The Grown-Ups

by Skylar Fox & Simon Henriques

Directed by Emily Moler

CAST (in order of appearance)

LUKAS - Cody Sloan*

CASSIE - Sabrina J. Liu*

BECCA - Caroline Keeler

MAEVE - Avery Deutsch*

AIDAN - Russell Sperberg*

CREATIVE TEAM

STAGE MANAGER - Casey Collaso

PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Nicholas Ponting

SOUND DESIGNER - Salvador Zamora

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / PA - Simon J.O. Martin

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - Katharine Means

ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Hannah Creighton

EFFECTS - Jonathan Dinerstein

CAMP LOGO - Eilidh Dunsire & Daniel Clydesdale

PRODUCED BY BABY TEETH

Caroline Keeler

Emily Moler

Cody Sloan

Russell Sperberg

*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Baby Teeth, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Avery Deutsch (Maeve)

Avery is an actor and playwright based in New York. She is currently under commission from Clubbed Thumb, EST/Sloan, and the Hearth. Her play The Winter Guard Play, published by Concord Theatricals, has been produced at Southeastern Missouri University, Skidmore, and NYU Tisch. She is in her third year of pursuing a playwriting MFA at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has studied under Kirk Lynn and Annie Baker. She is SO happy to be working with Baby Teeth on this wonderful play.

Caroline Keeler (Becca)

Caroline (she/her) is an actor, writer, and voice artist originally from the Boston area. Theater credits include Amadeus, An Experiment with an Air Pump, First Love is the Revolution, Mrs. Packard, and an audio production of Best Lesbian Erotica 1995. During the holiday season, you can catch her in the Lifetime movie Christmas A La Mode. Caroline has recorded three albums as a singer/songwriter and has narrated over a dozen audiobooks. @caroline_keeler

Sabrina J. Liu (Cassie)

Sabrina J. Liu is a Los Angeles and San Diego-based actor, and she is so excited to be making her Baby Teeth debut! Regional credits: The Winter's Tale (Antaeus Theatre Company), Here There Are Blueberries (La Jolla Playhouse), In Every Generation (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Electra (National Women’s Theatre Festival). Sabrina has also contributed to new work development at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Center Theatre Group, South Coast Repertory, IAMA Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre (LA), Chance Theater, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, and San Diego Repertory Theatre. She graduated in 2023 from the University of California, San Diego with her MFA in Acting. Big thank you to Chondra and FireStarter Entertainment. sabrinajliu.com

Cody Sloan (Lukas)

Cody Sloan(he/him) is a classically trained actor, multi-hyphenate artist, and acting coach. Recent theater credits include the world premiere of Becoming A Man at A.R.T., directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus; As You Like It at the La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley and Will Davis; the 2022 Drama Desk Award winning Off-Broadway run of Seven Deadly Sins, directed by Moisés Kaufman; and Victorian Psychedelic Sleepover Play in the IAMA New Works Festival, directed by Emily Moler. On screen, he’s appeared in Selah and the Spades (2019 Sundance Film Festival, Amazon Studios), Birder, Hobbies, and the upcoming Thalia. Cody narrates for The New York Times Audio and is currently in post-production for a short he wrote and produced in March 2023. MFA in Acting, University of California San Diego. codysloanactor.com

Russell Sperberg (Aidan)

Russell is an actor, musician, and founding member of Baby Teeth. Recent theatre credits include: The Glass Menagerie (Bridge Street Theatre); Small Mouth Sounds (Theatreworks Colorado); We’ve Come To Believe (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Recent film/tv credits include: You Take Care of Yourself, Mysterious Ways, Second Chances, Townhouse Confidential, Just Buried. Russell has performed and developed work at theaters across the country, including En Garde Arts, The Bushwick Starr, New Dramatists, Palm Beach Dramaworks, and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. He’s the creator of the solo show minutes_12.2.08.doc and helps produce the popular sleep podcast Sleep With Me. russellsperberg.com For Boogie.

Emily Moler (Director)

Emily Moler is a theater, film, and VO director. Theatrical credits include: POTUS (Geffen Playhouse, Associate Director); The Winter Guard Play (Skidmore); Dance Nation, Uncle Vanya, As You Like It, End Days, and Ironbound (University of California San Diego); And We’re Live, and Coffee Break (Actors Theatre of Louisville). She has self-produced productions of Bitch Boxer, Chamber Music, Untitled American Flag Craft Project, and Good Cry. Emily is the co-artistic director of Baby Teeth, an LA-based performance ensemble dedicated to new work and LA premieres. She has developed new works with Ensemble Studio Theatre LA, The Associates Theater Ensemble, Joe’s Pub, Chance Theater, IAMA Theatre Company, SITI Company, The Duplex, and Pipeline Theatre Company. B.S.: Skidmore College. M.F.A.: UCSD.

Casey Collaso (Stage Manager)

Casey is so excited to be a part of this production! She earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Directing at California State University, Fullerton. She has worked at Antaeus Theatre Company as their Audience and Donor Relations Intern in 2022 as well as their Assistant Stage Manager for Nora and The Winter’s Tale. Other credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Assistant Director), Policarpa: Apocalypse Sur Amerikka (Assistant Director), and Within Reach (Assistant Stage Manager).

Hannah Creighton (Associate Production Designer)

Hannah Creighton (she/her) is a costume and production designer for theatre and film. She recently graduated from California State University Fullerton with a B.A. in theatrical design! Film and theatre credits include: You’re Perfect, Sock Snatcher, Confessions; CSUF’s Fall and Spring Dance Concerts, A Chorus Line, The Belle’s Stratagem, etc. Hannah loves all things creative, especially exploring different mediums to express what she finds interesting or unusual! She is currently building food and background puppets for a short film and assisting in costume design for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Chance Theater.

Simon J.O. Martin (Assistant Director / PA)

Simon J.O. Martin (they/he/she) is a Los Angeles based director, writer, and intimacy professional. They were a Directing Cohort Member for the 24 Hour Plays: Nationals '23 where they premiered Rotten is the Flesh by Emma Schillage. They are currently a member of the Road Theatre Company's Under Construction 5 Playwriting Group. Directing: Weirdo, or (make nice) [The Larking House, 2023], Should I Swallow? (The Larking House, 2022), How I Learned to Drive (Company 157, 2020). Playwriting credits: Weirdo, or (make nice) [The Larking House, 2023], LORD [Quarantine Bake-Off, 2020].

Katharine Means (Associate Producer)

Katharine Means (she/her) is a L.A. born & raised actor and theatermaker. She holds a BFA in Acting from CalArts. She is Center Theatre Group’s Advertising Manager and IAMA Theatre Company’s Season Marketing and Creative Content Producer. @meanskatharine

Nicholas Ponting (Production Designer)

Nicholas is a set designer and stained glass artist based in San Diego, CA working in theatre, opera and immersive experiences. He has also served as a camp counselor for 14 years at Mt. Triumph; a leadership camp in Washington state for high school students. Recent designs: Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Moonlight Amphitheater), The Body’s Midnight (The Boston Court & IAMA Theatre), Radical: Or are you gonna miss me? (IAMA Theatre), Abeba in the Tall Grass (La Jolla Playhouse), Everybody (Antaeus Theatre Company), Mud Row (Detroit Public Theatre), Animals Out of Paper (Chautauqua Theatre Co.), Grownup (The Associates Theatre). Nick is a member of Optika Moderna, an immersive theatrical company. Projects include: La Lucha, Teatro Piñata, Optika Piñata, Las Quinceañeras. Nick is scenic faculty at San Diego State University. MFA - UC San Diego. BA - Western Washington University. To learn more about Nick and his work, visit nicholasponting.com IG: @nicholasponting

Salvador Zamora (Sound Designer)

Salvador “Suavecito” Zamora is a sound designer, composer, and avid latin dancer born and raised in Southern California. He earned both his BA in the Interdisciplinary Computer and Arts Major and his MFA in Sound Design from the University of California, San Diego, and is a proud recipient of the 2023 Princess Grace Award. He's passionate about his family and friends, Latinx culture, and the connection between sound and movement.
Select designer credits: Tick, Tick… Boom! (Cygnet Theatre), The Fires (Soho Rep), TaxilandiaSD (La Jolla Playhouse), Everybody (Antaeus Theatre Co.), Bunny Bunny, Machinal, Hells Canyon (UCSD).
Select associate/assistant credits: Here There Are Blueberries (NYTW, Shakespeare Theatre Company DC, LJP), Derecho, Babbitt, Sumo, The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical (LJP).

Actors Equity Association

Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

Special Thanks

Thank you to all the supporters who donated their time, resources, and money to help make this production possible.

Chalk Repertory Theatre

Abby Awe

Adam Cecil

Adi Fawk

Alana Burgess

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Andy Martin

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Jason Boxer

Jaz Johnson

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Jim Shannon

Joan Hiltz

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John Keabler

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Kat Pena

Katharine Means

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Katie & Andy Rooney

Keiko Green & MJ Sieber

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Kevin R. Free

Kristin O’Brien

Laura Hill

Laura Mullaney

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