Ashland High School Theatrical Society
2022 Spring Production
by David Ives
Five comic ten minute plays about people looking for love.
Directed by David E. Harrington
Production Staff
Artistic and Technical Direction; Scenic, Sound and Lighting Design: David E. Harrington
Stage Manager: Erin Benedict
Assistant Director: Anakin Sullivan
Deputy Stage Manager: Shernise Liposhe
Costume Designer: Eesha Gorantla
Scenic and Technical Crew: Kayla Wilen, Aarya Joshi, Zachary Dickinson, Andrew Slowman, Roman Shcherbyna
Sound and Light Board: Erin Benedict
House Manager: Andrew Slowman
Box Office Managers: Aarya Joshi, Julia Diamond
Photography: Brittany Messuri
THE STORY: Two people meet in a café and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love....
Cast
Bill: Koei Cade
Betty: Anakin Sullivan
THE STORY: Utterly normal Norman walks into utterly ordinary Flora's shop looking for a souvenir of his travels and together they find whirlwind romance, spurred on by a wacky translator.
Cast
Norman: Sean Bayliss
Flora: Amelia Uglialoro
Interpreter: Natalie Bailey
THE STORY: A washing-machine repairman falls in love with a picture-perfect washer. How can he tell his girlfriend, Mabel? Is the washer two-timing him with a dryer? Stay tuned....
Cast
Repairman: Sean Bayliss
Maitre D': Amelia Uglialoro
Mother: Koei Cade
Mabel: Natalie Bailey
Washing Machine: Anakin Sullivan
Friend: Amelia Uglialoro
Madperson: Koei Cade
THE STORY: Two people meet at a party, and their immediate romantic attraction is translated into comically unromantic grammar lessons as they struggle to free themselves from the banal constrictions of party talk.
Cast
Person 1: Natalie Bailey
Person 2: Amelia Uglialoro
Loudspeaker Voice: Anakin Sullivan
THE STORY: Two lonely but sweet young mayflies meet at a pond and really hit it off. Unfortunately, Horace and May watch a nature program on this first night out and discover they have a lifespan of only one day—and their lives are half over.
Cast
May: Koei Cade
Horace: Sean Bayliss
David Attenborough: Anakin Sullivan