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$$ Tour with Ralph Barbosa. Keep an eye out for Luis when he’s in your area, but please, don’t ask him to mention you in his bio.
Follow him on Instagram
Comedians
Luis Juarez
Comedian
Luis Juarez is a nationally touring comedian based out of Texas. His unique style and blindsiding punchlines keep fans wanting more, sometimes quite literally: audiences have been known to follow him to his car, insisting he mention them in his bio.
His viral videos on social media have helped him gain a dedicated following, bringing his sharp wit to fans across the country. He is currently featuring on the Super Cool A$$ 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!
Amphibian’s Tiered Ticketing Model
Our tickets range from $22 to $32 to relieve financial barriers. Click here to learn more.
– Low-Cost Ticket: $22
– Standard Ticket: $27
– Pay-It-Forward Ticket: $32
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!
Photos of the Production
Reviews
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Check out the timeline of Miss Molly
Community Nights
Cast & Creatives
Emily Scott Banks
Director
Emily Scott Banks is a member of Actors Equity who has been in or led over 90 professional shows since returning to the Dallas/Fort Worth stages 20 years ago. Most recently she played Camille in Into the Breeches at Stage West and directed the first shows back at three different theaters when reopening’s first began in 2021. Pre-pandemic Emily reprised the one-actor Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol at Stage West to a sold-out run; appeared as Agatha in The Moors at Theatre Three, Angel in Angels in America – Perestroika at Uptown Players, directed Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss at Circle Theatre in Fort Worth, and played Madame Ranevsky in The Cherry Orchard for The Classics Theatre Project. Her many area directorial credits include the critically acclaimed The Big Meal; The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for WaterTower Theatre. For Stage West the award-winning Stupid F*cking Bird, Life Sucks., An Iliad and The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence; and Egress for Amphibian Stage. Emily has won awards for her work in both disciplines, including multiple DFW Critics’ Forum Awards, and Best Actress of the Year nods from Dallas Observer, D Magazine, and TheaterJones.
Director
Emily Scott Banks
Emily Scott Banks is a member of Actors Equity who has been in or led over 90 professional shows since returning to the Dallas/Fort Worth stages 20 years ago. Most recently she played Camille in Into the Breeches at Stage West and directed the first shows back at three different theaters when reopening’s first began in 2021. Pre-pandemic Emily reprised the one-actor Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol at Stage West to a sold-out run; appeared as Agatha in The Moors at Theatre Three, Angel in Angels in America – Perestroika at Uptown Players, directed Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss at Circle Theatre in Fort Worth, and played Madame Ranevsky in The Cherry Orchard for The Classics Theatre Project. Her many area directorial credits include the critically acclaimed The Big Meal; The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for WaterTower Theatre. For Stage West the award-winning Stupid F*cking Bird, Life Sucks., An Iliad and The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence; and Egress for Amphibian Stage. Emily has won awards for her work in both disciplines, including multiple DFW Critics’ Forum Awards, and Best Actress of the Year nods from Dallas Observer, D Magazine, and TheaterJones.
Christine Carmela
Playwright
Christine Carmela is thrilled to be making her return to the DFW theatre scene after far too long of a time apart. Though Christine is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she acquired a BFA in Acting from Fort Worth’s very own TCU. Her work as a stage actress has been seen at SoHo Rep, Uptown Players, Circle Theatre, and more. As a writer, she is thrilled to be making her regional theatre debut right on the heels of her graduating with an MFA in Writing for Screen and Television from USC in Los Angeles where she is now based.
Playwright
Christine Carmela
Christine Carmela is thrilled to be making her return to the DFW theatre scene after far too long of a time apart. Though Christine is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she acquired a BFA in Acting from Fort Worth’s very own TCU. Her work as a stage actress has been seen at SoHo Rep, Uptown Players, Circle Theatre, and more. As a writer, she is thrilled to be making her regional theatre debut right on the heels of her graduating with an MFA in Writing for Screen and Television from USC in Los Angeles where she is now based.
Laurel Collins
Actor
Laurel Collins is thrilled to be back at Amphibian, where she was last seen in Sparkfest and Miss Molly. Laurel loves performing in Fort Worth with Amphibian Stage, Stage West (POTUS, Poor Clare, and Into the Breeches), Casa Manana (Mary Poppins Jr., High School Musical, Charlotte’s Web), though she has also ventured as far as WaterTower Theater, Irving MainStage, and Onstage Bedford. She also does commercials, VO, and independent film whenever she can. She cohosts and produces a weekly podcast with her sister called Sumo Kaboom. In her twenties, Laurel was a Broadway dancer in The Will Roger Follies and The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public. She also worked in many regional theatres across the US before attending graduate school in New Zealand. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and a MTA in Directing. When she’s not performing, you can find her writing, teaching, playing ukulele, or hiking with her blue heeler mix Tia.
Actor
Laurel Collins
Laurel Collins is thrilled to be back at Amphibian, where she was last seen in Sparkfest and Miss Molly. Laurel loves performing in Fort Worth with Amphibian Stage, Stage West (POTUS, Poor Clare, and Into the Breeches), Casa Manana (Mary Poppins Jr., High School Musical, Charlotte’s Web), though she has also ventured as far as WaterTower Theater, Irving MainStage, and Onstage Bedford. She also does commercials, VO, and independent film whenever she can. She cohosts and produces a weekly podcast with her sister called Sumo Kaboom. In her twenties, Laurel was a Broadway dancer in The Will Roger Follies and The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public. She also worked in many regional theatres across the US before attending graduate school in New Zealand. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and a MTA in Directing. When she’s not performing, you can find her writing, teaching, playing ukulele, or hiking with her blue heeler mix Tia.
Parker Gray
Actor
Parker Gray is a Dallas based Actor, Producer, Teaching Artist, and Playwright, and is so excited to be returning to Amphibian where he was last seen as Matthias Manley in the world premiere of Miss Molly, as well as the original reading of The Handless King at SparkFest! Other stage acting credits include work across the metroplex at Dallas Theater Center, Casa Mañana, Theatre Three, Circle Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater, Stage West, Undermain Theatre, Shakespeare Dallas, WaterTower Theatre, Fair Assembly, Lyric Stage, Shakespeare in the Bar, and Second Thought Theatre where he currently serves as the Executive Director. Parker’s voice can be heard in various shows with Crunchyroll, and can be seen in several films including the Dallas-made horror film The Finale. He has served as a teaching artist for Stage West, Shakespeare Dallas, Bishop Dunne, and Arts Mission Oak Cliff. Parker’s premiere play, Incarnate, received a reading at Undermain for their Whither Goest Thou America Festival in 2022, and his play How to Lose a Sleep Paralysis Demon in 10 Days was chosen for the inaugural year of the Digital Development Project in 2023. More of Parker’s plays can be found on New Play Exchange. He holds a BFA in Acting from SMU and is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
Actor
Parker Gray
Parker Gray is a Dallas based Actor, Producer, Teaching Artist, and Playwright, and is so excited to be returning to Amphibian where he was last seen as Matthias Manley in the world premiere of Miss Molly, as well as the original reading of The Handless King at SparkFest! Other stage acting credits include work across the metroplex at Dallas Theater Center, Casa Mañana, Theatre Three, Circle Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater, Stage West, Undermain Theatre, Shakespeare Dallas, WaterTower Theatre, Fair Assembly, Lyric Stage, Shakespeare in the Bar, and Second Thought Theatre where he currently serves as the Executive Director. Parker’s voice can be heard in various shows with Crunchyroll, and can be seen in several films including the Dallas-made horror film The Finale. He has served as a teaching artist for Stage West, Shakespeare Dallas, Bishop Dunne, and Arts Mission Oak Cliff. Parker’s premiere play, Incarnate, received a reading at Undermain for their Whither Goest Thou America Festival in 2022, and his play How to Lose a Sleep Paralysis Demon in 10 Days was chosen for the inaugural year of the Digital Development Project in 2023. More of Parker’s plays can be found on New Play Exchange. He holds a BFA in Acting from SMU and is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
Logan Graye
Actor
Logan Graye is beyond thrilled to be part of the world premiere of Miss Molly! Previous credits include Cruel Intentions (Stage West/Uptown Players), The Office A Musical Parody (The Theater Center), Disenchanted! (Priscilla Beach Theatre), Side Show (White Plains Performing Arts Center), The Devil Tree Part Two (The Players Theatre), Titanic (Uptown Players). TCU B.F.A. Musical Theatre alum (go frogs!).
Actor
Logan Graye
Logan Graye is beyond thrilled to be part of the world premiere of Miss Molly! Previous credits include Cruel Intentions (Stage West/Uptown Players), The Office A Musical Parody (The Theater Center), Disenchanted! (Priscilla Beach Theatre), Side Show (White Plains Performing Arts Center), The Devil Tree Part Two (The Players Theatre), Titanic (Uptown Players). TCU B.F.A. Musical Theatre alum (go frogs!).
Shannon J. McGrann
Actor
Shannon J. McGrann is pleased to make her Amphibian debut in Miss Molly. Select regional theater credits include: The Cake (Uptown Players and Theater Arlington); It’s Only A Play (Uptown Players); Raptured! (Theatre Three); Incognito (Second Thought Theatre); Church & State, A Doll’s House, Part 2, A Funny Thing…. (Stage West); Hand to God, Silent Sky, (WaterTower Theatre); Gypsy, As Thousands Cheer (Lyric Stage); A Christmas Carol (The Dallas Theater Center); The Wizard of Oz (Lyric Theatre OKC & Casa Manana). TV/Film work includes Love and Death (HBO), Look Both Ways (Netflix), Rock Me, The Price of Fame: Carrie Fisher; The Good Guys; Lone Star; My Generation; The Marina Oswald Story; and regional and national commercial credits.
Actor
Shannon J. McGrann
Shannon J. McGrann is pleased to make her Amphibian debut in Miss Molly. Select regional theater credits include: The Cake (Uptown Players and Theater Arlington); It’s Only A Play (Uptown Players); Raptured! (Theatre Three); Incognito (Second Thought Theatre); Church & State, A Doll’s House, Part 2, A Funny Thing…. (Stage West); Hand to God, Silent Sky, (WaterTower Theatre); Gypsy, As Thousands Cheer (Lyric Stage); A Christmas Carol (The Dallas Theater Center); The Wizard of Oz (Lyric Theatre OKC & Casa Manana). TV/Film work includes Love and Death (HBO), Look Both Ways (Netflix), Rock Me, The Price of Fame: Carrie Fisher; The Good Guys; Lone Star; My Generation; The Marina Oswald Story; and regional and national commercial credits.
Brayden Raqueño
Actor
Brayden Raqueño is an LA-based actor, originally from McKinney, Texas. Most recently, Brayden was a performer for Norwegian Cruise Line in their productions of Footloose and Elements. Locally, he was last seen as Jay in Disney’s Descendants at Casa Mañana. Brayden holds a BFA in Acting from Texas Christian University and is represented by Avalon Artists Group.
Actor
Brayden Raqueño
Brayden Raqueño is an LA-based actor, originally from McKinney, Texas. Most recently, Brayden was a performer for Norwegian Cruise Line in their productions of Footloose and Elements. Locally, he was last seen as Jay in Disney’s Descendants at Casa Mañana. Brayden holds a BFA in Acting from Texas Christian University and is represented by Avalon Artists Group.
Evan Michael Woods
Marketing Director & Artistic Associate
Evan is a Fort Worth-based actor, photographer, and designer. His work has been seen at the Dallas Theater Center, Second Thought Theatre, Undermain Theatre, Stage West Theatre, Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Amphibian Stage, and more. Evan holds a BFA in Acting from Texas Christian University. Evan is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
Marketing Director & Artistic Associate
Evan Michael Woods
Evan is a Fort Worth-based actor, photographer, and designer. His work has been seen at the Dallas Theater Center, Second Thought Theatre, Undermain Theatre, Stage West Theatre, Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Amphibian Stage, and more. Evan holds a BFA in Acting from Texas Christian University. Evan is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
Christine Carmela
Playwright
Christine Carmela is thrilled to be making her return to the DFW theatre scene after far too long of a time apart. Though Christine is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she acquired a BFA in Acting from Fort Worth’s very own TCU. Her work as a stage actress has been seen at SoHo Rep, Uptown Players, Circle Theatre, and more. As a writer, she is thrilled to be making her regional theatre debut right on the heels of her graduating with an MFA in Writing for Screen and Television from USC in Los Angeles where she is now based.
Playwright
Christine Carmela
Christine Carmela is thrilled to be making her return to the DFW theatre scene after far too long of a time apart. Though Christine is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she acquired a BFA in Acting from Fort Worth’s very own TCU. Her work as a stage actress has been seen at SoHo Rep, Uptown Players, Circle Theatre, and more. As a writer, she is thrilled to be making her regional theatre debut right on the heels of her graduating with an MFA in Writing for Screen and Television from USC in Los Angeles where she is now based.
Seth Hunter Williams
Assistant Director
Seth Hunter Williams is overjoyed to be making theatre with his favorite DFW theatre company! He has taught theatre at the high school level for 9 years and has enjoyed many successes in Texas Thespians and U.I.L. One-Act Play contests. Seth holds a BFA in Theatre from Tarleton State University and is currently the Co-Vice President of the Theatre at Tarleton Alumni Association. He is currently an MFA in Directing candidate at The University of Idaho and has plans to graduate in December of 2024. Seth has a passion for reading plays, making his own clothes, and Patti LuPone. He would like to thank Evan, Alyssa, and the other artists at Amphibian who involved him in Miss Molly! Also, Seth would like to thank his husband, mother, sisters, and friends for helping him along the path of life and supporting his passions. He would like to dedicate this production to the loving memory of his Aunt, Linda Snelson Brown, who was one of his fiercest supporters and encouragers.
Assistant Director
Seth Hunter Williams
Seth Hunter Williams is overjoyed to be making theatre with his favorite DFW theatre company! He has taught theatre at the high school level for 9 years and has enjoyed many successes in Texas Thespians and U.I.L. One-Act Play contests. Seth holds a BFA in Theatre from Tarleton State University and is currently the Co-Vice President of the Theatre at Tarleton Alumni Association. He is currently an MFA in Directing candidate at The University of Idaho and has plans to graduate in December of 2024. Seth has a passion for reading plays, making his own clothes, and Patti LuPone. He would like to thank Evan, Alyssa, and the other artists at Amphibian who involved him in Miss Molly! Also, Seth would like to thank his husband, mother, sisters, and friends for helping him along the path of life and supporting his passions. He would like to dedicate this production to the loving memory of his Aunt, Linda Snelson Brown, who was one of his fiercest supporters and encouragers.
Josh Nguyen
Stage Manager
Josh Nguyen is ecstatic to debut at Amphibian Stage for Miss Molly. Previous Stage Management Credits: The Tender Land (Baylor Opera), Godspell, The Ballad of Little Jo (Assistant at WaterTower Theater). Josh is usually seen billed as a Sound Designer around the DFW metroplex. Selected works: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Second Thought Theatre), The Mountaintop (Circle Theatre), Clue (Associate Design at Dallas Theater Center), Side by Side by Sondheim (Associate Design at RepSTL). Josh holds a BFA in Theatre Design & Technology from Baylor University and is a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. Josh hopes to be part of the next generation of theater educators, making the medium and field more accessible and equitable. joshuanguyen.net @jashngooyen
Stage Manager
Josh Nguyen
Josh Nguyen is ecstatic to debut at Amphibian Stage for Miss Molly. Previous Stage Management Credits: The Tender Land (Baylor Opera), Godspell, The Ballad of Little Jo (Assistant at WaterTower Theater). Josh is usually seen billed as a Sound Designer around the DFW metroplex. Selected works: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Second Thought Theatre), The Mountaintop (Circle Theatre), Clue (Associate Design at Dallas Theater Center), Side by Side by Sondheim (Associate Design at RepSTL). Josh holds a BFA in Theatre Design & Technology from Baylor University and is a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. Josh hopes to be part of the next generation of theater educators, making the medium and field more accessible and equitable. joshuanguyen.net @jashngooyen
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.
Paige Hathaway
Scenic Designer
Paige Hathaway is a DC-based scenic designer. Previously at Amphibian Stage, she designed Miss Molly. REGIONAL: Arden: Assassins; Barrington Stage: A New Brain; Writer’s Theatre: A Distinct Society; The Muny: Mary Poppins. DC AREA: Ford’s: Little Shop of Horrors; Signature: Hair, Penelope, Rent, The Upstairs Department; Round House: Sojourners, The Mountaintop; Woolly Mammoth: The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes; Arena: The High Ground. EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma, BFA in Scenic Design, University of Maryland, MFA in Scenic Design. Website: paigehathawaydesign.com Instagram: @paigehathawaydesign
Scenic Designer
Paige Hathaway
Paige Hathaway is a DC-based scenic designer. Previously at Amphibian Stage, she designed Miss Molly. REGIONAL: Arden: Assassins; Barrington Stage: A New Brain; Writer’s Theatre: A Distinct Society; The Muny: Mary Poppins. DC AREA: Ford’s: Little Shop of Horrors; Signature: Hair, Penelope, Rent, The Upstairs Department; Round House: Sojourners, The Mountaintop; Woolly Mammoth: The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes; Arena: The High Ground. EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma, BFA in Scenic Design, University of Maryland, MFA in Scenic Design. Website: paigehathawaydesign.com Instagram: @paigehathawaydesign
Aaron Patrick DeClerk
Costume Designer
Aaron Patrick DeClerk has an M.F.A. in Costume Design from The University of Oklahoma. He has designed over 180 productions and garnered critical praise and numerous awards for his work. He was named Best Costume Designer in the Dallas Observers’100 Most Influential People of Dallas, named an Artistic Associate for Trinity Shakespeare Festival, and works with students through Stage West’s Mentorship Program. Some of his work with Amphibian includes Below The Belt, Icarus, Miss Witherspoon, Every Child, The First Day of School, and King Liz.
Costume Designer
Aaron Patrick DeClerk
Aaron Patrick DeClerk has an M.F.A. in Costume Design from The University of Oklahoma. He has designed over 180 productions and garnered critical praise and numerous awards for his work. He was named Best Costume Designer in the Dallas Observers’100 Most Influential People of Dallas, named an Artistic Associate for Trinity Shakespeare Festival, and works with students through Stage West’s Mentorship Program. Some of his work with Amphibian includes Below The Belt, Icarus, Miss Witherspoon, Every Child, The First Day of School, and King Liz.
Haley Nelson
Dramaturg
Haley Nelson is originally from Northern California but has
called Dallas home for the past ten years. She has dramaturged new plays for Dallas
Theater Center, Cry Havoc, and Artstillery, among others. She was Manager of Literary
and Community Initiatives/2019-2021 National New Play Network Producer in Residence
at Kitchen Dog Theater, where she dramaturged the Rolling World Premiere production
of Audrey Cefaly’s Pulitzer-nominated play Alabaster and the world premiere of Jonathan
Norton’s a love offering. In addition to theatre, Haley’s work can be seen on the Lifetime
network’s #TextMeWhenYouGetHome (Season 2 to be released in August), and heard
on the Apple Original podcast Under Cover of Knight and Wondery’s Snatching Sinatra
hosted by John Stamos. She has received grants and awards from Actors Theatre of
Louisville, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, Dallas Office of Arts &
Culture, and 100W Corsicana. Next up: Anne-Tig-Uh-Knee at Second Thought Theatre.
www.haleynelson.me
Dramaturg
Haley Nelson
Haley Nelson is originally from Northern California but has
called Dallas home for the past ten years. She has dramaturged new plays for Dallas
Theater Center, Cry Havoc, and Artstillery, among others. She was Manager of Literary
and Community Initiatives/2019-2021 National New Play Network Producer in Residence
at Kitchen Dog Theater, where she dramaturged the Rolling World Premiere production
of Audrey Cefaly’s Pulitzer-nominated play Alabaster and the world premiere of Jonathan
Norton’s a love offering. In addition to theatre, Haley’s work can be seen on the Lifetime
network’s #TextMeWhenYouGetHome (Season 2 to be released in August), and heard
on the Apple Original podcast Under Cover of Knight and Wondery’s Snatching Sinatra
hosted by John Stamos. She has received grants and awards from Actors Theatre of
Louisville, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, Dallas Office of Arts &
Culture, and 100W Corsicana. Next up: Anne-Tig-Uh-Knee at Second Thought Theatre.
www.haleynelson.me
Luke Atkison
Lighting Designer
Luke Atkison is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and a graduate of Texas Christian University here in Fort Worth. Atkison was previously the resident scenic, lighting, and projections designer for Titusville Playhouse in the Orlando, FL area, designing over 100 productions in his time there before moving back into freelance design across the country. Other companies on his resume include Stage West (Fort Worth, TX), Flat Rock Playhouse (Flat Rock, NC), Uptown Players (Dallas, TX), Watertower Theatre (Addison, TX), Theatre TCU (Fort Worth, TX), The Henegar Center (Melbourne, FL), and Tarrant County Colleges (Arlington, TX). Recent credits include Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical (Stage West/Uptown Players), Blood Knot (Flat Rock Playhouse), Kinky Boots (Titusville Playhouse), and What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Stage West). You may visit his website for his full resume and a portfolio of his work at lukeatkisondesign.com.
Lighting Designer
Luke Atkison
Luke Atkison is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and a graduate of Texas Christian University here in Fort Worth. Atkison was previously the resident scenic, lighting, and projections designer for Titusville Playhouse in the Orlando, FL area, designing over 100 productions in his time there before moving back into freelance design across the country. Other companies on his resume include Stage West (Fort Worth, TX), Flat Rock Playhouse (Flat Rock, NC), Uptown Players (Dallas, TX), Watertower Theatre (Addison, TX), Theatre TCU (Fort Worth, TX), The Henegar Center (Melbourne, FL), and Tarrant County Colleges (Arlington, TX). Recent credits include Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical (Stage West/Uptown Players), Blood Knot (Flat Rock Playhouse), Kinky Boots (Titusville Playhouse), and What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Stage West). You may visit his website for his full resume and a portfolio of his work at lukeatkisondesign.com.
Patrick Emile
Sound Designer/Compoers
Patrick Emile Dallas-Fort Worth: Carter Stubbs Takes Flight; Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins; Sandbox; BABA. New York: Happily Ever After; As We Lie Still; The Ballad Hunters. Audio: SPINES; The Griwwertones; The Canyon; The Disappearance Of Lottie Carmichael; Fairlandria. Awards and Associations: 2014 Frederick Loewe Award For Musical Theatre; 2023 Shorty Award; New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio; BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Sound Designer/Compoers
Patrick Emile
Patrick Emile Dallas-Fort Worth: Carter Stubbs Takes Flight; Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins; Sandbox; BABA. New York: Happily Ever After; As We Lie Still; The Ballad Hunters. Audio: SPINES; The Griwwertones; The Canyon; The Disappearance Of Lottie Carmichael; Fairlandria. Awards and Associations: 2014 Frederick Loewe Award For Musical Theatre; 2023 Shorty Award; New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio; BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Bella Barnett
Resident Scenic Artist
Bella is a production designer, art director, prop builder, and scenic artist. She received her B.A. in technical theatre from West Texas A&M University. Bella now works as a freelancer in advertising, film, and theater. She worked recently as the production designer for 2022 Lone Star Film Festival official selection Pool Service and 2022 Micheaux Film Festival and 2022 National Black Film Festival official selection Blue Porcelain. Her work with Amphibian Stage includes the props design and scenic painting for The Hollow and Miss Molly along with scenic painting for Spaceman and Baba.
Resident Scenic Artist
Bella Barnett
Bella is a production designer, art director, prop builder, and scenic artist. She received her B.A. in technical theatre from West Texas A&M University. Bella now works as a freelancer in advertising, film, and theater. She worked recently as the production designer for 2022 Lone Star Film Festival official selection Pool Service and 2022 Micheaux Film Festival and 2022 National Black Film Festival official selection Blue Porcelain. Her work with Amphibian Stage includes the props design and scenic painting for The Hollow and Miss Molly along with scenic painting for Spaceman and Baba.
Nicole Alvarez
Wig Designer
Nicole Alvarez is a Dallas-based wig/hair/makeup & costume designer. Selected design credits include: Broadway: Fat Ham (Assistant Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer), Off-Broadway: Fat Ham (Assistant Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, The Public), Regional: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Costume Designer, Theatre Three), Lucha Teotl (Costume Designer, Prism Movement Theater), Citrus (Associate Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Northern Stage), Real Women Have Curves (Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center), The Wolves (Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center), Electra (Associate Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center), Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Associate Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center) Lobster Alice (Costume Designer, Second Thought Theatre).
Wig Designer
Nicole Alvarez
Nicole Alvarez is a Dallas-based wig/hair/makeup & costume designer. Selected design credits include: Broadway: Fat Ham (Assistant Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer), Off-Broadway: Fat Ham (Assistant Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, The Public), Regional: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Costume Designer, Theatre Three), Lucha Teotl (Costume Designer, Prism Movement Theater), Citrus (Associate Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Northern Stage), Real Women Have Curves (Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center), The Wolves (Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center), Electra (Associate Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center), Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Associate Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer, Dallas Theater Center) Lobster Alice (Costume Designer, Second Thought Theatre).
Kelsey Milbourn
Actor
Kelsey Milbourn (AEA) is a KS native and TCU graduate with a BFA in musical theatre and independent study in modern dance. Kelsey is adjunct faculty for the BFA theatre program at TCU and is an actor and dance/fight/intimacy choreographer in the DFW area as well as a stilts instructor for Amphibians Tadpoles for 4 years. Some of their recent acting and choreo work includes projects at Stage West, Circle Theatre, DTC, Undermain Theatre, Amphibian Stage Productions, WaterTower, Danspiek NYC, and Cape Fear Regional. They’ve been an artistic associate of the Trinity Shakespeare Festival for a decade and a proud recipient of the Tarrant County Theatre League award.
Actor
Kelsey Milbourn
Kelsey Milbourn (AEA) is a KS native and TCU graduate with a BFA in musical theatre and independent study in modern dance. Kelsey is adjunct faculty for the BFA theatre program at TCU and is an actor and dance/fight/intimacy choreographer in the DFW area as well as a stilts instructor for Amphibians Tadpoles for 4 years. Some of their recent acting and choreo work includes projects at Stage West, Circle Theatre, DTC, Undermain Theatre, Amphibian Stage Productions, WaterTower, Danspiek NYC, and Cape Fear Regional. They’ve been an artistic associate of the Trinity Shakespeare Festival for a decade and a proud recipient of the Tarrant County Theatre League award.
Jessica D. Turner
Dialect Coach
Jessica D. Turner is a professional actor and dialect/speech coach based out of Dallas. Jessica has coached a number of theater, TV, and film productions throughout DFW and has become one of the leading dialect coaches in the area for the “Western Dialect”. Throughout her coaching, she has helped a wide range of clients, including executives, scientists, motivational speakers, political candidates, ministers, actors, and opera singers strengthen their public speaking, performance skills and executive presence. Jessica is also a Dialect Reduction Coach as well as a Performance Coach for Jenni Steck Voice and Speech Services based in Dallas (www.jennisteck.com). In Dialect Reduction, she loves the work of helping people with English as a second language develop confidence through learning skills for clearer communication. Also, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Jessica worked extensively as a video communications consultant helping organizations successfully pivot to an online presence. Jessica holds an MFA from American Conservatory Theater (ACT), a BFA from SMU and has been a member of Actor’s Equity Association for over 20 years. She is delighted to be working with Amphibian for the very first time!
Dialect Coach
Jessica D. Turner
Jessica D. Turner is a professional actor and dialect/speech coach based out of Dallas. Jessica has coached a number of theater, TV, and film productions throughout DFW and has become one of the leading dialect coaches in the area for the “Western Dialect”. Throughout her coaching, she has helped a wide range of clients, including executives, scientists, motivational speakers, political candidates, ministers, actors, and opera singers strengthen their public speaking, performance skills and executive presence. Jessica is also a Dialect Reduction Coach as well as a Performance Coach for Jenni Steck Voice and Speech Services based in Dallas (www.jennisteck.com). In Dialect Reduction, she loves the work of helping people with English as a second language develop confidence through learning skills for clearer communication. Also, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Jessica worked extensively as a video communications consultant helping organizations successfully pivot to an online presence. Jessica holds an MFA from American Conservatory Theater (ACT), a BFA from SMU and has been a member of Actor’s Equity Association for over 20 years. She is delighted to be working with Amphibian for the very first time!
Johna Sewell
Costume Designer
Johna Sewell is very happy to be working with Amphibian Stage once again. Past productions include serving as wardrobe supervisor for Miss Molly, The Hollow, and Babette’s Feast. They also designed costumes for Hans & Sophie. Other Fort Worth credits include Costume Designer for The Distant Echo of Ancient Youth and Don Quixote with Hip Pocket Theatre; and Costume Designer for Murder For Two with Stage West Theatre. They received their BFA in Theatre Design/Production from the University of Mississippi and their MFA in Costume Design from Indiana University.
Costume Designer
Johna Sewell
Johna Sewell is very happy to be working with Amphibian Stage once again. Past productions include serving as wardrobe supervisor for Miss Molly, The Hollow, and Babette’s Feast. They also designed costumes for Hans & Sophie. Other Fort Worth credits include Costume Designer for The Distant Echo of Ancient Youth and Don Quixote with Hip Pocket Theatre; and Costume Designer for Murder For Two with Stage West Theatre. They received their BFA in Theatre Design/Production from the University of Mississippi and their MFA in Costume Design from Indiana University.
From the Playwright
2023