Time Is On Our Side |
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by R. Eric Thomas |
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Directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor |
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Pauline Lamb |
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Leo Delgado |
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Time Is On Our Side was developed with the support of PlayPenn, Paul Meshejian, Artistic Director The world premiere of Time Is On Our Side was produced by Simpatico Theatre Project, Allen Radway, Artistic Director. It opened on June 9, 2016, and was directed by Jarrod Markman. Permission granted by ABRAMS ARTISTS AGENCY, 275 Seventh Ave. /26th Floor, New York, NY 10001. All inquiries concerning rights to the play shall be addressed to the above. |
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Cast
Creative Team
R. Eric Thomas
Gerrad Alex Taylor
Kevin O'Connell
Sam Rollin
Greg Stevens
Adam Mendelson
Pauline Lamb
Matty Griffiths
Steve Leshin
Stephen Kraemer
Miles Abramson
Meet the Company
Jordan Brown
Jordan Brown (he/him) is excited to be back on stage! He has had his shots and is safe to be around humans once more. Notable credits include She Kills Monsters (Rorschach Theatre), The Ties That Bind (Catholic University), Bobtail Bong Bong (InterAct Story Theatre), and The Wolf You Feed (Theatre Prometheus). Jordan plans on diversifying theatrical spaces in his artistic path. He holds a BA in Theatre and Media Performance from Stevenson University.
Emily Dalton
Emily Dalton (she/her) is a Virginia native and VCU grad with 9 years of professional acting under her belt. She has written and performed two comedic solo shows with the PIT-NYC; written, directed, and performed numerous original one-acts throughout New York City, trained with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA; and, most recently, toured with Olney Theatre Center’s National Players – Tour 70, as Viola in their Twelfth Night, Ann Putnam in The Crucible, and ensemble in Around the World in 80 Days. Emily proudly supports Black Lives Matter, wearing a mask, and giving people space.
Pauline Lamb
Pauline Lamb (she/her) couldn’t be more hype to make her post-pandemic, onstage debut with Perisphere Theater! She is a teaching artist, choreographer, dancer, and properties designer who has hit the DMV stage as Sylvia Henson in Blight (Pinky Swear Productions) and Simone Young in Weep (Nu Sass Productions). She’s excited to bring this powerful series of characters she gets to play to life, and she sends love and positive energy to each and every soul surrounding her who made it a possibility!
Leo Delgado
Leo Delgado (he/him) is thrilled to be doing his first show with Perisphere Theater. Area credits include La Vida Es Sueño (GALA Hispanic Theatre); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Scena Theatre); Beyond These Walls (Common Themes Productions, Capital Fringe); and Underworld (TBD Immersive). Leo studied acting at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Kate, and Danny.
R. Eric Thomas
R. Eric Thomas (he/him) is the long-running host of The Moth in Philadelphia and D.C. Until recently he was a senior staff writer for Elle.com where he wrote “Eric Reads the News,” a daily current events and culture column with hundreds of thousands of readers. His debut memoir-in-essays, Here for It, was released by Ballantine Books in 2020 and was hailed by Lin-Manuel Miranda as “David Sedaris-level, laugh-out-loud funny.” As a playwright, Thomas is a 2018 winner of the Dramatist Guild Lanford Wilson Award and was a finalist for the 2017 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award. For Time Is On Our Side, Eric won the 2016 Barrymore Award (Philadelphia) for best new play.
Gerrad Alex Taylor
Gerrad Alex Taylor (he/him) is an actor, director and educator in the DMV region. He is an associate artistic director of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore and director of The Studio at CSC, which offers classes year-round for area youth and adults. Taylor also teaches in the theater departments at UMBC and George Washington University. He holds a BA in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Performance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has worked with theaters and educational institutions across the country including Great River Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Pacific Conservatory Theatre-PCPA, Everyman Theatre, Constellation Theatre Company, Mosaic Theater Company, and Washington Stage Guild. He is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and the Society of American Fight Directors.
Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O’Connell (he/him) is the artistic director of Perisphere Theater. He was the founding artistic director of Barabbas Theatre Company, which produced highly acclaimed plays in the Capital Fringe Festival. These included H5x7, O’Connell’s faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry V; the world premiere of Alexandra Petri’s Never Never; and the D.C. area premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s, Exit, Pursued by a Bear. He holds a M.A. in dramaturgy from the Catholic University of America and an M.A. in history from the State University of New York at Albany. Kevin studied directing with Joy Zinoman at the Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory and completed the Directing Studio at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. In addition to Barabbas, Kevin has worked with several local companies, including Quotidian Theatre Company, Factory 449, the Washington Rogues, Pallas Theatre Collective, and Lean & Hungry Theater.
Sam Rollin
Sam Rollin (she/they) DC area credits: Pride and Prejudice (NextStop Theatre), As You Like It (Brave Spirits Theatre), A Civil War Christmas (1st Stage), Blight (Pinky Swear Productions), How’s That Workin’ Out For Ya? (Capital Fringe Festival 2018), Perfect Arrangement (Source Festival 2017).
Greg Stevens
Greg Stevens (he/him) is a Helen Hayes Award nominee and has directed plays; designed, built, or painted sets; or designed costumes for over 150 shows in Washington, New York City, San Diego, and elsewhere. He is a founding company member of Helen Hayes Award-winning Factory 449 where he has these credits: Agnes of God (HH nomination, outstanding production), Lela & Co. (HH nomination, outstanding production), Closet Land (set), The Amish Project (HH nomination, set), The Saint Plays (set/costumes), and 4.48 Psychosis (set). For Rainbow Theatre Project: Clothes for a Summer Hotel (direct/design), Kingdom of Earth (director), Suddenly Last Summer (director), In the Closet (set/costumes), Get Used to It! (set/costumes), and The Oldest Profession (set/costumes). For WSC Avant Bard: The Tempest (set/costumes), Emilie… (set), and Lulu (costumes).
Adam Mendelson
Adam Mendelson (he/him) is the Senior Lecturer in Lighting and Sound Design at the University of Maryland Baltimore County where he has been on the faculty since 2012 and helped prepare the new theatre spaces for the opening of the state-of-the-art Performing Arts and Humanities Building. He previously taught at the University of Wyoming, the University of Texas-Arlington, Stephens College (Columbia, MO), and Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA). His design work has been seen across the country and as far afield as Edinburgh, Scotland. Recently, he has lit shows for Rep Stage (Columbia, MD) Lexington Children’s Theatre (Lexington, KY), Annapolis Shakespeare Company (Annapolis, MD), and the Towson University Department of Dance. He lives in Catonsville, MD, with his wife, Catherine, and their menagerie, Lailah and Kona.
Pauline Lamb
Pauline Lamb (she/her) couldn’t be more hype to make her post-pandemic, onstage debut with Perisphere Theater! She is a teaching artist, choreographer, dancer, and properties designer who has hit the DMV stage as Sylvia Henson in Blight (Pinky Swear Productions) and Simone Young in Weep (Nu Sass Productions). She’s excited to bring this powerful series of characters she gets to play to life, and she sends love and positive energy to each and every soul surrounding her who made it a possibility!
Matty Griffiths
Steve Leshin
Stephen Kraemer
Miles Abramson
Multimedia
Jordan Brown, Emily Dalton, Pauline Lamb, Leo Delgado
Donors
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Katharine Ange Ellen Arnold Peg Ayers Marshall Bailey Susan Basile Katie Bowen Pam Burks Stephanie Clark Eileen Devlin Janet Dalton Dickinson David Dieudonne John Driscoll David S. Dubov-Flinn Kevin Dykstra at Katy O'Grady Jeffrey Fleming Karen Fleming Jill Goodrich Victor Goodrich Terry Hill Tomas Holzman Kathy and Mike Jennings Jasmine Jones John Jordan James Ketterer and Lisa Angerame Abraham Kahn Michael Kharfen
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Michael Kyrioglou Jenna Lawrence Robert Mason Cathy and John McCoskey John McDuffie Sean McGinley RJ Merck Heather Mitchell Annette Mooney Val Murphy Brendan Murray Eileen O'Connell Andrea Palmer Beth Perry Graham Pilato Bob Pursell Joan Roberts Maria Rohde Alyssa Sanders Jack Scheer Amanda Stiefvater Ryan Taylor Laura Weishaupt Joy Zinoman The Members of Perisphere Theater's Board of Directors |
Perisphere Theater's
Board of Directors
Erin Finucane
Lisa A. Hosten
Kia Hunter
Kindra Jones
Jeff McDermott
Kevin O'Connell
Joyce Patry
Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission: Perisphere Theater produces plays that examine personal and collective history and the notion of history itself.
Vision: A theater experience that gives audiences a greater appreciation of history and of those who are often left out of its retelling.
Values:
- Artistic excellence: We pursue the highest possible theatrical quality so we can engage our audience intellectually and emotionally.
- Diversity: We make equitable decisions about the plays we choose to produce and the people we choose to hire and elevate.
- Antiracism: We actively seek to provide opportunities for BIPOC theater artists, recognizing the need to not only eliminate racial barriers to participation but also to make amends for historical injustice.
- Respect: We always show the utmost respect for our collaborators and our audience, and we refuse to allow harassment, disparagement, or objectification in connection with our productions or operations.
A special thank you to our friends who appear in photos on our stage and provide some of the recorded voices
David S. Dubov-Flinn
Jill Goodrich
Lisa A. Hoston
Shubhangi Kuchibhotla
Roger Limoges
Jeff McDermott
Alyssa Sanders
Rowland Smith
The family of Greg Stevens
. . . and to Steve Deming who is volunteering his time to create an archival recording of the play.