Rareworks Theatre Company Presents...

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Written by: Lauren Yee

Directed by: Erin sullivan & Sophie McNamara
October 28th @ 8pm
October 29th @ 2pm, 8pm
the Judee wales watson Theatre
In This Performance, The Role of Kayleigh,
Formerly played by Mia Blachman, will be
played by Gillian Applebaum
lexi....................................................................anna grace uehlein
jess...................................................................aisha wura akorede
yoonji..................................................................................elsie wang
chloe...............................................................................emma bogusz
kayleigh (u/s lexi)................................................mia blachman
hookman/adam/sean........................................Spencer daniel

co-director/asst. accessibility
coordinator................................................................erin sullivan
Co-director/co-accessibility
coordinator.......................................................sophie mcnamara
Asst. Accessibility Coordinator.....Emma Alvarez-Roth
dramaturg....................................................................katie delaney
fight director...........................................................conall sahler
Props/Scenic lead......................................................emma mason
costume designer........................................david estabrooks
asst. costume designer...........................................kate riley
Lighting designer....................................................henry kacik
production electrician...........................spencer swetlow
sound designer..........................................................emery frost
production sound engineer....atalanta carrig-braun
stage manager....................................................kailey pelletier
Rehearsal ASM/U/S Kayleigh.................gillian applebaum
sub stage manager......................................elizabeth tippens
production photographer.......................jamie nickerson
producer..............................................................susan weinhardt

artistic director......................................jillian hetherman

production manager...................................alayna domboski
managing director......................................susan weinhardt
company manager..............................................esther chilson
marketing director.....................................................lucy page
new works director........................................callan whitley
We acknowledge that we are located on the ancestral and
unceded traditional territory of the Massachusett &
Pawtucket Peoples. The Indigenous peoples of this land
never surrendered lands or resources to the United States.

We acknowledge this not only in thanks to the Indigenous

communities who have held a relationship with this land
for generations but also in recognition of the historical and
ongoing legacy of colonialism. Additionally, we
acknowledge this as a point of reflection for us as we work
towards dismantling colonial practices.
Hi everyone,

First and foremost, we want to say thank you for coming to our show. Supporting student theatre is
so important in creating a community at Emerson and allowing student voices to be heard. We are so
glad you are here!

Our journey with Hookman started when Erin read the play looking for a monologue for a class.
Though she didn’t find a monologue, Erin eventually found herself coming back to this play time
and time again. Struck by the amazing script, she brought the play to Sophie, who read it and also
fell in love with the text. Together they decided to co-direct and bring the show to life.

The main reason we both found the show so captivating was the amazing relevance it has to us as
college students. The characters in the play are both amazingly real and hilariously unreal, which is
exactly how this time in our life feels for so many of us. Your first roommate, your first relationship,
and your first house party all go alongside your first F, your first breakup, and your first death. This
show captures that in a way that feels so authentic to us that we felt compelled to put it on.

Once the show got greenlit, we were incredibly excited, but Sophie was also worried. As a disabled
person in theater, she has found productions at Emerson to be run in a way that is not inclusive to
those with health issues. So, with the help of Erin, she decided to create a Student Theater
Accommodations Process to help those with disabilities who may be working on the show. Though
it’s not perfect, it was so incredible to have the support of the Accessibility Team, and we would like
to shout-out the amazing Emma Alvarez-Roth. Having other disabled voices on the show was really
important to Sophie, and we are so thrilled that we were able to create this process.

As the process continued, we were blown away by the level of talent we had in both our cast and
crew. Everyone worked incredibly hard and put their heart into every second of this show. We hope
you enjoy our hard work, have some fun, and maybe learn something through watching this show.
Thank you so much for coming and we hope you enjoy the show!

Thank you,
Sophie and Erin
AISHA WURA AKOREDE (JESS) BA ‘26, Theatre and
performance.
RareWorks Debut! Emerson college credits: EmShakes’ Lord of The Flies
(Perceval); Mercutio Troupe’s In The Waiting Room (The Woman); Jelly's
Last Jam ( Ensemble/Nora). Film credits: A Conversation in a Coffee Shop
(Mary). Thank you to my directors Sophie and Erin for making every
rehearsal such a safe, comfortable, and fun space. You guys rock. Thank
you to my best friends, for being nothing but wonderful and supportive.
<3

Anna grace uehlein (lexi) Bfa ‘27, Theatre and

performance.
RareWorks Debut! Outside theatre credits: University of North Carolina
School of the Arts High School Drama ‘23. A huge thanks to the entire
Hookman community for creating such a warm rehearsal environment
and such a phenomenal production!! @annaguline :)

elsie wang (yoonji) Bfa ‘25, Theatre and performance.

RareWorks debut! Film credits: Rosalie and Alexander (Rosalie); and
Woods (Willow). Thank you to our two incredible directors, the
most hardworking crew and my amazing cast members. So lucky to
be a part of such a wonderful show and I'm so excited to bring this
story to life!
emma bogusz (chloe) bs ‘26, Journalism
RareWorks Debut! Emerson college credits: MTS’s The Secret Garden
(Lily). Outside theatre credits: Sweeney Todd (Johanna) and The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky). Thank you to all
of my family and friends for pushing me to follow my passions and
filling my life with so much support and love! @emmabogusz

mia blachman (kaileigh/u/s lexi) Bfa ‘25, Interdisciplinary Studies:

Acting & broadcast journalism.
RareWorks Debut! Outside theatre credits: The Diary of Anne Frank
(Anne Frank); The Miracle Worker (Kate Keller); The Addams Family
(Morticia Addams); Legally Blonde (Margo); Doctor Faustus (The
Good Angel); Gruesome Playground Injuries (Kayleen). Thanks to my
friends and family <3.

spencer daniel (hookman/adam/sean) Bfa ‘24, Theatre and

performance.
Emerson Stage credits: The Secret in the Wings (Actor 6), Old Jake's Skirts
(Old Jake), Three Romances of the Unwell and Otherwise (u/s Robert),
Marie Antoinette (u/s Joseph/Mr. Sauce, Axel/Executioner), This Girl
Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Man/2/Peter); NewFest:
Short Works' Biscotti (Boss), Sometimes A Soul (Derek). Emerson
College credits: BlueJay Theater Collective's Dog Sees God (Beethoven);
Full Fathom Productions' Life, Death, Bowling (Darryl); emShakes'
Interior with Peder and Marie (Peder) and [Enter Messenger] (Chorus). "To
live. To live would be an awfully big adventure." Thanks to this
incredible team! @spencermdaniel
Atalanta Carrig-Braun (Production Sound Engineer) Bfa 27‘, Visual media Arts.
Thanks to everyone in this company for this opportunity and thanks to Emery for being
an awesome sound designer!

Conall Sahler (Fight Director) Bfa ‘24, Acting.

Emerson Stage credits: Little Women (John Brooks/Parrot- Fight Director), The
Secret in the Wings (Actor #7), Old Jake’s Skirts (E.B. Sweeney, Good Samaritan,
Story Teller), RAGE (Conflagration Ensemble, Covering Leveler/Ballzindorf), This
Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Male Understudy). Emerson
College credits: RareWorks Theatre Company’s GOLD (Assistant Director), and
The Sympathy Play (Marcus). Independent production of Gruesome Playground
Injuries (Stage Manager). Thanks to my roommate and girlfriend for putting up
with my air fight choreographing! @conallfs on instagram!

david estabrooks (costume designer) Bfa ‘24, theatre.

Emerson Stage credits: Little Women (Asst. Costume Designer), Mary, Sweet Mary
(Asst. Costume Designer). Emerson College credits: MTS’s Falsettos (Costume
Designer), Ride the Cyclone (Director), and 2022 EFA Cabaret (Director); MTAG’s
Ghost Quartet (Asst. Director); EmShakes’ The Fog Around Us (Asst. Director).
Film credit: Your Mama’s Pie (Casting Director). Thank you to Erin, Sophie,
Kailey, and Kate but also a reminder to Kate to read the script plz.
EMMA MASON (Props/Scenic Lead) BFA ‘27, Theatre & Performance
Emerson Stage credits: Little Women (Run Crew). Emerson college credits:
EmShake’s Alice in Wonderland Staged Reading (Red Queen, March Hare,
Seven of Spades). Grateful for this opportunity and thanks to my parents and
friends for their support! @emma_jeaan :)

Emma Alvarez-Roth (Assistant Accessibility Coordinator) BFA ‘24,

Stage & Production MAnagement
Emerson Stage credits: Paris (1st Assistant Stage Manager), RAGE (Assistant
Production Supervisor), Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister (2nd Assistant
Stage Manager), This Golden Day (Assistant Production Supervisor). A huge
shoutout and thank you to Sophie McNamara for bringing an
accommodations and accessibility process for those with disabilities into the
performing arts programs at Emerson; you are a hero to all of us!!

emery frost (sound designer) BFA ‘27, Theatre Design & Technology
Thanks to Jared and Leo for being the best mentors ever.

Erin Sullivan (Co-Director/assst. Accessibility CoordinatoR) Bfa ‘24,

Theatre Education & Performance.
Emerson Stage credits: Three Romances... (Emilie); The Secret In The Wings
(US Actors 1 and 3, Movement Co-Captain). Emerson College credits:
RareWorks' How Macy Survived... (Assistant Stage Manager); Kidding
Around's Moksha (Purt/Bhava/Violinist); MTAG's Dream Cabaret (Assistant
Director).

Gillian APplebaum (Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager/u/s Kayleigh)

BFA ‘27 Theatre Education
Gillian is so grateful to the amazing cast and crew of Hookman for
such an incredible first experience with Emerson theater!
Henry Kacik (lighting Designer) BFA ‘24, Theatre Design & Technology.
Emerson Stage credits: Are You Someone to Somebody? (Lighting
Designer). Emerson college credits: EVVY42 (Lighting Designer).
Outside theatre credits: David Z. Winklemeyer: The Clown who
Hated Everything (Lighting Designer); Macbeth: The One Direction
Musical (Lighting Designer).

Jamie Nickerson (Production Photographer) BFA ‘24, Stage & Production

Management.
Emerson Stage credits: Bonnets… (Stage Manager), Mary, Sweet Mary
(Assistant Production Supervisor), Are You Someone to Somebody? A New
Devised Piece (1st Assistant Stage Manager), Baltimore (2nd Assistant Stage
Manager), and Spring Awakening (Production Assistant). Emerson College
credits: EVVY42 (Assistant Stage Manager); emShakes’ Lord of the Flies (Stage
Manager) and Antigone (Dramaturg); Mercutio Troupe’s Our Dear Dead Drug
Lord (Dramaturg) and All Night: At a Party In the Suburbs (Assistant Stage
Manager). Other credits: Punctuate4’s Rite of Passage (Stage Manager, Co-
Sound Designer). Thanks to this epic team for bringing this show to life!

kailey pelletier (stage manager) Bfa ‘24, stage & production management.
Emerson Stage credits: Mary, Sweet Mary (Stage Manager), Are You Someone to
Somebody? (Assoc. Production Supervisor), Cabaret (Asst. Company Manager),
This Girl Laughs. . . (2nd Asst. Stage Manager), Spring Awakening (Production
Assistant), and Men on Boats (Run Crew); Emerson College Credits: MTS's Big
Fish (2nd Asst. Stage Manager). Outside theatre credits: Speakeasy’s POTUS
(sub Asst. Stage Manager); Huntington Theatre Company’s The Lehman Trilogy
(Production Assistant); Theater at Monmouth’s Sofonisba (Stage Manager), Age
of Bees (Stage Manager), and Daddy Long Legs (Asst. Stage Manager). Thank
you to my friends and family for all of their support!
Kate Riley (Assistant Costume Designer) BFA ‘24, Theatre Education &
Performance
Emerson Stage credits: Little Women (Marmee), RAGE! (Jaz/FRANKLY-I-
DON’T-GIVE-A), The Spitfire Grill (u/s Hannah). Emerson College credits:
director, performer, stage manager, producer, designer, and script writer on
various Musical Theatre Society, Musical Theatre Against the Grain, Kidding
Around, emShakes, and Rareworks Productions, including co-directing
MTS’s Ride the Cyclone! Member of Kidding Around Board, host on Standing
Room Only (WERS). Love to my family, my friends, my teachers, and this
amazing team. Also btw David, I DID read the script.

Katie Delaney (Dramaturg) BS ‘23, Journalism

I am overjoyed, thrilled, ecstatic even to have my Emerson theatrical debut in
HOOKMAN. Thank you to my dearest friends Sophie and Erin for including
me in this show, what a sweet treat! And what a fantastic team! Shoutout to
all my baes :) @katiedelaneytv

Sophie McNamara (Co-Director/Accessibility Coordinator) BA ‘25 Health and

Social Change with a minor in hearing & Deafness
Emerson Stage credits: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (PA). Emerson College
theatre credits: MTS’s You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (ASM). Thank you
to my mom for supporting me and to my best friend Kaytay for always
cheering me on! I am so proud of all the wonderful cast and crew who made
this show happen. <3

Spencer Swetlow (Production Electrician) BFA ‘27, Theatre Design &

Technology
Susan Weinhardt (Producer) BFA ‘24.5, Stage & Production MAnagement
Emerson Stage credits: How We Got On (Company Manager), Little Women
(Company Manager), Are You Someone To Somebody? (2nd Assistant Stage
Manager), The Wolves (Assistant Production Supervisor), As You Like It
(Production Assistant). Emerson College credits: RareWorks Theatre
Company’s sub (Assistant Stage Manager); EVVY41 (Assistant Stage
Manager); EVVY42 (Assistant Stage Manager). Outside theatre credits:
ArtsEmerson’s We Are The Land (Assistant Stage Manager). All my love to
my lovebugs, Jo Ann, Dad, and Thomas! Thank you to Erin, Sophie & Kailey
for everything and more. @susanjweinhardt <3

Elizabeth Tippens (Sub Stage Manager) BFA ‘26, Stage & Production
Management
Emerson Stage Credits: Bat Boy (Assistant Production Supervisor), Little
Women (2nd Assistant Stage Manager), Old Jakes Skirts (Production
Assistant) Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s Snow Angel (Sound
Designer), Antony & Cleopatra! (Marketing Director), The 42nd Annual
EVVY Awards (Assistant Stage Manager), EDC: Elements (Assistant Stage
Manager), RareWorks’ How Macy Survived Without Her Wisdom Teeth
(Props Lead), Kidding Around Board Member (Production Manager).
Tippens would like to thank everyone on the Hookman team for being so
amazing and especially thank Kailey for giving her this opportunity and
Erin and Sophie for being so supportive! @tippens__
artistic director......................................jillian hetherman
production manager...................................alayna domboski
managing director......................................susan weinhardt
company manager..............................................esther chilson
marketing director.....................................................lucy page
new works director........................................callan whitley

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Coleman, Eri Lackey, Penelope Parker, Sky Hermanson, Elizabeth
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Campus Centers Staff (Katie Culloden, Delene Beauchamp,
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