Little Wars by Steven Carl McCasland

Sponsored by Drama Book Shop and Haley Shibble

It's France, 1940. Tensions are high. The booze is flowing. War is coming. Inspired by one of the literary world's most famous scandals, Steven Carl McCasland's LITTLE WARS features Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein, Agatha Christie, Alice B. Toklas and Muriel Gardiner having the best what-if dinner party imaginable. Together they'll drink, scoff and face their demons. Everyone has a confession. Someone has a secret.

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Cast

Steven Carl McCasland - Playwright

Founder and Artistic Director of The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective, Steven Carl McCasland's critically acclaimed plays have been seen in New York and abroad. In 2009, Steven was commissioned to adapt the poetry of Jack Wiler into a solo performance about Wiler's struggle with HIV. That play, Fun Being Me, was workshopped with Jack in the title role before his passing in 2009. Steven's other plays include: Little Wars, When I'm 64, Hope & Glory, Opheliacs Anonymous, Blue, Pulchritudinous (Huntington Award in Playwriting - First Place), Shades Of Blue: The Decline and Fall of Lady Day, Memorare Billy Learns About Captain Kirk, 28 Marchant Avenue: Six Summers at Hyannis Port, Der Karanievogel and What Was Lost have all received productions regionally and in Manhattan. In May, 2017 Little Wars will receive its regional premiere from PRIME Productions in Minneapolis and its Swedish debut in the winter of 2018. Steven is currently at work on a new play about the tenacity of thespians during World War I. To learn more about Steven, visit www.stevencarlmccasland.weebly.com.

Leslie Becker (Alice B. Toklas)

Broadway and National Tours: WICKED, AMAZING GRACE, BONNIE & CLYDE, CINDERELLA, NINE, ANYTHING GOES, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, SHOW BOAT. Regional: Starring roles in RAGTIME, BILLY ELLIOT, SWEENEY TODD, DAMN YANKEES, THE KING AND I and many more. Also a writer, her musical A PROPER PLACE is currently getting its World Premiere at The Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA. She is the author of "The Organized Actor"® and is currently developing a new sitcom. www.LeslieBecker.com T & I: @TheLeslieBecker

Nikki Switzer (Gertrude Stein)

Nikki is a singer and actress originally from Joliet, IL. Some favorite roles include 9 to 5 (Roz), National Tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona), Nightmare Alley Pre Bway workshop (Tarot Lady), Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding with Frankie Avalon (6 roles), Joseph and the…Dreamcoat (Narrator) twice, Yeston’s Phantom twice, Honky Tonk Angels (Angela) twice, Damn Yankees (Sister) twice, Fame (Miss Sherman), 42nd Street (Maggie), Grand Night for Singing. Nikki has also filmed on Loiue (FX), pilot of Gotham (ABC) and Guiding Light (CBS). When she is not on stage, Nikki can be found crunching numbers as the Finance Manager of Mark Fisher Fitness and coaching artists and entrepreneurs to financial freedom. www.NikkiSwitzer.com

Megan is so happy to be a part of both At The Table and the beautiful Little Wars. Most recently, she performed as a swing in the new musical, ThirtyWhatever. Previous work with with Charging Moose Media includes starring as a singing vampire slayer in The Hunted: Encore, providing vocals on A Very Charging Moose Christmas, and singing the title track, "the big rock candy mountains," in At The Table's Troop 54. Other credits include The Sisters Rosensweig, and the national tour of Skippyjon Jones.

Megan Dorn (Bernadette)

Kristen Gehling (Muriel Gardner)

Destiny by way of doughnut introduced Kristen to Steven McCasland. Since then, she has been lucky enough to be featured in several of his plays, most notably as Mary in the original production of Little Wars. Other credits include regional productions of Damn Yankees, The Fully Monty, and The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Kristen is an adventurer. When she is not performing, she can be found trying new activities, hobbies, food, or wine. Cheers to Charging Moose Media for this stellar opportunity and Steven for his incredible words. Support new work!

Molly Hager (Lillian Hellman)

Currently in Waitress on Broadway. Other theatre credits include Heathers: The Musical (New World Stages), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Weston Playhouse), Fat Camp (Off-Broadway, regional & NYMF productions), Cloaked (CAP21), Factory Girls (NAMT). TV: “Happyish” on Showtime, “Young Hearts Unlimited”, “Life Itself”. Film: It's Kind of a Funny Story (Focus Features), Mad City (with John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman), Goodbye Lover (with Patricia Arquette). Recordings: “Broadway Here I Come” on The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree Album, and original cast recordings of Heathers: The Musical and Waitress (all available for purchase on iTunes or wherever you get your music).
​ www.mollyandthememphisthunder.com

Zachary Prince (Brad)

Favorite regional theatre credits include Avenue Q, Murder Ballad, Rent, Black Comedy, Les Miserables, Godspell and Oh Coward! Liz has performed her cabaret, Fate Fury and Musical Theatre at several prestigious New York Venues including the legendary 54 Below. Her ongoing web series, "Let's See Hamilton" can be found on the youtubes. One time she showed Tina Fey to her table.