Production Staff
Director: Douglas Carter Beane
Stage Manager: Andrea Rumble-Moore
Dramaturg: Ellen "Dash" Walter
Cast
Teddy: Brishen Miller
Caroline: Tara Demmy
Robert: Nikitas Menotiades
Helen, Patron, Paula, Audrey Hepburn: Kara Krichman
Rowena: Sisi Wright
T., Soldier, Stosh: Josh McIlvain
Mr. Dowlan, Soldier, David, Patron: Ian Notte
Irene, Lady of Simplicity 1, Patron, Jan, Olga: Nicole Meredith
Frog, Patron: Mary Lyon
Gina, Lady of Simplicity 2, Patron: Megan Schumacher
Skeleton, Steven, Stanley, Patron: CJ Miller
Brian, Jakey, Soldier, Gene, Patron, Henry Fonda: Brian King
A New Play Reading
The Behavior of Light
by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Douglas Carter Beane
April 27-29, 2018
When local factories in 1970s West Reading, PA require employees to earn their GEDs, staff begin taking Continuing Education classes at the local middle school. Teddy, the school’s janitor, finds himself inspired by Caroline, a free-spirited art teacher. He begins to leave behind tokens of his affection, crafted with creativity and care. When shameless principal Robert steals Teddy’s work and sets his sights on Caroline, Teddy fights back and brings his jubilant, whimsical world to life. The Behavior of Light touches the heart as an outsider uses art as a vehicle for profound connection, and turns his quiet corner of the room into a bold, brilliant “corner of the sky.”