26 Pebbles
Cast List
Jenn/Carla: Becca Young, Euclid, OH
Michael/Darren/Bill/Father Weiss: Jer Marshall, Kissimmee, FL
Joe/Chris/Rabbi Praver/Mike: Dermot Healy, Lakewood, OH
Yolie/Jeriann/Sally: Amelia Hammond, Berlin Heights, OH
Georgia/Kat/Carrie: Grace Thomas, Orlando, FL
Julie/Starr/Carole: Zaria Keys, Toledo, OH
Understudies: Bailey Grizzell, Grove City, OH
Connor Wells, Memphis, TN
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Production/Creative Team
Director: Scott Hunt, Dayton, OH
Production Stage Manager/Master Electrician: Autumn Perry
Assistant Stage Manager: Zion Pinell, Charlotte, NC and Vee Reynhout, Warren, MI
Set/Costume/Production Manager: Sue Hlavinka, The Dalles, OR
Lighting Designer: Lexy Saxon
Dialect Designer: Karla Kash, Dayton, OH/Prescott, AZ
Assistant Director/Assistant Set Designer/Assistant Scenic Charge: Syd Mendez, St. Cloud, FL
Assistant Costume Designer/Dramaturg: Lauren Price, Alliance, OH
Assistant Lighting Designer/Crew: Sam Barker, Upper Sandusky, OH
Scenic Charge: Amelia Hammond, Berlin Heights, OH
Sound Designer/Poster Designer: Serria Allen, Columbus, OH
Props Designer: Lainey Miller
Hair/Make-Up Designer: Mack Ludwig, Shelby Township, MI
Light Board Operator: Elijah Shiley
Co-Marketing Directors: Melaina Brostenianc Warren, MI and Josey Norgren, Phoenix, AZ
Box Office/Front of House Manager: Kayliana Barbee, Oberlin, OH and Melany Menedez, Houston, TX
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Meet the Cast
Becca Young She/Her (Actor 1/Jenn/ Carla) is a sophomore majoring in Theatre with a Concentration in Acting and double minoring in Business and Psychology. She is ecstatic to be a part of her sixth main stage production, previously making her Gundlach debut in Fiorello!, Friar Peter in Measure For Measure, Boy Scout Leader/ Gareth in One Man Two Guvnors and various ensemble roles in Assassins (ensemble/ Emma Goldman understudy) and Godspell (ensemble)
Becca would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support, as well as the entire theatre department for all of their hardwork and dedication!
Jerahmy Marshall They/He (Actor 2) Kissimmee,Florida is so excited to be performing such an important piece. They’ve been in Fiorello(Hack #3), Measure for Measure(Provost), One Man Two Guvnors(Lloyd Boateng), Assassins(Zangara), and Godspell(John the Baptist/Judas). They hope you enjoy the show and the hard work that the cast and crew has to put into it!
Dermot Healy He/Him (Actor 3) is excited to be returning to Gundlach in this production of You 26 Pebbles. His other shows include You Just Never Know(Geoff), Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins(Charles Guiteau), One Man, Two Guuvnors(Harry Dangle), Measure for Measure(Escalus), Fiorello!(Ensamble), SpongeBob(Gary), The Other Place(Man), Wendy and Peter Pan(Tom), and Chicago(Ensemble).
Amelia Hammond she/her (Yolie/Sally/Jeriann/Scenic Charge) is so pleased to round off the first semester of her junior year with a powerful production of 26 Pebbles! She is a third-year theatre major with a concentration in musical theater. Amelia has previously performed in The SpongeBob Musical (Plankton), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Cecile Volanges), Measure For Measure (Pompey), Fiorello! (Mrs. Zappatella), One Man, Two Guvnors (Alfie/Old Man), and Assassins (Emma Goldman/Ensemble). She would like to thank Scott Hunt for the fabulous experience it was to work with him and is so grateful to have gotten to work with him for three shows now!
Grace Thomas is so grateful to have the opportunity to tell this incredibly important story. She has had so much fun working with everyone and she’s learned so much having to juggle three different characters. She would like to give a big thank you to Scott Hunt for being such a wonderful person to work with. She’d also like to thank all her cast mates and crew for all their hard work and support!! She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Zaria Keys she/her (Julie/Starr/Carole) is a Senior and is double majoring in Psychology and Theatre with a concentration in Acting and minor in Business. 26 Pebbles is one of the many performances that Zaria has been involved in at Heidelberg. Some other productions you might have seen her in include Godspell (Jesus), Assassins (The Proprietor), and Spongebob the Musical (Patrick). Zaria is also the President of the theatre honorary, Alpha Psi Omega as well as President of Heidelberg’s improv group, Make-A-Scene on campus! She wants to thank her best friend and soon-to-be school teacher, Isabella Joseph, for always having long debriefs in the car about literally EVERYTHING EVER. Zaria is so excited to be a part of this journey and hopes you enjoy the show!
Bailey Grizzell she/her (Understudy for Actor #1 and Actor #4) is very excited to participate in her first mainstage play at Heidelberg University. You may have seen her earlier this year in Godspell. She would like to thank her friends, family, and her dog. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Conor Wells is a Freshman at Heidelberg and is excited to participate in his third production this fall, he was seen in Godspell (Thomas Aquinas, Ensemble) and You Just Never Know (Police 1). He is thankful for the Director making this show possible and his mother for making sacrifices to allow him to be at Heidelberg.
Meet the Crew
Serria Allen (Sound Designer) She/They, is a Senior English and Media major and is honored to be a part of the 26 Pebbles production team! Serria has been a part of the theater department since their Freshman year at Heidelberg. She has previously acted in Addams Family (Ensemble), Chicago (Select Dance Ensemble), and Assassins! (Ensemble/Proprietor U/S), Spongebob the Musical (Electric Skate #1/Ensemble/Plankton U/S) and Godspell (Ensemble, “Turn Back O’ Man soloist U/S). Serria was also a part of Cinderella (Assistant Stage Manager), Wendy and Peter (Assistant Stage Manager) Measure for Measure (Assistant Stage Manager), Les Liaison Dangereuse (Sound Designer/Operator), Fiorello! (Sound Mixer), One Man Two Guvnor’s (Sound Designer), The Woman in Black (Assistant Director/Stage Manager/Marketing), Rocky Horror (Director). They have also been the show photographer for many Mainstage and Black Box performances!
Melaina Brostenianc She/Her (Co-Marketing Director) is beyond excited for this show! Melaina is a Sophomore AYA Education major with a concentration in Social Studies at Heidelberg University. She has been involved in Heidelberg's production of Fiorello! (Assistant Stage Manager), Endgame (Sound Designer//Marketing), One Man Two Guvnors (Assistant Director/Marketing), and Assassins (Assistant Director/Marketing). She has also acted as the Marketing Director for the theatre department. Outside of the theatre Melaina is also a part of Greek Life which includes Kappa Psi Omega and Nu Sigma Alpha Heid Babe's. Melaina would like to give a big thanks to Josey for all of her continuous help with the marketing and taking on the Co-Marketing Director position. Break a leg!
Autumn Perry She/Her (Warren, MI) (Production Stage Manager, Master Electrician) is a Senior Theatre Production and English Literature double major with a minor in Business and is overjoyed to be the Production Stage Manager and Master Electrician for the main stage production of 26 Pebbles this November. Autumn has previously been involved in Heidelberg's productions of The Addams Family (Assistant Stage Manager), Eurydice (Production Stage Manager), Chicago (Production Stage Manager), Misery (Sound Designer), Top Girls (Sound Designer), Spooky-Dog and the Teen-Aged Gang Mysteries (Sound Designer), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Production Stage Manager), Porch (Light Designer), Spongebob (Assistant Technical Director), Fiorello! (Production Stage Manager), The Woman in Black (Scenic Designer), Measure for Measure (Production Stage Manager), One Man, Two Guvnors (Production Stage Manager), The Letter G (Sound Designer), Assassins (Production Stage Manager, Sound Designer, Ast. Lighting Designer, Ast. Scenic Designer) Godspell (Master Electrician), You Just Never Know (Director), and most recently The Half-Life of Marie Curie (Sound Designer). Autumn also holds the position of Vice President for Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honorary, and Make-A-Scene, Heidelberg's Improv Troupe.
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Lexy Saxon she/they (Lighting Designer) Lexy is a senior theater production major at Heidelberg University. She has designed many shows here at Heidelberg including Measure For Measure, We Have Apples, You Just Never Know, The Letter G, and Top Girls. They have also been the assistant designer for many shows on campus such as Chicago, Wendy and Peter, and Cinderella. Outside of Heidelberg, she has designed shows such as Godspell and 9 to 5 with the Lorain Community Music Center. They are very excited to have the opportunity to light design 26 Pebbles. She would like to thank everyone who has ever supported her throughout her career, and they hope you enjoy the show!
Thank you for being here to participate in this Community Meeting masquerading as a Play. 26 PEBBLES is a unique piece of Theatre, that both breaks the conventions of, and fulfills the true mission statement of the art form itself. I was fortunate to play the roles of MIKE/RABBI PRAVER/JOE/CHRIS in the World Premiere production of 26 PEBBLES at The Human Race Theatre Co. in Dayton, OH, under the direction of Igor Goldin. As an Actor, I was instantly struck by the truly UNIVERSAL and HOLISTIC approach taken by Playwright Eric Ulloa, eschewing politicization, and the inevitable polarization that accompanies it, and instead favoring community, and healing. Despite the often grim nature of the event in question, 26 PEBBLES offers a plea for healing, hope and humanity. It has been a pleasure to guide these brave, empathetic, and resilient Students through this process, and we're so happy to have this chance to commune with you, and create yet another ripple in the pool.
“The ripples. The vibrations. It's life. This stuff spreads.”
-Scott Hunt, Director