The Velvet Sky

Feb 15 – Mar 16, 2013 Industry Night Mar 4 The Velvet Sky By Robero Aguirre-Sacasa Directed by Jane Bement Geesman Poor Bethany Palmer hasn’t slept in thirteen years. When her husband steals their son away in the middle of the night, her already fragile grip on reality starts to weaken, and she sets off on a nightmarish phantasmagoria through an urban dreamscape. Chronicling Bethany’s desperate flight, The Velvet Sky is a dark fairytale for grown-ups about the stories and lies adults tell children to keep them safe from the things that lurk in the dark. “Aguirre-Sacasa’s The Velvet Sky blends childhood fantasies with adult nightmares into a dark and surreal adventure laced with just enough honesty that it’s absolutely, terrifically terrifying…” – Metroweekly

CAST

Bethany Palmer… Karen Wennstrom*
Warren Palmer… Tom Mounsey*
Andrew Palmer… Nathan Berl
Bus Woman/Margaret Little/Usherette… Beth Thompson*
Officer Russel/Bookstore Man… Mario Calcagno*
Bathroom Man/Mugger Man/Movie Man/PI Guy/Sandman… Andy Lee-Hillstrom*

Movement Ensemble… Jade Hobbs and Joanna Tyler

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Scenic Designer… Larry Larsen
Lighting Designer… Jeff Woods
Costume Designer… Ashton Hull
Sound Designer/Engineer… Richard E. Moore
Props Designer… Beatrice Yanazzo
Mask Designer/Coach… Tony Fuemmeler
Movement Coach/Tarot Consultant… Kate Mura
Makeup Designer… Janet Price

Stage Manager… Nicole Gladwin
Production Manager… Annalise Albright Woods
Technical Director… Winston Bischof

Artistic Supervisor… Britt Harris*

DIRECTOR BIO

Jane Bement Geesman is a director, actor, and teacher, with over 30 years’ experience in the performing arts. She has appeared in such plays as Twelfth Night, Old Times, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Sideman, Book of Days, Trifles, Riches, and A Chorus Line. Jane has an M.F.A. in Theatre/Directing, and her directing credits, in both Portland and the Bay Area, include Stop Kiss, Our Town, Master Class, Visiting Mr. Green, No Exit, Small Tragedy, Collected Stories, Living Out, and The Memory of Water. Last year Jane directed Theatre Vertigo’s The Adding Machine. Jane is a presentation coach for business professionals, and is on the guest faculty of the Haven Institute, in British Columbia, where she leads personal-development workshops using principles of actor training to deepen self-knowledge, build confidence, and spark creative energy.

* Member of Theatre Vertigo