Cold War Choir Practice

by Ronica Reddick

About Cold War Choir Practice

It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country – but rent is still due on the 1st. When a prominent Black conservative brings his mysteriously ill wife home to the family roller rink in Upstate New York for Christmas, everyone is thrown into a bizarre maze of Reaganomics, Cold War espionage, capitalist cult predation, and... choir practice. A dark comedic thriller with original music.

CAST

  • Tay Bass '25 MFA as Meek

  • Allison Jones '25 MFA as Puddin’

  • Austyn Williamson '25 MFA as Clay

  • Layan Elwazani '25 MFA as Virgie

  • Quinn West '26 MFA as Smooch

  • Evie Dumont '26 MFA as Familliar Face

  • Hayley Gasbarro '24 as Choir

  • Gillian Gordon '26 as Choir

  • Lottie Doughty '26 as Choir

  • Marina Benson '24 as Choir

  • Ellie Leibner '24 as Choir

PRODUCTION

  • Ro Reddick '24 MFA: Playwright

  • Aileen Wen McGroddy '22 MFA: Director

  • Nicholas Pulito: Musical Director/Musician

  • Renee Surprenant Fitzgerald: Set Design

  • Christine Mok '13 PHD: Costume Designer

  • Jessie Darrell Jarbadan: Assistant Costume Designer

  • Tim Hett: Lighting Design

  • Alex Eizenberg: Sound Design

  • Abby Shindell '25: Props Design

  • Lisa Kron: Dramaturg

  • Hunter Stephenson '26: Stage Manager

  • Sydney Meza '26: Assistant Stage Manager

  • Rosalyn Tavarez '25 MFA: Assistant Director

  • Sofia Verba: Dialogue Consultant

  • Barbara Casey: Alexander Movement Consultant

  • Hunter Stephenson '26: Stage Manager

  • Sydney Meza '26: Assistant Stage Manager

  • Rosalyn Tavarez '25 MFA: Assistant Director

MFA Thesis Produciton at the Writing Is Live Festival 2024 at Brown University

Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick, courtesy of Brown University, photos by Erin X. Smithers