The Mad Ones

Name: The Mad Ones
Start: 2024-03-09T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-03-09
Location: The Zack Box Theater

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Wednesday / March 6, 2024 / 7:30 p.m. (EST)

Thursday / March 7, 2024 / 7:30 p.m. (EST)

Friday / March 8, 2024 / 7:30 p.m. (EST)

Saturday / March 9, 2024 / 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Saturday / March 9, 2024 / 7:30 p.m. (EST)

The Zack Box Theater

8 Fenway

Boston

02215

United States

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Boston Conservatory at Berklee presents The Mad Ones by Bree Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan.

Program Information

Director's Note

Do you know what you want? Are you taking action toward that today? If yes and yes, I hope you know that makes you heroic.

A tragic accident and a season of major life changes catapults our senior valedictorian into a quest for self-discovery. Sam has to decide: who am I, and what do I want when the driving force of my life hands me the wheel, and I’m terrified to drive? Over the course of 90 minutes for us (but for Sam, in the time it takes to turn the key in a car’s ignition), The Mad Ones plunges us into the shards of traumatic loss. However, like all the best art where death looms large, we also learn as much, if not more, about life. We hope you will go on this wild ride with us and come to love and delight in Sam, Kelly, Beverly, and Adam as they recreate (and embellish) memory, reckon with unnamed feelings, and help piece together a brave, resilient, and heroic Sam.

—Marianna Bassham, director

Cast

Orchestra

About the Artists

Kait Kerrigan (she/her) is an award-winning lyricist, book writer, and playwright. Off-Broadway credits include The Mad Ones (formerly known as The Unauthorized Autobiography Of Samantha Brown) and Henry & Mudge, with composer Bree Lowdermilk. She has written the book and lyrics for the immersive house party The Bad Years, as well as Republic, Unbound, and Irena. She also wrote lyrics for Rosie Revere Engineer & Friends and Earthrise. Her plays include Father/Daughter, Disaster Relief, Imaginary Love, and Transit. Her work has been developed by La Jolla, Kennedy Center, Theatreworks/Silicon Valley, Dramatists Guild Fellowship, Page 73’s, I-73, BMI Music Theatre Writing Workshop, and Barnard College.

Bree Lowdermilk (they/them or she/her) is a queer, gender non-conforming writer and composer. Their musicals include The Bad Years, Henry & Mudge, The Mad Ones (formerly known as The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown), Republic, Rosie Revere Engineer & Friends, and the albums Our First Mistake and Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live. Their awards include Jonathan Larson, Alan Menken, Richard Rodgers, and the Dramatists Guild Fellowship. Learn more about Loudermilk.

Production Credits

CREATIVE TEAM:
Director – Marianna Bassham
Assistant Director – Charlie Zuckerman
Conductor/Music Director – Katya Stanislavskaya
Student Assistant Music Director – Hammond Samba
Student Choreographer – Anna Beyer
Scenic Designer – Peyton Tavares
Lighting Designer – Brogan Nelson
Assistant Lighting Designer – Karina Tejera
Costume Designer – Liv Curnen
Sound Designer – Daniel Gonko
Intimacy/Fight Coordinator – Angie Jepson

PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director of Performance Services – Hanna Oravec
Assistant Director of Production – Rebecca Donald
Technical Director – Audrey Kimball
Staff Props Manager – Larry Dembski
Costume Shop Manager – Alison Pugh
Assistant Costume Shop Manager – Leah Foley
Wardrobe Manager – Liv Curnen
Audio Supervisor – Steve Deptula
Audio Engineer/A1 – Maddy Poston
Production Stage Manager – Gabby Stryker

STUDENT PRODUCTION STAFF:
Zack Box Assistants – Olivia Monarch, Lori Newsom, Sophie Davis, Danny Hernandez, Kalika Reece

CONCERT SERVICES STAFF:
Assistant Director of Concert Services – Luis Herrera
Coordinator, Concert Services – Matthew Carey
Concert Production Manager – Kendall Floyd
Performance Technology Technicians – Sara Pagiaro, Goran Daskalov

Boston Conservatory thanks audience members for viewing this program information online. This paperless program saved 165 sheets of paper, 18 gallons of water, and 15 pounds of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions.