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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 

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