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Proudly presenting "Things My Mother Taught Me" by Katherine DeSavino

October 14, 15, 21, 22, and 28

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A timeless tale of meddling mothers, their adult children and the fathers that love them.

Directed by

Marshelle Giggles-Mills

Produced by

Suzanne Ryan

Stage Managed by

Brittany Joy Sundman

Graphic Design by

Aris Kakkis

Set Construction by

Vsevolod Y. Krawczeniuk

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“Things My Mother Taught Me” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Cast of Characters

In order of appearance

Olivia ~ Ana Luiza Bourroul

Gabe ~ Carter Graves

Max ~ Nihal Annaparthi

Lydia ~ Cat Miggs

Wyatt ~ Vsevolod Y. Krawczeniuk

Karen ~ Lynette Smith

Carter ~ Aris J. Kakkis

Meet the Cast

Ana Luiza Bourroul (Olivia)

Ana Luiza (she/her/hers) is an up-and-coming actress, singer, and tap dancer born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. She graduated with honors from AMDA College of the Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Musical Theatre. Ana Luiza has enjoyed portraying characters such as Carla Albanese in Nine, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and Gladys in Boom Headshot! A Geek Tragedy. A fun fact about her is that she studied architecture before pursuing the performing arts. She would like to thank her mom for teaching her everything she knows.

Carter Graves (Gabe)

Carter was born & raised in New Rochelle, NY & graduated from Brown University in 2019 with a degree in Modern Culture & Media. Throughout college, he was involved in various theater and film productions, both in front of & behind the camera. Following graduation, Carter moved to LA to continue his pursuit of acting & writing, all while working in Film & TV development at the LA based production company, Aggregate Films. He’s thrilled to use his Shakespearean experience along with some comedic timing in this role, and he hopes you enjoy it. Instagram: @carterlgraves

Nihal Annaparthi (Max)

I'm sorry, my English is not too good, but I will try my best. Oh! It seems like I got carried away with my character Max. I'm Nihal! I have a degree in Biology, and despite working as a cancer researcher, I enjoy audiences' reactions to the unique choices I make while bringing imaginary characters to life through acting. Looking forward to entertaining y'all.

Cat Miggs (Lydia)

Cat Miggs hails from the east coast, migrating over to the golden state not only for the weather but to immerse herself into a community of beautiful and talented artists. Cat is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. When she is not acting, she is stringing along her banjo, creating Miggs the Cat coloring books and is an advocate for Heart Health being that she is a SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) survivor! To learn more visit: catmiggs.com and/or Instagram: @cat.miggs

Vsevolod Y. Krawczeniuk (Wyatt)

Vsev (it’s Ukrainian) is happy to be making his debut with the CSHP. Vsev has performed in and directed over 50 plays and musicals in the Los Angeles area, including the award winning production of, “Orange is the New Musical.” Additionally, Vsev is the co-founder of the Burbank Children’s Theatre which helped to introduce many children to the wonderful world of live theatre.

Lynette Smith (Karen)

Lynette Smith is a former teacher. She has performed with various community theatre groups and enjoys directing children’s theater and acting in film projects. She is very happy to be back working at The Charles Stewart Howard Playhouse in this new adventure.

Aris J. Kakkis (Carter)

Aris is proud to be returning to the CSHP for his 6th show, having been a part of Urinetown, 12 Angry Jurors, Working (The Musical), Beyond Therapy and last year’s Almost Maine. He has been a creative director in the movie business for most of his career but is thrilled to be able to complement his work life with his lifelong passion of singing and acting. He wants to give a shout out to director Marshelle Giggles-Mills and Producer Suzanne Ryan for creating a wonderful space to do fun and provocative theatre. An additional shout-out to this very talented cast you are watching for making me laugh every night. Most of all, thank you for coming to the show - I hope you have a wonderful time.

Production and Creative Team

Marshelle Giggles-Mills (Director, Enneagram 2/4) is thankful for another opportunity to create on the Charles Stewart Howard Playhouse stage. She is a founding member and the Artistic Director of the CSHP. Recent projects in the director's seat include Beyond Therapy, 12 Angry Jurors, Working, A Piece of My Heart and The Theory of Relativity. Marshelle is best known for her love of hugs, ladybugs, fuzzy socks, her allergies and her fear of squirrels and craigslist (shoutout to her 6th favorite Collica). Love and gratitude to Doug and her kiddos- Ruby, Bubba, and AJ- for their unyielding support. For more random thoughts and carefully organized chaos, you can stop by her Instagram @meshagiggles.

Suzanne Ryan (Producer) is a founding member of the CSHPlayhouse. Geek by day, thespian by night, she loves working with the cast and crew of Things My Mother Taught Me. This show has made her laugh often and loudly - so needed in our world right now! She hopes that you enjoy tonight's performance - she'll be laughing in the back, loudly.

Brittany Sundman (Stage Manager) has been stage managing shows at the CSHP since 2017 and loving every second of it. Brittany also directed the first staged reading of Tabletop the Musical at the CSHP before it premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. She has been involved in theatre both onstage and backstage since she was 12. When she’s not herding cats at the theater, Brittany is usually herding her actual cats and dog at home.

Thank you!

Aris J. Kakkis

Vsevolod Y. Krawczeniuk

Jessica Worland

The Beam Family

The Leadership team of the Woodland Hills Community Church, Pastor Scott Furukawa, and Erika Hawkins.

Much appreciation to the Mills, Sundman, and Ryan families (and all our cast member families!) for their support.

H. W. ‘Pat’ Ryan, Technical Director (Emeritus)

Thanks always to the CSHP Board of Directors (Suzanne Ryan, Larry Collica, Marshelle Giggles-Mills, and LeVanna Atkinson-Williams).

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