Title, Premiere and Location
FOR HERE OR TO GO?, December 15-24, 2000, Mark Taper Forum
Written By
Written by Alison Carey , inspired by Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle.
Presented at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
Synopsis
In celebration of Cornerstone's 15th Anniversary , Cornerstone brought together representatives from every Los Angeles community with which they had collaborated (15 communities) in a "City-Wide, Jumbo-Sized, Extra-Value Holiday Show" performed on the Mark Taper Forum's mainstage.
FOR HERE OR TO GO? features a play-within-a-play (the "Interrupted Production") that is eventually hijacked by assorted audience members who (for one reason or another) don't like the drift of the story. Audience members, Center Theater "staff" and folks from outside the theater (like a pizza delivery gal) all battle to keep the story moving forward.
The play is, in a way, a parody of Cornerstone by Cornerstone: one Ensemble member talked about how the show "airs our laundry." Cast members play themselves...and not themselves. Shishir Kurup plays the writer/director of the Interrupted Production. He's not exactly playing himself: it's more like a composite of Cornerstone artists. Some play against type (as with Page Leong's portrait of an uptight actress), and some use the play to reveal truths (as when Peter Howard steps out of character to talk about the invisibility of gays and lesbians in the company's repetoire).
Staff
Directed by Bill Rauch
Written by Alison Carey
Songs Composed By Michael Abels and Shishir Kurup
Music Direction by Michael Abels
Set Design by Lynn Jeffries
Costume Design by Christopher Acebo
Lighting Design by Geoff Korf
Sound Design by Paul James
Choreography by Jessican Wallenfels
Fight Direction by Randy Kovitz
Stage Manager - Paula Donnelly
Procuced by Leslie Tamaribuchi
Associate Producer - Damion Teeko Parran
Assistants to the Producers - Celia Anne Brown, Mariko Murakami
Assistant Director - Mark Valdez
Assistant to the Director - Sergio Marin
Production Managers - Amy C. Hiett, Geoff Korf
Assistant to the Production Managers - Jesus Tadeo
Assistant Stage Manager - Bridget Kirkpatrick
Assistant to the Stage Managers - Bobby Don Floyd, Sara Turcios, Janet Escobar
Consulting Stage Manager - Robin Veith
Vocal Coach - Annie Dennis
Properties Designer - Amanda Evans
Assistant Set Designer - Edmund B*Wak Comfort
Properties Carpenters - Rick Hudon, Anthony Lewis
Assitant Costume Designer - Kate Crowley
Assistant Lighting Designers - Celeste Thompson, James Robert Fritz
P.R./Marketing - Tamar Fortgang
For the Mark Taper:
Production Liaison - Tami Toon
Associate Production Manager - Amanda M. Gratton
Resident Sound Designer - Jon Gottleib
Cast
| Cast |
of the "Interrupted" Production |
| Writer/Director of the "Interrupted" production |
Shishir Kurup |
| Ms. Chen, a single mother |
Page Leong |
| June, her daughter |
Emily Hong |
| Nabil, waiter at Food for the Soul |
Ahmad Enani |
| Jiddu, his grandfather |
George Haddad |
| Mr. Merchant, owner of Food for the Soul |
Larry Dozier |
| Mrs. Merchant, his wife |
Theodora Hardie |
| Luce Merchant, their daughter |
Gracy Brown |
| Mr. Garcia, their best customer |
Armando Molina |
| Mr. Humphrey, the Merchant's landlord |
Peter Howard |
| Cast |
Portraying Audience Members |
| Bruce, Burger King owner |
Bruce Friedman |
| Loraine, his wife |
Loraine Shields |
| Rafa, their Employee of the Month |
Omar Gomez |
| Daniel, Rafa's co-worker |
Daniel Chacon |
| MC, another co-worker |
Marcenus Earl |
| Harris, another co-worker |
Harris Craig, Jr. |
| Nancy, another co-worker |
Nancy Yee |
| Tamadhur |
Tamadhur Al-Aqeel |
| Nickole, Tamadhur's friend |
Nickole K. Ivory |
| Quentin, a Muslim gentleman |
Quentin Drew |
| Rob, the yelling boy |
Rob Kadivar |
| Gezel, his sister |
Gezel Nehmadi |
| Al Miller, resident of the Angelus Plaza |
Alpheus Merchant |
| Infant Son of Parents in Row M |
Liam Tyrese Rauch-Moore |
| Critic |
Rob Kendt |
| Cast |
Portraying CTG and Performing Arts Center Employees |
| House Manager |
Keith Chaffee |
| Assistant Stage Manager |
Regina Menez |
| IATSE Crew Member |
Bernie Hatt |
| Usher |
Christopher Liam Moore |
| Wardrobe Crew Member |
Lorraine Lucero |
| Security Guard |
Fred A. Fluker |
| Parking Garage Attendant |
Rosalio Mendiola |
| Cast |
of Police Officers |
| Officer Jon |
Jon Greene |
| Officer Eric |
Eric Peterson |
| Office Don |
Don Wynne |
| Officer Jim |
Jim Montoya |
| Officer Ramona |
Ramona Beaty |
| Cast |
Portraying Other People from the Real World |
| Pizza Deliver Gal |
Frances Armijos |
| Homeless Woman |
Irma Ashe |
| Dolly, June Chen's Friend |
Emma Carey Cobb |
| Atlanta, June Chen's Friend |
JoAnn Charles Smith |
| Musicians |
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| Michael Abels |
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| Dave Brown |
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| Kerry Morris |
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| Ryo Okumoto |
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Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.
Subsequent Performances or Productions
Special Notes
Articles, Reviews, and other Links
LA Times article about the Taper:
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/mar/26/entertainment/ca-12670
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