Join a pair of whimsical opposites in a wondrous laboratory of fun found-objects as they discover a world of imagination and transportation! The Scientist likes her learning to come in a calm and orderly and precise fashion, while The Catcher, her coworker in creativity, prefers his explorations to be spontaneous messy and chaotic. Together with a savvy and spirited musical colleague -- and bit of theater magic--they fill their work day exploring the excitement of traveling from Point A to Point B. But they just might not be able to get anywhere without YOUR help! This wonderful wordless experience about working together is really going places!
Cast
Musician……………………………………………………………..Kendra Gliem
Scientist……………………………………………………………..Robyn Helwig
Catcher………………………………………………………………Kyle Summers
Artistic/Production Credits
Director………………………………………………………………Michael Miller
Production Stage Manager……………………………………Ishmael Petersen
Scenic Designer/Scenic Artist………………………………..Lauren Crabtree
Lighting Designer…………………………………………………Matthew Benes
Sound Designer…………………………………………………..Christy Hernandez
Costume Designer……………………………………………….Sherri Geerdes
Hair & Make-up Designer………………………………………Erin Bragg
Director of Production…………………………………………..Erin Solemsaas
Technical Director…………………………………………………Greg Rishoi
Audio & Electrics Director………………………………………Craig Moxon
Props Master………………………………………………………Devon Denn-Young
Master Carpenter…………………………………………………Jackson Curtright
Scenic Apprentice………………………………………………..Saylor Novonglosky
Kendra Gliem (Musician) is one of three first year Teaching Artist Fellows at The Rose this fall. She graduated with her B.A. (Double Emphasis) in Theatre: Performance and Theatre for Youth from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Point A to Point B is her first production here at the Rose Theater, but she was also an actress in youth productions at UNI such as A Palette of Possibility (a show that originated at The Rose Theater) and WONDERland.
Robyn Helwig (Scientist) is a Teaching Artist at The Rose Theater. Born and raised on the west coast, Robyn received her BA in Theater Arts from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. While in Nebraska she has designed for for Revelation and Neighbors, Lovers and All the Others at Shelterbelt, Bent at Snap! and Much Ado About Nothing at BLT. Most recently she has been seen onstage in Thumbelina at The Rose, 1776 at the Omaha Community Playhouse and making dumb jokes with her improv team at the Backline Comedy Club.
Kyle Summers (Catcher) returns to The Rose Theater this year as a Teaching Artist Fellow. He recently received his BA in Theatre Arts from Carson-Newman University in East Tennessee. Point A to Point B marks Summers’ acting debut in Omaha. Some of his favorite shows he has been a part of include: Diary of Anne Frank, The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe, Big River, and Noises Off.
Michael Miller (Director) has been a member of The Rose staff since 2011, having previously worked for Macon State College, Mercer University, Omaha Children’s Museum, Omaha Performing Arts, El Museo Latino, and Omaha Boys and Girls Clubs. Michael is a Master Teacher with the Nebraska Arts Council’s Artists-in-Schools program with a focus on creative drama and design residencies. He has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Masters degree in Non-Profit Management from UNO. He has directed Stellaluna and Other Tales, Elephant & Piggie: We Are In A Play and Leo Lionni’s Frederick on the main stage and Mouse on the Move as a part of The Rose’s First Stage Series. Michael has directed for the Teens ‘N’ Theater season, performed in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, James and the Giant Peach, and the national tours of Frog and Toad, Richard Scarry’s BusyTown, and Treasure Island.
