April 27th - may 7th 2006

Vital Theatre Company invited alumni from the renowned Drama League Directors Project
to tackle pieces they love, with playwrights they admire.  The results were unmistakably intriguing.

. . . . . . . WEEK ONE . APRIL 27-30, 2006 . . . . . . .

BLUE PERIOD - STILL INTO LIFE  
conceived & directed by Mahayana Landowne
with . Jenny Vath* . Bronwin Proser . Karim Sekou . Garritt Turner . Jenny Weaver
Melody Bates . Jaime Hardy . Jennifer Loryn*

BUMPING HEADS
by Brian Sloan . director Andrew Volkoff
with . Nancy Beard . Jimmy Owens . Eric Sand*

POOR OPHELIA
by Shawn B. Hirabayashi . director Julie Hamberg
with . Julian Elfer . Jenna Kalinowski* . Laura LeBleu .
R. Paul Hamilton* . Choreographer . Danielle Quisenberry
Scenic Advisor . Susan Woldman

SWAN LAKE CALHOUN
by Yehuda Hyman . director Pesha Rudnick
with . Megan Gaffney . Ryan Good . Luke Rosen*

. . . . . . .WEEK TWO . MAY 4-7, 2006 . . . . . . .

DEARBORN HEIGHTS
by Cassandra Medley . director Gregory Lamont Allen
            with . Amber Gray* . Felicia Wilson*

PUSH IT
by Maria Gabrielle . director Tom Rowan
with . Julie Leedes* . Robert Libetti* . Mitch Poulos*
Jeff Riebe* . Christine Verleny . Alison Watrous*

TELL HER THAT
by Michael John Garcés . director Moritz von Stuelpnagel
with . Moira McDonald . Jane Ray* . Thom Rivera*

THE OLDER GENTLEMAN
by Max Sparber . director Rob Urbinati
            with . Peter Brauwer* . Teddy Bergman . Gary Cowling*
            Anne DuPont* . Steven Hauck* . Jane Nichols* . Andy Phelan*
            Costume, hair & make-up consultant . Richard Kathlean

Stage Manager
Korey Kent

Designers
Scenic . Brian Prather . Lighting . Alison Cherry

Producers
Lead Producer . Danny Martin .
Producer . Julie Westlin-Naigus

Festival Curators
Julie Hamberg . Lisa Brenner, PhD

THE DRAMA LEAGUE    DIRECTORS PROJECT

Is the only national, comprehensive career development program for early and mid-career directors, and is also dedicated to creating work opportunities for its alumni.  Their 208 alumni have had a profound effect upon the American Theatre.  They are the artistic directors, associates and resident directors at forty-five professional theatres, and their work has been honored with Tony, Emmy, Obie and Drama Desk Awards, as well as numerous grants and fellowships. Roger Danforth, Directors Project Artistic Director.