LIKE HEAVEN
A New Comedy
by a beloved Arizona playwright
By Elaine Romero
Directed by
Samantha Wyer Bello
May 6-13
Estrella Mountain Community College Performing Arts Center
April dreams of singing on a stage, but life and love are in the way. Her little sister can’t let her go, and her friend Trudy worries about her eternal soul. Enter a mysterious stranger who unwittingly provides a path to escape. Filled with heart and humor, Like Heaven is a new comedy by award-winning Arizona playwright Elaine Romero that affectionately skewers our nostalgia for green lawns and white picket fences while asking, “Is this what heaven looks like?”…and “Where the hell is the Windex?”
CAST
April…BRENDA JEAN FOLEY*
Callie…NATALIE ANDREWS
Sapphire…MAREN MACLEAN*
Trudy…SHONDA ROYALL
*denotes member of Actor’s Equity Association
EMCC UNDERSTUDY CAST
April u/s…CASSIDY MCDANIEL
Callie u/s…KRISTEN MCDANIEL
Sapphire u/s…KYLEE LARKIN
Trudy u/s…ANDREA OBREGON
CREATIVE TEAM
Director…SAMANTHA WYER BELLO+
Stage Manager: CAILEY MATTHIESEN
Scenic Designer…TIANA TORRIHON-WOOD
Costume Designer…LINDSEY PENNER
Lighting Designer…STACEY WALSTON
Sound & Projection Designer…DANIEL NISHIMURA
PRODUCTION TEAM
Manager, EMCC PAC…TIM BUTTERFIELD
Producing Artistic Director…BRENDA FOLEY
Production Manager…ANTONIO HERNANDEZ
COVID Safety Officer…ELIZABETH BROWNLEE
+Samantha Wyer Bello is contracted through the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.
*Brenda Jean Foley and Maren Maclean are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
LIKE HEAVEN features the work of these Bridge Core Artists:
Natalie Andrews, Brenda Jean Foley, Maren Maclean, Lindsey Penner, Shonda Royall
Tickets:
$15 (Student*/Senior)
$25 (General Admission)
*EMCC student admission is free. Reservation required – Must valid ID to pick up tix
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Sunday, May 7 | 2:00 PM
Thursday, May 11 | 7:30 PM
Friday, May 12 | 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 13 | 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 13 | 7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE LOCATION:
EMCC Performing Arts Center (PAC)
