April 14-27, 2024
Written by Karissa Murrell Myers
Co-Directed by Jonathan Shaboo and Dan Washelesky
Performed at Stage Center Theatre, F Building, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, 60625
Amitra never believed the myth about her old island hometown. But when Warren, her estranged childhood sweetheart, dies mysteriously and bequeaths her everything he owned, she returns to the island one last time. As the forest begins to engulf the house and the past collides with the present, Amitra is determined to discover the truth about who Warren really was and what actually happened to him.
Co-Produced by Silk Road Cultural Center & Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University
Amitra | Stephanie Shum
Warren | Xavier Becerra
Ruby | Elizabeth Sacha
Marjorie | Nicolette de Guia
Girl | Melony Aponte
Boy | Luke Steadman
Dennis the UPS Guy / The Man | Alexander Attea
Finn | Alex Chicas
Playwright | Karissa Murrell Myers
Co-Director | Dan Washelesky
Co-Director | Jonathan Shaboo
Assistant Director | Sade Cooley
Stage Manager | Kelly Bork
Assistant Stage Manager | Jessica Emmons
Assistant Stage Manager | Preksha Desai
Intimacy & Violence Designer | Tristin Hall
Dramaturg | Yiwen Wu
Scenic Designer / TD | Sarah J. Fabian
Lighting Designer | Becca Jeffords
Associate Lighting Designer | Liz Gomez
Costume Designer | Lizz Otto-Cramer
Assistant Costume Designer | McKayla Johnson
Sound Design | Kardo Guerrero
Properties Design | Leslie Hull
Props Assistant | Bella Cardoza
Props Assistant | Diana Kim
Sound Board Operator | Carlos Lux
Light Board Operator | Ross Vecchione
Overhire Technical Theatre Assistant | Ethan Gasbarro
Crew | CMT-T 339: Technical Theatre Production
Theatre Support | CMT Talent/Special Skills Scholarship
Communication, Media and Theatre Department Chair | Cyndi Moran
Artistic Director, Stage Center Theatre | Adam Goldstein
Managing Director, Stage Center Theatre | Sarah Fabian
Production Manager | Susana Acevedo
Theatre Graduate Assistant | Catherine Cable-Barber
Founding Executive Director, Silk Road Cultural Center | Malik Gillani
Founding Executive Artistic Director, Silk Road Cultural Center | Jamil Khoury
Director of Development, Silk Road Cultural Center | Elizabeth Rosner
Lead Social Media Manager | Tyris Manney
SCT Social Media Manager | Lauren Parr
CMT Social Media Manager | Mary Maxine Arreguine-Casimiro
Understudies
Amitra / Marjorie | Kim Fukawa
Warren / Dennis the UPS Guy / The Man | Faiz Siddique
Girl | Christina Webster
Ruby | Abby Heggem
Finn / Boy | Aiden Mendoza
Feature "Black Bear Island": A Thrilling Tale Presented by the Stage Center Theatre Production," North Eastern Illinois University's Independent, May 15, 2024
Feature "Black Bear Island," WZRD 88.3 FM, February 23, 2024
