Giving@First 2019
Giving@First is a one-night-only festival of short plays that will be created from page to stage within a 24-hour period. Our talented crew of more than 20 writers, directors, and actors will scramble overnight and all day long to create a full festival from scratch! This play-in-a-day event will be a unique experience to see live theatre that is fun, frantic, unforgettable, and for an important cause!
All proceeds collected at this event will be given to the grass-roots fundraising division of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), Team Fox.
About Parkinson's
Over five million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease, a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder whose symptoms typically progress from mild tremors to complete physical incapacitation. In the United States, an estimated 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year alone. There is no known cure for Parkinson's disease. Current treatments mask symptoms but do not alter or slow disease progression.
About Team Fox
Team Fox started in 2006 as the community fundraising division of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Currently, Team Fox has over 5,000 active members and has raised more than $75 million toward accelerating a cure for Parkinson's disease and improved therapies for those living with the condition today. The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, pursues its goals through an aggressively funded, highly targeted research program, and has invested more than $800 million in research to date. For more information, visit the Team Fox website and the Team Fox Facebook page.
Please note that if you are unable to attend, you can still contribute to our fundraising efforts! Donate directly to Team Fox.
Performance
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, February 8, 2019, at 8pm
Suggested Donation - $20
All proceeds from the evening ($1,040) went to Team Fox for Parkinson's Research.
Location
Giving@First was presented at Unity Somerville, 6 William Street, Somerville, MA 02144
The performance space is not wheelchair-accessible.
Parking on William St is by permit only. General parking is available on College Ave. Please read signs carefully to avoid ticketing.
The Greatest Play Ever Written
by Thomas L. Russell
directed by Katie Aasland
Kitty Drexel
Mike Haddad
Teresa Raine
Katelyn Tustin
Class
by Steven R. Owens and Amanda Perotti Owens
directed by Lucas Brooks
Danni
Sam
Lena
Toni
Shannon Keane
Andy Lebrun
Katie Armstrong
Sarah Brinks
Five Oranges
by Christopher Lockheardt
directed by Elizabeth Ross
Man
Woman
The Rental
Eric Cheung
Megan Hennessey
Jeremy Holstein
World's Greatest
by Michael Lin
directed by Santiago Rivas
Lea
Tom
Claudia
Crispin
Jaryn Wilcox
Adam Schofield-Bodt
Naomi Hinchen
Tofer Carlson
Don't Panic
by Phoebe Robers
directed by Margaret French
Cleo
Daisy
Charles
Hollingsworth
Kat Buckingham
Sara Dion
Jason Merrill
Andrew Harrington
Next Stop, Arizona!
by Ben Cordes and Stephanie Haddad
directed by Hatem Adell
James
Anna
Beatrice
Mack Carroll
Bobbi Woodward
Jackie Freyman
Production Team
Festival Director
Producer
Technical Director
Stage Manager
Publicity
House Manager
Sound
Stagehand
Mike Haddad
Desirée Dugas
Shazza Gilbert
Sam Moniz
Vickie Wu
Stephanie Haddad
Adam Schofield-Bodt
Keith Dugas