Parched by Dustin Sullivan (Act 1)

Sponsored by Haley Shibble

In the wake of his father’s death, Daniel has put the family farm up for sale, hoping to start fresh somewhere else. It looks like an easy sell, until a series of thunderstorms passing through town leave his land bone dry.

From BMI lyricist and writer Dustin Sullivan, Parched is an exploration of loss, the variable effects of grief and weather, a search for purpose and the perfect pie. A recent O'Neill semifinalist, Parched examines just how much the earth can change when we try to leave our pain behind.

Cast

Jacob Owen - Daniel

Jacob is excited to work with Dustin on Parched. Jacob is also the Associate Artistic Director of The Bridge Production Group which just finished their Richard III and will begin on Jacob's play exploration of Nina from The Seagull. Jacob also premiered Romeo in Verona Walls (WorkShop Theater) and Prince Alfred in Heart of Oak.(Everyday Inferno, Fringe Festival Encore). He is a graduate University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Thank you to Rachel and Dustin. Jacobgowen.weebly.com

Jasmine Stiefel - Cassie

Jasmine was most recently playing Hansel in the Hawaii Opera Theatre's operetta Hansel and Gretel. In NY, she was seen playing Juliet in Gorilla Rep.’s Romeo and Juliet at The Brick Theater. She has performed with Skeleton Rep. on their debut of Whatchamacallit, and Rouge at Lincoln Center Education. Favorite roles include Woman from Jessica Dickey’s one woman production the Amish Project, and Silvia in Shakespeare’s Two Gentleman of Verona.Training: BFA Drama from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts TV: Off the Map, Hawaii 5-0, A Crime to Remember. ​

Wayne Duvall - Mastiff

Theater credits include The Legend of Georgia McBride (Lucille Lortel), Bright Star (The Old Globe) Pride in the Falls of Autrey Mill (Signature Theater), Bonnie and Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse / Asolo), Working (The Old Globe) Of Thee I Sing (City Center Encores) On The Wing (The Barrow Group) Happy Days-The Musical (The Falcon Theater). Film highlights include: Prisoners, Lincoln, Edge of Darkness, Duplicity, Pride and Glory, Leatherheads, In the Valley of Elah, Evolution, O’Brother Where Art Thou?, My Fellow Americans and Apollo 13.Soon to be released: Wolves. Television highlights: 4 years as Sgt. Phil Brander on The District (CBS). Aproximately 100 guest starring roles including Fargo, Gotham, Boardwalk Empire, Elementary, White Collar, Hawaii 5-0, All Law & Orders, The West Wing and recurring roles on Madam Secretary, The Leftovers, Hell On Wheels and The Good Wife. Soon to air on Amazon, Sneaky Pete. www.wayneduvallactor.com ​

Dustin Sullivan is a writer/performer living in NYC. His acting credits include Heathers: the Musical (New World Stages), Little House on the Prairie (National Tour) and Shakespeare’s R&J (London’s West End). As a member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, he has toured the US and Ireland extensively. For the past five years, he has participated as a lyricist with the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. His current musical collaboration (with composer Jonathan Reid Gealt) is an adaptation of the award-winning novel Dust and Shadow, which tells the tale of Sherlock Holmes in his quest to hunt down Jack the Ripper. His play Parched was an O’Neill semifinalist. His play A Pinch of Gravity was not.

Dustin Sullivan - Playwright / Pastor Walker