Los Cuentos De Nuestra Gente Festival
Proudly Presents
FURLOSOPHY
A RADIO PLAY
WRITTEN BY MIEKE ROSECRANS
DIRECTED BY CYBELLE KAEHLER
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trigger warnings:
None
Run time:
21:32
PLAY SYNOPSIS:
Hero has traveled the world for centuries, being reincarnated as countless people and animals, including the wise Greek philosopher Seneca. Seeing the world through many different eyes, he thinks he finally understands other people and his place in it. Now, Hero must face what might be his biggest challenge yet- living life as a dog! In this quirky, introspective, and heartwarming radio comedy, join Hero as he adjusts to his new life and his new family- both two and four-legged.
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DIRECTION
director
Cybelle Kaehler
Cybelle Kaehler is a third year Drama and Film and Media Studies double major, with a minor in digital filmmaking. This is the third theatre project she has directed at UCI. She loves directing, filmmaking, singing, writing, acting, and everything in between! In her free time she enjoys hiking, hosting radio shows, songwriting, and playing tabletop RPGs. She would like to give many thanks to the playwright Mieke, her stage manager Claire, the production and design team, and the wonderfully talented cast!
PLAYWRIGHT
Mieke Rosecrans
Mieke Rosecrans is an actor and writer who graduated from UCI with a B.A. in Drama at the end of Fall 2020. She is so grateful to have been given the opportunity to write and produce Furlosophy for Brown Bag Theatre Company, and would like to thank everyone involved in the project and the festival.
stage manager
Claire Raines
Claire Raines is a fourth year Drama major with a focus on stage management. She is thrilled to be working with such a wonderful cast of colleagues in such a sweet little radio play. Claire would like to thank her mom for always being her words of encouragement when the world feels a bit scary. Claire is also a huge Disney fan and even has her own character entertainment business that focuses on children’s events. She looks forward to graduating this spring and bringing more magic to children while also exploring what the management side of theater brings!
CAST OF FURLOSOPHY
tito
played by Josh Bauser
Josh Bauser is a fourth year theatre major at UCI. Furlosophy is one of many radio plays he has been so delighted to be a part of this year. Josh would like to offer his most sincere gratitude to the staff, faculty, and fellow students he has been so incredibly lucky to work with during his time at UCI. Josh currently intends to pursue an MFA and is an aspiring voice-over actor. In his spare time, Josh enjoys playing tabletop roleplaying games and relishes the collaborative, creative moments they bring.
Eric
played by Bryan Vartanian
Bryan Vartanian is a fourth year transfer student that will be graduating at the end of Spring quarter. He’s also a core member of Brown Bag Theatre Company and jumped at the chance to lend a hand with Furlosophy. He has loved every step of his academic journey and can express nothing but gratitude towards every single person he’s met along the way. He hopes to be able to pass that support down throughout his career to anyone else in need. Whether the focus is social justice or comedy, Bryan just loves to find the bittersweet beauty in all aspects of life.
Callie
played by Mary Smith
Mary Elizabeth Smith is a fourth year Drama major and is also minoring in Gender & Sexuality Studies. Mary started her theatre journey in the sixth grade and is grateful for the many opportunities she’s been given to continue pursuing her passion. She is so excited to be a part of Brown Bag Theater Company’s Furlosophy as it is the perfect way to end her last quarter at UCI and final academic production.
Deborah
played by Annalise Hermsen
Annelise Hermsen is a second year undergrad student double majoring in Drama and Business Economics. Annelise has participated in theater throughout high school and is ecstatic to continue acting and performing at UCI. She is so grateful and delighted to be a part of Brown Bag Theater Company's production of Furlosophy, and she hopes you enjoy the show!
Diana
played by Natalie Satarzadeh
Natalie Satarzadeh is a 4th year Drama Major and is so excited to perform again at UCI. She is thrilled to be part of Furlosophy, especially because audio plays are so unique. She is on the Creative Outreach team for this festival, as well as one of the fine artists. She loves creating new and impactful works, and cherishes the amazing relationships she has cultivated at UCI. This is her last quarter of undergraduate studies, and will be pursuing an MFA in theatre. She is grateful to the UCI family for all she has learned.
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hero
played by Alex Bobroff
Alex Bobroff is a 3rd year music theatre major at UCI and he is delighted to be a part of Furlosophy! Alex loves all things theatre, especially musicals by Stephen Sondheim and just the whole experience of seeing or being in a live performance. In his free time when there’s not a pandemic, he enjoys going to Disneyland and other theme parks. Alex also loves dogs. He hopes that Furlosophy is able to bring some joy to all of those who listen!
DESIGNERS
JOShua PRICE
Sound Designer
Joshua is studying sound design here at UCI. Hailing from the SF Bay Area, he came to Irvine last year to expand his horizons in sound design for theatre and live performances. With the pandemic shifting us away from that mode of artistry, he has now been focused on navigating new forms of performance that can be utilized in this strange new world. He wants to thank Brown Bag for having him on this project, as well as his assistant Alex for jumping headfirst into the job! Not to mention his puppy Suki, for providing excellent voice-over talent!
Alex Fakayode
Assistant Sound Designer
Alexandria Fakayode is a third year transfer student majoring in Drama at UC Irvine. She has a strong passion for all things theatre, whether that is performing on stage or helping production off stage. She is happy to be at a school that allows her to explore all of her different creative passions. She is grateful to be (virtually) joining Brown Bag as assistant sound designer for this festival, as the art in this festival is important to share during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Malcolm Marvin Moses McGee
Composer
Malcolm McGee is a third-year undergraduate music and anthropology double major at UC Irvine. He studies tenor voice, plays a variety of instruments including saxophone, viola and piano, is Assistant Conductor of the UCI Chamber Singers and the small vocal group Voces 12, and is also a composer and arranger in both the classical, and jazz schools of music. Malcolm works as the composer of the music commissioned by The Brown Bag Theatre Company and is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate artistically and write for the production.
For works and more information and to contact him directly, email mcgeem1@uci.edu
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” -Orhan Pamuk
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” -Seneca
Anyone who has a pet knows that they’re more than just small, fuzzy roommates. They’re part of our families, our best friends, and their personalities are surprisingly like our own. Furlosophy answers the question we’ve all wondered: What’s going on behind their eyes? In answering that question, we met Hero, who has gone through the wonder, loneliness, and knowledge of living several lives. Furlosophy is a play about finding family, and struggling to find meaning in the beautiful, uncertain, awe-inspiring, terrifying, and mundane chaos of everyday life. It’s also about figuring out things like how to eat a hamburger with four paws.
Times are tough these days. I hope this play gives you a laugh!
