Le Switch by Philip Dawkins

DANNY BERNARDO* [he/him] (David) is the founder and artistic producer of Broken Token Productions. Notable theatre credits include originating the role of “Joe” in the world premiere of Lauren Yee’s Young Americans at Portland Center Stage/Pittsburgh Public, Theatre, “Harry Bright” in Mamma Mia! at McCoy Rigby/La Mirada, “El Gallo” in The Fantasticks at Ruskin Group Theatre, and “Dan” in Wally World at Steppenwolf. He has worked with such theatres as Goodman, About Face, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Porchlight Music Theatre, Musical Theatre West, Coeurage, and East West Players (where he is a teaching artist). As a filmmaker, his work has been seen around the world at such festivals as Cannes (Court Metrage), OutFest Fusion, Reeling, and Perth International Queer Film Festival. His favorite role to date is papa to Padfoot, Tejada, and Stascio. Endless love to Spenser, the entire cast and team, and his reps the Happen Agency and SK Management. This one is for Cho: he would’ve hated that he loved it.
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CHRISTINE LIN* [she/her] (Sarah) most recently could be seen at Pasadena Playhouse in Cyrano de Bergerac. A Chicagoland native, Christine originated the role of “Miss Zhao” in David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish on Broadway and at the Goodman Theatre. Additional stage: Back Room Shakespeare Project, CalArts CNP at the Huntington Library, Cincinnati Playhouse, Nashville Repertory Theatre, Firefly Theater & Films, Stir-Friday Night! (sketch comedy). Screen: Quiz Lady, Abominable, Surfside Girls, The Blacklist, Gossip Girl, American Horror Story, Ghost of Tsushima (video game). Education: Steppenwolf West, Second City Chicago Conservatory, UCB NYC/LA, Duke University BSE in electrical and biomedical engineering. A million thanks to my reps at Limitless, Aperture, and CESD and to my industry family – love you to the moon and back.
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BRIAN KIM MCCORMICK*  [he/him] (Zachary) is a MN/NYC/LA nomad whose career spans theater, film, and voiceover. His LA stagework includes “Kayama” in Pacific Overtures at East West Players, South Coast Repertory (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Little Shop of Horrors, The Incredible Book Eating Boy), Musical Theatre West (The Sound of Music, Into the Woods), Ammunition Theatre (Revenge Porn by Carla Ching), and the LA Opera (West Side Story). His voice can be heard on numerous English Dubs including Squid Game and Light Shop and as the narrator of Stacy Lee’s Winston Chu versus the Whimsiesamong many others.

JONATHAN MORENO [he/him] (Benoit) Originally from El Paso, Texas, Jonathan Moreno is an actor and musician. A graduate of AMDA College, he has worked with Emmy Award-winning writer Ken Levine on Open Table, as well as award-winning writer Sam Henry Kass on Death with Dignity Comes in a Milkshake, and is now thrilled to bring Philip Dawkins’ Le Switch to Los Angeles. On screen, he has appeared in The Story Behind the Story, as the lead in the horror short film Malacoda, and in various national commercials. Additionally, Jonathan is a multi-instrumentalist and currently plays bass guitar for The Band Joey, which headlines at the Troubadour in West Hollywood.

JONATHAN SLAVIN* (they/she/he) Notable Theatre Credits: Broadway: The Sisters Rosensweig (Barrymore Theatre). Off-Broadway/Regional: Cyrano de Bergerac (Pasadena Playhouse), The Best Of Schools (Ubu Rep), Six Degrees of Separation (Dallas Theatre Center). LA Theatre: Sukkot (Skylight Theatre), Homefront (The Victory Theatre), Freud On Cocaine (The Whitefire), The Boomerang Effect (The Odyssey). Notable and/or recent film/TV: Sugar, Santa Clarita Diet, Starf*ckers, St. Denis Medical, Pam & Tommy, Dr Ken, Better Off Ted, Grey’s Anatomy, Grace and Frankie, Speechless, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Friends, My Name Is Earl. Proudly vegan and very queer.

SPENSER DAVIS [he/him] (Director) is an award-winning theatre director, playwright, filmmaker and recent transplant from Chicago to Los Angeles. A recipient of the Michael Maggio Directing Fellowship at the Goodman Theatre, he has helmed productions and developed new work with Steppenwolf 1700, A Red Orchid, American Blues, The Factory, First Floor, Hell in a Handbag, Promethean, and Broken Nose Theatre, where he was an ensemble member for a decade. Honors include Best Director Awards from Chicago (Jeff Award) and Austin, TX (B. Iden Payne Award), the Osborn New Play Award from the American Theatre Critics Association, two new-play commissions from South Coast Rep, and numerous Best-of-Year lists from the likes of Chicago Tribune, Time Out Magazine and the late critic Kris Vire. Currently, he’s developing a new musical, as well as numerous film and television projects, and he’s proud to be represented by both William Morris Endeavor + Heroes and Villains Entertainment.
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PHILIP DAWKINS [anything respectful] (Playwright) Dawkins’s plays include Failure: A Love Story (Victory Gardens Theater), Charm (MCC Theatre; Northlight; Jeff Award, Best New Work), Miss Marx: Or The Involuntary Side Effect of Living (Strawdog; Jeff Award, Best New Work), The Homosexuals and Le Switch (About Face,), The Happiest Place on Earth (Greenhouse/Side Show), The Gentleman Caller and The Comedians (Raven Theatre) and the book and lyrics for Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches, the Musical with composer David Mallamud at Children’s Theater Company, Minneapolis.

amy francis schott (Stage Manager) has worked in theatrical production on both coasts and in her hometown of St. Louis. Most recently in LA, she’s known as the producer of 50 editions of the (mostly)musicals cabaret series with music director Gregory Nabours. She is also the creator of the mostlyNEWmusicals series, and the co-producer of over 20 editions of A Little New Music.

HARRY FOSTER [he/him] (Light Design) is a multimedia artist and designer specializing in lighting, video, and motion graphics. He holds an MFA in Lighting Design from UC San Diego and a BFA in Stage Management from Point Park University. Recent credits include H2O Dance 10th Anniversary (Liberty Station, San Diego), live visuals for Core Memory (Philadelphia Fringe), and working as a designer with Lightswitch (Los Angeles Office).
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STEPHANIE YACKOVETSKY [she/they] (Sound Design) is a sound designer, playwright, and performer originally from New England. She’s excited to be working with Broken Token Productions on their first production! Other design credits include: TGWDLM:R, CINDERELLAS CASTLE, NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE (StarKid Productions), La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival, EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Geffen Playhouse), GROUP THERAPY (by Peter Lefcourt, directed by Terri Hanauer), TARTUFFE (CSUN), LAUGHS IN SPANISH, THE SMUGGLER, THE BOOK CLUB PLAY (Boston Playwrights Theater), WOLFPLAY (Company One). MFA Boston University.
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KEN WERTHER PUBLICITY has been a staple in the Los Angeles performing arts community since 1982. Public relations, producing, directing. Producer:  All Your Hard Work (Brimmer St. Theatre Company); The Good Boy (LATC); A Kind of Kind (Celebration Theatre @ Atwater Village Theatre); the Queer Classics productions of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Taming of the Shrew. Assistant director: Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (Musical Theatre Guild); The Women of Brewster Place (Celebration Theatre); The Woodsman (Coeurage Theatre Company). Visit www.kenwerther.com

TAYLOR BIBAT (House Manager)
ANDREW GE (Promotional Photography)
JONATHAN von MERING (Rehearsal Photography)
DANNY BERNARDO (Costumes)
DANNY BERNARDO & SPENSER DAVIS (Sets)

“Zachary’s Serenade” by PHILIP DAWKINS, arranged by ALEC de KERVOR

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

SPECIAL THANKS
Douglas Puskas, Pasadena Playhouse, Hadiyyah Noelle Smith, John Wuchte, Alonso Pina, Meridith Grodin-Leonard, Christa Van Ermen, David R Dorton, Melissa Young, Stephanie DePrez, Molly Meacham, Chris Toft, Lee Hatcher, Darica Louie, Angela Sauer, Carmen Apgar, Jonas Reyes, Larry Mayorquin, Kent Haina Jr, Brittany Mason, Carol Bibat, Mirai Booth-Ong, Xopher Pollard, Erik Kaiko, Regina Fernandez, Tess & Roger Castro, Shirley Trinidad, Devin Toohey, Mikey Myers, Nicole Millar, Richard Passmore, Amy Dellagiarino, Nicole Miller, Hal Wright

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
We acknowledge thet we are gathered on the ancestral and unceded Indigenous lands of the Tongva, Kizh, Chumash and Yokuts people, and the current version of America began with the genocide of the Native people on what they know as Turtle Island. As occupiers of these territories, we recognize the continual displacement of Native people by the United States and are aware that land acknowledgements are often empty stand-ins for actual decolonization work. We strive to continue to dismantle the ongoing effects of colonial legacy, and those that benefit most from that legacy, have the greatest responsibility in that dismantling. You can go to native-land.ca to learn more about the people and the history of the native land you occupy.

LE SWITCH received its world premiere productions at About Face Theatre, Chicago, IL; February 2016; Andrew Volkoff, Artistic Director and The Jungle Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; April 2016; Sarah Rasmussen, Artistic Director. Produced in association with Doug Nevin.

LE SWITCH was developed with support from the Playwrights’ Center PlayLabs program, Minneapolis, MN

LE SWITCH was commissioned by producer Doug Nevin

Presented in special arrangement with Doug Nevin and Preston Whiteway