Cast
Jennifer Adams* (Connie) is a film and stage actress. Favorite theatre credits include Jennie Malone in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two, Meg in Crimes of the Heart, and Jean in the regional premiere of POTUS with Charlotte Conservatory Theater. Jennifer trained with the Film Actors Studio of Charlotte and has been featured in commercials and independent films throughout the southeast. She has led award-winning short films including "Hen & Ham," which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Los Angeles Indie Shorts Fest. Thanks to everyone involved in this production, especially Steve Kaliski for the opportunity! “Art thrives when Artists do!”
Taylor Garlick (Andrew) just finished their third year at WSU’s BA program for musical theatre. During their time at Weber State University they have performed in Something’s Afoot, In Pieces, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Matchstick Girl, The Quick and the Dead, Silent Sky, and The Prom. They are a Jimmy Awards semi-finalist. They have also performed with Riff Raff Theatre Co. and Ogden Musical Theatre during their time with WSU in Ogden, Utah. Contact Taylor at [email protected].
Grace Maria Hernandez (Dianna) (she/they) is a professional storyteller and artist currently based in Utah, earning their BA in Musical Theatre at Weber State University. Favorite roles include Shelby (Alyssa U/S) in The Prom, Medusa in I, Medusa, and Abigail Williams in The Crucible. She is excited to be making her New York debut with Adjusted Realists.
Rachel McPhee (Leona) is an actor, producer and screenwriter. She received her BA at the University of Wisconsin and her Post Graduate Degree in Professional Acting from the Drama Studio London. Favorite acting credits include: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Momsters, Boardwalk Empire, Vieux Carre at the Pearl Theater, The Footage at the Flea, and The Refugees with Adjusted Realists. Most recently she produced and appeared in Dead Shot Mary, a solo show based on the phenomenal true story of Mary Shanley, one of the first women to be made first grade detective in the NYPD during the 1930s. www.rachelmcphee.com
Creative Team
Lyndsey Barratt (Production Stage Manager) is a New York City-based stage manager, Adjusted Realists company member, and fundraising consultant for the arts. She has worked in production and arts management for a variety of theater, dance, and film organizations including Signature Theatre, New York City Ballet, Together Films, and the International Documentary Association. Favorite stage management credits include The Refugees (Adjusted Realists), YOU/EMMA (Wandering Bark Theatre Company), Asylum Song (Adjusted Realists), The Beyoncé (Adjusted Realists), and The Brontës (Theatre in Asylum). She holds a BA from Smith College, an MA from Columbia University, and a Certificate in Stage Management from LAMDA.
Rachel Bublitz (Playwright) is an internationally produced playwright known for telling stories about women and creating new work for young performers. Her play Funny, Like An Abortion is receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere by Mile Square Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and The VORTEX. She won the Will Glickman Award for her play Ripped (world premiere by Z Space). Other plays include: Burst (world premiere by Alleyway Theatre) and The Night Witches (commissioned and world premiere by Egyptian YouTheatre), both published with Dramatic Publishing. When Rachel isn’t writing she’s watching her kids dominate at water polo. RachelBublitz.com.
Jessica Greenberg (Lighting Designer) is an Adjusted Realists company member and a multidisciplinary designer. She has interests in theatre, dance, and site-specific light art installations. New York designs include productions with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, The Adjusted Realists, A.R.T. New York, Epic Theatre Ensemble Education Programs, and 59E59. Regionally, she frequently works with Salt Lake Acting Company, SB Dance, Ririe-Woodbury Dance, and The Monarch. Conference presentations and public talks include World Stage Design, USITT, Prague Quadrennial, SIG Computer Science Education, CrisisART, and TEDx. Jessica serves as a Professor of Theatre Design at Weber State University. www.jessicagreenberg.com
Lily Hilden (Assistant Director) graduated from Weber State University with a BA in Acting/Directing and an AA in Technical Theatre this spring. They have recently directed the world premier of The Amphibians, and Sappho in Innovation Theatre at Weber State. They have worked with Adjusted Realists before as a chorus member in The Refugees, and are thrilled to be working with them again. Contact them at [email protected].
Sock Iverson (Assistant Stage Manager) thrives in the fast-paced world of theater production. With a keen eye for detail and organization, they adeptly support the stage manager in coordinating schedules, managing crews, and ensuring smooth backstage operations. Their strong communication skills facilitate seamless collaboration among cast and crew, while their resourcefulness enables effective problem-solving under pressure. Dedicated to the art of theater, Sock is committed to delivering memorable experiences for audiences. Their passion for excellence and willingness to go above and beyond make them an invaluable asset to any production team, striving always to elevate the magic of live performance.
Steve Kaliski (Co-Director) is a co-founder of Adjusted Realists and worked for 11 years in New York as an educator, director, and playwright. With Adjusted Realists, highlights include The Refugees, Gluten! (both writer/director) and The Briefly Dead (writer). He also assisted on the Broadway productions of Evita and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He has taught at Brooklyn College, Fordham, BMCC, LIU Post, and Davidson College, and he is now the Executive Director of Davidson Community Players in Charlotte, NC.
Porter Lance (Scenic and Projection Designer) is a scenic and props designer based in Ogden, UT and (soon to be) Seattle, WA. He received his undergraduate degree in scenic design from Weber State University and will be attending the University of Washington this fall for his masters in the same discipline. He notably won the Kennedy Center College American Theatre Festival’s 2023 National Scenic Design Award for his work on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Weber State University. He has a love for new, unusual art and theatre. His work can be found at porterlance.com or on Instagram @porterlancedesign.
Jeremiah Maestas (Co-Director) recently served as Assistant Director for a new play reading at Williamstown Theater Festival, and a proud Production Assistant at Shucked on Broadway. Some favorite credits: Macbeth (Lincoln Center Theater); The Refugees (ART / NY); Asylum Song (HERE ARTS), The Beyoncé (ART / NY), Chickens in the Yard (JACK Brooklyn), Gluten! (59E59); Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo); Earthquake Sun (San Diego Rep.); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (The Warner CT); The Elephant Man, Suddenly Last Summer, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, The Shape of Things (TheatreWorks NMCT); Love! Valour! Compassion! (Diversionary); Jesus Hopped the “A” Train (LPT); In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play (Whitman BC). Associate Director for The Hard Problem (Lincoln Center Theater). Adjunct Theater Faculty, Quinnipiac University. Proud Actors’ Equity Member, and arts advocate. MFA, Brooklyn College / BA, University of San Diego. www.jeremiahmaestas.com
Matthew Mastromatteo (Choregrapher and Intimacy) [He/They] is an actor, director, intimacy professional, and educator based in New York City. They hold their MFA in Theatre Arts: Acting from Long Island University: C.W. Post. Matthew teaches acting, voice, and movement at several institutions in NYC. An integration specialist, Matthew is excited by the union of body, voice, and spirit in performance. Favorite projects include; Spring Awakening [Sarah Lawrence College], Peter Pan-sexual [NYCPanto], The Refugees [Adjusted Realists], The Briefly Dead [59e59 Theatres], and Othello [PostGrad Theater Co.]. www.mattmastromatteo.com
Matt Sherwin (Sound Designer and Original Music) holds credits including the Obie Award-winning Born Bad at Soho Rep, as well as productions with The New Group, Lincoln Center Theater Education, HERE and Ensemble Studio Theater. Regional and university credits include shows with Williamstown Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage, Charlotte Conservatory Theatre and Yale University. Matt was the recipient of an Innovative Theatre Award in Outstanding Original Music for his work on the Adjusted Realists’ Gluten! at 59e59, also directed by Stephen Kaliski. He holds an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Citlali Urquiza (Costume Designer) is currently in her final year at Weber State University in Ogden, UT. She is studying theatre arts with an emphasis in costume design. She has previously designed Women of Troy, Eurydice, and Silent Sky for Weber State, and Fremont Jr High is NOT Doing Oklahoma for Good Company Theatre. For more information visit https://citlaliurquiza.wixsite.com/costume-design.
Weber State University (Co-Producer) Stewart Education Foundation, Browning Center for Design, and the Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities. The College teaches students to excel as they seek, understand, question and express complexities critical to the experience of being human. Undergraduate degree programs are offered in the following five areas: Communication, English, Foreign Language, Performing Arts and Visual Art & Design. Master’s degrees also are offered in Communication and English. The college serves more than 2,000 undergraduate majors and 250 graduate students. The Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities is the Western region’s foremost institution for student-centered teaching and research that investigates the human experience and aims to educate global citizens who are responsible, creative and critical artists, performers and communicators. For more information, please visit, www.weber.edu/cah.
Rachel Bublitz (Playwright) is an internationally produced playwright known for telling stories about women and creating new work for young performers. Her play Funny, Like An Abortion is receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere by Mile Square Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and The VORTEX. She won the Will Glickman Award for her play Ripped (world premiere by Z Space). Other plays include: Burst (world premiere by Alleyway Theatre) and The Night Witches (commissioned and world premiere by Egyptian YouTheatre), both published with Dramatic Publishing. When Rachel isn’t writing she’s watching her kids dominate at water polo. RachelBublitz.com.
Jessica Greenberg (Lighting Designer) is an Adjusted Realists company member and a multidisciplinary designer. She has interests in theatre, dance, and site-specific light art installations. New York designs include productions with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, The Adjusted Realists, A.R.T. New York, Epic Theatre Ensemble Education Programs, and 59E59. Regionally, she frequently works with Salt Lake Acting Company, SB Dance, Ririe-Woodbury Dance, and The Monarch. Conference presentations and public talks include World Stage Design, USITT, Prague Quadrennial, SIG Computer Science Education, CrisisART, and TEDx. Jessica serves as a Professor of Theatre Design at Weber State University. www.jessicagreenberg.com
Lily Hilden (Assistant Director) graduated from Weber State University with a BA in Acting/Directing and an AA in Technical Theatre this spring. They have recently directed the world premier of The Amphibians, and Sappho in Innovation Theatre at Weber State. They have worked with Adjusted Realists before as a chorus member in The Refugees, and are thrilled to be working with them again. Contact them at [email protected].
Sock Iverson (Assistant Stage Manager) thrives in the fast-paced world of theater production. With a keen eye for detail and organization, they adeptly support the stage manager in coordinating schedules, managing crews, and ensuring smooth backstage operations. Their strong communication skills facilitate seamless collaboration among cast and crew, while their resourcefulness enables effective problem-solving under pressure. Dedicated to the art of theater, Sock is committed to delivering memorable experiences for audiences. Their passion for excellence and willingness to go above and beyond make them an invaluable asset to any production team, striving always to elevate the magic of live performance.
Steve Kaliski (Co-Director) is a co-founder of Adjusted Realists and worked for 11 years in New York as an educator, director, and playwright. With Adjusted Realists, highlights include The Refugees, Gluten! (both writer/director) and The Briefly Dead (writer). He also assisted on the Broadway productions of Evita and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He has taught at Brooklyn College, Fordham, BMCC, LIU Post, and Davidson College, and he is now the Executive Director of Davidson Community Players in Charlotte, NC.
Porter Lance (Scenic and Projection Designer) is a scenic and props designer based in Ogden, UT and (soon to be) Seattle, WA. He received his undergraduate degree in scenic design from Weber State University and will be attending the University of Washington this fall for his masters in the same discipline. He notably won the Kennedy Center College American Theatre Festival’s 2023 National Scenic Design Award for his work on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Weber State University. He has a love for new, unusual art and theatre. His work can be found at porterlance.com or on Instagram @porterlancedesign.
Jeremiah Maestas (Co-Director) recently served as Assistant Director for a new play reading at Williamstown Theater Festival, and a proud Production Assistant at Shucked on Broadway. Some favorite credits: Macbeth (Lincoln Center Theater); The Refugees (ART / NY); Asylum Song (HERE ARTS), The Beyoncé (ART / NY), Chickens in the Yard (JACK Brooklyn), Gluten! (59E59); Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo); Earthquake Sun (San Diego Rep.); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (The Warner CT); The Elephant Man, Suddenly Last Summer, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, The Shape of Things (TheatreWorks NMCT); Love! Valour! Compassion! (Diversionary); Jesus Hopped the “A” Train (LPT); In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play (Whitman BC). Associate Director for The Hard Problem (Lincoln Center Theater). Adjunct Theater Faculty, Quinnipiac University. Proud Actors’ Equity Member, and arts advocate. MFA, Brooklyn College / BA, University of San Diego. www.jeremiahmaestas.com
Matthew Mastromatteo (Choregrapher and Intimacy) [He/They] is an actor, director, intimacy professional, and educator based in New York City. They hold their MFA in Theatre Arts: Acting from Long Island University: C.W. Post. Matthew teaches acting, voice, and movement at several institutions in NYC. An integration specialist, Matthew is excited by the union of body, voice, and spirit in performance. Favorite projects include; Spring Awakening [Sarah Lawrence College], Peter Pan-sexual [NYCPanto], The Refugees [Adjusted Realists], The Briefly Dead [59e59 Theatres], and Othello [PostGrad Theater Co.]. www.mattmastromatteo.com
Matt Sherwin (Sound Designer and Original Music) holds credits including the Obie Award-winning Born Bad at Soho Rep, as well as productions with The New Group, Lincoln Center Theater Education, HERE and Ensemble Studio Theater. Regional and university credits include shows with Williamstown Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage, Charlotte Conservatory Theatre and Yale University. Matt was the recipient of an Innovative Theatre Award in Outstanding Original Music for his work on the Adjusted Realists’ Gluten! at 59e59, also directed by Stephen Kaliski. He holds an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Citlali Urquiza (Costume Designer) is currently in her final year at Weber State University in Ogden, UT. She is studying theatre arts with an emphasis in costume design. She has previously designed Women of Troy, Eurydice, and Silent Sky for Weber State, and Fremont Jr High is NOT Doing Oklahoma for Good Company Theatre. For more information visit https://citlaliurquiza.wixsite.com/costume-design.
Weber State University (Co-Producer) Stewart Education Foundation, Browning Center for Design, and the Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities. The College teaches students to excel as they seek, understand, question and express complexities critical to the experience of being human. Undergraduate degree programs are offered in the following five areas: Communication, English, Foreign Language, Performing Arts and Visual Art & Design. Master’s degrees also are offered in Communication and English. The college serves more than 2,000 undergraduate majors and 250 graduate students. The Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities is the Western region’s foremost institution for student-centered teaching and research that investigates the human experience and aims to educate global citizens who are responsible, creative and critical artists, performers and communicators. For more information, please visit, www.weber.edu/cah.
Full Production Team
Co-Director……………………………………………………………….JEREMIAH MAESTAS
Co-Director……………………………………………………………………...STEVE KALISKI
Assistant Director…………………………………………………………………..LILY HILDEN
Costume Designer…………………………………………………………...CITLALI URQUIZA
Choreography and Intimacy Director…………………………………MATT MASTROMATTEO
Lighting Designer………………………………………………………..JESSICA GREENBERG
Assistant Lighting Designer……………………………………………..ALYSON MCMURRAY
Master Electrician…………………………………………………………...CADEN SCHAEFER
Scenic and Costumes Mentor……………………………………………………...CULLY LONG
Sound Design and Compositions……………………………………………….MATT SHERWIN
Technical Director/Scenic & Projections Designer…………………………….PORTER LANCE
Wardrobe/Hair & Makeup/Assistant Costume/Production Crew………….MADISON GRISSOM
House Manager/Production Assistant………………………………………...JARON SHEREDA
Co-Dramaturg/Lobby Display Design………………………………………………RUTH AMES
Co-Dramaturg/Lobby Display Design………………………………………SARAH GRUNNAH
Production Stage Manager………………………………………………….LYNDSEY BARRATT
Assistant Stage Manager………………………………………………………...SOCK IVERSON
Co-Director……………………………………………………………………...STEVE KALISKI
Assistant Director…………………………………………………………………..LILY HILDEN
Costume Designer…………………………………………………………...CITLALI URQUIZA
Choreography and Intimacy Director…………………………………MATT MASTROMATTEO
Lighting Designer………………………………………………………..JESSICA GREENBERG
Assistant Lighting Designer……………………………………………..ALYSON MCMURRAY
Master Electrician…………………………………………………………...CADEN SCHAEFER
Scenic and Costumes Mentor……………………………………………………...CULLY LONG
Sound Design and Compositions……………………………………………….MATT SHERWIN
Technical Director/Scenic & Projections Designer…………………………….PORTER LANCE
Wardrobe/Hair & Makeup/Assistant Costume/Production Crew………….MADISON GRISSOM
House Manager/Production Assistant………………………………………...JARON SHEREDA
Co-Dramaturg/Lobby Display Design………………………………………………RUTH AMES
Co-Dramaturg/Lobby Display Design………………………………………SARAH GRUNNAH
Production Stage Manager………………………………………………….LYNDSEY BARRATT
Assistant Stage Manager………………………………………………………...SOCK IVERSON