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Charlie’s Waiting, a world premiere by 2017 Parity Commission winner Mêlisa Annis, follows two women the night before their wedding. A pregnant Louise is busy with all the planning while her fiancée Kelly busies herself feeding the goats. Everything is going to plan, that is until Louise is forced to confront questions of trust and intimacy, and she discovers how quickly plans can get derailed.

CAST
Xanthe Elbrick (she/her) – Louise
Stephanie Heitman (she/her) – Kelly
Amy Scanlon (she/her) – Annie

TEAM
Playwright: Mêlisa Annis (she/her)
Director: Ludovica Villar-Hauser (she/her)
Assistant Director: Judith Binus (she/her)
Dramaturg: Jennifer Kranz (she/her)
Production Designer: Meganne George (she/her)
Lighting Designer: Miriam Nilofa Crowe (she/her)
Sound Designer: Caroline Kittredge Faustine (she/her)
Stage Manager: Jenna Ng Lowry (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager: George Weinhouse, M.D. (he/him)
General Manager: Isabella Jane Schiller (she/her)
Additional Casting By: Jamibeth Margolis, CSA (she/her)
Production Management: Intuitive Management

"...a taut, very funny, and brilliantly played dance of wits and emotions."
- Jon Sobel, Blogcritics

“…demonstrates its young author’s flair for weaving comedy and drama together, as well as a wicked imagination.”
- Leslie R. Herman, Off Off Online

"Playwright Mêlisa Annis provides a thought-provoking, well-crafted script."
- Shoshana Robers, Theatre Is Easy 

"Ludovica Villar-Hauser, the play's keen eyed and eared director... paces the fine actors for the ultimate tension, making the most of every innuendo."
- Joel Benjamin, Theatrescene.net