Plays / Chronology / Trepidation Nation

Actors Theatre of Louisville
27th Humana Festival of New American Plays


March 28–April 6, 2003
TREPIDATION NATION a phobic anthology
by Keith Josef Adkins, Stephen Belber, Hilary Bell, Glen Berger, Sheila Callaghan, Bridget Carpenter, Cusi Cram, Richard Dresser, Erik Ehn, Gina Gionfriddo, Kirsten Greenidge, Michael Hollinger, Warren Leight, Julie Marie Myatt, Victoria Stewart, James Still

directed by Wendy McClellan

The Cast (all members of the Acting Apprentice Company)
Chris Ashworth
Jamie Askew
Kate Bailey
John Catron
Valerie Chandler
Jenna Close
Beth Collins
Daniel Evans
Richard Furlong
Jen Grigg
Jason Kaminsky
Lori McNally
Dimitri Meskouris
Brian Nemiroff
Megan Ofsowitz
Eleni Papaleonardos
Michael Rosenbaum
Natalie Sander
Bobbi Lynne Scott
Robert Lee Simmons
Brad Smith
Justin Tolley

Trepidation Nation
(in order of appearance)

The Gallows Monologue
from Sidney Ryan’s Gunpowder and Blood by Glen Berger
Michael Rosenbaum (Morris)  

The Message by Hilary Bell
Beth Collins (Juliet) and Robert Lee Simmons (Max)

Down to Sleep by Victoria Stewart
Kate Bailey (Ellen) and Natalie Sander (Anne)

Cobra Neck by Keith Josef Adkins
Bobbi Lynne Scott
 

Seal Skin by Erik Ehn
Eleni Papaleonardos
 

I Am Not Alone by Richard Dresser
Brad Smith (Brad) and Justin Tolley(Justin)

The Joys of Childhood by Kirsten Greenidge
Jamie Askew (Claudette Cox)

Octophobia by James Still
Lori McNally (Skater)
 

Hold This by Sheila Callaghan
John Catron

Naked Lunch by Michael Hollinger
Dimitri Meskouris (Vernon) and Jenna Close (Lucy)

Normal by Cusi Cram
Daniel Evans (Lewis) and Jason Kaminsky (Chase)

Euxious by Bridget Carpenter
Megan Ofsowitz

I’m Here for You by Warren Leight
Brian Nemiroff (Jules) and Valerie Chandler (Amy)

Safe by Gina Gionfriddo
Jen Grigg
 

Phobophobia by Julie Marie Myatt
Richard Furlong (Paul)  

Yes by Stephen Belber
Chris Ashworth  

Scenic Designer Paul Owen
Costume Designer John P. White
Lighting Designer Paul Weerner
Sound Designer Colbert S. Davis IV
Properties Designer April Hartsook
Stage Manager Justin McDaniel
Dramaturg Stephen Moulds
Directing Assistant Tiffany Noelle Taylor
Commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville