Comic potential
by alan ayckbourn

Presented by The Yard Repertory

program

Production Team/Crew

Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Ennis

Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yesenia Rego

Box Office/Concessions . . . . . . . Gus Viveiros

Lighting/Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gal Petel

Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nath Milburn

Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jaime Rockafellow

Script Supervisor, Costumes. . . .Brit Kinnard

Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yesenia Rego, Brett Johnson

Theatre Ops Manager . . . . . . . . . .Isaac Landfert

Summary

At a small-time TV studio, the crew and (once great, now has-been) director meet Adam, an idealistic, aspiring comedy writer- and nephew of the millionaire channel owner. On a set populated by actoids - robots programmed to act - Adam finds himself falling for Jacie (JC-F31-333), a seemingly faulty actoid, kicking off a journey with far-reaching consequences- and questions of what it is that makes us human.

There is one intermission of 10 minutes.

ACT ONE
Scene One: A TV Studio.

Scene Two: Same, later that day

Scene Three: Same, a few days later

INTERMISSION


ACT TWO
Scene One: The Studio

Scene Two: The Grant Hotel Foyer, that evening

Scene Three: The Studio

Scene Four: Grant Hotel Boutique

Scene Five: The Studio

Scene Six: The Hotel restaurant

Scene Seven: The Studio

Scene Eight: The Hotel Bedroom

Scene Nine: The Hotel Mombassa, later that night

Scene Ten: The Studio, the next morning

Characters

Adam Trainsmith

Jacie Triplethree

Chandler Tate

Carla Pepperbloom

Prim Spring

Trudi Floote

Lester Trainsmith

Marmion

Prostitute

Turkey

Man in Dress Shop, Dress Shop Assistant

Hotel Desk Clerk, 1st and 2nd Hotel Waiters

The Mother, The Son, The Doctor

The Farmer, The Farmer’s Wife

cast bios

Pascal Boulet is an actor originally from Paris who moved to LA from NY. There he worked in comedy shows and plays around the city. His credits include Uncle Bob, Naturally Phenomenal, Satire off-Broadway and Fifty Shades of Greyroom. In LA he worked with Dean Productions Theatre on putting up a production of The Importance of Being Earnest in Brand Park to benefit a charity that helps children with cancer and was involved in various movies and shorts as background, writer, director and actor.

Calvin DiLibero earned a BA in screenwriting from Emerson College where he also wrote and performed sketch comedy. Since graduating in 2019, he’s been slugging it out in the entertainment industry. He’s super stoked to have found The Yard Repertory and to be a part of this wonderful creative community.

Skylar Gaines is thrilled to be participating in The Yard Theater’s triumphant return to live performances following the *ahem* state of the world. If you were watching virtual theatre throughout the pandemic, you may have seen them in Cloud Theatric’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (Arthur Windermere) or The Red Line (Connor Whitten). Pre-lockdown, they could be seen in Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Young Frankenstein (Frederick Frankenstein), and Butterflies are Free (Don Baker), the latter being another show they were blind in. They’d like to thank their friends and family for their support and for likely being the only folks who’ve read this far.

Shev Glaser Elisheva is a recent grad of Emerson College with a BFA in Theatre and Performance. She has most recently been seen in Cut, a short film that premiered at Screamfest, as well as Is This The One? A short film that premiered at Outfest. This spring, she will be seen in the feature film Maybelline Prince. Elisheva runs the video department for The Happy Broadcast both on TikTok and Instagram.

Anna Gould is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Acting. She has also done intensives at Second City, American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, and the Goodman Theatre. She has recently played Lady Windermere in Lady Windermere’s Fan and Dance Captain/ Ensemble in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”. She would like to thank her wonderful family for always supporting her dreams and letting her try out weird accents on them.

Dave Hawthorne has been performing for over 50 years including doing stand-up comedy with Billy Crystal in We The People, acting in various tv shows and films, as well as writing for shows and comedians such as Jay Leno. But the best thing Dave says he’s done in his 50 year career is create the Yard Theater company with his best friend John Ennis and all the wonderful actors. 

Ari Holub is a lifelong performer, mostly as a musician, and more recently as an actor and comedian. He is a dropout of several top-notch theater arts programs. He has been with The Yard since September 2021.

Brit Kinnard tripped and fell back onto the stage at The Yard for the first time in 18 years, proving that good things happen when you say “yes!” and let the universe sort the rest. She’s really happy to be here and super proud to be part of this group of weirdos.

Julianne Kolb is an actor, writer, improviser and honest to god LA native who is thrilled to be part of the Yard's repertory company. She joins the Yard from UCB where she completed the improv program and formed part of the cast of the Character Team Costello. She has also studied cold reading with Doug Warhit and scene study with Lynette McNeill. She feels equally at home in a theater and on a karaoke stage, and is excited to perform for you on Saturday nights!

Bliss Parsons is over the moon to have returned to theater after an over 13 year hiatus. She has a BA in environmental policy from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in graphic design from Boston University. Joining the Yard Theater has allowed Bliss to tap back into her love of acting in a nurturing and collaborative environment. She recently wrote a post-Roe themed sketch titled “My Little Justie” produced alongside the Yard Sketch Team which screened at both the Ruby LA’s Micro Sketch Fest, and the “So Fucked it’s Funny” National Abortion Fund Fundraiser at Dynasty Typewriter.

Nath Milburn is a cartoonist, filmmaker, and foodie from Kentucky who focuses mostly behind the camera or curtains. Maybe you'll see him on stage, maybe not. Nath graduated from Savannah College of Art & Design in 2010 and has been in LA since 2014. He’s worked for Nickelodeon, Fox, Disney, Adult Swim, and plenty more. Find him at lilbakerfilms.com or nathmilburn.com.

Yesenia Rego is an actor, director, and miniaturist. She has a BFA from Emerson College and is a national finalist for poetry recitation. She’s built Star Wars sets for Hasbro at ComicCon and done stand-up in greasy burger basements. Her documentary about sugar cane villages in the Dominican Republic has been screened internationally. She sings in a rock band and is excellent at the Playstation 4 game, Rock Band.

Will Todisco is an actor & musician living in LA. Formerly an improv & theater arts teacher for K-8 students at an LA charter school, and Second City LA, he is overjoyed to have been welcomed into such a supportive and talented group at The Yard. His folk trio’s self-titled debut album, Adam Evan & Will, is available online for purchase or streaming. Will is represented by CESD, on-camera commercial, and look for him as co-star Jiggles T. Clown in the soon-to-be-released independent feature, Clown Car: A Love Story, Thanks to John and the amazing management team of The Yard and special thanks to his partner, Renee, for encouraging him to join in the first place.

Kyle Tomlin is an actor, writer, comedian, and improviser. Kyle has been acting professionally in Los Angeles since he was two, and has been a member of SAG-AFTRA since he was 7. He graduated from DePaul University with a BFA in Film and Television, concentrating in Comedy FIlmmaking. Kyle is also a graduate of the Conservatory Program at the Second City Chicago and studied comedy and improv at The Second City, The Groundlings, and UCB. You can catch him performing standup around LA and as a member of the acting repertoire at the Yard Theater. 

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Special Thanks

Martin Olson

Anthony Miguel

Philip Sgriccia

Wanda Rego

Bob Schad

Allen Price

Joan Lyons 

Chelsea Spirito 

Brett McCabe 

Sage Guyton 

Geena Santiago 

Jesse Abbruzzese

Augustus Viveiros 

Joel Samataro 

Jordan Wold 

Dawn Cody

Lee Ann Cone

Jill Kimball 

Alison MacLean

Christopher Good

Callie Webb 

John Pemberton 

Wandie Kabule 

Durian Songbird

Stephen Cohen

Jordan Wold

Charlie Fonville

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