
Luis Juarez is a nationally touring comedian based out of Texas. His unique style and blindsiding punchlines keep fans wanting more, sometimes quite literally: audiences have been known to follow him to his car, insisting he mention them in his bio.
His viral videos on social media have helped him gain a dedicated following, bringing his sharp wit to fans across the country. He is currently featuring on the Super Cool A$$ Tour with Ralph Barbosa. Keep an eye out for Luis when he’s in your area, but please, don’t ask him to mention you in his bio.
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Comedians
Luis Juarez
Comedian
Luis Juarez is a nationally touring comedian based out of Texas. His unique style and blindsiding punchlines keep fans wanting more, sometimes quite literally: audiences have been known to follow him to his car, insisting he mention them in his bio.
His viral videos on social media have helped him gain a dedicated following, bringing his sharp wit to fans across the country. He is currently featuring on the Super Cool A$$ Tour with Ralph Barbosa. Keep an eye out for Luis when he’s in your area, but please, don’t ask him to mention you in his bio.
Comedian
Luis Juarez

Luis Juarez is a nationally touring comedian based out of Texas. His unique style and blindsiding punchlines keep fans wanting more, sometimes quite literally: audiences have been known to follow him to his car, insisting he mention them in his bio.
His viral videos on social media have helped him gain a dedicated following, bringing his sharp wit to fans across the country. He is currently featuring on the Super Cool A$$ Tour with Ralph Barbosa. Keep an eye out for Luis when he’s in your area, but please, don’t ask him to mention you in his bio.
Paulos Feerow
Comedy Coordinator
Comedy Coordinator
Paulos Feerow

Taylor P
Comedian
With just two years under her belt, Taylor P. Has taken the Dallas comedy scene by storm. Armed with a smooth captivating voice and a witty sense of humor, Taylor has proven herself as a dynamic MC for a variety of events. As a finalist of the Purvis Wilson Funniest Comic in Dallas competition, and opening for headliners Phoebe Robinson and Cam Bertrand, she’s ready to stand out among the best stand up comedians in the scene.
Comedian
Taylor P

With just two years under her belt, Taylor P. Has taken the Dallas comedy scene by storm. Armed with a smooth captivating voice and a witty sense of humor, Taylor has proven herself as a dynamic MC for a variety of events. As a finalist of the Purvis Wilson Funniest Comic in Dallas competition, and opening for headliners Phoebe Robinson and Cam Bertrand, she’s ready to stand out among the best stand up comedians in the scene.
Zac Webb
Comedian
Zac Webb is an up-and-coming comedian based in Dallas, Texas. On stage, he delivers a slurry of absurdist thoughts with infectious optimism. He’s open for comedians such as Duncan Trussell, Brad Williams, and BobcatGoldthwait. He is also the host of the Ear Drunk Podcast, a weekly comedy and music discovery podcast that releases every Friday.
Comedian
Zac Webb

Zac Webb is an up-and-coming comedian based in Dallas, Texas. On stage, he delivers a slurry of absurdist thoughts with infectious optimism. He’s open for comedians such as Duncan Trussell, Brad Williams, and BobcatGoldthwait. He is also the host of the Ear Drunk Podcast, a weekly comedy and music discovery podcast that releases every Friday.
Marena Riyad
Comedian
Marena Riyad is an actress, comedian, and producer, who enjoys making women laugh and men pine from the USA to Palestine. The self proclaimed Femme Fatale of the Middle East is currently touring the country sharing her refreshingly pessimistic take on dating and her coming of age story after being kidnapped from the Holy Land and brought to America at the age of 10. A walking contradiction, her vulnerable yet unapologetic style stems from growing up in two 3rd world countries, Palestine and East Texas. She was a semifinalist for the Funniest Comedian in Texas and brought her comedy to the pageant world as a finalist for Miss Arab USA 2023, and featured at FemComedy Fiesta 2024. When she’s not being walked by her muslim dog Layla, she can be found running her empire and producing “Kufiya Comedy” in Dallas,TX and beyond.
Comedian
Marena Riyad

Marena Riyad is an actress, comedian, and producer, who enjoys making women laugh and men pine from the USA to Palestine. The self proclaimed Femme Fatale of the Middle East is currently touring the country sharing her refreshingly pessimistic take on dating and her coming of age story after being kidnapped from the Holy Land and brought to America at the age of 10. A walking contradiction, her vulnerable yet unapologetic style stems from growing up in two 3rd world countries, Palestine and East Texas. She was a semifinalist for the Funniest Comedian in Texas and brought her comedy to the pageant world as a finalist for Miss Arab USA 2023, and featured at FemComedy Fiesta 2024. When she’s not being walked by her muslim dog Layla, she can be found running her empire and producing “Kufiya Comedy” in Dallas,TX and beyond.
Kenny Lee
Comedian
Kenny Lee is a rising star in stand-up comedy. His brand of cunning and clean comedy gives everyone something to laugh about. As the winner of 2024’s ‘Funniest Stand-up in Dallas’ as well as ‘ Funniest Person with a day job’ in 2023, he’s serious about the funny business. You’ve seen him featuring for the Dallas Observer, the State Fair of Texas, and Blue Whale Comedy Festival as well as recently opening for Ralph Barbosa, Joey Avery, and Tone Bell of Netflix’s ‘Drink Masters’.
Comedian
Kenny Lee

Kenny Lee is a rising star in stand-up comedy. His brand of cunning and clean comedy gives everyone something to laugh about. As the winner of 2024’s ‘Funniest Stand-up in Dallas’ as well as ‘ Funniest Person with a day job’ in 2023, he’s serious about the funny business. You’ve seen him featuring for the Dallas Observer, the State Fair of Texas, and Blue Whale Comedy Festival as well as recently opening for Ralph Barbosa, Joey Avery, and Tone Bell of Netflix’s ‘Drink Masters’.
FAQ’s
Is there assigned seating?
All seating is General Admission except for members who have reserved seating included in their membership package. We recommend arriving 15 minutes prior to the show to find your seats.
Is there a dress code?
Come as you are! (Shoes and shirts required). We’re glad to have you.
Can I bring food or drink into the theatre?
We do not permit outside food and drink inside the theater. We sell snacks, water, soda, and alcoholic beverages at the bar in the lobby.
Are accessible seating options available?
Our venue is ADA Accessible and there is accessible seating available in the theatre. Please let our box office know ahead of time so we may accommodate your needs.
What’s On

Aparna Nancherla
Stand-Up Comic Residency
Amphibian Stage is thrilled to welcome back the brilliant and hilarious Aparna Nancherla. Her 2019 visit helped boost this now-renowned and beloved program, where nationally recognized comics bring brand-new material to life right here in Fort Worth.
Known for her signature dry, existential, and absurd humor, Aparna is an acclaimed comedian, writer, and actor whose credits span Netflix, HBO, Audible, Comedy Central, and beyond. Her recent book Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome earned rave reviews, with The Los Angeles Times calling the book a “super-smart, deliciously readable, achingly poignant…new collection of essays.”
Catch her new material now before this material becomes everyone’s favorite comedy special. Fort Worth gets it first!
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Meet the Comedians
Aparna Nancherla
Comedian
Aparna Nancherla is an acclaimed comedian, writer, and actor. Praised by critics and fans alike for her distinctive dry, existential, and whimsical sense of humor, Aparna has toured her standup comedy extensively around the U.S. and the world. A true multi-hyphenate, Aparna’s work spans film, TV, podcasts, and books.
Most recently, Aparna’s debut book Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome, a collection of personal essays, was published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House in September 2023. Unreliable Narrator received widespread recognition, with The Los Angeles Times calling the book a “super-smart, deliciously readable, achingly poignant…new collection of essays.”
Aparna presently hosts “The Introvert’s Survival Guide,” a new eight-part self-help interview podcast that premiered on Audible via Fresh Produce Media, which features a plethora of notable guests such as Seth Meyers, Elyse Myers, and Eric Smith.
On TV, Aparna has starred in many memorable roles on such series as Peacock’s LOPEZ VS LOPEZ, Max’s SEARCH PARTY, Netflix’s SPACE FORCE and BOJACK HORSEMAN, and Comedy Central’s CORPORATE. Her TV stand up appearances include Netflix’s THE STANDUPS, HBO’s TWO DOPE QUEENS, and Comedy Central’s THE HALF HOUR. Aparna’s late-night standup debut was on TBS’s CONAN in 2013 and she was one of the breakout “New Faces” at the prestigious JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL in Montreal. She’s since made appearances on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN.
Aparna has also written for Apple TV+’s MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN’S BANQUET, as well as LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and FX’s TOTALLY BIASED W. KAMAU BELL.
In 2018, Aparna made her feature debut in the Paul Feig movie A SIMPLE FAVOR and was most recently seen in Hulu’s THE DROP.
Aparna has also contributed multiple op-eds to The New York Times.
She lives in Los Angeles.
Comedian
Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla is an acclaimed comedian, writer, and actor. Praised by critics and fans alike for her distinctive dry, existential, and whimsical sense of humor, Aparna has toured her standup comedy extensively around the U.S. and the world. A true multi-hyphenate, Aparna’s work spans film, TV, podcasts, and books.
Most recently, Aparna’s debut book Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome, a collection of personal essays, was published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House in September 2023. Unreliable Narrator received widespread recognition, with The Los Angeles Times calling the book a “super-smart, deliciously readable, achingly poignant…new collection of essays.”
Aparna presently hosts “The Introvert’s Survival Guide,” a new eight-part self-help interview podcast that premiered on Audible via Fresh Produce Media, which features a plethora of notable guests such as Seth Meyers, Elyse Myers, and Eric Smith.
On TV, Aparna has starred in many memorable roles on such series as Peacock’s LOPEZ VS LOPEZ, Max’s SEARCH PARTY, Netflix’s SPACE FORCE and BOJACK HORSEMAN, and Comedy Central’s CORPORATE. Her TV stand up appearances include Netflix’s THE STANDUPS, HBO’s TWO DOPE QUEENS, and Comedy Central’s THE HALF HOUR. Aparna’s late-night standup debut was on TBS’s CONAN in 2013 and she was one of the breakout “New Faces” at the prestigious JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL in Montreal. She’s since made appearances on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN.
Aparna has also written for Apple TV+’s MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN’S BANQUET, as well as LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and FX’s TOTALLY BIASED W. KAMAU BELL.
In 2018, Aparna made her feature debut in the Paul Feig movie A SIMPLE FAVOR and was most recently seen in Hulu’s THE DROP.
Aparna has also contributed multiple op-eds to The New York Times.
She lives in Los Angeles.
What’s On

A DIY Séance to Summon Harry Houdini
“I literally just googled ‘instructions for a séance’. I took the night off, escaped the kid’s bedtime, to try this here with you. Tonight.”
Take your seat at Katie Bender’s “DIY séance party”, as she attempts night after night to escape her own life by summoning the spirit of master escapologist Harry Houdini. This theatrical experiment, first workshopped at The Playwrights Center and The Alley All New Festival, transforms Bender’s mesmerizing personal journey into a collective experience that asks the audience: what are you trying to escape?
Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this unpredictable theatrical event, where reality and illusion converge in a gripping exploration of the human experience.
Content Warning: Please be advised this séance contains strong language, a reference to sexual assault, and brief description of physical violence.
Special Community Nights
In Rehearsal
In Performance
Creatives
Katie Bender
Creator
Katie Bender is a playwright, performer and theater maker. Her plays include Judith, SHE WOLF, The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes, Instructions for a Séance and Howling, Texas to name a few. Filled with games, physical exertion and a poetic delight in the mundane, her work often examines the surprising ways humans transform within impossible systems.
Katie’s work has been developed and produced all over the country including at Hyde Park Theater, ZACH, The Alley, Shrewds, EST, Kitchen Dog, The Playwrights’ Center, LAUNCH PAD, Fusebox Festival, THT Rep, New Harmony Project, ACT Theatre, All For One Theater and Urbanite. She is the co-creator of Underbelly, with whom she made ecstatic site-specific performances such as Slip River which received the Critics Table Award for Best New Comedy. Her play Judith received the B.Iden Payne award for Best New Script. Katie was a Jerome Fellow and is thrilled to be returning as a Core Writer at The Playwrights Center. She received her M.F.A from The University of Texas.
Creator
Katie Bender

Katie Bender is a playwright, performer and theater maker. Her plays include Judith, SHE WOLF, The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes, Instructions for a Séance and Howling, Texas to name a few. Filled with games, physical exertion and a poetic delight in the mundane, her work often examines the surprising ways humans transform within impossible systems.
Katie’s work has been developed and produced all over the country including at Hyde Park Theater, ZACH, The Alley, Shrewds, EST, Kitchen Dog, The Playwrights’ Center, LAUNCH PAD, Fusebox Festival, THT Rep, New Harmony Project, ACT Theatre, All For One Theater and Urbanite. She is the co-creator of Underbelly, with whom she made ecstatic site-specific performances such as Slip River which received the Critics Table Award for Best New Comedy. Her play Judith received the B.Iden Payne award for Best New Script. Katie was a Jerome Fellow and is thrilled to be returning as a Core Writer at The Playwrights Center. She received her M.F.A from The University of Texas.
Lily Wolff
Director
Lily Wolff is a British-American theatre director and new play nerd. She is thrilled to be back at Amphibian after directing the world premiere of Katie Bender’s Instructions for a Séance last season. Formerly the literary manager at Alley Theatre in Houston, Lily worked passionately on the Alley All New initiative from 2018-2022 until she relocated to Philadelphia with her family. As a freelance director and dramaturg, Lily most recently directed a reading of Tea Alagíc’s Zero Hour, based on the playwright’s real experience of fleeing the Bosnian War, in the Alley All New Festival, as well as a workshop production for Chautauqua Theatre Company of Hilary Bettis’ falcon girls, a coming-of-age memoir play set in 1990’s Falcon, Colorado, a love letter to rural girls and the horse who saved their lives. After Rift, Lily heads to Houston to direct the regional premiere of Danny Tejera’s Toros at Rec Room Arts. As a dramaturg, Lily has worked for Alley Theatre, the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Cornerstone Theater Company, New York Stage and Film, and New Georges. She was a consultant and administrator for the 2024 Terrence McNally Award at Philadelphia Theatre Company, and has served as a reader for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the Playwrights’ Center. In the UK, Lily has directed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Theatre503, Battersea Mess & Music Hall, a hilltop on a Scottish island, and on several boats on the river Thames in London. International: Mrs President (world premiere: Edinburgh Festival Fringe). Regional: Instructions for a Séance (world premiere: Amphibian Stage), Wolf Play, Hurricane Diane (Rec Room Arts), The Oresteia (University of Houston), From White Plains (Thunderclap Productions), The Madres (NNPN Rolling World Premiere: Shrewd Productions), A Bright Room Called Day (Southwestern University), Cry It Out (Theatre en Bloc), The Effect (Capital T Theatre), Lungs (Hyde Park Theatre), Gidion’s Knot (Capital T Theatre). Awards: “Best Direction” Austin Critics Table Award. Lily is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and Pandemic Parenthood.
Director
Lily Wolff

Lily Wolff is a British-American theatre director and new play nerd. She is thrilled to be back at Amphibian after directing the world premiere of Katie Bender’s Instructions for a Séance last season. Formerly the literary manager at Alley Theatre in Houston, Lily worked passionately on the Alley All New initiative from 2018-2022 until she relocated to Philadelphia with her family. As a freelance director and dramaturg, Lily most recently directed a reading of Tea Alagíc’s Zero Hour, based on the playwright’s real experience of fleeing the Bosnian War, in the Alley All New Festival, as well as a workshop production for Chautauqua Theatre Company of Hilary Bettis’ falcon girls, a coming-of-age memoir play set in 1990’s Falcon, Colorado, a love letter to rural girls and the horse who saved their lives. After Rift, Lily heads to Houston to direct the regional premiere of Danny Tejera’s Toros at Rec Room Arts. As a dramaturg, Lily has worked for Alley Theatre, the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Cornerstone Theater Company, New York Stage and Film, and New Georges. She was a consultant and administrator for the 2024 Terrence McNally Award at Philadelphia Theatre Company, and has served as a reader for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the Playwrights’ Center. In the UK, Lily has directed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Theatre503, Battersea Mess & Music Hall, a hilltop on a Scottish island, and on several boats on the river Thames in London. International: Mrs President (world premiere: Edinburgh Festival Fringe). Regional: Instructions for a Séance (world premiere: Amphibian Stage), Wolf Play, Hurricane Diane (Rec Room Arts), The Oresteia (University of Houston), From White Plains (Thunderclap Productions), The Madres (NNPN Rolling World Premiere: Shrewd Productions), A Bright Room Called Day (Southwestern University), Cry It Out (Theatre en Bloc), The Effect (Capital T Theatre), Lungs (Hyde Park Theatre), Gidion’s Knot (Capital T Theatre). Awards: “Best Direction” Austin Critics Table Award. Lily is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and Pandemic Parenthood.
Sydney Dormire
Stage Manager
Sydney Dormire is stage managing her first show with Amphibian Stage. Recent credits include stage manager for Poor Clare, Grand Horizons (Stage West Theatre), The Merry Wives of Windsor (MSU Texas Theatre), assistant stage manager for I Wanna F*cking Tear You Apart (Stage West), and production assistant for Into the Breeches! (Stage West). She holds a BFA in Design and Technology from Midwestern State University of Texas. Website: sydneydormire1200.wixsite.com/website, Instagram: @sydney_dormire
Stage Manager
Sydney Dormire

Sydney Dormire is stage managing her first show with Amphibian Stage. Recent credits include stage manager for Poor Clare, Grand Horizons (Stage West Theatre), The Merry Wives of Windsor (MSU Texas Theatre), assistant stage manager for I Wanna F*cking Tear You Apart (Stage West), and production assistant for Into the Breeches! (Stage West). She holds a BFA in Design and Technology from Midwestern State University of Texas. Website: sydneydormire1200.wixsite.com/website, Instagram: @sydney_dormire
Brett Schneider
Magic Consultant
Brett Schneider is a magician and illusion designer based in Los Angeles. His work has been seen at the Alley Theatre (previous production of Instructions for a Seance), The Roundabout Theatre, 2nd Stage Theater, The Goodman Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Portland Center Stage, among many others. Television credits include USA, HBO, NBC, FOX, and Showtime. As a magician, Brett is a regular performer at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, and performs virtual magic shows all over the world. More at brettschneidermagic.com.
Magic Consultant
Brett Schneider

Brett Schneider is a magician and illusion designer based in Los Angeles. His work has been seen at the Alley Theatre (previous production of Instructions for a Seance), The Roundabout Theatre, 2nd Stage Theater, The Goodman Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Portland Center Stage, among many others. Television credits include USA, HBO, NBC, FOX, and Showtime. As a magician, Brett is a regular performer at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, and performs virtual magic shows all over the world. More at brettschneidermagic.com.
Paige Seber
Lighting Designer
Paige Seber is a New York City-based lighting designer for Theatre, Dance, Opera, Music, and Immersive Events. Her work can be seen on the Off-Broadway musical Titanique which won the 2023 Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical. Other recent credits include Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Wolf Play (Rec Room Arts), Is Anyone Alive Out There? (Minetta Lane), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Manhattan School of Music), Ready. Set. Play! (Virgin Voyages), The Consul (San Francisco Conservatory of Music), Powerline Road (Theatre NOW), Cityscrape (Good Apples Collective), Good Friday (The Flea), and Swann: A Digital Opera Short (Catapult Opera). Paige is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. For more about her work, visit seberlighting.com.
Lighting Designer
Paige Seber

Paige Seber is a New York City-based lighting designer for Theatre, Dance, Opera, Music, and Immersive Events. Her work can be seen on the Off-Broadway musical Titanique which won the 2023 Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical. Other recent credits include Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Wolf Play (Rec Room Arts), Is Anyone Alive Out There? (Minetta Lane), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Manhattan School of Music), Ready. Set. Play! (Virgin Voyages), The Consul (San Francisco Conservatory of Music), Powerline Road (Theatre NOW), Cityscrape (Good Apples Collective), Good Friday (The Flea), and Swann: A Digital Opera Short (Catapult Opera). Paige is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. For more about her work, visit seberlighting.com.
David Lanza
Sound Designer
David Lanza has been sound designing in DFW for some time now, is excited to still be sound designing, and looks forward to sound designing more in the future. He also loves the Phibs always and forever. Pro-tip: eat half of your cookie now, and save the other half for a late night snack after the show. Follow David Lanza Audio on Facebook or go to www.DavidLanzaAudio.com to learn more. I might also have an Instagram, but I’m not sure. Or look up my LiveJournal I had in high school. Love to Nikki, Maggie, Peter, and the Oxford comma.
Sound Designer
David Lanza

David Lanza has been sound designing in DFW for some time now, is excited to still be sound designing, and looks forward to sound designing more in the future. He also loves the Phibs always and forever. Pro-tip: eat half of your cookie now, and save the other half for a late night snack after the show. Follow David Lanza Audio on Facebook or go to www.DavidLanzaAudio.com to learn more. I might also have an Instagram, but I’m not sure. Or look up my LiveJournal I had in high school. Love to Nikki, Maggie, Peter, and the Oxford comma.
Kaitlin Hatton
Stage Manager
Kaitlin Hatton is excited to be working with Amphibian Stage again! Recent stage management includes What The Constitution Means to Me, Sherlock Holmes, Marjorie Prime, Handle With Care, Between Riverside and Crazy, Witch, On The Exhale (Stage West), Handless King, Baba, Spaceman, The Hollow, Egress, Hans & Sophie, She-Wolf, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Babette’s Feast, Lonely Planet, and Artist Descending A Staircase (Amphibian Stage Productions), I’m Proud of You, The Other Josh Cohen, Tiny Beautiful Things (Circle Theatre). Recent props designs include Little Women, La Boheme, La Medium (FW Opera), The Persians (Undermain Theatre), Ann (WaterTower Theatre), Instructions for a Seance, Baba, Spaceman, Marie Antoinette (Amphibian Stage Productions), Kodachrome, Fences, Young Frankenstein, An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf, The Glass Menagerie, The Last Wide Open, and One Man, Two Guvnors (Circle Theatre). Kaitlin holds a BFA in Theatre – Design and Technology from Texas Wesleyan University and teaches Stage Management there. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and received the 2019 Live Theatre League Bill Garber Young Artist Award.
Stage Manager
Kaitlin Hatton

Kaitlin Hatton is excited to be working with Amphibian Stage again! Recent stage management includes What The Constitution Means to Me, Sherlock Holmes, Marjorie Prime, Handle With Care, Between Riverside and Crazy, Witch, On The Exhale (Stage West), Handless King, Baba, Spaceman, The Hollow, Egress, Hans & Sophie, She-Wolf, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Babette’s Feast, Lonely Planet, and Artist Descending A Staircase (Amphibian Stage Productions), I’m Proud of You, The Other Josh Cohen, Tiny Beautiful Things (Circle Theatre). Recent props designs include Little Women, La Boheme, La Medium (FW Opera), The Persians (Undermain Theatre), Ann (WaterTower Theatre), Instructions for a Seance, Baba, Spaceman, Marie Antoinette (Amphibian Stage Productions), Kodachrome, Fences, Young Frankenstein, An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf, The Glass Menagerie, The Last Wide Open, and One Man, Two Guvnors (Circle Theatre). Kaitlin holds a BFA in Theatre – Design and Technology from Texas Wesleyan University and teaches Stage Management there. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and received the 2019 Live Theatre League Bill Garber Young Artist Award.
Levi Richey
Production Assistant
Levi Richey is a graduate of UT Arlington with a bachelors in musical theatre. He is proud to have been a part of many productions at Amphibian including IMSTRUCTIOMS FOR A SEANCE and MARIE AND ROSETTA. Levi is also a makeup artist and currently studying wig building. @goodmoringitslevi on all platforms.
Production Assistant
Levi Richey

Levi Richey is a graduate of UT Arlington with a bachelors in musical theatre. He is proud to have been a part of many productions at Amphibian including IMSTRUCTIOMS FOR A SEANCE and MARIE AND ROSETTA. Levi is also a makeup artist and currently studying wig building. @goodmoringitslevi on all platforms.
Lauren Riley
Crew Member
Lauren Riley is a dynamic theatre and film artist from Fort Worth, Texas. Her credits include “Sleepy Hollow” at Hip Pocket (Katrina), “Texas Book of Beast at Arts FW” (Hero), Mountain View College Dance Shows (crew), and “The Secret Lives of Henry and Alice” at Onstage in Bedford (costume design). Lauren is proud to be part of the Amphibian Stage company for “Instructions for a Seance”, and thankful for the incredibly talented individuals who brought this show to life.
Crew Member
Lauren Riley

Lauren Riley is a dynamic theatre and film artist from Fort Worth, Texas. Her credits include “Sleepy Hollow” at Hip Pocket (Katrina), “Texas Book of Beast at Arts FW” (Hero), Mountain View College Dance Shows (crew), and “The Secret Lives of Henry and Alice” at Onstage in Bedford (costume design). Lauren is proud to be part of the Amphibian Stage company for “Instructions for a Seance”, and thankful for the incredibly talented individuals who brought this show to life.
FAQ’s
How long is this performance?
The approximate run time of Instructions for a Séance is 70 minutes with no intermission.
Is this a comedy or a drama?
We consider this a comedy! You will laugh, but you will also have profound moments of introspection.
Is there free parking?
Yes. If you have a ticket to the performance, you can park for free in the parking lot behind our building on South Main Street.
Is there assigned seating?
All seating is General Admission except for members who have reserved seating included in their membership package. We recommend arriving 15 minutes prior to the show to find your seats.
Is there a dress code?
Come as you are! (Shoes and shirts required). We’re glad to have you.
Are there age restrictions?
This production is appropriate for all ages. Keep in mind the run time of the show is approximately 70 minutes with no intermission.
Can I bring food or drink into the theater?
We do not permit outside food and drink inside the theater. We sell snacks, water, soda, and alcoholic beverages at the bar in the lobby.
Are accessible seating options available?
Our venue is ADA Accessible and there is accessible seating available in the theatre. Please let our box office know ahead of time so we may accommodate your needs.
From the Creator…
FROM PAGE TO STAGE
- Developed with support from ScriptWorks Revision Resource funding. Find more information about ScriptWorks at www.scriptworks.org
- This play was developed with the support of Playwrights’ Center.
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SÉANCE received a workshop in the Alley Theatre’s 2023
Alley All New Festival Rob Melrose, Artistic Director Dean R. Gladden, Managing Director

WORLD PREMIERE
It’s 1889 London, darling, where the only game in town is the pursuit of the perfect partner. Lifelong friends Matthias and Aloysius are convinced they’ve struck gold with the dazzling sisters, Molly and Genevieve. The stage is set for a perfect match…or is it? Enter the ever-discerning Viscountess Houseington, who detects a whiff of something fruity surrounding her daughter’s potential suitors…not to mention the boys’ formidable mothers are determined to put their future in-laws through the ultimate test. Get ready for a sidesplitting, love-struck escapade that’s enough to make Oscar Wilde clutch his pearls!
This new comedy and homage to The Importance of Being Earnest comes from Christine Carmela and will be directed by Evan Michael Woods. These TCU alums were roommates when Carmela first drafted Miss Molly.
Amphibian Stage was the first professional theatre to host a staged reading of one of Carmela’s early plays.
Since then, Carmela made her Off-broadway debut at SoHo Repertory Theatre and received a Masters in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California. While Woods is known as a multidisciplinary theatre artist in DFW, Miss Molly marks his directorial debut.
Amphibian Stage’s New Tiered Ticket Pricing Model
Tickets for this show range from $15-60, but YOU get to decide what you pay in an effort to make theatre more accessible for any budget. Read more about our tiered ticketing model here!
