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DIGITAL PROGRAM
OUT THERE THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS:
By Arrangement with Megan Hill.
Original Production Produced by Megan Hill.
The Last Class: A Jazzzercise Play
Written by Megan Hill
DIRECTED BY
Joanna Clarke
PRODUCER
Sarah Kennedy
STAGE MANAGER
Carly Ann Valdez
SOUND DESIGNER
Nick Robichaud
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ashley McBreairty
CHOREGRAPHER
Kathryn Kellogg
CAST:
KELSEA WIGGANS
Kathryn Kellogg
MJ FRAY
Grace MacNeill
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SHOW PARTNERS :
MARTIN'S POINT HEALTH CARE
STEEL IN MOTION
JURASSIC JO'S DINOS
We can not thank them enough for their help and contributions. Out There Theater Company holds community as its number one core value as a company. And we are honored to be a part of this theater community.
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
Space Gallery, Nick Schroeder, Dalton Kimball, Gabe Hirst, Kat Moraros Photography, Friends of Congress Square, Megan Hill, 207, Meredith Bullard, Maine Coast Life, Lyric Music Theater, Portland Players, Fox Burrow, Fenix Theatre Co, Steel & Motion, Body Positive Fitness, Mad Horse Theatre Company, SecondStory Theatre Company, Good Theater, Ghost Light Collaborative Arts Center, Are we Worthy?, Emma Tompkins, Sarah Rinaldi Kennedy, Hollie Pryor, Genevieve Joy Breitbach, Katie Mills, Lucy Bangor Sullivan, Marie Stewart Harmon, Cory Osborne, Alyssa Rojecki, Sumner Pratt, Hillary Perry, Katy Albert, Ronan Hope Riordan, Maya Williams, Jonathan and Erin Nitschke, Dave Register
TAKING OF PICTURES, VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
CAST
Kathryn Kellogg - (Kelsea Wiggans) Kathryn is jazzed to be joining Out There for this high energy show! Most recently she played Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, but you may have also caught her around the area as Lila Dixon in Holiday Inn, Angie in The Prom, and Janet Van De Graaf in The Drowsy Chaperone. Some of her favorite roles include Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein, Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Louise in Gypsy, Katherine in The Taming, and Viola in Twelfth Night. A big thanks to her friends, family, and this wonderful cast and crew!
Grace MacNeill - (MJ Fray) Grace is ecstatic to make her OTTC debut and return to the Portland theater scene after a years-long hiatus. She's been performing with Jurassic Jo's Dinos as Dr. Tracy Fossils since 2023. Previous acting credits include Lil Hel (Hel), The Crucible (Mary Warren), Carrie: The Musical (Norma), and Depression: The Musical (Eleanor). Grace has a B.A. in Theater Arts from Brandeis University and a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a focus in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor and specializes in trauma and addiction. Grace is also an instructor and pole dancer at Steel in Motion, where you should definitely go for an Intro to Pole class. She thanks Joanna Clarke for her trust and patience in this marathon of creative process, Kathryn Kellogg for being an incredible scene partner and choreographer, and her husband, Taylor, for always saying “yes” to running lines and being the biggest supporter of them all. Enjoy the class!
CREW
Joanna Clarke - (Director) Joanna is thrilled to be making her theater directing debut. She is a co-founder and the secretary of Out There Theater Company. She was the assistant director and costume designer for OTTC’s THE 39 STEPS and costume designer for I’M GONNA MARRY YOU, TOBEY MAGUIRE. You may have seen her performing recently at Maddy's Theater at CMTM, City Theater, Portland Players, and with the team at Jurassic Jo’s. Some of her favorite theater credits include Magenta in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Bonnie in BONNIE & CLYDE: THE MUSICAL, Louise in GYPSY, Dragon in SHREK, and April in COMPANY. She would like to thank this incredible cast and crew for all their hard work and support in making this show come to life!
Sarah Kennedy - (Producer) Sarah enjoys all aspects of Theater, and is so excited to take on Season 3 for Out There Theater Company. She is a founding member of OTTC, and recently directed The Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom in collab with Good Theater this past summer. She also directed The 39 Steps their inaugural year. She truly can not thank enough her family and friends for their support. To Joanna and Dalton for being her rocks. She is in AWE of this cast. Now DIVA POSE!
Ashley McBreairty - (Lighting Designer) Ashley is an award winning lighting designer based out of the Southern Maine region. She has over 100 credits to her name and has been working in theater since she was four years old. She graduated from The University of Southern Maine with degrees in Theater and Psychology. Her time studying has paired to inform her design choices, utilizing human perception of color to influence her work. She recently made her return to USM, now as faculty, designing, teaching, and working to inspire the next generation of theater creators! Ashley is always thrilled to come back to camp and join Out There Theater Company for another show.
Carly Ann Valdez - (Stage Manager) This is Carly's first show with Out There Theater Company! She has stage managed everything from Shakespeare and musicals to operas, ballet, and everything in between. Previous experience includes: Carnival Cruise Lines, Playhouse on Park, Florida Studio Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Adirondack Theatre Festival. She is also a singer/ dancer/ actor and recently performed with The Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine!
Nicolas Robichaud - (Sound Designer)
Megan Hill - (Playwright)
Megan is a Brooklyn based theater maker. As an actor, she primarily focuses on new work and has originated roles in the World Premieres of: Zoë Geltman’s A(U)NTS! (The Brick); Sandy Rustin’s THE SUFFRAGETTE’S MURDER (Denver Center); Ramiz Monsef’s THE ANTS (Geffen Playhouse); Crystal Skillman’s OPEN (The WP/The Tank) and CUT; Amy Staats’ EDDIE AND DAVE (The Atlantic, Drama Desk Nomination, NY Times Best of List- Comedic Performance); Mara Nelson-Greenberg’s DO YOU FEEL ANGER? (Vineyard Theater and Humana Fest), Leah Nanako Winkler’s THE BRIGHTEST THING IN THE WORLD (Yale Rep) and KENTUCKY (P73/EST); Joshua Conkel and Matt Marks’ THE HOUSE OF VON MACRAME (Bushwick Starr); and Rob Askins’ HAND TO GOD (EST), among others. Megan was also seen in POTUS (Arena Stage, Helen Hayes Nominations). Her play THE LAST CLASS: A JAZZERCIZE PLAY has enjoyed runs in NY, DC,Seattle, and now Portland, ME. She also co-wrote the play, LONESOME WINTER with Joshua Conkel, Triptych Shorts for DODO Collective, and her writing was featured in MS. Magazine. Training: BFA, Cornish College of the Arts; MFA, ART/MXAT IATT RIP at Harvard. Insta: @meganhillwhat
CLASS PARTICIPANTS
Ronan Hope Riordan representing Are We Worthy? and Hillary Perry representing Ghost Light Collaborative Arts are joining us today, Sunday, August 30 at 1:00 pm to be our class participants!!!!!
Here is a blurb from the company themselves :
Are We Worthy is taking an audacious approach to one of Shakespeare's most challenging works debuts this October with the very first production from an all-new theatre collaborative: "Are We Worthy?" Founded to bring an inclusive and experimental lens to classic works of theatre, Are We Worthy? Theater Collaborative is partnering with Fenix Theatre Company to present an unconventional, visceral take on Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, harnessing the storytelling power of nontraditional casting, immersive staging, puppetry, mask work, and much more. Titus Andronicus is coming October 11, 17, and 18 to Mackworth Island in Falmouth. And it's free!
At Ghost Light Collaborative Arts center, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive, accessible, and empowering space for artistic expression and collaboration through meaningful opportunities for all people to engage with the performing arts – what this means in practice is offering classes that are unique in both content and execution.
We will offer traditional dance, theater, and music classes, workshops and performance opportunities with an inclusive and educated lens. We will do these things with a focus on the financial, physical, and intellectual barriers that some may be unable or not confident enough to confront in order to gain access to wellness, expression and artistic collaboration.
THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS!!
