DEERS
One of the Top 20 Comedy Stage Plays of 2018
as awarded by ScreenCraft
2018 Gregory Awards People's Choice winner!
as awarded by ScreenCraft
2018 Gregory Awards People's Choice winner!
Outstanding New Play
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Ensemble
Antic animals drink away their troubles with friends and foes at a mountain tavern in the Cascades, where every bunny knows your name. Share a pint as these creatures encounter love, laughs, and their own primal natures. Beginning with the pilot and ending with a very special series finale, DEERS follows critters of all shapes and sizes over four episodes of this strange and unusual live sitcom.
ANNEX THEATRE
Co-Directed by Tootsie Spangles and Quiqui Dominguez
October 24 – November 8, 2017
Seattle, WA
CAST
Jesse Calixto – Bear/Human
Geoff Finney – Turtle
Jasmine Joshua – Deer
Mi Y. Kang – Binty
Maggie McMuffin – Squirrel/Tiger
Jackie Miedema – Rabbit
Jordan Moeller – Emu
Sin de la Rosa – Bobcat
Kinzie Shaw – Raccoon
Lauren Skelton – Owl
DESIGN/PRODUCTION TEAM
Playwright – Marcus Gorman
Co-Directors – Tootsie Spangles and Quiqui Dominguez
Stage Manager – Mary Ann Keeney
Production Manager – Catherine Blake Smith
Costume Designer – Fantasia Rose
Lighting Designer – Melissa Alleyne
Sound Designer – Darrin Schultz
Props Designer – Nick Kruger
Music & Theme Song – Paul Morgan
October 24 – November 8, 2017
Seattle, WA
CAST
Jesse Calixto – Bear/Human
Geoff Finney – Turtle
Jasmine Joshua – Deer
Mi Y. Kang – Binty
Maggie McMuffin – Squirrel/Tiger
Jackie Miedema – Rabbit
Jordan Moeller – Emu
Sin de la Rosa – Bobcat
Kinzie Shaw – Raccoon
Lauren Skelton – Owl
DESIGN/PRODUCTION TEAM
Playwright – Marcus Gorman
Co-Directors – Tootsie Spangles and Quiqui Dominguez
Stage Manager – Mary Ann Keeney
Production Manager – Catherine Blake Smith
Costume Designer – Fantasia Rose
Lighting Designer – Melissa Alleyne
Sound Designer – Darrin Schultz
Props Designer – Nick Kruger
Music & Theme Song – Paul Morgan
NICOLET PLAYERS
Directed by K. Woodzick
November 4 – 14, 2021
Rhinelander, WI
CAST
Lynn Grube – Bear
Ashley Gardner – Binty
Deb Stolze – Bobcat
Alison French – Deer
Claire Kafka Duda – Emu
Malia Remme – Human
Cecily Dawson – Voicovers
Jimmy Rau – Owl
JoDee Sherwood – Rabbit
Steve Richardson – Raccoon
Karina Orlowski – Squirrel
Anna Schwartz – Tiger
Jake Schexnaydre – Turtle
DESIGN/PRODUCTION TEAM
Director – K. Woodzick
Technical Direction, Scenic, Sound & Lighting Design – Mike Effinger
Stage Manager – Skyler Miller
Assistant Stage Manager – Cecily Dawson
Fight Choreographer – Joy Mommens
Scenic Artist – Karina Orlowski
Costume Design – K. Woodzick
Makeup Design – K. Woodzick, Ashley Gardner & Cast
Props – Mike Effinger, K. Woodzick & Cast
Light & Sound Board Operator – Al Higgins
Poster Design – Morgan Wegner
Deers Theme Song – John Santy, Santy and Son
Costume & Makeup Support – Lynn Grube & Anna Schwartz
November 4 – 14, 2021
Rhinelander, WI
CAST
Lynn Grube – Bear
Ashley Gardner – Binty
Deb Stolze – Bobcat
Alison French – Deer
Claire Kafka Duda – Emu
Malia Remme – Human
Cecily Dawson – Voicovers
Jimmy Rau – Owl
JoDee Sherwood – Rabbit
Steve Richardson – Raccoon
Karina Orlowski – Squirrel
Anna Schwartz – Tiger
Jake Schexnaydre – Turtle
DESIGN/PRODUCTION TEAM
Director – K. Woodzick
Technical Direction, Scenic, Sound & Lighting Design – Mike Effinger
Stage Manager – Skyler Miller
Assistant Stage Manager – Cecily Dawson
Fight Choreographer – Joy Mommens
Scenic Artist – Karina Orlowski
Costume Design – K. Woodzick
Makeup Design – K. Woodzick, Ashley Gardner & Cast
Props – Mike Effinger, K. Woodzick & Cast
Light & Sound Board Operator – Al Higgins
Poster Design – Morgan Wegner
Deers Theme Song – John Santy, Santy and Son
Costume & Makeup Support – Lynn Grube & Anna Schwartz
Recommended by
THE STRANGER
SEATTLE WEEKLY
CITY ARTS MAGAZINE
"GO. SEE. DEERS. Great direction by Tootsie Spangles and Quiqui Dominguez, and a truly surprising script from Marcus Gorman. Do yourself a favor and see it."
– Clayton Weller, Pocket Theater
"An AMAZING production. I laughed cried lived died. SEE THIS SHOW."
– Brendan Mack, STAGEright Theatre
"Marcus Gorman's script is at turns wacky, touching, and heartbreaking, and the cast makes the most of it."
– Kara Brown, Ghost Light Theatricals
"This is the greatest play I've ever seen."
– Pilar O'Connell, Seattle Public Theater
"See this HILARIOUS, WEIRD, SWEET, GLORIOUS play! One of the most endearing and funny shows I've seen in quite some time." – Caitie Auld, Day Job
