Over one tense day in her reelection campaign, a young freshman representative struggles with special interests, a despicable opponent, and her own self-doubt. Garcia Productions Presents, In Association with Columbia College Chicago Written, Directed, and Produced by Joe Garcia Starring- TaZaeya Jenkins as Representative Maya Goddard Bobbie Hart as Natalie Matthew Grimes as Tristan Nordmann Michael Pitner as Charlie Billy Cooper as Wallace Parker Carbine as Darrell and Stephen Gleason as Carl Tuckerson Director of Photography: Ryan Dickson Production Design: Max Treptow Line Producers: Marco Morales, Javier Mena-Fuentes Assistant Director: Christine Kattar Editor: Elyse Terrazas Colorist: AJ Currie Script Supervisor: Eleanor Agnew DIT: Ally Peggs Sound: Finn Galvin & Gavin Naumann Score by Joe Garcia & Stephen Gleason Casting Directors: Hayden Myers & Jadyn Wilson 2nd Assistant Director: Bennett Boyle 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Anna Freihofer Associate Producer & Locations Manager: Javier Mena-Fuentes 1st AC - Jeremy Borchers 2nd AC - Katie Cahal Camera Operator - Alan Yammin Best Boy Electric - Dylan Duncan Gafffer: Charles Kennell Key Grip - Elijah Clyne Grip - Brady Radtke Grip - Drew Faflick Set Dresser - Kristian Schmutz Prop Master - Maika Shibata Costume Designer - Rachael East Production Coordinators: Marlena High & Jake Drews Production Assistants: Sophie Morgan, Dave Palazzolo, and Sam Santana

Sort of adapted from Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov September 20 - 22, 2024, BNH Stage, Concord Life staggers. Life confounds. Life is beautiful. And LIFE SUCKS. A group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life’s thorniest questions—and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and stumble their way towards a new understanding that LIFE SUCKS! Or does it? Babs… Deirdre Bridge Sonia… Emma Cahoon Dr. Aster… Peter Josephson Pickles… Rachael Longo The Professor… Walter Maroney Ella… Katie Proulx Vanya… Glenn Provost Directed by Matt Cahoon Stage Managed by Carey Cahoon Intimacy Choreography by Samantha Griffin Fight Direction by Kyrie Ellison Lighting Design by Tayva Young Costume Design by Barbara Holbrook Scenic Design by Matt Cahoon Supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. theatre KAPOW is a Senior Fellow in the Accelerator Program of the NH Dance Collaborative. Montage by Christine Kattar Music: "Talk the Talk" by C.U.T.

A moment in time shows how scary it is to share art and hard work, especially when you rely on praise and others for self-worth.

A short about ex-lovers running into each other, one is trying to find closure while the other lives in a fantasy of what once was. I wrote this inspired by Taylor Swift's song The 1. I always had this vision of what the interaction might have been and how sometimes moving on without closure is better than the truth you might find. Thanks for watching- Chris 💕

Levels 1, 2, and 3 took to the streets with Shanna to create a music video at the start of the Fall Dance Term. Special thank you to Christine Kattar for her editing!!