COCKROACHES

Written by Emma Schillage

Directed by Emma Richmond

Special Thanks to our donors:

Cheryl Smith, Dorothy Chuday, Heather Wiggins, Jeanne O’Connor, Mary Harding, the Korte Family, Tom & Pam Murphy and Carol Young

Arcadia Squires (Sissy)

Arcadia is a NYC based actor who is especially interested in telling stories that center women, and explore what it means to be a “woman” in all kinds of contexts! Her most recent work has been in a spell of short films, including her own filmmaking debut, “bellyweb”, as well as “Metamorphose” (dir. Elise Tsai), and “Two Faced” (dir. Taylor Enright). She is eternally grateful to her family for their love and support. Find her on instagram @ar.cadia

Aya Tucker (Mama)

Aya Tucker is a theatre and healthcare clown, physical theatre artist, and a certified Lucid Body instructor. She holds an MFA in Lacoq-Based Actor Created Theatre (Naropa University, hosted at LISPA). Her original clown act, Kiki and Ted, was nominated for The 2010 NY Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards (Audience Choice Best Clown Act). Physical theatre credits include Hold Music (Sightline Arts; The 2011 NY Innovative Theatre Awards nominee for Outstanding Performance Art Production).

Julianne Mason (Sound Designer)

Julianne Mason is a sound designer, singer, writer, and director/producer based in Manhattan. She recently finished her MA in Narrative Sound Studies at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Studies, for which she created, wrote, and produced a narrative sound art installation as her thesis. She works as a multidisciplinary theatre artist and film professional. She received dual BAs in Theatre Arts and Music from Boston College.

Alyssa Parkhurst (Jenny)

Alyssa Parkhurst (she/her) is an actor and puppeteer based in NYC. Recent credits include Good Night, Baby Girl (Randomly Specific Theater, dir. Gregg Pica), Drive the Speed Limit (HERE Arts Center, dir. Marina Carlstroem), Wake Up, Daisy! (Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, dir. Bruce Cannon), and and puppet based choose-your-own-adventure game GOODNIGHTWREN (dir. Andy Hartman). Thank you to the cast and crew (and Emma and Pickle) for their love and support! Instagram: @alyssa.parkhurst

Casey Worthington (Mr. Sam)

Casey Worthington is a performer on stage and camera. He is a core collaborator with Means of Productions and a new play enthusiast. Recent stage work includes THIS HAIR I TEAR IS MINE by Evie Mason, and THE SEAGULL at Columbia University; HAMLET at TheaterLab.

Emma Richmond (Director)

Emma Richmond is a producer, director, and administrator. She is the Programs Manager at Clubbed Thumb, and has recently worked with/at HERE, The Tank, Columbia University, Audible, and IRT. She also co-founded and currently leads upstart theater and live arts collective Trove. www.emma-richmond.com / www.troveirl.com

Zoey Peacock Jones (Charlie)

Zoey Shea Peacock-Jones (she/they) is so happy to be back for the second production of Cockroaches! She loves this play, and knows you will too. Fun and recent credits include "Cockroaches" (Columbia University), PINK! (The New School), and The Wolves (Queen's University. Find them @butterbirdd on Instagram, or at zoeypeacockjones@gmail.com

Emma Schillage (Playwright)

Emma Catherine Schillage (they/them) is a Southern Gothic playwright based in New Orleans and New York. They write about resilience, girlhood, and the horror / wonder of growing up in the Deep South. Schillage earned their BA in Theatre Arts from Loyola University New Orleans ('19) and MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University ('23). Their work has been produced by The 24-Hour Plays: Nationals, Breaking and Entering Theatre Co., and Southern Rep Theatre. Their play, Cockroaches, was also a semi-finalist in the Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition. You can find them @emma_schillage on social media or at emmaschillage.com. 

Many Thanks to:

Stephanie Bok, Travis Just, Emily Zemba and Annonymous