Alex Keegan
THEATRE DIRECTOR & WRITER
MANNING
By Benjamin Benne
Directed by Alex Keegan
After the death of their mother two boys return home to find
their father has lost the will to live, and a giant zucchini (that
seems to have a heartbeat) sprouts overnight. The brothers try
their best to coax their father out of his room. All three men begin
to develop language for their individual experiences of loss
through their interactions with the supernatural vegetable, but
can they also develop a communal vocabulary to express their
grief with each other?
CREATIVE TEAM
Costume Design I Kathleen Payton Brown
Lighting Design I Chris Akerlind
Scenic Design I Emmie Finckel
Sound Design I Seth Asa Sengel
Hawk Puppet and Props Design I Elliot Nye
Zucchini Design I Erminio Pinque
Stage Manager I Myles C. Hatch
Fight Direction I Michael Dix Thomas
Asst. Director & Dramaturg I Julia Jennings
CAST
David Anzuelo
Shawn Denegre-Vaught
Annie Henk
Martin Ortiz
Photos by James A. Hadley courtesy of Portland Stage
Portland Stage I World Premiere
June 2024