Emmy Masteller is a Director, Dramaturg, and Actor from Strafford Vermont. She is currently a Junior Theatre Arts major with a directing concentration focusing on dramaturgy and a Technical Theatre minor at Point Park University. She would like to thank the magnificent Shannon Krise for this wonderful piece and process -- she couldn't have asked for a better playwright to work with. Additional thanks to everyone who has helped with this piece and her friends and family for their love and support. Recent Credits include, Passing Strange (Dramaturg), Don't Speak (Assistant Director/Dramaturg), How I Learned to Drive (Dramaturg), and Stuffed (Director). She also recently won the "Outstanding Dramaturgy Award" at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Enjoy the show!
Shannon Krise (She/Her/Hers) is a Junior Theatre Arts: Performance and Practices student at Point Park University with an emphasis on writing for the stage and screen. She wrote Monitor in the throes of quarantine after getting her first gaming system. She previously wrote a play titled 1987 that was chosen for Half-Acts last year and was set to be directed by Lilly Saunders, but the production was cancelled due to COVID-19. She is incredibly grateful to Emmy Masteller for bringing her vision to life as well as to the actors and video editor involved in Monitor. She is currently taking her classes online in her hometown of Punxsutawney but plans to return to Pittsburgh in the fall to complete her degree. In her spare time she plays violin and cries over fictional characters.
Charlie Thomson is a Junior Acting major at Point Park University. He has been editing since he was 11 years old and is incredibly proud of this piece. This is his second composing credit ever as well as in this festival. Enjoy the show!
Maggie McClelland (they/he/she) has been super fortunate to perform in the one acts festival this year! They’re thankful for their fellow cast, the director, writer and crew that helped put this piece together! We created some pretty cool art. Finally, he’s thankful for his sibling who’s the reason they’ve learned to create theatre. Instagram is @milkmagg and enjoy!
Abbey Hannis is excited to be in her first production at Point Park. As a freshman theatre arts student, performing has always been one of her main passions. Her former roles include Sophie in Annie, Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls, and Alana in The Little Mermaid. She would especially like to thank the director, Emmy for helping the cast create art in the midst of a pandemic. She hopes you enjoy this online gaming journey as much as she has!
Mason Hedge is a freshmen Theatre Arts major from Freedom, Pennsylvania. As this being his first production at Point Park, he’s very excited about jumping back into rehearsals and performing once again after a very long time away from it. He would like to thank his cast mates, his director, and everyone else involved for making this production very exhilarating and memorable. He would also like to thank his mom Jan, his dad Barry, his sister Michaela, and his yellow Labrador Rio for all being very supportive to him throughout the semester. Finally, he’d like to thank all of the friends he’s made along the way that gave him a friendly space to create and live out his passion. Now more than ever, theatre is going through a very unexpected time, and he’s grateful that theatre is still stronger than ever here at Point Park.
Stephen Solomon is a senior Performance and Practice major. He's excited and grateful for this opportunity! Most of his work throughout his time at Point Park has been in short films. He also is a freelance photographer and loves to take portraits in his free time. He also enjoys modeling for local photographers. He is going to sign with EMG modeling agency in New York at the end of April and moving there to pursue acting for tv/film as well as modeling.