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Who’s Who

                 Harry Patrick Christian   Playwriting Fellows semifinalist, and her
                 (Hardware Store Owner /   writing has been featured at the NYC
                 Perfume Maker / History   Fringe, the Tank, the Chelsea Film
                 Professor / EMT 1) has   Festival, and the Chain Film Festival. As
                 acted in many plays here   a director, her work has been seen at
                 at beloved Vivid Stage   United Solo and the Chain Theater.
                 including This, The      Sarah is also a founding member of
                 Mystery of Irma Vep,     Taproot Creatives, a collective
      Shipwrecked, Fuddy Meers, Water in   dedicated to uplifting the voices of
      My Hands, Psychodrama, Pride’s      underrepresented genders.
      Crossing, and he also directed the plays   www.sarahcuneo.com
      Motherhood Out Loud and Be Here                 JF Seary (Mystery
      Now. In other Vivid show                        Novelist / Librarian /
      performances, Harry has been seen               Florist / Friend / EMT 2) is
      stranded at the airport in the hit              a Nuyorican poet and actor
      romantic show, Shooting Star, and over          who has toured nationally
      the years he has portrayed a 9- year            NYC, Chicago,
      old boy with ADHD, a mnemonist, a               Philadelphia, L.A., Grand
      firefighter, a fertility doctor, a singing      Rapids, Atlanta, Orlando
      college track coach, an Irish cook, a           and San Juan, PR. She has
      bisexual green-skinned alien, a one-  also performed in internationally in
      legged groundskeeper, a tortured lady-  London, England and Seoul, South
      of-the-manor, and a schizo with a sock   Korea. Theatre credits include King
      puppet. Harry is also a proud member   Lear, Is There Room in your Heart?, A
      of the Pushcart Players and The     Midsummer Night’s Dream, Vivisection,
      Theater Project where he recently   Soledad Speaks, Of Mothers and Men,
      directed A Jersey Cantata and acted in   Latin Lives, HerStory and Is There Such
      5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche. Harry has   a Thing as True Love? J.F. Seary co-
      performed in several original off-  wrote the web-series The New York
      Broadway productions in NYC, national   Effect and currently serves as the
      and international touring shows, TV,   Artistic Director of Emit Theatre. She is
      radio, and at many of NJ’s best     very excited to join the Vivid Stage
      professional theaters. Harry also   ensemble for this production of
      directed Driving Miss Daisy at The   Kodachrome. J.F. Seary lives and
      Summit Playhouse and is a long-time   creates in New York City. is humbled by
      director at Arizona’s Del E. Webb   and eternally grateful for the continued
      Center and conducts workshops with   love and support.
      the Passaic Police Dept Youth Services.         Jason Szamreta
                 Sarah Cuneo (Young                   (Gravedigger / Young
                 Woman / Waitress /                   Man/Policeman) made his
                 Marjory) (she/her) is                debut at Vivid Stage as
                 pleased as punch to be               Luke in the 2011
                 making her Vivid Stage               production of Next Fall and
                 acting debut! Sarah is a             joined the company after
                 playwright, actress,                 performing in the following
                 director, and aerialist who          season's original musical
                 is particularly passionate   The Neighborhood. He has also
      about the development of new works;   appeared in Rx, The Most Deserving,
      she collaborated with Tectonic Theater   Sister Play, and Things Being What
      Project on workshops of their new play   They Are, as well as various improv and
      Here There Are Blueberries and has   holiday specials. In 2022, he performed
      acted in new play festivals at regional   in Vivid’s very first radio play and web
      theaters throughout the country,    series, the latter of which is an official
      including Cleveland Play House and   selection of the 8th annual NYC Web
      Premiere Stages. Sarah is a Dramatists   Fest. For Carol and Herman.
      Guild Foundation 2024 National
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