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GOOD COMPANY THEATRE PRESENTS a developmental production of TO SAINTS AND STARS BY Jordan Ramirez Puckett PRODUCERS Alicia Washington and Camille Washington DIRECTOR Alexandra Harbold STARRING Alvaro Cortez as John Cardenas Chelsea Jurkiewicz as Zoe Cardenas Alex Smith as Ken Roberts Kassandra Torres as Sof a Wilson Aaron Adams as Keith Robert Scott Smith as NASA Commander Call Vande Veegaete as Home Assistant and Voice STAGE MANAGER Taylor Wallace LIGHTING DESIGNER Darren Maxfield SCENIC DESIGNER Kristen Flores SOUND DESIGNER Lydia Pearce SCENIC CONSTRUCTION Alicia Washington and Camille Washington COSTUME AND PROPERTIES DESIGNER Alicia Washington COSTUME CONSTRUCTION Colleen Washington MAKEUP AND HAIR DESIGNER Daisy Allred SCENIC PAINTER Camille Washington RUNTIME 90 MINUTES WITH A 10 MINUTE INTERMISSION The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited TO SAINTS AND STARS Is presented through special arrangement with the playwright

SYNOPSIS Best friends Sof a and Zoe speak to each other every day They have since childhood when the planet was cooler and the possibilities of their futures seemed endless as they stargazed together Now Zoe has a master s degree in Theology and serves as the dutiful wife of her husband a priest Sof a is a NASA astronaut with ambitions to travel to other planets and save humanity When Zoe reveals her pregnancy and Sof a becomes scheduled to be on the first manned mission to Mars their faith and friendship is put to the test CAST BIOS Alvaro Cortez John Cardenas is local actor both in film and theatre based in Salt Lake City A 2020 pandemic graduate from Westminster College in the B F A program Alvaro has been participating in theatre since his Junior year at Hillcrest High in Midvale Utah Ecstatic to be able to work a 2nd production with Good Company Theatre his previous performance here was on the world premiere of Fremont Jr High is not doing Oklahoma Travis Chelsea Jurkiewicz Zoe Cardenas This is Chelsea s first GCT show and she is very excited to be playing Zoe She has worked in show business all over the United States has starred in two 1 hit films on Amazon Prime and has worked with Emmy award winning directors Chelsea was the 2020 recipient for the Utah Film Award in the category of Best Lead Actress She also won the international Zed Award for Outstanding Acting Performance and has 4 additional award nominations to her name Her other talents include singing and dancing she has a 3 octave range and has been photographed in several shoots as a dance model Chelsea also enjoys making greeting cards reading doing word puzzles and writing letters Thanks to my friends and family for coming Enjoy the show Alex Smith Ken Roberts is thrilled to be making his debut with Good Company Theatre this fall as Ken in To Saints and Stars He is deeply grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank all of his friends and family for their ever present love and support Kassandra Torres Sof a Wilson Kassandra is honored to make her GCT debut and to celebrate ten years of professional inclusive theatre with them Kassandra is a drama teacher and an orchestra teacher and finds a sort of religion in the stars herself Not that cats can read but love to Panther and Elephant anyway Aaron Adams Keith holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Utah and lives in Salt Lake City He has appeared on stage at Salt Lake Acting Company Westminster Players Pinnacle Acting Company and the Grand Theatre His favorite roles include Sam in MERCURY Stanley in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Marco in A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and John Wilkes Booth in AN EVENING WITH TWO AWFUL MEN by Elaine Jarvik He was most recently

seen playing the title role in PROMETHEUS BOUND with the Salt Lake Greek Theatre Festival Robert Scott Smith NASA Commander As a professional actor his NYC credits include Keeping Ishmael Workshop Pericles SLANT and the co development of Roger Benington s new work Mormon Bird Play SLC acting credits include Two Henrys and Crucible PTC Shhh Burlesque Pains of Youth and Santaland Diaries Tooth and Nail Theatre Climbing With Tigers Rapture Blister Burn Good People CHARM World Premiere Swimming in the Shallows Six Years Big Love BATBOY The Musical and Gross Indecency Salt Lake Acting Company OUR TOWN The Grand Theatre Mockingbird Pygmalion and Kreutzer Sonata World Premiere and BASH Plan B Film and TV credits Wildlife Official Selection Cannes M trage Selection 2015 Blessing Animae Guiding Light Print The Unfortunate Moment of Misunderstanding Jim Fiscus Scott is also Founder and Co Artistic Director of Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory CREATIVE BIOS Jordan Ramirez Puckett Playwright is a Chicana screenwriter and playwright Her works have been produced and or developed by Goodman Theatre Chicago IL Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Playwrights Center of San Francisco Playwrights Foundation San Francisco CA and Playwrights Realm New York NY among others Jordan holds a B Sc in Theatre and Psychology from Northwestern University and an M F A in Playwriting from Ohio University She most recently was named a finalist for the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize and began attending the Lila Acheson Wallace Playwrights Program at Juilliard in Fall 2022 Alexandra Harbold Director is Co Founder and Co Artistic Director of Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory and an Assistant Professor with the University of Utah Department of Theatre Recent projects include The Wreck of the Queen Thomasina the PTC Play by Play reading of macbitches Liminal Storm Still Ronald and Edith and The Night Witches Upcoming The Sweet Science of Bruising and To See Beyond Our Time a collaboration with Daniel Charon and Ririe Woodbury Dance Company alexandraharbold com www flyingbobcat org Taylor Wallace Stage Manager is a SLC based artist SM and ASM credits The Clean Up Project Plan B form of a girl unknown Salt Lake Acting Company Lydia Pearce Sound Designer is excited to be back at Good Company Theatre Some of her favorite shows she s worked on were American Idiot The Hunchback of Notre Dame Almost Maine and Constellations Lydia graduated from Weber State and interned with California s Pacific Conservatory Theatre In her spare time she streams on Twitch and makes delicious brownies She wants to thank her partner David s unwavering support through all of the projects she works on

Kristen Flores Scenic Designer is from San Diego California She s super excited for her debut with Good Company Theater She is currently the Scenic Charge and Prop Master for San Diego State University Past design credits Thinking Shakespeare LOVE 2021 Festival Live Outdoor Concerts 2021 Globe for All Twelfth Night The Old Globe Hour of Great Mercy The Happiest Place Earth Cardboard Piano and more Diversionary Theatre For more on Kristen please look on www kristeneflores com Darren Maxfield Lighting Design The son of a drama teacher Darren was literally raised in theatre He holds a BA of Theatre Arts from Weber State University and for over 30 years has worked professionally in many technical capacities in theatres across the country Favorites include Stage Manager Prop Designer at Promised Valley Playhouse in Salt Lake City Technical Director for the Murray Louis Nikolais Dance Company in New York City and Lighting Designer for various local community theatres Darren gives thanks to Marinda William Carter and Nathan you are my inspiration and my joy Daisy Allred Makeup and Hair Designer Daisy she they is a genderqueer designer actor and student who has loved the theatre all of her life She is grateful to be able to participate in this production as a hair and make up designer for the very first time She is currently studying theatre arts at Salt Lake Community College She would like to thank her family for supporting her through every endeavor and her husband Aaron for following her every step of the way Alicia Washington Set Construction Costume Properties Designer Producer is the Founder and Co Director of Good Company Theatre She received her BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State University and has trained with SITI Company and The Second City Camille Washington Set Construction Scenic Painter Producer is the Co Director of Good Company Theatre She received her BA in Art History from the University of Utah and her MA in Exhibition and Museum Studies from the San Francisco Arts Institute

GOOD COMPANY THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Yolanda Stange Alicia Washington CHAIR Camille Washington VICE CHAIR Colleen Washington TREASURER John Worthington GOOD COMPANY THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD Miriam Allred Brien Jones Teresa Martinez SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING Mario Martinez Colleen Washington Everyone who s been a part of GCT since we opened in 2012