Cynthia Scott is a retired art professor who escapes to the Black Mountains of North Carolina after a harrowing experience in her "previous" life. Despite her fiercely independent nature, she eventually forms a relationship with Del, a young man who has recently been released from prison. They challenge each other in unexpected ways... but the question remains, will either of them accept forgiveness?
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CAST
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brandi andrade (rayLEAN)
Brandi Andrade is a recent transplant from Texas, where she worked for over 30 years as a performer, director, dramaturg, administrator, and producer. She has a Ph.D. in Theatre and American Women's History and taught full-time in the Theatre Arts and Women's Studies Departments of the University of Texas-Arlington. Thanks to the miracles of technology, she is still teaching online courses there. She does her commercial work through Screen Artists Talent.
RYAN DEVER (DEL givens)
Back for his second production with the Magnetic Theatre, Ryan is incredibly thrilled to be working with such a talented cast/crew! A big thank you to my friends and family for their love and support!
ALESA BRYANT (CYNTHIA SCOTT)
Alesa is Thrilled to be back in the theater. this is Alesa’s first appearance at the Magnetic. Her previous roles include Momo in The Humans, Vernadette Simms in Dixie Swim Club, Chief Inspector Hubbard in Dial M for Murder, Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond, Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, Ida May Combs in The Quiltmaker, and Mattie Rigsby in Walking Across Egypt. Some of her other productions include Morning’s at Seven, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Our Town, Look Homeward Angel, Big River, My Fair Lady, You Can’t Take it With You, The Boys Next Door, and others. Alesa taught drama and english at Mountain Heritage High School, directing the drama department to as many as thirty regional and state titles awarded by the North Carolina Theatre Conference; some award-winning productions include: All in the Timing, Dancing at Lughnasa, the Laramie Project, Wit, The Rimers of Eldritch, Proof, The Diviners, The Sunset Limited, and more. Alesa is a native of Mitchell County where she lives with her family.
kay galvin (Ms. trudy)
This is Kay’s fourth show for the Magnetic Theatre. She was last seen at the Magnetic Theatre via Zoom in Rosa & Leo, and pre-pandemic in In a Clearing and Luna Gale. Kay has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to perform with many theatre groups in and around Asheville since her arrival here in 1990. A number of these opportunities have been with NCSTAGE, Immediate Theatre Company, Southern Appalachian Repertory, Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective, Haywood Arts Repertory, Montford Park Players, and ACT. Favorite roles are too many to list, but a handful that stand out are Mary in Luna Gale {the Magnetic}, Her Ladyship the Dresser (NCSC), Gertrude Hamlet (NCSC), and Grandma Lost in Yonkers (SART). Over the past five years Kay has been pursuing opportunities in TV and film with featured roles in Stargirl, The Passage, Paradise Lost, The Act, House of Cards, Killing Reagan, and Swamp Murders, in addition to several short independent films, industrial films, and commercials. Thanks to our director Katie Jones for bringing me back to my first love---live theatre!
christine caldemeyer (interviewer)
Christine is excited to join the cast in her first acting gig with the Magnetic Theatre. Born and raised in the area, she works as an actor and costumer with the surrounding artistic community.
darren marshall (david)
Welcome to the theatre again!! I sincerely hope you enjoy the show!
PRODUCTION TEAM
ABBY AUMAN (TECH DIRECTOR / LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGNER) - Abby is the Technical Director of The Magnetic Theatre and of Parkway Playhouse. She also works as a lighting designer in theaters all over WNC.
JESSICA JOHNSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / SCENIC DESIGNER) - Jessica has spent more of her life working in theatre than not, primarily as a stage manager, but also as a director, props and scenic designer, and dramaturg. She has worked locally with Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective, Montford Park Players, Parkway Playhouse, and The Magnetic Theatre. In addition to her behind the scenes theatre work, she has a background in nonprofit development. Jessica serves on the board of Montford Park Players, and is the Executive Director of The Magnetic Theatre.
TYLER JOHNSON (MASTER CARPENTER / SET DESIGNER) - Tyler is a woodworker and furniture designer who moonlights as a set designer. When not figuring out ways to transform spaces, he’s busy taking big pieces of wood, turning them into smaller pieces of wood, then sometimes turning them back into big pieces of wood. You can see some of his work on Instagram at @tothebonewoodworking.
KATIE JONES (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR) - Katie is a director, performer, and educator. She has worked with regional theatres in Sarasota, Chicago, and Denver, where she directed community-focused programming. Katie specializes in new play development and is an alumnus of Directors Lab New York and Chicago. She founded Wishbone Theatre Collective in 2009 and continues to perform with them, throughout the country. Katie has a BA from Clemson University and an MFA in from Naropa University. In addition to serving as The Magnetic's Artistic Director, Katie has worked locally with Asheville Creative Arts and the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival.
DAKOTA MANN (STAGE MANAGER) - Dakota has worked both on and off stage throughout WNC region, working with theatres such as Haywood Regional Arts Theatre, Parkway Playhouse, Anam Cara, The Magnetic Theatre, and the Sublime Theater and Press, as well as performing overseas in Scotland in a devised piece based around John Cage and the students of Black Mountain College in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He recently attained a B.A. in Drama from the University of North Carolina – Asheville. This is Dakota’s fourth production with The Magnetic Theatre, but the first time he has stage managed for them. Previous work includes: Assistant Director for Sixteen Years Tried (MPP), Assistant Director/Stage Manager for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (MPP), Stage Manager for TRNZ (Sublime), and Stage Manager for Brilliant Traces (35below).
BRET MURPHY (PLAYWRIGHT) - Bret has recently returned to playwriting after a hiatus of twenty-five years. His play, Spanish Church was a winner of the North Carolina New Play Project in the 1990’s. More recently, he participated in the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights in 2020 when his play, In the Middle of Nowhere, was selected as one of seven new works for development. In the Middle of Nowhere was also recently read (via Zoom) as a work in development at The Magnetic Theatre. His short play, Treatment Plan, was part of the One-act Festival at The Magnetic last year. Bret is happily preparing to retire after working as a clinical psychologist in the North Carolina prison system after 29 years.
TIPPIN (BOX OFFICE MANAGER / PROPS MASTER) - Since diving into theatre in 2013, Tippin has worked as an actor, stage manager, technical director, assistant director, producer, props master, office manager, collaborative writer, dramaturg, and sound designer for over fifty productions for stage, film, restaurant, hallway, and oversized camera obscura. She has a particular interest in socially progressive, original, experimental, fringe, and immersive theatre, as well as in poetry performance.
PHOTOS BY CHEYENNE DANCY
GALLERY
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THE MAGNETIC THEATRE STAFF
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR….….. KATIE JONES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR….. JESSICA JOHNSON
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR….. ABBY AUMAN
BOX OFFICE MANAGER…. TIPPIN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER /
PHOTOGRAPHER…………. CHEYENNE DANCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GEORGE AWAD
ELIZABETH MCCORVEY
CARIN METZGER
JASON PHILLIPS
AARON YBARRA
ELIZABETH ZIEGLER
SPECIAL THANKS
…to the artists who have provided the artwork seen on our set
RAY BYRAM
MICHELLE HAMILTON
SAM RAE
LYNN STANLEY
SEDBERRY POTTERY