"Really masterful work... skilled cast... Kind Souls is an evening of theater you should check out." ~ Theatre is Easy
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Kind Souls
by Tom Diggs directed by Alexander Greenfield associate director of acclaimed productions of Outside Mullingar on Broadway and Off-Broadway's The City of Conversation starring Lindsey Kyler* (The Seagull at New York Classical Theatre) and John Clarence Stewart* (Choir Boy at MTC/The Alliance) |
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"Good old-fashioned existential angst... successfully creates a sense
of menace." - Theater Pizzazz
"Kind Souls offers some surprising top-of-the-line talent across the board... Alexander Greenfield leads a skilled cast with a difficult text that manages to immerse us in the familiar unfamiliar without overwhelming us in the trick of sci-fi mayhem."
- Theatre is Easy
of menace." - Theater Pizzazz
"Kind Souls offers some surprising top-of-the-line talent across the board... Alexander Greenfield leads a skilled cast with a difficult text that manages to immerse us in the familiar unfamiliar without overwhelming us in the trick of sci-fi mayhem."
- Theatre is Easy
January 16 - February 1, 2015
Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios
244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor
Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios
244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor
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Kind Souls tells the story of Tara and Oliver, a young couple struggling to make ends meet on the periphery of a great conflict. As the names of the dead continue to multiply in the town square, they do their best to survive with little food and few possessions. When an unexpected work opportunity finds its way into their lives, it appears things might just turn around for the two lovers. But all is not as it seems in this powerful, gut-wrenching look into how our relationships and ideals are tested as we bare the unbearable in times when violence and war are king.
Set Design by Jason Sherwood
Costume Design by Travis Boatright
Lighting Design by Carl Wiemann
Sound Design by Alex Neumann
Original Music by Michael Finke
Production Management by Steven P. Nemphos
Production Stage Management by Cait Weisensee
Show Art by Alexa Shoemaker
*appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Costume Design by Travis Boatright
Lighting Design by Carl Wiemann
Sound Design by Alex Neumann
Original Music by Michael Finke
Production Management by Steven P. Nemphos
Production Stage Management by Cait Weisensee
Show Art by Alexa Shoemaker
*appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Tom Diggs (Playwright) has had worked produced at major regional theatres including East/West Players, Intiman Theatre, The Seattle Rep, Theatre Masters, Atlantic 2, and Moving Arts (L.A.). His play, Harper Lee’s Husband, was a part of the 2005 Pittsburgh New Works Festival, The Vital Theatre’s Vital Signs, and was a finalist for a Samuel French Award. Nu Shu, was part of the Kennedy Center’s New Works Festival in April 2006. The Fairy Hoax won the Aurand Harris Award at NETC in 2007, was a Princess Grace Finalist, and developed in the TRU Voices Musical Theatre Reading Series. Fair and Decent was commissioned by The Kennedy Center and The National New Play Network and opened the 2007-2008 Luna Stage season where it was nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. Love in the Time of Reagan was developed in New York City with a Bridgeworks/id theater, the Lark Theatre, and 24Seven Lab. Last summer, Tom’s latest musical, Milo at the Movies, was developed at Seven Devils Playwriting Conference and Aurora Theatre in Gwinnett, Georgia. Tom graduated from NYU’s Tisch of the Arts in 2007 with an MFA in Dramatic Writing. He was named a Dramatist Guild Fellow for 2007-2008 and is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Alexander Greenfield (Director) is an Atlanta-raised, New York-based professional stage director. Upcoming: 4000 Miles (Aurora Theatre in GA) and Richard III (Warehouse Theatre in SC). Last season: Associate Director of the Tony-nominated Outside Mullingar on Broadway, a world premiere by John Patrick Shanley at the Manhattan Theatre Club, and The City of Conversation by Anthony Giardina at Lincoln Center Theater. Directing credits include: The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez at the Alliance Theatre (Suzi Bass Award Nomination); Ten Mile Lake (Serenbe Playhouse); Sweeney Todd (Fabrefaction—Suzi Nomination; Seven 2012 Atlanta Theater Fan Awards). Alexander is Associate to Tony-winning director Doug Hughes. Broadway AD credits include: The Big Knife, An Enemy of the People, The Road to Mecca (dir. Gordon Edelstein), Born Yesterday, Elling, and Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Other AD credits include: Glengarry Glen Ross as well as The Price at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, and the commercial Off-Broadway production of My Name is Asher Lev. Recent staged readings include: The Seagull starring two-time Tony winner Judy Kaye; Milo at the Movies, a new musical (Aurora Theatre); Reporting Live at NYMF. Proud member of SDC.