“The setting is a rundown bar in the Bronx, where two of society's rejects, Danny and Roberta, strike up a halting conversation over their beer. He is a brooding, self-loathing young man who resorts more to violence than reason; she is a divorced, guilt-ridden young woman whose troubled teenage son is now being cared for by her parents. Danny, whose fellow truck drivers call him "the animal," seems incapable of tender emotion, while Roberta, who is still haunted by the memory of an ugly sexual incident involving her father, is distrustful of men in general. And yet, as their initial reserve begins to melt, and they decide to spend the night together, the possibility of a genuine and meaningful relationship begins to emerge—the first for both of them. In the end there are no facile, easy answers, but thanks to the playwright's skill and compassion, both characters are able to probe within themselves to find an exorcism and forgiveness that, while painfully achieved, offers the hope of a future touched, at last, with more than the bitterness and loneliness that had been their lot before their fateful meeting.” - Dramatists Play Services, Inc.
directed by Peter Allas
starring
HANNAH BECK* JONATHAN CRIMENI*
produced by SEAN HOAGLAND and JACOB SCHOTT
stage manager TYLER DANHAUS
costume design DEBBI HOBSON scenic design DAVID ROBERTSON lighting design BENJAMIN EHRENREICH assistant director TANYA RUTH production assistant GEORGETTE TADROS
Cast
Roberta…………………………………..Hannah Beck*
Danny………………………………Jonathan Crimeni*
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea will be performed without an intermission.
WHO’S WHO
HANNAH BECK (Roberta) Hannah received her degree in theater from Sarah Lawrence College. She originated the role of Mia Wallace in the West Coast premiere of Pulp Shakespeare, a stage adaptation of Quentin Tarantino's cult classic Pulp Fiction. New York theater appearances include: The Cherry Lane Theatre, The Soho Playhouse and The Metropolitan Playhouse. She has appeared in numerous independent films in both New York and Los Angeles, including Loveless (directed by Ramin Serry) Damsel, What Tomorrow Brings and Empty Bed, which has screened at multiple festivals across the country. TV: Redrum,Lost Tapes and Celebrity Ghost Stories. Most recently, Hannah appeared as Marianne (Masha) in the U.S. premiere of Lucy Caldwell’s Irish adaptation of Three Sisters, produced by Living Room Theatre and directed by Obie Award winner and Drama Desk nominated Christopher McCann.
JONATHAN CRIMENI (Danny) Jonathan is thrilled to be part of this production. New York credits: Caliban (The Tempest/NSD),Geoffrey (Faded/NSD), Sebastian (Twelfth Night/NSD), Guy (In A Word/NSD).
Seattle credits include: Rev. David Lee (The Foreigner/Village Theatre), Ferdinand (The Tempest/SSC), Tom (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo/Washington Ensemble Theatre), Benvolio (Romeo & Juliet/Intiman Theatre), Longaville (Love’s Labour’s Lost/SSC), King of France et al (King Lear/SSC). MFA: The New School for Drama. Much love and many thanks to my family for their continued support.
PETER ALLAS (Director) Peter is an award-winning actor and director. He received critical acclaim for his revival of The Motherf#cker with the Hat in San Francisco earlier this year. Previous directing credits include: Brilliant Lies(U.S. premiere) by leading Australian playwright David Williamson, Neil LaBute’s Reasons to Be Pretty, John Patrick Shanley’s Italian-American Reconciliation, and the 1995 revival of Savage in Limbo starring Elizabeth Dennehy, at the Zephyre Theatre in Los Angeles. Peter is co-creator and artistic director of the San Francisco-basedFirescape Theatre, now in its fourth year. With the company, Peter produced the world premiere of Dominic Hoffman’s Emmit & Eva, as well as David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face, currently running in Los Angeles. Acting appearances include: American Buffalo directed by Joy Zinoman (Studio Theatre, Washington DC), Anna in the Tropics(Seattle Rep), Glengarry Glen Ross(Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Florida), Dinner With the Boysstarring Dan Lauria (Theatre Row), and the 30th anniversary production of Talk Radio at The Alcove Theater in San Francisco, directed by Rob Zimmerman. Award winner: 2016 Carbonell for Glengarry Glen Ross. 2011 Helen Hayes nomination for American Buffalo.2004 Gregory Awards nomination for Anna in the Tropics. Award Winner: 1997 L.A. Drama Critics Circle for Detective Story.For his directing work, he earned two L.A. Drama Critics Circle awards for Lakeboat and Savage in Limbo.Peter has appeared in over 200 films and television shows, but is widely recognized as Mario the Calzone Man on Seinfeld.He has been a teacher of acting and directing for over 10 years and is co-founder of the New York and San Francisco branches of The Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school. Peter dedicates this production to the late Milton Katselas – director, mentor, and friend.
SEAN HOAGLAND (Producer) Sean received his degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Maryland. Along with his wife, Hannah, he recently formed his first production company, Domani Productions. Their first self-produced film, What Tomorrow Brings, was screened this month as a world premiere at the River Town Film Festival and continues to make rounds on the festival circuit. Recent Acting Credits: Luft Gangsterdirected by Austin Pendleton, Occasionally Nothing (Theatre for the New City), and Guilty(Theatre for the New City). www.SeanHoagland.com JACOB SCHOTT (Producer) is a New York based talent manager at TalentINK NY-Chicago-LA, and a producer. He is co-founder of the improv group The Downtowners, which focuses on educating the city about the art of comedy, and giving up-and-coming writers the chance to make the world laugh! Recent production credits include: Goldstein, Neighbors, Thank God for Jokes andMotherStruck!
TYLER DANHAUS (Stage Manager) Proud Wisconsin native! Off-Broadway: The Imbible. NYC: Women on Fire: Stories from the Frontlines, SCOOP, She Persisted, Andromeda Speaks. Regional: Fortune, Shakespeare’s R&J(Hangar Theatre), Oh God (Chester Theatre Company), The Mountaintop(Chester Theatre Company). BFA UW-Milwaukee.
BENJAMIN EHRENREICH (Lighting Designer)Regional: Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins(Berkshire Theatre Group) Owners(Yale Repertory Theatre). NYC: Playwrights for a Cause 2016-2018, The Hunting Season, Vivian's Music 1969,PharmaBro, SAFE(Planet Connections),Cloverby Erik Ehn (La Mama), A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Gallery Players), Ultimate Beauty Bible(NYU TISCH Experimental Theatre Wing). Other: As You Like It, Lottie in the Late Afternoon, Iphigenia Among the Stars, Antony and Cleopatra(Yale School of Drama), A View from the Bridge(Vertical Player Repertory, New York), Macbeth(Community20 Productions, London). Allen Lee Hughes Lighting Fellow at Arena Stage 2008-09. MFA Yale School of Drama.
DEBBI HOBSON (Costume Designer) Debbi is a freelance costume designer working in theatre and film for over fifteen years. Previous productions include: A Letter to Harvey Milk (directed by Evan Pappas), The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (directed by Kevin Confoy), Liberty! A Monumental New Musical (directed by Evan Pappas) Luft Gangster (directed by Austin Pendleton), Butcher (directed by Stephanie Cunningham), Snowfall in Berlin,and Comes a Faery(directed by Shaun Peknic). Award winner: 2015 NYIT Outstanding Costume Design Award for Unmentionablesdirected by Monserrat Mendez. 2018 NYIT Outstanding Costume Design Award nomination for Tartuffedirected by Craig Smith. DAVID
McQUILLEN ROBERTSON (Scenic Design) is a New York based scenic and lighting designer. NYC: Hedda Gabler, Carrie, Welcome to Paradise.Front Row Scenic Rental: Mary Poppins, Into the Woods, Mamma Mia, Newsies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast.Florida: Bridges of Madison County, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sister Act, Sweeney Todd, It Shoulda Been You, 9 to 5.
TANYTA RUTH(Assistant Director) Tanya is an actor, director and recent transplant from San Francisco. This is her third production along-side director Peter Allas. Recent credits: the series Chanceon Hulu, the film Ghost of the Night (on available Amazon Prime) and the web series Gold Mountain.
GEORGETTE TADROS (Production Assistant) Georgette is a Florida native who received her degree in Communications & Photography from the University of North Florida. For the past few years she has been working in various areas of Theatrical Marketing, with the long-term goal of transitioning into Stage Management. She is thrilled to be working on this production.
