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CRY IT OUT

Molly Smith Metzler

Opening night November 17 Running through December 9, 2018

Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards.

Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared new mom experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping for a similar connection. Cry it Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of new motherhood, the dilemma of returning to work versus staying at home, and how class impacts parenthood and friendship. This insightful comedy, written by award-winning playwright Molly Smith Metzler (Orange is the New Black, Shameless), premiered at the Humana Festival in Louisville in 2017.

A deeply felt topical drama that takes audiences on an emotional roller-coaster ride that whipsaws through laughs, poignant tears and moments of monumental rage. –LEO Weekly

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Meet The Cast

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Dani Cochrane

Lina

Dani is thrilled to be returning to the DPT stage! She was last seen in the world premiere of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle. Other recent credits include: Kayleen in Gruesome Playground Injuries with Kickshaw Theatre, Gloria in Boeing Boeing at Tipping Point Theatre and Kat in Mom’s Gift at Meadow Brook Theatre for which she received an Andes Award. She holds an MFA in Acting from the Hilberry Repertory Program at Wayne State University, has studied abroad at the Moscow Art Theatre School, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. When not on stage, Dani works in film, commercial, and voice over. This season she also made her directorial debut with The Miss Firecracker Contest at Tipping Point Theatre. She wants to thank her husband and daughter for always helping her keep a sense of play in everything she does, all the wonderful folks at DPT for this amazing opportunity, and you, for enjoying local theatre!

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Breayre Tender

Jessie

Breayre Tender is a Philadelphia native who received her M.F.A. in Theatre from Wayne State University. Past productions include Detroit ‘67, The Colored Museum, By The Way Meet Vera Stark, Twelfth Night, Wintertime and many others. Breayre is also a classically trained dancer and choreographer. She most recently directed and choreographed a piece for “JUST IN TIME” at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, and Assistant directed and Choreographed for AIRNESS at the Chautauqua Theatre in NY.

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Bryan Lark

Mitchell

Bryan has been acting and directing in Detroit and Ann Arbor since 2009, including productions at Performance Network, Jewish Ensemble Theatre, Planet Ant, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, and The Ringwald Theatre. Recent productions include Other Desert Cities, August: Osage County, Reasons to Be Pretty, Driving Miss Daisy, Life Sucks, and Robocop: The Musical. Thanks and love to DPT, CCL, CLL, and TCL.

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Sarah Winkler

Adrienne

Sarah Winkler is a Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Detroit Public Theatre. She was a company member with Off Broadway’s Epic Theatre Ensemble for more than a decade before moving to Metro Detroit in 2013. Sarah has performed on stage and film in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and around the country, and is now so proud and honored to be a part of the Detroit theatre community.

Meet The Creative Team

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Molly Smith Metzler

Playwright

Molly is from Kingston, New York. Her plays include Cry it Out (2017 Humana Festival/Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2018 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Citation), Elemeno Pea (2011 Humana Festival/Actors Theatre of Louisville), The May Queen (Chautauqua Theatre Company), Carve (The Juilliard School), Close Up Space (Manhattan Theatre Club, Susan Smith Blackburn finalist) and Training Wisteria (Cherry Lane Mentor Project, winner of three KCACTF Awards from The Kennedy Center). Metzler’s work has also been produced by South Coast Rep, Northlight Theatre, Studio Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Play Makers Rep, Echo Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, City Theatre, The O’Neill, and many more. She’s a proud alumna of SUNY Geneseo, Boston University, NYU Tisch, and The Juilliard School, where she was a two-time recipient of the Lecomte du Nouy Prize from Lincoln Center. She’s also a proud alum of the Ars Nova Play Group and the Dorothy Strelsin/Primary Stages writers group. In TV, Metzler’s credits include Casual (Hulu), Orange Is the New Black (Netflix), and Shameless (Showtime), where she is currently a writer/producer. In film, she recently adapted Ali Benjamin’s novel The Thing About Jellyfish for Reese Witherspoon/OddLot/Made Up Stories, and is now at work on films for Disney and Fox 2000. She lives in Los Angeles and was a 2017-18 member of the LA Writers’ Workshop at Center Theatre Group.

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Courtney Burkett

Director

Courtney’s DPT directing credits include Cry It Out, Marie and Rosetta, Murder Ballad (Wilde Award Nomination: Best Musical; It’s All Theatre: Best of Season), American Hero, and the touring production of Detroit ‘67. Courtney played Laurie in DPT’s production of Pipeline. Prior to co-founding DPT, Courtney spent five years as Director of Theatre Programs at Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, where she trained and mentored hundreds of young actors. Directing credits at Mosaic include The Tempest, Candide, Hastings Street, Lil Ham, and The Crucible. Before Mosaic, Courtney was a founding artistic partner with Breathe Art Theatre Project, where she directed and produced many productions and appeared in boom (Winner: The Rogue Critic Best Supporting Actress). Courtney spent two years working at the University of Michigan as the managing director of the CRLT Players. In that position, she oversaw 50 applied theatre performances annually on campuses throughout the country. Courtney also served as the business manager for the University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company. While at UDM, Courtney taught in the Department of Theatre and directed and performed in Theatre Company productions. Courtney is a fourth generation native Detroiter. She received her BFA from Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts and her MFA from Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre program.

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Pegi Marshall

Scenic Designer

Mother of twins, Union Scenic Designer, props artisan, set builder, scenic painter, and advocate for green and sustainable theatre practices. Once upon a time, Pegi professed to students at such places as Baltimore School for the Arts, Morgan State University, Wayne State University, University of North Carolina and California Polytechnic State University. Nowadays, she is happy to get a full night of sleep and overjoyed that her children are growing up witness to her making art for the stage with her beloved Mike James!

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Mike Durst

Lighting Designer

OFF-BROADWAY: Secrets of the Trade at Primary Stages, The Opponent at 59e59, Extinction at Cherry Lane, Splitting Infinity at Theater Row. NATIONAL TOUR: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Nightman Cometh. REGIONAL: Huntington Theatre Company: Come Back, Little Sheba; Lookingglass Theatre Company: Still Alice. Great Fire. CHICAGO: The Hypocrites, A Red Orchid Theatre, Theater Wit, Timeline Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theater, The House Theatre, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago. Upcoming: Olney Theatre Center, Maryland. McCarter Theatre, New Jersey. Court Theatre, Chicago. Mike is a lecturer of Lighting Design at The University of Chicago and a consultant on theatrical renovations. He has received two Jeff Awards (Chicago), an Ovation Award (Los Angeles), San Diego’s Craig Noel Award, and nominations for IRNE, Elliot Norton, and L.A. Drama Critics Circle awards. Mike is a member of United Scenic Artists 829 and IATSE Local 2.

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Matt Tibbs

Sound Designer

Matt is a visiting professor in the Theatre Design and Technology program at University of Cincinnati CCM. Recent work includes sound designs of As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, and Shakespeare in Love at Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Cay at Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Three Sisters at the Clarence Brown Theatre in Knoxville, TN. Matthew’s nearly 100 sound designs have been seen on stages nationally, including New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C., Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, and Portland, Oregon. Matthew’s film work has been seen at festivals nationally and internationally. Matthew often designs sound during the month of June for Great River Shakespeare Festival. Prior to his position at CCM, Matthew spent five years as sound design faculty at Ball State University. He is a member of the designers’ union United Scenic Artists Local 829 and the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA). MFA: University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) 2007. BA: George Fox University 2004.

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Katherine Nelson

Production Stage Manager & Costume Designer

Katherine has been stage managing with Detroit Public Theatre since its inaugural season, with highlights including the coproduction of Detroit ’67 with Baltimore Center Stage and the world premiere of Birthday Candles. They have also stage managed with the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts and Chautauqua Theater Company. Additionally, Katherine is a costume designer. Recent Off-Broadway design at The New Victory Theatre (Riddle of the Trilobites). In addition to design credits with Detroit Public Theatre, regional designs include shows with Purple Rose Theatre Company, Flint Youth Theatre, Flint Repertory Theatre (Wilde Award nomination: Best Costume Design, Riddle of the Trilobites), Tipping Point Theatre, Williamston Theatre, and the Wharton Center. They are a graduate of the Purple Rose Theatre Company apprenticeship program. Katherine is a proud member and National Councilor of Actors’ Equity Association. www.knelsondesigns.com. 

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Chris Corporandy

Vocal Coach

Chris was most recently seen in DPT’s productions of Birthday Candles as well as Dot. A graduate of the Hilberry Repertory Theater at Wayne State Univeristy (Translations, Side Man, The Master Builder), Chris has worked regionally in Buffalo; Atlanta, at Actors’ Express (recipient of the Suzi Bass Award for Supporting Actor, The Judas Kiss); Minneapolis; San Francisco; in New York (Cherry Lane, The Public, ARS Nova); and Chautauqua Theater Company . Chris also works extensively as a voice, speech, and dialect coach (DPT, Tipping Point Theatre, Hilberry Theatre, Alliance Theater, Chautauqua Theater Co) and is on faculty at Wayne State University and College for Creative Studies. BFA Acting -NYU/Tisch, MFA Acting – WSU/Hilberry, Moscow Art Theatre School, Trinity College Dublin. Certified Teacher/Coach of Knight-Thompson Speech Work. Member of Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA, and VASTA. 

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Skyler Tarnas

Production Assistant Stage Manager

Skyler is proud to be assisting on his fifth Detroit Public Theatre show! A playwright and Ann Arbor resident, Skyler graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 and has been trying to make himself a useful member of the theatre community ever since. His work most recently received a staged reading at Theatre Nova’s 2019 Michigan Playwrights Festival, and you can usually catch him performing in Ann Arbor’s Shakespeare in the Arb summer shows. He will be attending Northwestern University in the fall to obtain an MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage. Thanks to DPT for all the support!

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