Monday, February 16, 7pm
SAINT VEGAS
by Enid Graham
Directed by Robby Sella
Monday February 16, 7pm
SAINT VEGAS
by Enid Graham
Directed by Robby Sella
In this memory play, Ben returns to the hot Galveston summer of his thirteenth year. Fresca, a volatile teenaged girl, moves in and upends the small apartment Ben shares with his mom. As he and Fresca become friends, Ben faces life's complexities, including the sacrifices and challenges faced by his single mother.
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Enid Graham/Playwright is a 2022 graduate of the Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Program at Juilliard. In 2025, Smoke was produced at Cadence (Richmond Virginia) and How To Save Ourselves, a commission from the Farm Theater, received simultaneous productions from Sewanee College and Center College. Other plays include: Tenderness and Gratitude Number Four (Scripts in Hand at Westport Country Playhouse, reading series at the Chance Theatre, and a Blue Ink finalist 2025), A Long Time Ago in a Dark Yard at Night (reading series Hudson Stage), Golden (audio format for Falconworks Theater), What Martha Did (Launch Pad at UCSB, finalist NPC 2017), Ruth (NPC play 2018), Pathological Venus (finalist NPC 2020), Something Unrecognizable, The Plans I Have for You, and Saint Vegas (NPC semifinalist 2025). She is the 2026 Playwright in Residence at the Chance Theatre in Anaheim, CA. As an actress, Enid’s credits include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, and Honour (Tony Award nomination), and tv/film including: The Sinner, Mare of Easttown, Rabbit Hole and A House of Dynamite.
Robby Sella/Director
CAST ANNOUNCED SOON STAY TUNED
Josh Evans/Ground UP Producer:
Favorite credits include - Chris in Ground UP's new education outreach program TREATY, currenlty touring, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap (The Barnstormers Theatre), Post Concussive Syndrome (Abingdon Theatre), Rubber Ducks and Sunsets (Ground UP Productions), Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Fox Searchlight Pictures), “Gotham” (Fox), “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Video), “FBI” (CBS, Dick Wolf), “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix), “The Blacklist” (NBC). He is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and Michael Howard Studios, and a company member of Ground UP Productions. The work is dedicated to his parents and his wife. joshlevans.com
Kodi Lynn Milburn/Stage Manager
Dubbed as the "Swiss Army Knife of Theater," Kodi embodies a fusion of creativity and activism. As a mixed indigenous neurodivergent queer, Kodi’s artistry resonates with a commitment to justice, harmony with nature, amplifying lost voices, and reflecting contemporary issues, echoing the ethos of the Jester's Privilege. Kodi’s work has been described as “inspired” (Alix Cohen, Women Around Town), “amazing” (Travelanche), “sound designer, Kodi Lynn Milburn deserve(s) much credit for the show’s aesthetic” (David Shengold, Opera News), “lush compositions and evocative soundscapes…a fantastic collaborator: creative, proactive, generous, organized, versatile, and indispensable” (Nathan Davis, Drama Desk Nominated Sound Designer) Cross-discipline credits include: Sylvia Milo’s The Other Mozart (Hong Kong, Edinburgh Fringe, NYC, U.S. Tour, Canadian Tour), Treaty (The Foundry), Funny Guy (59e59, London, Edinburgh Fringe), Talking With Angels (TheaterLab), Faust (Baruch Performing Arts), Salome (Irondale Theater), Orgy & Bess (Judson Church), AMP (HERE), Tussaud/Antoinette (IRT), Good Samaritans (The Tank), Big Wave (TaDa!, The Tank), Enjoy your Meal (Edinburgh Fringe), Tiffany Caputo (Edinburgh Fringe), Anime-Zing Gameshow! (Edinburgh Fringe), Empty NeXt (TheaterLab), Vice & Virtue (NYTF), My Onliness (The New Ohio), Chess (American Theater for Actors), Uta Hagen Centennial Salon (Lincoln Center), Heart Strings (Atlantic Theater Co), 7 Magdalenes (Baryshnikov Arts Center, TheaterLab, HERE), Sparkle Spa (BMI), Ewalt & Walker (54 Below), Bananas (The Rat), Mary & Max (Bobby Cronin & Crystal Skillman), Voyage en Chanson (National Sawdust), L’autre Mozart (Fringe North, Halifax Fringe), Rhinoceros (Atlantic Acting School) and more. Kodi is a New York Foundation for the Arts Music Fellow. Kodi has an album available on all streaming platforms under Kodi the Composer called "Sound the Alarm"!
