Our Cast

 

Aimee Goldstein

Aimee (she/her) is a Philadelphia based theatre artist. She got her BA in Theatre with an Acting Concentration at Temple University in 2014. Aimee is currently in the Bright Invention Improv Ensemble. She is also the founder of 2 Jewish a cappella groups (Jewkebox and The ChaiLights), and of the theatre company Curlyfish Productions. Aimee is also the co-host of the podcast @2yearstil30! This is the 6th Chickadee production she has worked on as a producer, and the 3rd she has performed in! When she isn’t performing or producing, Aimee holds a job as a Project Coordinator at Delve, an multidisciplinary product innovation firm. This one goes out to all her new friends and co-workers who are seeing her perform for the first time, and the old ones who are just now seeing her come out of a much-too-long performance hibernation!

jonnel outen

Jonnel Outen is an Actor, Singer, Music Director, and Playwright from Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of the Arts in 2020 with a BFA in Directing, Playwriting and Production. After a hiatus due to the pandemic Jonnel is thrilled to make his theater return with Chickadee Theatre Company. He will also be featured in the upcoming Philadelphia Fringe Festival play CORPUS.

gauri mangala

Gauri Mangala (she/her) is a first-generation Indian-American queer multi-hyphenate theatre artist and an aspiring grown up. She is drawn to stories that, even in their various levels of fiction-hood, pull out an honest candor about what it means to be human. She is currently trying to triangulate this storytelling around the writing styles of journalism, ethnography, and verbatim playwriting. Gauri is currently a Resident Fellow at Hedgerow Theatre and the Producing Assistant for Broadway & Beyond Theatricals. Previous credits include: the TEAM, Hunter College, Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester, Delaware Theatre Company, and Fisher Center of the Arts. Upcoming: Time as a Symptom (The BeanJam Project, Stage Manager), The Pillowman (Hedgerow Theatre, Stage Manager) Follow her on instagram: @hiimgauri Gauri lives in Media with her partner, Oskar, and their many, MANY plants.

Juliet klinman

Juliet is a hotelier who has been singing, dancing, and acting since she was a little tyke. She loves performing anywhere and everywhere and the stage is definitely her happy place. She is so excited to a part of this campy cabaret and would like to thank Liat, Aimee, and Stephen for giving her the opportunity to be included. Break a leg to everyone involved!!!!

amanda shaffern

Amanda (She/They) is so excited to be campy, silly, and debuting with Chickadee Theatre! Recent credits include Nuncrackers, Matilda, Beehive, Wizard of Oz, and Sweeney Todd. Originally from Kingston, PA, she is now a Philadelphia based actor! When she is not performing on stage, they are producing around the city or singing in the Gayborhood! Check out their latest endeavors on amandashaffern.com. Stay safe, healthy, and fighting the good fight. Instagram: amandashaffern

STEVEN GROSS

Steven Gross (he/they) is a Jewish, queer theater artist based in Philadelphia. He is drawn to developing and telling stories that interrogate the norms of theater and the world. They graduated the University of the Arts with a BFA in Directing, Playwriting, and Production. Recent projects Athena (Theatre Horizon, ASM), Shakespeare’s R&J (New Light Theatre, Directing Apprentice) and upcoming Rent (New Light Theater, Performance SM), Time as a Symptom The Bean-Jam Project, Director). Find out more at thestevengross.com.

Creative Team

Director: Steven Gross

Producers: Liat Kovnator & Aimee Goldstein

Technical Director/Lighting Designer: Bless Rudisill

Sound Engineer/A1: Allie Britt

 

Set List

  • Omigod You Guys (Legally Blonde)

  • He Vas My Boyfriend (Young Frankenstein)

  • Therapy (tick tick BOOM)

  • Candy Store (Heathers)

  • I’m Breaking Down (Falsettos)

  • My Unfortunate Erection (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

  • Revolutionary Costume of Today (Grey Gardens)

  • Suddenly Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)

  • Time Warp (Rocky Horror Picture Show)

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taylor ott

Taylor Ott is a multidisciplinary artist with her work spanning from fiber art to opera and performance art. She is an educator with Opera Philadelphia and a private voice teacher and has performed, produced and directed in New Orleans, Seattle, San Fransisco, New York and London. Taylor wrote music and lyrics for her first musical A Ghost of a Chance in 2018 performed at Infringe Festival New Orleans and is currently working on a new piece about healing through space and time.

 
 
 
 

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Liat Kovnator

Liat is a Philadelphia-based actor, singer, and producer. Originally from Southern California, she graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of the Arts in 2014. Since then, she has performed in various productions throughout the tri-state area. When she isn’t performing, she works as the Director of Engagement and Outreach at a local synagogue. Liat is so grateful for Chickadee, as it has given her the opportunity to collaborate with other young artists, and have a safe space to create events that are meaningful.

 

Band

Piano: Charis Duke

Guitar: Alec Charon

Bass: Michael Mullen

Drums: Tucker Marshall

 

special thanks

10th Floor Productions, Hedgerow Theatre Company, Tribe 12, Eli Marsh, Benjamin Lloyd, Samantha Solar, Samantha Silverstein, Maura McColgan, Patricia Kovnator, Robin & Phil Goldstein, Jack Elias, Pearl Elias, Glenn Elias, and Diana Krantz, Randi Hickey, Danny Maloney, Chris Marks, Rosemary Connors, Eli Marsh, Evan Brand