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The Blueprint: A DNA Musical

A look at the science world in the 1950s to examine how the struggle for notoriety and success is less about grit and intelligence, and more how you play the game. Using the race to find the structure of DNA as a case study, along with the events surrounding esteemed Jewish biochemist, Rosalind Franklin, the show explores the ways in which contributions and truth in the science world are diminished by the societal structures in which we work.

Composer, Lyricist, & Playwright - Sylvia Coopersmith
Director - Rachel S. Bass
Music Director - Arin Edelstein
Producer - Carley Santori
Stage Manager & AD - Connor Kopko
Dramaturg - Joanna Gerber
Adrienne Weill, (u/s J.D. Bernal) - Chloe Berek
Fred Dainton, Linus Pauling, (u/s Crick) - Daliah Bernstein
J.T. Randall - William Cardozo
Anne Sayre, Louise Heller, & Charles Coulson - Jordan Hurley
Jean Kersalke - Margaret Leisenheimer
James Watson & R.G.W. Norrish - Tate McElhaney
Rosalind Franklin - Cali Newman
Maurice Wilkins - Anthony Scarpone
Francis Crick & J.D. Bernal - Trevor Targowski
Vittorio Luzzati - Justin Tepper
Raymond Gosling & Lawrence J. Bragg - Jackson Thea
Jaques Mering & Alex Stokes - Eli Wassertzug
U/S for Jan 10
James Watson & R.G.W. Norrish - Maxwell Swangel
Francis Crick & Fred Dainton - Emma Imholz
Orchestrator - Elspeth Collard
Score Copyist & Vocal Orchestrator - Andrew Goehring
Guitarist - Nick Potocki
Bassist - Mohan Risema
Drummer - Abigail Rodriguez
Costume Designer - Hailey Byrd
Lighting Designer - Kristen Paige
Sound Designer & Audio Technician - Mason Pilevsky
Projection Designer & Videographer - Jacob Brodsky
Props Designer - Lexi Malakhoff
Program Designer - Abby Lamdan
Photographer - Marissa Alper

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IT WILL RISE SOON ENOUGH

2030. A mother and her child tread water with a delivery person in a flooding Greenwich Village apartment during a category four hurricane. 2060. A group of rogue individuals struggle to find new identities and homes in the wreckage of once familiar landscapes. 2090. The firstborn of a self-governed settlement questions whether to follow his own will or the will of his people.

It Will Rise Soon Enough is a cross-generational work of speculative theatre that examines how we might be forced to rethink our relationships to labor and capital as it pertains to our identities as we face increasingly dramatic changes to our climate.

Playwright - Fiona Gorry-Hines
Director - Victoria Gruenberg
Producer - Cristina Gerla
Dramaturg - Dylan Gurrera
Stage Manager - Gianna Durante
Assistant Director - Rachel S. Bass
Scenic Designer - Josh Oberlander
Sound Designer - Caroline Eng
Costume Designer - Sofie Kapur
Projection Designer - Vivienne Shaw
Lighting Designer - Elizabeth Schweitzer
Stage Hand - Lillian Mottern
MARTA / GEORGIE / MIM - Lilla Brody
GUMGUM / NAOMI - Maya Carter
EVAN / WYATT / PIP - Bodhi Foster
NYMUS / MATT - Sina Pooresmaeil
EVIN / OCEA - Logan Rozos
EMMA / JENN - Meagan Sisler
BEX / AMY - Jules Talbot
NATHAN / CHRISTOPHER - Nick Turturro
RECORDED VOICES - Holly Linneman, Tori Nassberg, Matt Storm

the fallout

YOU’RE INVITED! Adam’s just arrived to NYC, and we (his new roommates) are hosting a party for him. It’s been a crazy year — ah! Living in apocalyptic times! — but come be in the same room as us!

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A 10-person immersive play set at a housewarming party a year after a global disaster where no one’s seen each other. A night of exploring mundanity in the face of atrocity, community placemaking, and connection.

(Surprisingly, written well before Covid-19)

((Yes, we know.))

Devisors / Co-Writers - Mark Weissglass, Carley Santori, Rachel S. Bass
Director - Rachel S. Bass
Music Director - Mark Weissglass
Movement Director - Carley Santori
Stage Manager - Carley Santori
Cara - Regina Fierro
Noelle - Carmen Flood
Jack - Bryan Freedman
Marissa - Margaret Leisenheimer
Theo - Ian Pekar
Collin - Austin Ruh
Kelsey - Ankita Sethi
Adam - Noah Truesdale
Sam - Oliver Wang
Alex - Emily Williams

Our Ladies of Perpetual Suffering

It’s the late 80's the internet is about to be invented, Kate Bush has just released her Wuthering Heights music video and Anna and Sal are trapped in All girls catholic school. A queer coming of age fever dream about religion and learning how to love yourself.

Director & Producer - Rachel S. Bass
Playwright & Assistant Director - Genevieve Farbe
Marketing - Madison L’insalata
Mask Maker - Halle Ballard
Choreographer - Chloe Troast
Projection, Lighting, & Set Design - Rachel S. Bass & Genevieve Farbe
Anna - Margaret Leisenheimer
Sal - Caitlin Dullahan-Bates
Marissa - Madison L’insalata
Kate Bush - Dalton Harrod
Priest - Kellan Harrod
Katie - Kat Vlasova

Uncharted: An individualized Musical Theater Cabaret

Uncharted

(2018)
3rd Annual Individualized Musical Theatre Cabaret

An annual cabaret of original musical theatre songs written by NYU students and alumni.

A Gallatin Theatre Troupe Production
Producers - Myka Cue and Henry Sheeran
Director - Rachel S. Bass
Music Directors - Matthew Dylan Rose & Laura Spineti
Stage Manager - Lewis Fender
Orchestrator - Matthew Dylan Rose
Graphic Designer - Jessy Dong
Reilly Cashmore, RJ Christian, Sylvia Coopersmith, Hope Fennig, Cole Fletcher, Bryan Freedman, Sarah Kahn, Marina Magnelli, Roza Melkumyan, Marlena Ospina, Hanna Samawi, Christopher Robin Sapp
Dylan Adler, Truth Bachman, Benedict Braxton-Smith, Alanya Bridge, Emily Chiu, Jacinth Greywoode, Rebecca Hart, Chase O’Neill, Gianni Onori, Karl Munroe, Molly Reisman, Ben Rowley, Theo Teris and Danny Ursetti

videos

“Kind of Emergency”

Music & Lyrics by Alanya Bridge

Performed by Reilly Cashmore

“Angels in the Snow” (excerpt)

Music & Lyrics by Karl Munroe & Ben Rowley

Performed by Full Cast (see above), featuring Bryan Freedman & Marina Magnelli

photos

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