Truth or Consequences

Written by Andrew Siañez-De La O

Directed by Jasmine Brooks

April 30-May 14, 2022

Black Box at the Boston Center for the Arts

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Single tickets $25

Groups of 10-20 people receive a discounted ticket of $20 per person. Groups of 20+ receive a ticket price of $15 per person. For additional information, please email operations@freshinktheatre.org.

Agent Chavez is on her way back to headquarters after losing her partner during a mission gone wrong. Agent Hogan is days away from retiring after twenty-five years of service. And thanks to budget cuts, these two agents from The Bureau of [REDACTED] are going to have to share a dusty motel room in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. But this is no ordinary stopover. As they come to realize The Bureau may have put them directly in harm's way, these two Agents have to grapple with their darkest memories and deepest regrets if they want to survive the demands of the El Dorado Motel.

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Please Note:

This show runs approximately 100 minutes with a 10min intermission.

This play has discussions of grief, loss of loved ones including a young child, and a depiction of domestic abuse.

Special Events

• Cheap Date Night on Wednesdays, 5/4 and 5/11 - Half-Price tickets when purchased in advance with code DateNight

• Playwright's Night on Thursdays, 5/5 and 5/12 - Half-Price tickets when purchased in advance with code Andrew50 — join us for a conversation with the playwright following the performance!

• Industry Night performance on Monday 5/9 - Half-Price tickets when purchased in advance with code INDSTRYNITE

Show Dates and Times

April 30-May 14, 2022
Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30p
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Monday, May 9, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 14, 3:00pm
 

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 Cast and Production Team

Chavez - Sandra Seoane-Serí
Hogan - David Anderson
Watchtower - Jordan Palmer
Celeste - Elizabeth A. Salazar
Meyer - Alex Sanchez

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Playwright - Andrew Siañez-De La O
Director - Jasmine Brooks
Dramaturg - Lina Pulgarin Duque
Stage Manager - Mirabella Pisani
Asst. Stage Manager - Victoria Hermann
Scenic Design - Victoria Rojo
Lighting Design - Andrea Sala
Costume Design - Charlotte Stowe
Prop Design - Arielle Greenspan
Sound Design - Anna Drummond
Puppet Design - Amy West
Fight Choreography - Sarah Flanagan
Intimacy Coordinator - Ayshia Mackie-Stephenson

Sandra Seoane-Serí (Chavez, she/they) is a freelance actress primarily based in Boston and New York who received my BA in Theater and Film at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her recent work includes SpeakEasy Stage's BLKS, Artists Theater of Boston's She Eats Apples, the WAM Theatre/Central Square Theater's Pipeline and a Daniela Martinez film Shift which was selected for the 2021 Roxbury International Film Festival. She is honored to be making her Fresh Ink debut. Website: SandraSeoaneSeri.com Instagram: @tripleesse

Jordan Palmer (Watchtower, she/they) is delighted to make their debut with Fresh Ink! Recent credits include: The Merchant of Venice (Actors' Shakespeare Project), Dream. Love. Escape. (The Ridiculous Project), and The Goddamn Tooney Lunes (Rat Queen Theatre Co.). Jordan received her BFA in Contemporary Theater from The Boston Conservatory @ Berklee in 2019. They have also trained at Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA) and the Kristin Linklater Voice Centre on Orkney, Scotland. They are the Founding Artistic Director of the Non-Binary Divers Shakespeare, and when not onstage they can be found writing poetry and songs, making zines, and enjoying fabulous cheeses. Instagram: jordy__palmer

Liz Salazar (Celeste, she/her) is excited to make her first appearance on the Fresh Ink stage. She is a local playwright, director, and actor. Her most recent acting credits include Lady Molly in PMRP's The Fordwych Castle Murder, King Aegeus in Theater at First's Medea, and Chief Spindler in Flat Earth Theatre's Fine-Tuned Universe.

Alex Sanchez (Meyer, he/him) recently performed in Revitalized and Temporary (Teatro Chelsea). He received his BS in Psychology from Minerva University. Instagram: @alexander54

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Andrew Siañez-De La O (Playwright, he/they) is a Boston based Mexican-American stage and audio dramatist from the US Borderlands. His work, which often centers his borderland heritage and cultural diaspora, has been developed and produced across the country at companies such as The Playwrights Realm, Company One, Huntington Theatre Company, and more. He is also a member of the WGA Audio Alliance working towards an equitable future for audio drama writers. His audio work includes being a scriptwriter for Timestorm and an upcoming collaboration with Stormfire Productions, an audio series adaptation of his young adult fantasy play, The Ortiz Twins Are Coming Home.

Jasmine Brooks (Director, she/her) is excited to be working with Fresh Ink again on Truth or Consequences! Jasmine previously worked at Company One Theatre as the Artistic Associate and NNPN Producer in Residence, and as Boston Project Coordinator at SpeakEasy Stage. Jasmine is a lover of New Play Development. Select Directing/Assistant Directing credits include THE BLUEST EYE (The Huntington Theatre), BLKS (SpeakEasy Stage, Directed by Tonasia Jones), CAN I TOUCH IT? (NNPN's National Showcase of New Plays and Company One Theatre Workshop), TOWARDS AN ANTI-RACIST TOMORROW: BLACK FLAG (Free Soil Arts Collective), PERIOD PIECE (Visceral Entertainment), WOLF PLAY (Company One Theatre). She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University, School of Theatre. Jasminerosebrooks.com

Lina Pulgarin Duque (Dramaturg, she/her) is a dramaturg, scientist, and innovator. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University BXA Intercollege Degree programme where she balanced the intersection of Physics and Dramaturgy. Her work focuses on using art as a tool for social change. She recently produced BEFORE WE LEAVE VENEZUELA, an award winning documentary. She also has some cool research on quasara coming out soon. Her credits include Assistant Dramaturg on GREATER GOOD, a new play by Kirsten Greenidge, new play dramaturgy for The Theater Offensive, dramaturgy fellow at Company One Theater, translator and educational coordinator with Acting Out Awareness for their Panama Youth Camp and a member of the Science Advisory Panel for Attack Theatre. 

Mirabella Pisani (Stage Manager, she/her) is delighted to make her Fresh Ink debut! Select credits include: Spamalot, Blithe Spirit, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Aladdin Jr., The Foreigner, Deathtrap (CT’s Two Planks Theater); Macbeth (ASM, The Underling’s Theatre); United Front (ASM, Fordham University). Other: The OK Diaries (Sound Design, Blue Spruce Theatre), Affinities” podcast (Sound Design). All the thanks to Jasmine, the cast, and the creative team for bringing Dora to life. Love always to Beebster.

Victoria Rojo (Scenic Design, she/her) is a Boston based designer and recent Northeastern University graduate (Fall 2021). By day, she designs and builds mobile retail trailers. Credits include The Swans (Production Design), The Bacchae (Set Design), Boston Midsummer Opera (Asst. Set Design), Into The Woods (Props), As U Like It (Asst. Set Design), NUDANCO Fall Showcase (Lighting Design), Happy Thanksgiving (Production Design), Lord of the Flies-ish (Production Design), Blithe Spirit (Props), Downtown Crossing (Asst. Digital Design). This is her first post graduate production, and she is honored to be a part of the team. Portfolio: victoria-rojo.squarespace.com

Andrea Sofia Sala (Lighting Design, she/her) was born in San Antonio, Texas, but grew up in Northern Mexico. During her high school years, she was heavily involved with dance companies and programs around San Antonio, including San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet. Andrea then moved up north to snowy Massachusetts to get her BFA in Lighting Design and minor in Engineering Sciences, specializing in electrical engineering from Boston University. Since she could never give up dance, she also finds time to dance within the Boston Dance Community, now performing with Mosaic Dance Inc., a contemporary company out of Brookline. During COVID times, Andrea has dipped into the world of Production Management, acquiring a job as the Production Administrator at the Fisher Center at Bard College, as well as working with The Yard as their Interim Production Manager. She still loves designing, working most recently with Central Square Theater, Fresh Ink Theater and Boston University Dance Theater.

Charlotte Stowe (Costume Design, she/her) is a costume designer, playwright, director, and actress. Past costume design credits include: Peter Pan, 17,102; Or On Average, Hades and the One Year Winter, and Magic Girl!.. And Her Demons. She was the recipient of the Matt Carey Scholarship at ImprovBoston, a part of the Director’s Lab at TC Squared Theatre Company, and will be graduating this spring from Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Contemporary Theatre. Her next project will be taking a play of hers, Missing Mercy, to Orlando Fringe where she will also serve as an actor and costume designer.

Arielle Greenspan (Prop Design, she/her) is delighted to be making both her Fresh Ink and professional debut. Credits include Props AD, Antipodes (Northeastern University); Dramaturg, The Willard Suitcases (Bechdel Theatre), Director, Water by the Spoonful (New Renaissance), and more. Recent credits include The Bacchae (Bacchant) and She Kills Monsters (Evil Tina/Tina) at Northeastern University, and Craiglisted (Haley) at the National Women's Theatre Festival. Arielle will be graduating from Northeastern University this May with a BA in Theatre & Communications. 

Anna Drummond (Sound Design, they/she) is a freelance sound designer specializing in live theatre, podcasting, and audiobooks. They have worked within the New England area for both professional theatre companies and educational institutions, including SpeakEasy (BLKS, Pass Over), Company One (Leftovers), The  Huntington (Dream Boston: 3 Miles), Trinity Repertory & Brown University (Eurydice, Prowess), Berklee College of Music (Everybody, Machinal), Northeastern University (Deferred, This Is Treatment), & Emerson College (In The Red & Brown Water, Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man’s Blues, We Are PussyRiot, Into The Woods, The Hobbit, etc.) Anna holds a BA with Honors in Sound Design/Audio Post-Production from Emerson College. Many thanks to Jasmine for this opportunity and a big congrats to the entire cast and creative team! Also, my love to Dyl, Eleanor, Bridgette, Ally, & Court for everything, always. Find Anna online at anna-drummond.com and @annatdrummond

Amy West (Puppet Design, she/her) is a puppeteer, writer, photographer, and musician. She serves on the Board of Trustees at Puppet Showplace Theater and is a graduate of UConn’s Puppet Arts Online Graduate Certificate Program. Amy performs at puppet slams nationwide, including the Puppet Showplace Slam, Puppets Come Home! (Coney Island USA), Puppetzilla (Los Angeles), Shadows Across the Globe (San Diego), and Virtual Puppet Con (Puppeteers of America Northeast Region). She also dabbles as a stage manager (Queer Soup Theater) and sound designer (Show of Hands Theater Company). Amy has an MA from Emerson College and a BA from SUNY Geneseo.

Sarah Flanagan (Fight Choreography, she/they) is a freelance Fight Director, and a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD).  She is also Coordinator of the National Stage Combat Workshop and serves on the SAFD's Governing Body.  Sarah works up and down the East Coast; trusty dog and a bag full of swords in tow.  She choreographs for plays, musicals, and ballet productions, and has begun making forays into film. While the bulk of her training is with the SAFD, Sarah has also tested/trained with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, Stage Combat Deutschland, the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, and the Historical European Martial Arts Alliance.  When not on the road, you're most likely to find her on the water in her kayak, or up a tree with a book.

Dr. Ayshia Mackie-Stephenson (Intimacy Director, she/her) is an intimacy director, scholar, and award-winning writer from Brooklyn, NY. With an MFA from CalArts and a PhD from UMass Amherst; she uses performance to investigate sexuality, race, and human rights. Her critical and creative work appears in Black Camera, Qualitative Inquiry, Boston University Press, International Review of Qualitative Research, Theatre Topics and Research in Drama Education. Dr. Ayshia has directed productions at The Huntington, Fresh Ink Theatre, Jewel Box Theatre in NYC, Arts at the Armory (Somerville), The Rockwell, and the DC Black Theatre & Arts Festival. She is Assistant Professor of Art and Performance Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. www.AyshiaStephenson.com / https://www.facebook.com/AyshiaMackieStephenson / Twitter: @DrAyshia / Instagram: DoctorAyshia

Special Thanks

American Repertory Theatre, Daniel Boudreau, V Brancazio, Dominic Carter, Alex Casillas, Scot Colford, Rob Cope, Ines de la Cruz, Adam Dolce, Tatiana Gil, Maia Goodall, Isaiah Grace, Greenspan Family, Elisa Guzman-Hosta, Stephanie Hettrick, Peter Hermann, Kim Klasner, Luz Lopez, Matthew Martin, NUStage MTC, Antonio Ocampo-Guzman, Maurice Palmer, Trish Palmiere, Adrian Peguero, Puppet Showplace Theater, David Reed, Jo Rezes, The Prop Coop, Andrew Duncan Will