For the first time in over 25 years, an original, student-written comedy will be the Dramat's Commencement Musical. Bunkerville follows the story of a hapless newspaper editor who lives in an underground city in the aftermath of nuclear conflict. By a few bizarre twists of fate, he finds himself outside and forced to fend for himself among mutants, Mother Earth cults, and other denizens of the post-apocalyptic world. Along the way, he finds love, loss, and what might be the last unexploded nuclear bomb.
"Bunkerville" premiered at Yale last year in Saybrook College with the help of a Sudler grant. It has been revised and reworked to a larger scale and offers a unique, sometimes absurdist, commentary on our future and past. Some fog effects, gunshots, and mild profanity.
Cast
Raphael Shapiro - Dagger
Sarah Rosen - Ellen
Mike Young - Steve
Gabe Greenspan - Pete
Jamie Biondi - Harold/Barney
Carol Crouch - Meg
Laurel Durning-Hammond - Joyce
Rich Gilliland - Brian
Courtney Grafton - Carrie
Marina Keegan - Victoria
Elias Kleinbock - Darius McCabe
Michael Rosen - Jacques
Chandler Rosenthal - Linda
Tom Sanchez - Newcomb/Arnold
Julie Shain - Jasmine
Danny Victorio - Conrad
Production Staff
Charlie Polinger - Director
Nikola Champlin - Producer
Brendan Ternus - Playwright
Mark Sonnenblick - Playwright
Ben Wexler - Music Director/Vocal Arranger
Stephen Feigenbaum - Music Director/Conductor
Melissa Cail - Stage Manager
Michael Rosen - Choreographer
Zeke Blackwell - Set Designer
Zoe LaPalombara - Lighting Designer
Bea Koch - Costume Designer
Stephen Marsh - Sound Designer
Autumn VonPlinsky - Technical Director
Jennifer Matichuk - Technical Director
Amelia Urry - Master Electrician
Stuart Teal - Sound Engineer
Molly Houlahan - Hair/Make-up
Denice Cox - Props Master
Meredith Davis - Head Rigger
Iva Velickovic - Head Rigger
Marjorie Berman - Paint Charge
Max Pommier - Graphic Designer
Emma Hills - Associate Stage Manager
Mark Sonnenblick - Associate Music Director
Hillary Luong - Associate Master Electrician
Naomi Woo - Associate Conductor
Ethan Karetsky - Assistant Director
Connor Lounsbury - Assistant Director
Christine Shaw - Dance Captain
Orchestra
Will Hutchinson - Drums
Will Moritz - Guitar
Ariel Borensztein - Keyboard
Zach Simao - Drums
Wells Andres - Orchestra
Qiwei Xue - Orchestra
Paulina Haduong - Orchestra
Geoffry Litt - Orchestra
Lucia Woo - Orchestra
Victor Wang - Orchestra
Grace Patuwo - Orchestra
Nathaniel Meyer - Orchestra
Nathan Prillaman - Orchestra
Andi Zhou - Orchestra
Chase Young - Orchestra
Emily Massey - Orchestra
Crew
Margaret Ditre -Assistant Set Designer
Maria Altyeva - Assistant Lighting Designer
Miranda Lewis - Assistant Costume Designer
Ryan Bowers - Assistant Hair/Make-up
Katharine Pitt - Assistant Producer
Josh Stein - Assistant Producer
Briana Pigott - Assistant Producer
Cole Florey - Assistant Producer
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