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Poster Design by Stefan Langer

Theatre Daedalus presents

CAUGHT IN THE ACT
48 Hours. 20 Actors. 11 Writers. 5 Plays. 1 Fundraiser.

January 9, 2010

Theatre Daedalus presented our first annual fundraising event, Caught in the Act, an evening of short plays conceived, written, and put together in 48 hours. More than three dozen theatre artists gathered — eleven scripts were written and the top five were be selected for staging at Caught in the Act, the culmination of this exciting weekend.

For full information on the plays presented at Caught in the Act, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Caught in the Act featured the following talents:

WRITERS

Rachel Baird (CSU MA playwright)
Mike Geither (Head of Playwriting, NEOMFA)
Andrew Gregar (Founder, InkWell, South Bend, Indiana)
Sonda Staley Lewis (Theatre Daedalus Ensemble Member)
Dawson Moore (Head, Last Frontier Theatre Conference; Valdez, Alaska)
Michael Parsons (Playwright-in-Residence and co-founder, Theatre Daedalus)
Peter Roth (NEOMFA playwright)
Kim Sanders (Theatre Daedalus Ensemble Member)
Jeremy Sony (Managing Director and co-founder, Theatre Daedalus)
Jaclyn Villano (Artistic Director and co-founder, Theatre Daedalus)
Bryan Willis (Playwright-in-Resdience, Northwest Playwrights' Alliance; Seattle, Washington)


ACTORS

Char Anderson, Randy Benge*, Erik Binion, Deb Brommer, Remy Brommer, Dale Bush*, Darien Crago, John Grote, Jeff Kemeter, Stefan Langer*, Natalie Lloyd, Christina McQuade*, Jane Mowder*, Laila Newell, Don Roberts, Charlie Sloin*, Jeremy Sony, Rachel Wengrow*, Marla Williams*, Jessica Zambrotta
*Theatre Daedalus Acting Ensemble

DIRECTORS

Tim Browning, Bob Kile, April Olt, Jim Petsche, Michael Schacherbauer

CREW

Sara Weaver (Producer & Stage Manager), Lisa Billing (Assistant Producer), Chrissy Irvin-Brown (Tech Operator)



WHEN
January 9 at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE
Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
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TICKETS
This production closed on January 9, 2010. Tickets are no longer available.



The Plays that were Caught in the Act are:

ACT I

Caught Red Handed (reading)
by Sonda Staley Lewis | Directed by Michael Parsons
Char Anderson as Diane
Jessica Zambrotta as Sara
John Grote as Catfish
Tim Browning as Frank
Narrated by Dale Bush

The Awesome Power of the Black & Decker LH5000 12 Amp Variable Speed Electric Leaf Hog Blower
by Bryan Willis | Directed by Tim Browning
Jessica Zambrotta as B&D LH5000
Marla Williams as Sophie
Dale Bush as Brendan
Jeremy Sony as Jesse

The Death of Edward Fox
by Jeremy Sony | Directed by Michael Schacherbauer
Audience Choice Award Winner
John Grote as Fitz
Rachel Wengrow as Caroline
Don Roberts as Edward
Jane Mowder as Marilyn

Flying Standby
by Michael Parsons | Directed by Bob Kile
Audience Choice Award 3rd Place
Deb Brommer as Judy
Randy Benge as Freddy
Erik Binion as Kyle
Christina McQuade as Allison



ACT II

Acting Ridiculous (reading)
by Andrew Gregar | Directed by James F. Petsche
Kim Sanders as Spy
Remy Brommer as Thomas
Randy Benge as Mr. Henderson
Marla Williams as Wife
Narrated by Jeremy Sony

The Rain Fell Up
by Jaclyn Villano | Directed by April Olt
Laila Newell as Rebecca
Stefan Langer as Daniel
Darien Crago as Becca
Jeff Kemeter as Danny

Ohio Vice
by Peter Roth | Directed by James F. Petsche
Audience Choice Award 2nd Place
Charlie Sloin as Dave
Char Anderson as Margaret
Natalie Lloyd as Cocoa
Remy Brommer as Winston



The following scripts were written during Caught in the Act and will be workshopped here at Theatre Daedalus for later staging:

More to Lose by Rachel Baird (Cleveland, OH)
Endless in Circles Through Metal Rings by Mike Geither (Cleveland, OH)
Risk by Dawson Moore (Valdez, AK)
Love and Miscarriage by Kim Sanders (Columbus, OH)



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