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Vivid Stage presents "Soft Animals"

Friday, October 07, 2022 @ 8:00pm



Oakes Center
120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Soft Animals by Erin Mallon is a comedy with heart that asks, what would your life be like if you couldn’t feel physical pain? If your body had a mind of its own? What if you never fell asleep? How about if you remembered every single thing you’ve ever felt, thought or experienced? Four medical misfits sign up for a three-day workshop to tackle their issues. Can a former male nurse and self-professed “woo-woo” guide them toward healing? Or… perhaps they aren’t the ones most in need of a cure.

Cast & Creative Team

Cast:

Darin F. Earl II

Daria M. Sullivan*

Jason Szamreta*†

Emaline Williams*†

Stephanie Windland

Christopher Young†

Director: Laura Ekstrand

Assistant Director/Choreographer: James Williams

Stage Manager: Scott McGowan*†

Assistant Stage Manager: Miranda Rhode

Set Designer: Zach Pizza

Lighting designer: Zach Pizza

Sound designer: Jeff Knapp

Stage Properties: Danielle Pietrowski

Playwright: Erin Mallon

* member of the Vivid Stage ensemble

† member of the Actors' Equity




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