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thanks his wife and kids for letting him community collaborations, and other
miss dinner while he's out making noise methods of in-depth inquiry. Shows
and telling stories. originated with The Civilians include
Jolee Morris (Production Assistant) is Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, a post-
excited to be involved in her first show electric play, cited by The New York
at Vivid Stage. Jolee is a junior Musical Times as the “4th Best Play of the Past
Theater and Directing major at Fairleigh 25 Years,” and Lucas Hnath’s Dana H.,
Dickinson University. She has worked as recently on Broadway and included in
the Props Master and Puppet Designer Top 10 of 2021 lists by The New York
for Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Into Times and Time magazine. Other
the Woods. Her recent performance shows include José Rivera’s Another
credits include Gertrude in Seussical at Word for Beauty, and many works with
Fairleigh Dickinson University and composer Michael Friedman: Gone
Margot in Legally Blonde at Theater in Missing, Pretty Filthy, Paris Commune,
the Grove. Jolee wants to thank Laura and more.
for the opportunity to be a part of this Steve Cosson (Writer) is
production! a director, writer and
Zach Pizza (Set and Lighting Designer) Artistic Director of The
is always excited to be working with the Civilians. He’s developed
Vivid Stage family! This is Zach’s 9th original shows for TBS
season here as resident LD and 7th and ITV Entertainment,
double bill doing lights and set. Recent creator and host of the
productions include: Fat Kid Rules the documentary musical
World (Davis, CA), Camp Morning Wood podcast Let Me Ascertain
(Playwrights Horizon), Jason Robert You, and with The Civilians was the
Brown in concert feat. Stephen first theater company to be Artist-in-
Sondheim (Town Hall, NYC), Big Bang Residence at The Metropolitan Museum
Theory Parody Musical (Theater Center), of Art. Select theater credits include
Stage Life, (Theater Row), On the Head world premiere The Unbelieving by
of a Pin (59E59). Regional Credits: Marin Gazzaniga, What You Are Now by
Sharon Playhouse-CT, Little Theater on Sam Chanse. New York premiere of
the Square-IL, Whyte Hall-NY, Cape Whisper House (Duncan Sheik/Kyle
May Stage-NJ, Hudson Theater Works- Jarrow); world premiere of Paul Swan
NJ. Staff Designer - SubCulture NYC, is Dead and Gone by Claire Kiechel; the
monthly Jason Robert Brown concerts. Encores! Off-Center revival of Gone
Purchase College Alumn. Missing (bookwriter); Jill Sobule’s
www.zachpizzalighting.com musical Times Square, bookwriter and
director of The Abominables at
Miranda Sage Rhode (Stage Manager) Children’s Theater Company, writer/
(she/they) is thrilled to be working with director of The Undertaking at BAM
Vivid Stage again! Previous shows with Next Wave, US tour, Theatre de la
Vivid include Harry Clarke (ASM), The Ville, Paris; director of José Rivera’s
Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Another Word for Beauty, (Goodman
(ASM), and Soft Animals (ASM). They Theatre); writer/director, Rimbaud in
have also stage managed with Walnut New York (BAM); director of Michael
Street Theatre, Milton Theatre, The Friedman and Bess Wohl’s musical
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Pretty Filthy; and the Off Broadway
Scranton Shakespeare Festival, and revival of The Belle of Amherst starring
National Music Festival. They graduated Joely Richardson. Other world
with a BFA in Theatre Production & premieres include The Great Immensity
Design from Montclair State University. (writer/director) at The Public Theater
The Civilians: Founded in 2001, The and Kansas City Rep; Anne Washburn’s
Civilians is dedicated to ambitious and Mr. Burns, a post-electric play at
exuberant new theater that creatively Playwrights Horizons and Woolly
interrogates our lived experience, Mammoth; writer/director of In the
questions and tests the stories that Footprint; This Beautiful City at
shape our world, and awakens new Vineyard, Kirk Douglas Theatre,
thinking and perceptions. Its signature Humana Festival; (I am) Nobody’s
work is “investigative theater”—projects Lunch in multiple US venues and
created through field research, London; Gone Missing with several US