Lake Forest College

Playwrights Workshop Performance

January 27, 2023

A Note From the Producer:

Producing this workshop and performance has been a challenging but ultimately very rewarding learning experience for me. I want to specially thank the three playwrights who had the courage to put themselves and their work out there, and every student on this project who believed in it enough to contribute their time and talent. I would like to acknowledge our Alumni members for making the extra effort to come back to campus and work with us. I am so proud of the mutual support and the growth I have seen from every single person involved. I would also like to thank Richard Pettengill and Bob Knuth for asking me if I would like to produce something this year, and for sticking with the Playwrights Workshop I came up with through to this final performance. Thank you to Chloe Johnston for her mentorship, and to the Garrick Players board members for their advice and practical support. To our families and friends, we couldn’t have done it without you! To our audience, thank you for being here and enjoy the show!

J. Isabeau Pogue

Bookish

Written by Julia McGrath '23

Directed by J. Isabeau Pogue '25

Layla ---- Julia McGrath

Conor ---- Sebastian Myers

The Case of the Frankville Bog Goblin

Written and Directed by

Shaina Maitano '25

Maddy ---- Avery GrantSusie -----Ayda TaksirLuna ---- Melia Bartosh

A Manic Dream

Written and Directed by

Ayda Taksir - LFC Alumni '21

Pixie -------Avery Grant

Man ----- Sebastian Myers

About Our Playwrights:

Julia McGrath '23

Playwright / Performer

Bookish

Julia McGrath, (she/her) (Layla) Julia is so excited to have her short play, “Bookish,” staged for the first time. This workshop is her playwriting debut and she couldn’t have done it without this stunning group of people who she’s proud to call her friends. She’d like to thank her mom and her Creative Writing professor, Joshua Corey, who helped her fine-tune this idea in his class last spring.

Julia’s acting credits include: Totally Tolerable (Lake Forest College, Various), All the World’s a Stage (Lake Forest College, Phebe/Ensemble) and The Haunted Tales of Lake Forest (Lake Forest College, Story Eight)

Shaina Maitano '25

Playwright / Director

The Case of the Frankville Bog Goblin

Shaina Maitino (she/her) is a sophomore at Lake Forest College. She has been involved in theatre both onstage and behind the scenes since high school. Her previous directing credit was in her high school’s festival of one act plays, where she directed Mothboi by Noah Jennings. This is her first time having a play produced. She would like to thank her elementary school pep reading teacher Mrs. Schmidt, her mom, and Isabeau Pogue for making all this possible.

Ayda Taksir '22

Playwright / Director / Performer

A Manic Dream

Ayda Taksir (She/Her) is an alumni of Lake Forest College (‘21) returning to part take in this great show made up of student written work. She previously performed in shows like “Frankenstein” and “All the World’s a Stage” here at the college. She is thrilled to now be directing a show she wrote that highlights a harmful stereotype in media, as well as working with the Lake Forest College Theatre Department again.

Performers

Sebastian Meyers

Sebastian Myers (he/him) (Conor/Man) is a Junior here at LFC, double-majoring in Theater and Mathematics. Sebastian has been active in our theater department before even setting foot on campus, having acted in virtual performances from WORTHY to Mercutio while also performing roles on campus from Sir Andrew Aguecheek in All the World's a Stage to having a clown routine in Totally Tolerable. Sebastian has loved working on this show, and hopes you will enjoy the performance even half as much as he has enjoyed helping put it together.

Avery Grant

Avery (She/He) is a Senior at Lake Forest College, with a double major in Theater and Communications. Avery would like to thank everyone for their hard work on this showcase.

Melia Bartosh

Melia Bartosh (She/Her) (Luna) is a junior at Lake Forest College. Since her freshman year she has been involved in many shows with the department including Triumph of Love as Dimas’ understudy, and original shows Worthy and Totally Tolerable. She is grateful for all of her experiences here and looks forward to whatever else is in store!

Production Crew

Producer / Director (Bookish)

J. Isabeau Pogue '25

Josephine Isabeau Pogue (She/Her) is a Sophomore at Lake Forest College. She is so excited to be producing and directing for the first time on the LFC stage! Her most memorable show at the college so far was Totally Tolerable and that experience is part of the reason she was able to put this workshop together today. She would like to thank the cast and crew for believing in this project and for working together to make this a supportive, fun environment. She hopes to have the chance to work more with them in the future.

Isabeau would like to thank her current and past mentors for giving her the skills and support to make it through the ups and downs of producing and directing. She would like to thank her parents for all of their support throughout this process. She's looking forward to everyone in the audience tonight seeing these wonderful plays. She hopes you gain as much joy from them as we put in!

Sound Technician

Katelyn Boerke '24

Katelyn Boerke (she/her) (sound technician) is a first-year transfer student at Lake Forest College. She has been involved in theater for many years but started at LFC last semester as the assistant stage manager on Triumph of Love. She loves the technical aspect of theater so much and is glad to be a part of it any way she can. She would like to thank all the techies she has worked with; she appreciates all the hard work they do!

Lighting Technician

Bernachaly Santiago '23

Bernachaly Santiago (She/Her) is a Senior at Lake Forest College, Class of 2023. She has worked on various shows at the theater such as Triumph of Love, Totally Tolerable, etc. She would like to thank all of her theater professors and bestie, as well as family.

House Manager

Hannah Tarshis '25

Hannah Tarshis (she/her) (House Manager) My past performing experiences include being in a high school Little Shop of Horrors production as the plant puppeteer and a summer theatre program. I would like to thank all my friends and family for helping me get this far. I am very excited to be a part of this!

This production would not have happened without the support and mentorship of the LFC Theater Department faculty. In addition, we would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their contributions:

Pogues.US for hosting this Virtual Playbill.
The family and friends supporting this workshop.
The Alumni who chose to participate and support this event.

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