damon Krometis 
Director 

Cast

Creative Team

Meet the Company

Jochebed Gwamna

Annie

Jochebed will be debuting at CCBC with this play. She has appeared in her high school’s productions of Tartuffe, Huckleberry Finn, Macbeth, and Fools. She also played Mary in Trinity Christian Colleges, showing of a collection of Medieval Plays. She aspires to be an actress on stage and on camera.

Myles Rigsby

Trevor

Myles is in his first year at CCBC and is also in his inaugural CCBC production. In high school, he appeared in The Story of Mrs. Claus and 11 Variations of Friar John’s Failure, where he also learned stage combat and non-verbal communication.

Jarod Johnson

Chris/Inspector Carter

Jarod enters his first performance at CCBC. Acting since he was in 11th grade, he has appeared in A Soldier's Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Beauty and the Beast at Owings Mills High School. He also appeared in a 10-minute play festival at Bowie State University. Jarod plans to continue acting at CCBC and beyond for as long as he can.

Mel Francis

Jonathan/Charles Haversham

Mel returns to the CCBC stage after last spring’s production of Goya: en la Quinta del Sordo. A CCBC alumni and UMBC Acting BFA major, Mel is happy to be back for the fall.

Tatiyana J. Terrelonge

Robert/Thomas Colleymoore

Tatiyana is a third-year theatre major at CCBC. She appeared in the Spring 2023 production of Hotel Cassiopeia as Matta/The Girl, and in the Fall 2022 production of We Are Proud to Present as Actor 6. She is excited for her role in The Play That Goes Wrong. Tatiyana has also appeared in The Wiz and Annie at EYD Performing Arts. She plans to take her career farther into theatre and film acting.

Aaron Duenas

Dennis/Perkins

Aaron returns to the CCBC stage after appearing in the 2022 Directors Fest. He was featured in scenes from The Harvest by Samuel D. Hunter and The Lion King (as Scar). He has also performed as renowned scientist Dr. Luis Alvarez at the 2022 CCBC Gala at Martin's West.

Addi Stashik

Max/Cecil Haversham

Addi has a deep love for anything of the arts, most of their interests including digital art, singing, creative writing, and of course, theatre. It is their first semester in college, and they are ecstatic to be back at it again on stage! Addi first started getting involved with live theatre at Dulaney High School, their first ever show being in the ensemble for The Wizard of Oz. Their last year at Dulaney became Year of the Cowboy, and they played Quincey Morris in Dracula for the Fall play and Cowboy Bob/Ensemble in Footloose for the Spring musical. With the start of a new journey, Addi hopes to earn an A.F.A. degree and transfer to a 4-year college in continuation of their theatre education, one day striving for true comfort in self-expression and finding a place in professional live theatre.

Caelyn Ricks

Sandra/Florence Colleymoore

Caelyn is appearing in their second CCBC show. Last fall they performed the part of Lillie Anne in their CCBC debut in Barbecue. Cae is a second-year theater major at CCBC, after being in drama classes and performing in plays throughout childhood. Previous credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Around the World in 8 Plays, and a comedic adaption of the story of Little Red and Robin Hood. Cae plans to pursue entertainment in any way they can, as that is what fulfills them and provides a purpose; however, they will figure out which way that will lead in the future.

Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, Henry Shields

Authors

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Damon Krometis

Director

Damon joined the CCBC faculty in 2019 after spending three years teaching at Emerson College and Roxbury Community College in Boston, MA. He holds a MFA in Directing from Northwestern University and has been directing professionally for over 15 years. His work has been seen in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Washington, DC, and Baltimore. An occasional playwright, his writing has been seen in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, Louisville, and various universities around the country. He is the former artistic director of Examined Man Theatre and a longtime assistant of famed South African director Yael Farber. Damon is also an avid scholar of participatory theatre techniques, directing, and social change, and his articles have been published in The Journal of Dramatic Theory & Criticism, Theatre Topics and on Howlround Theatre Commons (howlround.com). A native of Ellicott City, he is happy to be back in the mid-Atlantic and a part of the CCBC community.

G. Maurice (Moe) Conn

Technical Director/Scenic, Lighting Designer

Moe (He/Him) is in his eleventh year with CCBC where he is the full-time Technical Director and Designer at CCBC Catonsville’s Center for the Arts Theatre. He has an MFA in Scene Design and Technical Theatre. Moe has been doing technical theatre since 1993, as a Designer, Technician, Technical Director, and Educator. He served as the Technical Director for five summers at Cockpit in Court where he continues to design both lights and sets. He has also designed for Vagabond Players in Fells Point. Moe has received multiple nominations for Best Scene Design from Broadway World.com and received Best Scenic Design from the MD Theatre Guide’s Readers’ Choice Awards. When not backstage, Moe volunteers with “Behind the Scenes” which provides financial support for theatre technicians in need throughout the entertainment industry. He also helps coordinate the Long Reach Long Riders charity motorcycle ride, (www.LRLR.org) to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity fights AIDS and Behind the Scenes, two theatre-based charities.

Jess Rassp

Costume Designer

Jess (She/Her) is a theatre artist, producer and puppetry specialist who works as an independent artist with various theatre companies as a leader, designer, and puppet creator. In addition to intensive studies in theatre and fine arts, she received her B.A. in English Literature from Brandeis University. jessrasspdesign.com

Samuel Koch

Stage Manager

Sam returns to CCBC as stage manager after being the Assistant Stage Manager for Goya: en la Quinta del Sordo last season, as well as a stage hand for We Are Proud to Present in the fall of 2022. Samuel also attends UMBC as a theatre major in the Design and Production track.

Sierra Young

Intimacy/Violence Coordinator

Sierra (She/Her) is an artist in DC/Baltimore area; and an active member of Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC), the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and is an Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). Sierra is the Resident Fight and Intimacy Director for Mosaic Theater Company in DC. Recent choreography credits: Shout Sister Shout! (Fords); Unseen, Bars and Measures, The Till Trilogy (Mosaic Theater Co); The Joy That Carries You and AD16 (Olney Theatre Center); King Lear, Red Velvet (Shakespeare Theatre); Ain't No Mo' (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company). Upcoming: Sweat (Keegan); One in Two (Mosaic). Check out more of her work at www.sierrayoung.org.

John Milosich

Sound Designer/Production Coordinator

John is participating in his first CCBC production. He has previously served as composer and music director for productions associated with the Capital Fringe Festival, Arts Alive (Montgomery County), Montgomery County Community College, dog and pony dc, Classika Theatre, the Buffalo Infringment Festival and the band Featherburn. A member of Actors’ Equity, some past credits include Indecent (BCS, KC Rep, Arena Stage), War Horse (US Tour), Metamorphosis, Hamlet… the Rest is Silence, Master and Margarita, Frankenstein, and Host and Guest (Synetic Theater).

Amanda Sergnt

Light Board Operator

Aaron Partin

Sound Operator

Nathanial Key

Properties Master

Jochebed Gwamna, Tatiyana Terrelonge

Properties Crew

Paul Albers

Deck Chief

Paul Albers, Katy Muhr, Owen Taliaferro, Autumn Smith, Amira Burman

Stage Crew

Alex Bosworth, Nathanial Key, Sam Koch, Aaron Parton, Paul Albers, Jochebed Gwamna, Katy Muhr,Tatiyana Terrelonge, Sammy Jungwirth

Set Construction & Lighting Crew

Alex Bosworth, Nathanial Key, Sam Koch, Aaron Parton

Scene Shop Staff

Maddie Baynard, Darian Grade, Shakiara Saunders

Costume Shop Student Assistants

Trent Haines-Hopper

Production Photographer

Special Thanks

Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis
CCBC President
Dr. Joaquin Martinez
Provost & Vice President of Instruction
Dr. R. Michael Walsh
Dean, School of Arts & Communication
Professor Nick VanHorn
Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities
Tommy Parlon 
Arts Pathways Coordinator
Dr. Anne M. Lefter
Director of the Arts
Johanna Lawrence
Administrative Assistant, Arts
Cathy Kratovil
Communications Assistant, School of Arts & Communication
Michael Elspas
Designer, CCBC Creative Services
Johari Barnes
Campus Director, CCBC Catonsville
Sabrina Mandell
Mark Jaster

 

CCBC School of Arts and Communication

Dr. R. Michael Walsh, Dean Professor
Professor Will Niebauer, Chair, Arts and Design
Professor Nick VanHorn, Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities
Dr. Anne Lefter, Director of the Arts

The Arts at CCBC

Dr. Anne Lefter, Director of the Arts
Johanna Lawrence, Assistant to the Director
G. Maurice “Moe” Conn, Technical Director
Jason Randolph, Technical Director
Marc Smith, Technical Director
Nicole Buckingham Kern, Galleries Coordinator
Lisa Boeren, Box Office Manager
Eva Grove, Thom Purdy, Box Office Assistant
Cathy Kratovil, Communications Assistant
Brad Norris, Production Manager
Jessica Rassp, Resident Costumer



Theatre at CCBC

Julie Lewis, Coordinator, Faculty Director
Damon Krometis, Coordinator, Faculty Director
Terri Raulie, Faculty Designer
Precious B. Stone, Faculty Director
Jennifer Ring, Visiting Lecturer