BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK
Apr 20 - 30, 2023 | The Helen Theatre at Playhouse Square (Allen Theatre Complex)
Written by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Sheffia Randall-Nickerson
BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is a seventy-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the story behind the cameras leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy scholars will debate for years to come. In this new comedy from the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright of "Ruined," Lynn Nottage draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. Directed by Sheffia Randall-Nickerson.
American Sign Language (ASL) supported performance: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Sign Language Interpreters will be present to sign along with the live performance.
Get $5.00 tickets for this performance with Discount Code ASL
Performing Interpreters - Erin LaFountain & Colleen Ticherich
CSU DISCOUNT CODES
Code Details
1SEN - $10.00 Seniors 65+
NST - $8.00 Non-CSU student (w/School ID)
STUCSU - $5.00 CSU Student (w/ID)
ALUCSU - $5.00 CSU Alum
FAC - $5.00 CSU Faculty/Staff (w/ID)
ASL- $5.00 Sign Language Performance (April 27, 2023 only)
GRP- $5.00 Groups of 10+ (CALL FOR GROUP SALES – 216-241-6000)
CAST:
| Aidan | Callahan | Von Oster / Brad |
| Zoë | Frager | Anna Mae |
| Nicholas | Hassan | Slasvick / Peter |
| Cassandra | Miller-Myers | Vera Stark |
| Kat | O’Donnell | Gloria |
| Trinity | Thomas | Lottie |
| Quinton | Turpin, Jr. | Leroy / Herb |
CREW:
| Emily | Anderson | Wardrobe |
| Fern | Barajas | Wardrobe Head |
| Dr. Lisa | Bernd | Faculty/Staff Liaison |
| Russ | Borski | Scenic/Lighting Designer |
| Logan | Chapman | Asst. Lighting Designer / Lead Electrician |
| Alyssa | Gruttadauria | Wardrobe |
| Brooke | Hamilton | Stage Manager |
| Brooke | Joiner | Makeup |
| Shatara | Jordan | Sound Board Operator |
| Mekenzie | Keogh | Student Liaison |
| Alyssa | Maree Brown | Backstage Crew |
| Caitlin | Mason | Wardrobe |
| Cameron | Michalak | Technical Director |
| Maggie | Natt | Backstage Crew |
| Terry | Pieritz | Costume Designer |
| Sheffia | Randall-Nickerson | Director |
| James | Romeo | Sound Designer |
| Kameryn | Roubanes | Asst. Stage Manager |
| Spencer | Shafron | Lighting Board Operator |
| Eisley | Sims | Hair / Wigs |
| Cigdem | Slankard | Producer |
| Dana | Sumpter | Asst. Stage Manager |
| Sarah | Sweeney | Backstage Crew |
FILM CREW:
Producer..............................Cigdem Slankard
Assistant Director................Maria Gigante
Director of Photography..... James Joyce
Editor.................................Dwayne Castleberry
Assistant Camera...............Maris Wirt
Assistant Camera...............Aaron Connor
Sound Mixer.......................Jason Fraley
Grip & Electric....................Michael Mahoney, Dan McRaven
Boom Operator...................Andrew Cirincione
Thank you to the CSU School of Film & Media Arts!