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2018: Mountain View Mausoleum

Unbound Productions Presents

The Chimes: a Goblin Story

adapted from the novella of the same name by Charles Dickens by Jonathan Josephson

directed by Darin Anthony

Teig O’Kane and the Corpseadapted from the story by Ernest Rhys, translated by Dr. Douglas Hyde

by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm directed by Paul Millet

The Cast: Tessie Barresi, Bridgette Campbell, Daniel Dorr, Kevin Dulude, Richard Large, Hope Lauren, Meghan Lewis, Aaron McGee, Kelley Pierre,

Flynn Platt, Tina Van Berckelaer, Christopher Wallinger, and Lamont Webb.

Stage Managers: Megan Crockett, Emily Hucal, and Benjamin Scuglia Assistant Stage Manager: Mara Aguilar

Lighting Designers: Darrell Clark and Hilda KaneSound Designers: Drew Dalzell and Noelle Ho�manResident Costume Designer: Christine Cover Ferro

Set and Production Designer: Amanda SauterWigs & Makeup: Judi Lewin and Julie Pound

Special E�ects: Joe Seely Props: McKenzie R. Eckels

Movement Coach (Teig O’Kane and the Corpse): Debbie McMahon Front of House: Susy Vera and Emily Abbott

Producers: Paul Millet and Jonathan Josephson

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A Note From Unbound ProductionsThe10th annual fall production of Wicked Lit includes something old and something new. One half of this production is The Chimes: A Goblin Story, which was one of the �rst Wicked Lit plays that Unbound ever produced. At that time we were still in the early days of �nding an identity for the project and �guring out how this “theatre company thing” even worked. The second half of this year’s fall show is Teig O’Kane and the Corpse, a lovely, harrowing play that is receiving its world premiere.

Such are the wonders of having a rich history to pull from, inspirational new pieces to cultivate, and hungry audiences who are willing to follow us along the way! Thank you for being part of that intrepid, adventurous group of theatre-goers and immersive event-lovers who have followed us from a haunting mansion to an expansive mausoleum to a gorgeous museum to an adventurous train station and back again!

Since 2010, Wicked Lit has been in residence here at Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena, and since 2013, we’ve sold out every ticket for every performance of our annual fall production. Our autumnal show is regularly included on lists of “Top Theatre Events” and/or “Best Halloween Events of the Year” from the likes of Time Out Los Angeles, LA Magazine, Thrillist and others; our plays have moved on from Unbound to be produced at schools just up the street (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow will be produced at Eliot Arts Magnet Academy at the end of October!), caverns in Indiana, and theatres throughout the United States as well as England, Scotland, and Cameroon. We’ve just published our second nine-play anthology with Steele Spring Stage Rights after having produced 35 world premiere plays in our history.

And all of this from a few guys sitting around in a living room one day, wondering what might happen if we started a theatre company. Ten years - who knew?

Enjoy the plays! Enjoy Wicked Lit. Have fun.

Best,

Paul Millet & Jonathan JosephsonWicked Lit producers

P.S. On a bittersweet note, this production is the �rst Unbound event to be produced without the tremendous talents of company co-founder Je� G. Rack. Je� stepped away from Unbound at the end of last year to pursue some exciting projects, a few of which are taking place at the White�re Theatre this fall. We wish Je� the best of luck with his endeavors, and encourage Wicked Lit lovers to checkout what he has cooking out in Sherman Oaks!

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BiosTessie Barresi :: Meg (alternate) ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryTessie is a theatrical performer dedicated to creating art that inspires social change. After studying acting at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC, she went on to train contortion with LA Cirque School. Tessie has been featured in performances of Bite The Bullet (Belinda) and White People Walking Their Dogs (Joan) produced by Fierce Backbone. Tessie co-produced and starred in Narcissus & Echo (Liriope) in the 2017 HFF and most recently appeared in the 2018 HFF as Joan in Movin’ On Up. Tessie is ecstatic to be a part of Wicked Lit: The Chimes and the Corpse!

Bridgette Campbell :: Linda/The Widow ~ Teig O’Kane & the CorpseBridgette’s recent theatre credits include Jean in Good People at The Chance Theater of Anaheim in which the LA Times wrote about her role, “the friend you want in a foxhole!” Egeus/ Starveling in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Clover in Animal Farm, both at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum. The Witch in A Grand Guignol Children’s Show. Her most notable Voice-over credits are for Boost Mobile, Johnny Walker, Facebook and Amtrak.

Daniel Dorr :: Richard Wells ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryMost recently seen in Murray Mednick’s Mayakovsky and Stalin and as Romeo in Romeo + Juliet at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (dir. Tim Venable). Other theater includes, Meghan Brown’s The Kill-or-Dies directed by Darin Anthony. Viral by Mac Rogers at Bootleg Theater. With the Antaeus Theatre Company in As You Like It, The Crucible, and Macbeth. Film/ TV: Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women, FURY with Brad Pitt, StartUp on Crackle TV and Counterpart for STARZ. Daniel is a proud member of Antaeus and Moving Arts.

Kevin Dulude :: The Corpse ~ Teig O’Kane and the CorpseThis is Kevin’s �fth time performing with Unbound Productions having played Antony Woodbury in Thoth’s Labyrinth (WL17), Nurse Racher in The System (WL15), Big Papa in Camp Mountain View (WL16) and Alistair Merryweather in last year’s Mystery Lit production Holmes, Sherlock, and The Consulting Detective. For a lifelong horror fan, like Kevin, the opportunity to appear in these tales of suspense and the macabre has been a dream come true.

Richard Large :: Toby Veck ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryAdmiral Smith/Reverend Moncrief in The Open Door (WL17), Holmes in Holmes, Sherlock, and The Consulting Detective, (ML17), Inspector Theobald in From Beyond (WL16), Herbert in The Monkey’s Paw, Delbruck in Dracula’s Guest (WL14), Deputy Toby in The Lurking Fear (WL13), Stephen in The Tell-Tale Heart, the Deacon in Count Magnus (WL12), Toby Veck in The Chimes (WL10, WL11), and Baltrus in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL09). He is a veteran of over 80 productions in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay

Area. Favorite roles include Shotover in Heartbreak House, Brack in Hedda Gabler, John Cleary in The Subject was Roses (Shellie Award winner) and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. Richard was awarded a Dramalogue Award for his direction of The Cave. MA in Theatre Arts from SFSU.

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Hope Lauren :: Meg Veck ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryHope was most recently seen on stage in the immersive piece Creep: Lore. Her other stage credits include Catherine in Proof, Wendla in Spring Awak-ening, and Margaret in Armitage. On the screen, she is best known for her portrayal of “BizarroGirl” in CW’s Supergirl, as Ophelia in MTV’s Awkward and as Emma in the feature �lm Di�erent Flowers. Other TV Credits include TNT’s Major Crimes and ABC’s Fresh O� the Boat.

Meghan Lewis :: Storyguide/SwingMeghan is so pleased to be back for a third consecutive season after ap-pearing as Peggy in Camp Mountain View for WL16, First Stab 2017 and 2018, and as understudy in WL17, performing as both Lilliom’s Widow Saverini and Morgan in Thoth’s Labyrinth. Meghan is a graduate of USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, and a member of Urban Theatre Movement and Owl’s March theatre companies. Favorite credits include: Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest, Delusion Lies Within and Masque of Mortality, and her current role in the horror-comedy webseries Halloweeners! [www.meghanlewis.info]

Aaron McGee :: Storyguide/SwingAaron is returning to the Unbound “scene” after appearing in Holmes, Sherlock, and the Consulting Detective last Summer. Whenever he’s not building sets, he likes to perform on various stages throughout the area. Some of his most recent credits include The Giver and The Little Princess at Laguna Playhouse and also Shakespeare in Love at South Coast Rep. Aaron would like to thank the Unbound family for giving him this opportunity to share and tell stories once again.

Kelley Pierre :: Mary ~ Teig O’Kane & the CorpseMost recently recognized for her work with Lucid Dramatics on Laertes <3’s Hamlet <3’s Ophelia - taking home the Ensemble Theatre Award from the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival and a Best of The Broadwater Award. Kelley is a Montana native who spent four years in New York after receiving her BFA in Performance from Central Washington University. During her time in NYC, Kelley performing in web series (Going Social), touring Shakespeare (Stages on the Sound), while also completing �ve seasons with The Virginia City Players; who performed her original melodrama- Murder Before Tea for their 2017 season.

Flynn Platt :: Teig ~ Teig O’Kane & the CorpseFlynn Platt is an LA-based actor and software engineer. This is his �rst production with Unbound Productions and he’s excited to join the Wicked Lit family. He is a graduate of UC San Diego and continues his training at various schools around LA. Previous stage credits include Hamlet (Osric, Inner Circle Theater), The Grapes of Wrath (ensemble, La Jolla Playhouse), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Leaf Conybear, Ukiah Players Theater), No Tickling Allowed (ensemble, UCSD), Our Country’s Good (Ketch Freeman, Mendocino Community College), and Cats (Macavity, Mendocino Community College).

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Tina Van Berckelaer :: Banshee ~ Teig O’Kane & the CorpseYou may remember Tina as Tsura the Gypsy in WL14, or Jane the British Housekeeper in WL15. She is a Belgian born in New York, and raised in Paris, Singapore, and Pittsburgh. She speaks English like an American, French like a Parisian, and Dutch like a Fleming. Educated at Stanford University and based in Los Angeles, she has performed at The Theatre @ Boston Court, Sacred Fools Theatre, Zoo District, Rubicon Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, The New York International Fringe Festival, Folger Shakespeare

Library, and the cult favorite Grand Guignolers de Paris as the Absinthe Fairy. You may have seen her on TV shushing Chuck, as a dying patient on House, or as a French fashion designer on Days of our Lives.

Christopher Wallinger :: Danzos ~ The Chimes: A Goblin StoryChristopher just concluded his second season at Theatricum Botanicum where he has portrayed the roles of Bassanio (The Merchant of Venice), Coriolanus (Coriolanus) and Trip, U/S (Other Desert Cities). He has done dozens of national commercials and television roles including New Girl (FOX); Rizzoli and Isles (TNT); Battle Creek (CBS); etc. Christopher studied at Moscow Art Theatre, Interlochen Arts Academy, Stella Adler (NY), and others. He has a BFA from Northern Illinois University. He can be seen in the upcoming season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX), and the sequel, Unbroken: Path to Redemption in theaters now.

Lamont Webb :: Globlassi ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryLamont is an actor based out of Los Angeles by way of Sacramento, CA. With a concentration on theater through PCC and CSUN, Unbound Theater Company sets a new bar for Lamont as he continues his journey through the arts to success.

DESIGN TEAM

Christine Cover Ferro :: Costume DesignerChristine is Unbound Productions’ resident costume designer and has designed all shows to date. She won the Costume Design Ovation in the large theatre category for Wicked Lit 2015. Recent work includes Paci�c Resident Theatre’s The Homecoming, My Girlfriend Is an Alien, and Eccentricities of a Nightingale, and Rogue Machine’s Dutch Masters. TV and �lm credits include costume design for the feature �lms Yard Sale and Edith & Harvey, and assistant costume design for the 2014 and 2015 Oscars and Fox’s Sleepy Hollow. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design from Brandeis University.

Drew Dalzell :: Sound & Systems DesignerFor Unbound, Drew has designed The Tell-Tale Heart, History Lit 2012 and 2016, Mystery Lit 2017 and Wicked Lit 2012-2018 (including Ovation Awards for Best Sound Design in 2014 and 2015). Outside of Unbound, Drew has designed over 250 theatrical productions including the world premiere of Toy Story: The Musical and numerous productions at regional theaters such as South Coast Repertory, The Laguna Playhouse, the Colony Theatre Company, and the Rubicon

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Theatre Company. He has received a USITT ClearCom Sound Achievement Award and been nominated for Ovation, LA Weekly, Garland, LADCC, and NAACP Awards, winning multiple times. Drew received his MFA in Theatrical Sound Design from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and has lectured at Yale University, University of California Irvine, University of Missouri Kansas City, North Carolina School for the Arts, Purdue University, and the University of Cincinnati. Drew is also a member of the Board of Directors for Unbound Productions.

McKenzie R. Eckels :: Props Designer This is McKenzie’s �fth consecutive year with Wicked Lit. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, McKenzie fell in love with creating as a small child and never recovered. Since then, she has worked on all sides of the stage, screen and fashion world. Credits include Gin Game, Pandemonium, Hollow Bedrooms, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Playboy. McKenzie would like to give special thanks to a certain Pirate Captain and their mangy parrot, with whom she sails the high seas.

Noelle Ho�man :: Sound DesignerNoelle has been a Sound Designer for Wicked Lit since 2013, winning Ovation Awards for the 2014 and 2015 productions. Other Unbound productions include installations of The Doll at May�eld Senior School, The Tell-Tale Heart at LA Mart/ScareLA, and History Lit 2016. Noelle is the Senior Sound Designer at Diablo Sound, working on such projects as Halloween Horror Nights, and Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N., an installation that tours around the world. BA in Drama and German from UW-Oshkosh and her MFA in Sound Design from UCI.

Hilda Kane :: Lighting DesignerHilda is happy to return for this year’s production of Wicked Lit. Los Angeles credits include WL13-14, WL16-17, ML17, gala events for Los Angeles Ballet, The ALS Association, and Pasadena Playhouse, Guest Designer at Pepperdine University, and Resident Lighting Designer at Marlborough School. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emerson College.

Judi Lewin :: Co- Make-up Designer/ Wig & Hair DesignJudi is a seasoned Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer in and around Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Judi has lived in Los Angeles with her family since 1990, having moved from Toronto, Canada. In Toronto she worked primarily in theatre and for the Canadian Opera Company working on such operas as Tosca and La Bohemme. In Los Angeles Judi has incorporated �lm and television into her repertoire. She has also designed two national tours, Happy Days and I Love Lucy Live on Stage as well as the European tour of Sisterella. Some of the theatre companies that Judi has designed for include Pasadena Playhouse, Rubicon Theatre Company, Fremont Centre Theatre, Interact Theatre Company, The Blank Theatre, The Fountain Theatre, McCoy Rigby Entertainment in, Sacramento Music Circus, Theatre 40, Reprise 2.0, Unbound Productions, West Coast Jewish Theatre, Group Rep, and Hollywood Bowl.

Julie Pound :: Resident Makeup DesignerJulie is a freelance makeup artist with over 15 years experience in theatre, �lm and television. The resident makeup artist for Unbound Productions, she has been with Wicked Lit since its inaugural production in 2009. Favorite Unbound productions include The Lurking Fear, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Chimes, The Dead Smile, Wake Not the Dead, A Ghost Story, and The Unnamable. Other theatre credits include The Dark Heart of Poe, Tea at Five, Driving Miss Daisy, Incorruptible, and Victor. She currently has one �lm making the festival circuit, one in post-production, and works regularly with NASA on their educational webisodes.

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Amanda Sauter :: Set and Production Designe rAmanda is thrilled to be back with Unbound after serving as an ASM for Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective (ML17), WL14-16, and as an assistant set designer on The Monkey’s Paw. Working at Theatre 40 as an assistant set designer, she has created on such shows as Patterns, Accomplice, American Wee-Pie, Helman vs McCarthy and Flare Path. Her passion for art and design has led her to create amazing things. She would like to give special thanks to Je� Rack for giving her the opportunity to express her artistic mind. She feels truly blessed to be a part of the Unbound family.

Joe Seely :: Special E�ectsJoe is an actor/designer. His award-winning masks and puppets have been seen at Wicked Lit 2016 (Ovation Award), on stage internationally, and throughout the U.S. with Center Theater Group, The Aspen Santé Fe Ballet, the Winston Salem Festival Ballet, as well as countless other small theaters throughout Los Angeles. He discovered his love for puppets and masks through Hans Jurgen Fettig’s book, Hand and Rod Puppets as a boy. He was last seen on stage in Emily Mast’s The Stage is a Cage which toured to Toronto.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Mara Aguilar :: Assistant Stage Manager ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryMara Aguilar started o� her haunting career with The 17th Door as a scare actor in 2015. She is excited to be working with Wicked Lit for the second time! She recently �nished a three month run of Steady Rain at the John Kirby Studios in Hollywood where she was the Stage Manager. She can’t wait to become a part of this immersive story.

Darin Anthony :: Director ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryUnbound credits: Thoth’s Labyrinth (WL17), The Grove of Rashomon (WL15) and Two Pictures in One (HL16). Darin is the Artistic Director of Moving Arts where he has directed the premieres of Apocalypse Play, The Kill-or-Dies, Viral and The Gun Show. Partial Credits: New York: The Good Boy (Abington) and The Incident Report (The Lion). World and West Coast premieres: Nureyev’s Eyes (American Stages), S.O.E. (Bootleg), The Antiquarian’s Family (Shakespeare Santa Cruz), Before We Go Home (Radar LA & La Jolla Playhouse), Sidhe (The Road), Gidion’s Knot and US Drag (Furious Theatre), HEADS, American Way, A Hole in the Dark and The Book of Liz (The Blank Theatre).

Megan Crockett :: Stage Manager ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryMegan is delighted to be back for another round of Wicked Lit having helped last year with The Damned Thing and The Open Door. Her previous credits include A Kind of Love Story, Taste, Cosi Fan Tutte, Madama Butter�y and Victorian Hotel to name a few. [www.megancrockett.com]

Emily Hucal :: Stage Manager ~ Teig O’Kane and the CorpseEmily is excited to be working on her �rst Wicked Lit! She received her BFA in Stage Management at Southern Oregon University last year and has since been a Company Manager at the Wyoming Theater Festival, the stage manager for TinyRhino’s Home for the Holiday’s show. She currently works at the Thousand Oaks Civic Art’s Plaza as a stagehand where she’s worked on a variety of shows including the Beauty and the Beast production where Susan Egan reprised her iconic role as Belle.

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Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm :: Playwright ~ Teig O’Kane and the CorpseKerry has had over 130 productions of his plays and musicals staged in four countries. He wrote the frame for WL ’17, “Liliom.” His play Wounded received a Grant to be performed at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival, winning the Fringe International Encore Series Award and giving it the opportunity to be performed this December at the Soho Playhouse in NYC. He’s had several shows published and was a Finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center National Playwrights Conference, the David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists Grant, among many others. [www.kerrykaz.com]

Debbie McMahon :: Movement Coach ~ Teig O’Kane and the CorpseUnbound credits: concieved and directed The System (WL15) and directed The Monk (WL14). She is also the Artistic Director of Grand Guignolers with whom she has created critically acclaimed productions blending traditional genres: melodrama, Commedia dell’Arte, clown, horror, dance, and puppetry in a 1920s Parisian event-like atmosphere in Hollywood, at The Actors’ Gang, and the Pasadena Playhouse. Debbie is also a member of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, The Actors’ Gang, and has clowned with Cirque du Soleil. McMahon graduated Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre and earned an MA in Performance Studies at NYU. She is a professor of Physical Theatre at USC. [www.debbie-mcmahon.com]

Benjamin Scuglia :: Stage Manager ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryBenjamin happily returns for his forth Unbound show, following WL17 (Production Stage Manager, Liliom), WL16 (The Shadowy Third) and ML17 (Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective). He is a member of Theatre West and the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights. Recent SM gigs include the acclaimed world premiere of Robert Allen Ackerman’s Blood and a workshop production of God Looked Away with Al Pacino and Judith Light. His play Gay for Pay was a 2015 Top 30 Finalist for the Samuel French O�-O�-Broadway Short Play Festival in New York. Benjamin’s play The Man Who Saved Everything premiered earlier this year at Theatre West. Twitter: @500Turtles.

Jonathan Josephson :: Executive Director/Playwright ~ The Chimes: a Goblin StoryFor Unbound, Jonathan has written/adapted Holmes, Sherlock, and The Consulting Detective (ML17), Thoth’s Labyrinth (WL17), Anansi and the Demons (WL16), Camp Mountain View (WL16), The Grove of Rashomon (WL15), Las Lloronas (WL14), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL09, WL13), The New Catacomb (WL13), The Lurking Fear with Je� G. Rack (WL13), The Chimes: A Goblin Story (WL10, WL11), A Ghost Story (WL11, Millennium-Biltmore Hotel), Count Magnus (WL12), The Garden Party (HL12, HL16) and The Girl Who Owned a Bear (HL16). Jonathan’s original plays have been produced at The Actor’s Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (RepLab), San Jose Repertory Theatre (SJREAL), Chance Theater, The Samuel French O�-O� Broadway Theatre Festival (Festival Winner, 2016), New York Summerfest, Midtown International Theatre Festival, Force of Nature Productions, and many others. He has been awarded two Individual Artist Grant from the City of Pasadena, �ve of his plays have been named Finalists for ATL’s Heideman Award and his play The Giant and the Pixie was named a Finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and Grandpa and the Gay Rabbi was a Finalist for City Theatre’s National Short Play Award. Fourteen of Jonathan’s plays are published by Steele Spring Stage Rights (including Wicked Lit Volumes I and II), Samuel French, Playscripts, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, YouthPLAYS, and Original Works Publishing and have been produced throughout the US as well as in Japan, Canada, England, Scotland, and Cameroon. Jonathan received his BA in Theatre: Playwriting from UCSD and is a proud member of Playground-LA’s Playwrights Pool, the Antaeus Playwrights Lab, the Dramatists Guild of America, and is a Lifetime Member of ALAP. [jonathanjosephson.com]

Paul Millet :: Artistic Director/Director ~ Teig O’Kane and the Corpse Last summer, Paul directed the inaugural Mystery Lit production of Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective. For Wicked Lit, Paul has directed The Open Door (WL17), Camp Mountain View (WL16), The Monkey’s Paw (Mountain View Mausoleum), Las Lloronas (WL14), The Lurking Fear (WL13), The Masque of the Red Death Experience (WL13, also conceived), Count Magnus (WL12), The Body Snatcher (WL11, also playwright), The Chimes: A Goblin Story (WL10, WL11); The Initiation (WL16 Installation at ScareLA); The Doll (Strub Mansion); A Ghost Story (Millennium Biltmore Hotel); and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL09) and The Fall of the House of Usher (WL09, also playwright) at Greystone Mansion. For Unbound’s History Lit, Paul has directed The Girl Who Owned a Bear (HL16) & The Yellow Wallpaper (HL12) at the Pasadena Museum of History and co-directed (with Je� G. Rack) Charles Bukowski: Back at Barney’s (2012), a �ash performance of poetry. Other credits include the world premiere of Albie Selznick’s Smoke & Mirrors (16-month run at The Promenade Playhouse, The Road); Jump/Cut (West Coast Premiere) at the Arena Stage; Incorruptible and Southern Comforts (Los Angeles premiere) at Theatre 40; Driving Miss Daisy, The Curious Savage, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue at the High Street Arts Center; Václav Havel’s The Memorandum for Vox Humana; Southern Comforts at the Indian Wells Theatre; and the two original one-acts, Alpha Best and Best Chance, Chance Best for Variations on a Theme: The Best at The Chance Theater. As a former member of the Eclectic Company Theatre (ECT), Paul directed the critically acclaimed productions of Don’t Dress for Dinner, Spike Heels, A Weekend Near Madison, the world premieres of Exmagare and The Unsinkable Bismarck, as well as the late night serial Ambition. Paul is a proud member of SDC, TCG, and LA Stage Alliance.

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A Celebration of Life a note from Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm, Tieg O’Kane and the Corpse playwright

At twenty-two years old, I was sharing an apartment in NYC with my cousin, Lancelee. He was going to school for music, and there was no denying he was passionate about his chosen craft. That Thanksgiving, we went to visit family in Upstate New York. After we got to his parents’ place, he decided to take a quick drive to grab a co�ee. On the road, his car hit black ice, �ipping over and killing him instantly.

There is no sound like the wail of a mother receiving the call to tell her that her only son is dead. That agony lived in her heart for a long time. All of us who knew him carried some version of our own rage and utter disbelief over his death inside of us. And at �rst, it didn’t seem like it would ever let up.

Lancelee was not religious, so the focus of his service was on what had always been his real religion: music. The service ended with all of us in attendance, no matter our skill level, grabbing an instrument and playing - channeling our sorrow through the medium that made Lancelee feel most alive. In that moment, we started our slow – very slow - journeys towards celebrating his life rather than raging over his death.

That celebration of life is what I have always loved most about Irish wakes – and was excited to explore when I �rst considered adapting Ernest Rhys “Teig O’Kane and the Corpse.” Here’s this corpse who is literally holding onto the living. I wanted to take that idea and use it to explore the joy and humor that can be found in the struggle to let go – in this case, both �guratively and literally. I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I have.

Dear, Dear Mr. Dickens a note from Jonathan Josephson, The Chimes: a Goblin Story playwright

Mr. Dickens is one of the true masters of English literature, and I’m personally an enormous fan of his work (I have adapted four of his short stories into plays – at his best his prose is unquestionally brilliant). With that said, there is a reason that “The Chimes: a Goblin Story” never ascended to the literary acclaim of “A Christmas Carol,” “A Tale of Two Cities” nor any number of other beloved works by the celebrated author. The novella that this play is based upon, simply put, is a tough �ippin’ read.

There are many characters who come in and out of the piece with seemingly little or nothing to do with the core story, and there’s more than one multi-page tangent that is more confusing rhetoric than anything to do with the plot. As playwright and adaptor it was my goal to streamline the core story of the novella in order to create a dramatic and theatrically-paced experience. The core story, the characters, the themes and much of the dialogue are wonderful – I saw it as my responsibility to allow these aspects of Dickens’ work to shine. I was also eager to engage with the mind of our protagonist Toby Veck – the angry, poor, middle-aged man facing the optimism of his daughter and potentially �nding himself on the wrong side of history. I was also enamored by the presence of the at-once spooky but ultimately well-intentioned goblins, who play an interesting role in story; generally, the theme of “looks can be deceiving” was surprising and fun.

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by creating immersive, theatrical adaptations of literature.

About Wicked LitThe scope of Wicked Lit is to create and produce new stage plays based on classic horror

literature. Thirty-four new Wicked Lit plays have been produced since 2008 including adaptations of works by Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, M.R. James, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, and many others. Wicked Lit was

launched in 2009 at the haunted Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, and for the last eight years has been produced for sold-out audiences right here at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery. Special installations of Wicked Lit have been produced at the Millennium-

Biltmore Hotel in conjunction with the Theatre Communications Group National Conference, ScareLA, and inside Strub Mansion at the May�eld Senior School.

AcknowledgementsThis production would not have been possible without the help, generosity, and dedication

of many very special people. We thank you for your support of Unbound Productions and this special presentation of Wicked Lit.

Jay Brown, Jim Sickonic, Luis Treto, Keith Brown & the sta� of

Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery!

The playwrights, directors and cast for their talent and uncompromising commitment The incredible design team and production crew for their dedication and keen vision

William Joseph Hill and Pamela Hill * Je� G. RackDaniel Kitayama * Teena Pugliese * Katy Muzikar

And to you, our audience, for joining us tonight!

Unbound Productions is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Unbound Productions outreach programs are made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural A�airs Division.