Distinguished Guest Artists and Projects
Cruel Clarissa
Susan Roether Zsigmond
’s new play went through the development process at the Lab with a workshop and staged reading at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, directed by Lab Director Nancy Kawalek.
Caroline Goodall
headlined a cast that included
Billy Asher
,
Lauren Letherer
, and
Judy Scheer
.
Randall Sabusawa
served as Casting Director on the project.
Caroline Goodall
as Clarissa and
Billy Asher
as Alan
Lauren Letherer
as Barbara and
Caroline Goodall
as Clarissa
Caroline Goodall
Lauren Letherer
’s Barbara pleads her case with
Caroline Goodall
’s Clarissa.
Billy Asher
as the bellhop, Alan, ends up catering to Clarissa’s needs.
Caroline Goodall
’s magnificent and mercurial Clarissa
Billy Asher
’s Alan tries to reassure
Lauren Letherer
’s fallen Barbara.
Barbara ultimately falls under the very cruel Clarissa’s spell, with Alan unable to help.
A post-show discussion with the audience;
from left to right:
Lab Director Nancy Kawalek,
Judy Scheer
(stage directions reader), playwright
Susan Roether Zsigmond
, and cast members
Billy Asher
,
Lauren Letherer
, and
Caroline Goodall
.
Photos by Vilmos Zsigmond & Peter Sorrel
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