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♦ SHEHEREZADE 11: A year in review 2010 ♦ by Eamon MacAodhagain, Tom Bruett, VB Leghorn, Leah Halper, Andrew Black, Jaene Leonard, Bridgett Duta Portman, and Kirk Shimano directed by Brady Brophy-Hilton and Ann Thomas | Stage Werx | March 18-April 9 2011 ♦

♦ |Production Team| Laylah Muran de Assereto ◊ Producer & Sound Design | Quinn Whitaker ◊ Stage Management, Lighting Design & Set Design | Wesley Cayabyab ◊ Technical Director | Rhonda Carson ◊ Costume Design | Lisa-Marie Maryott ◊ Prop Design | Colin Hussey ◊ Photography ♦

♦ |The Cast| Richard Egan, Wesley Cayabyab, Shubhra Prakash, Rachel Ferensowicz, Charles Lews III, Philip Goleman, and Heidi Wolff ♦

|The Plays| Emergency Contact, by Eamon MacAodhagain dir by Brady Brophy-Hilton ◊ Fear Sells, by Tom Bruett dir by Ann Thomas ◊ iWhat, by VB Leghorn dir by Brady Brophy-Hilton ◊ Many Winters, by Leah Halper dir by Ann Thomas ◊ My Visit with Father Brody, by Andrew Black dir by Ann Thomas ◊ Oil and Water, by Jaene Leonard directed by Brady Brophy-Hilton ◊ Paul der Krake, by Bridgette Portman directed by Ann Thomas ◊ Proposition Ate, by Kirk Shimano directed by Brady Brophy-Hilton

Emergency Contact, by Eamon MacAodhagain dir by Brady Brophy-HiltonIn the wake of the pipeline explosion in San Bruno, a PG&E customer service rep follows corporate instructions to “keep it real” with an unsuspecting customer, but only manages to disturb some settled truths from the past. It leads them both to question just how real is too real for corporations and people alike.

Fear Sells, by Tom Bruett dir by Ann Thomas
Outlandish Betty, the host of a home shopping program at a local television station, attempts to move up the media ladder by any means necessary. Even if those means include holding her guest entrepreneur – who happens to be Muslim – hostage.

iWhat, by VB Leghorn dir by Brady Brophy-Hilton
It is iPad madness at the Microsoft offices. Can J.W., a Microsoft Engineer, keep his coworkers sane or will he fall victim too?

Many Winters, by Leah Halper dir by Ann Thomas
In the shadow of a similar loss more than fifty years ago, Jean flies from Ohio to California to comfort her grand-daughter, Marie, who has lost her young son to cancer. Would stem cell research have helped treatment of his disease?

My Visit with Father Brody, by Andrew Black dir by Ann Thomas
A man who was abused by a Catholic priest seeks out his abuser with the intent of confronting him and laying the matter to rest. He is surprised to discover that demons are sometimes exorcised in unexpected ways.

Oil and Water, by Jaene Leonard directed by Brady Brophy-Hilton
Ann struggles to find hope for her unborn baby in the midst of the BP oil spill crises. Can her husband help her see a future without oil slicks and desolation?

Paul der Krake, by Bridgette Portman directed by Ann Thomas
Fritz has one joy in life; taking care of Paul, a famous psychic octopus. One night Fritz must defend his charge against Karl, a man determined to kill the cephalopod for unexpected reasons.

Proposition Ate, by Kirk Shimano directed by Brady Brophy-Hilton
A fifth grade girl finds herself the victim of a schoolyard bully who strips away her rights. For the first time, she stands her ground.