None Escape - The Island of Doctor Moreau

ROBIN ABRAHAMS (Playwright/Dramaturg) is incredibly grateful to Elizabeth Ross, the None Escape cast and crew, and T@F for bringing her first play to howling, leaping life. Coincidentally, her own first T@F role was as mad scientist Dr. Gall in R.U.R. Other favorite roles include Vera Martin in She Kills Monsters and the Duke in The Revenger's Tragedy with T@F, Jaques in As You Like It and Fabian in Twelfth Night (Dream Role Productions), and Marjorie in The Moors (Entropy Theatre). Offstage, Robin recently finished a 20-year run as the Boston Globe's "Miss Conduct" advice columnist. 

KATIE BIEGEL (Head Carpenter) had something to do with the platform you're (probably) sitting on right now. Previous credits include: 3 birds on a stick, Audrey II's left tendril, and props department mustard delivery specialist.

Drawing by Becky Moon

NICK CALOW (Lighting Designer) has worked with T@F for three years now, with his first production being Cherry Orchard. When he's not shining bright lights in people's faces, you can find him in the woods with the spirits.

AUDRA CONGRESS (Props Manager/Light Board Operator) wrangled medieval politics as Associate Stage Manager for A Lion in Winter with Theater UnCorked, wrangled props for The Impracticality of Modern Day Mastodons, and wrangled costumes for Festival@First 12 at T@F. When not wrangling theater chaos, she’s skiing, playing D&D, nerding out about UX, or exploring New England.

BEN CORDES (Set Designer) is happy to return to T@F to reprise his role as the ghost that haunts the Unity basement. If the platforms under your chairs creak and moan, it's probably his fault. He'd like to thank Jess for dragging him back in, and Elizabeth and Robin for being a "dream team" he couldn't say "no" to.

Drawing by Becky Moon

PETER DUERST (Assistant Director/Fight Choreographer) is a software engineer and theater maker. Previously with T@F, Peter acted in Festival@First 11, directed The Prince's Shadow in Festival@First 12, and was Co-Technical Director of Water by the Spoonful. Peter has also acted with PMRP (Halloween 2023) and the Quannapowitt Players (Comedy of Errors). He'd like to thank Cari Keebaugh for her excellent input as our Consulting Fight Choreographer, plus the people whose dance advice helped shape the movement choreography: his friend Kelly McCue, his wife Tal Scully, and his teacher Lonnie Stanton.

ALEX GOROWARA (Group Member 3/Leopard Man) has appeared at T@F as Pat St. John (The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons) and in various roles in Festival@First 12: Love is Love. He's also performed with the Post-Meridian Radio Players and is active in the local Live-Action Role-Playing community.

ARI HERBSTMAN (Gavin Moreau) is thrilled to return to the stage with T@F, after a long absence. He wants everyone to know he categorically disavows *everything* Moreau stands for. He would also like to thank his beautiful daughters and beloved wife for letting him take on this fabulous project. 

ALINA ISHIZAKI (Costume/Makeup Designer) is very happy to be working with the wonderful production team and fabulous cast of None Escape written by the talented Robin Abrahams. Alina has previously worked with T@F as a Assistant Stage Manager for Festival@First 11 and Costumes Assistant for Marian, The True Story of Robin Hood.

SARAH JACOBS (Abby Prentiss) is creating with T@F for the first time and is so grateful to everyone involved. A lifelong performer, Sarah has recently returned to the stage with None Escape and doing the funny make em ups with Improvised History. Many thanks to friends and family for their continued support. Her desert island movie is Titanic. 

CARI KEEBAUGH (Understudy for Prentiss) is a SAFD-certified actor combatant who loves to help tell stories through (safely designed) violence. When she isn’t choreographing punches, she’s often throwing them in the Mrs. Hawking theatrical series. Recent roles also include Rachel Wall (PEM’s Haunted Histories), Eloise Trapeze (The Madmen’s Guild) on the PMRP podcast, and Perkins the Butler (Quannapowitt Players’ The Play That Goes Wrong). Follow her adventures at www.VeryCari.com!

LAUREN KIMBALL (House Manager)

Drawing by Becky Moon

XUAN LI LEONG (Stage Manager) has previously stage managed for T@F in Giving@First (2025), Festival@First 12: Love is Love (2024), and The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons (2024). She had lost touch with theatre after college—and is so pleased to be back here, making magical worlds with other wonderful people.

DANIEL "ROURKIE" O'ROURKE (Sound Designer and Director)

ADDIE PATES (Survivor 1/Puma Woman) is back with T@F for the third time, having previously played Will Scarlet in Marian and Jordan in Covenant. Other recent productions include Bright Star (Ens) with the Footlight Club and Richard III (Buckingham) with Dream Role Players. Addie's directing for the first time over at Bentley University—come check out The Con mid April for a nerdy heist comedy. She'll also be back in Davis this June for T: An MBTA musical. When not onstage, she's building sets, making props, or pricking her fingers needle felting. Her thanks to this fantastic cast and crew for their creativity and memes. Enjoy the show!

CATHRYN PHILIPPE (Ensemble Beast Folk)

JASON RHODE (Props Manager) is a political operative who now works for MIT. Former T@F roles include House Manager (Double Bill), Hercules (Festival@First 11), Rehearsal Assistant (Web of Murder), Stage Manager (Marian). Jason's work has (probably) been described as "what," "horrifyingly specific," and "a crime against dramaturgy." Federal prosecutors have linked him with over 74 life-ending cases of Country Strong during the mid-nineties.

ELIZABETH ROSS (Director) is excited to be working again with the wonderful people here at T@F on this amazing play! Her directing credits include: The Comedy of Errors with Quannapowitt Players, Much Ado About Nothing with Dream Role Players, FirstWorks: Changing Lanes with T@F, Bait and Hook with Life in a Box Productions, A Doll’s House at Emerson College, and The Tempest with Abstract and Brief Players.

JAMES SCHEFFLER (Captain/Dog Man/Understudy for Moreau) is pleased to be with T@F again, after a hiatus. This role has become one of his favorites, though he's more of a cat type. Other favorites include Polixenes (The Winter's Tale) and the Third Man (The Baltimore Waltz). He learned everything he knows about being a Dog from Sprocket.

KEVIN SCHULT (Assistant Stage Manager) has previously done stage management with T@F for Web of Murder and Double Bill, and with Dream Role Players for Richard III. Prior to that, he played as an student actor and director for various shows at Tufts University, including Sense and Sensibility, The Government Inspector, and the Impromptu at Versailles. This, right here, is his spare time.

ROSIE SENTMAN (Survivor 2/M’Ling) is thrilled to join T@F for a second show! Previously, they appeared in Marian as Tommy of No Consequence; they also recently performed as Cassius in a Shakespeare revue with Queer Artists & Players, and voiced Dostoyevsky in The Perfect Sentence, an audio drama concept album releasing later this year. In April, they will be performing as Whitney in The Most Dangerous Game with the Post-Meridian Radio Players. They send endless amounts of love to the whole cast and crew for all the kindness and creativity that brought this show to life—it's an honor to work with you all. Find more information or contact them at rosiesentman.com. 

REBECCA SHOER (House Manager/Sayer of the Law) is excited to be performing in her first show at T@F. Previous favorite roles include Algernon Montcrieff (The Importance of Being Earnest) and Park Ranger (O! Possum). Outside of theatre, Rebecca loves family walks with her husband and pup, and works as an environmental educator.

AMELIA SMITH (Ensemble Beast Folk/Group Member 2) (she/her) is so grateful to be performing with T@F again. You may have spotted her last summer in Dream Role Players’ Richard III, PMRP's 13th Summer Mysteries, or T@F’s Marian. Offstage, Amelia works as an engineer at a nuclear fusion company and will talk endlessly about magnets, plasma, and sustainable energy given the opportunity. Shout out to my two cats and my incomparable partner, Robert! 

TREVOR ST. PIERRE (Jack Montgomery) is excited to be returning to T@F! You may have recently caught his DASH winning performance as Chris (Sweat, Footlight Club). Other previous credits include Father (Eurydice, T@F), Krogstad (The Doll's House, Footlight Club) Creed (Covenant, T@F). Trevor would like to thank all of the dope supportive people in his life, most of all to Emily and Rocky!

MILES TAYLOR (Group Member 1/Ape Man) hasn't worked with T@F in quite a while, and is thrilled to be back! He first appeared as Sammy (Burning), then did hair and makeup (Anton in Showbiz) right before the pandemic hit. He studied theatre at Emerson College and today he's a tour guide on the Freedom Trail, so performance has always been part of his life, but he'd like to thank T@F for reminding him that the stage is his happy place.

JONAH TOUSSAINT (Understudy for Montgomery)

CHLOE TREPANIER (Technical Director) This is Chloe’s fifth production with T@F and she’s always excited for another production! When she’s not coming to steal your lunch money, she’s trying to find a good deal on Facebook Marketplace.

JESS VIATOR (Producer) is so delighted that she was able to help put her friend’s brilliant script, and her other friend’s brilliant artistic vision together into an amazingly brilliant show! Previously, Jess directed The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons and Anton in Show Business with T@F, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Hyde and Peter Pan with The Post-Meridian Radio Players, and many short plays for many short play festivals. Currently, she is figuring out how to be artistic director for T@F.

JARYN WILCOX (Ensemble Beast Folk) has previously appeared at T@F in Burning (2019), Anton in Show Business (2020), and Henry V (2022). Other favorite previous roles include Tracey (Sweat, The Footlight Club), Lady Macbeth (Chameleon’s Dish) and Winnifred (Witch, Hovey Players).