Behind the Sun
Obie Kipper has finally found the home of his dreams, but there’s one problem: it’s 1956 and Obie’s dream for the future of his family lies outside his redlined neighborhood, in an all-white neighborhood just over a mile away. With the help of a Jewish friend, fellow veteran, and co-worker, Obie puts into motion a sensational scheme to purchase the house. This may land him in jail or help chart the future for his family and all of Minneapolis.
Laura Drake* (she/her)
Theatre (acting):
Los Angeles: Theatre 40, LATC
Seattle: A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle Rep, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Empty Space Theatre,
The Village Theatre, Tacoma Actors Guild, Floating Theatre Company, Black Arts West.
Arizona: Arizona Theatre Company
Minneapolis/St. Paul: Penumbra Theatre Company, Guthrie II, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre,
Playwrights Center.
Film/Television (acting):
Ghost, Drop Dead Fred, Who’s That Girl, Cobra, The Fugitive, Star Trek: TNG, L.A. Law, Hill
Street Blues, Eight is Enough, etc.
Indie films: The Cuckoo Clock, Fetch, Expiration Date
Playwriting:
Behind the Sun (w/Stan Kipper,) Harmony (w/Stan Kipper,) The Wait.
For Youth: The Jazz Age of the Roaring 20’s, Swingin’ Through the Hard Times, World War 2 and
Beyond, Rock and Roll is Here to Stay, The Late, Great Era of Vaudeville, Don’t Take Out Your
Laundry Til After the First Matinee.
Training/Education:
St. Cloud University, University of Minnesota, Emily Mann, John Orlock, Bobby Lewis.
Member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA
Other:
BA and Teacher Certification: 2004, Antioch College, Seattle.
National Board Certification in Education: 2009.
MA in Education: 2011, American College of Education, Chicago.
Ran her youth theatre program, Stage Struck, from 2001 to 2023, in Seattle.
Taught in Seattle Public Schools (art/theatre) for 14 years.
Stan Kipper (he/him)
Theatre: (acting)
Guthrie Theatre
Film: (acting)
Factotum, Untamed Heart.
Playwriting:
Behind the Sun (w/ Laura Drake,) Harmony (w/Laura Drake,) Addie Mae Baker, The Fire, Playing
the Game, Miss Tuck. Music Store Parking Lot.
Musical Background:
Stan is a drummer, percussionist, singer and songwriter. He has played, recorded and/or
toured with Minnie Riperton, Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, Bill Withers, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Jay
Ferguson, Andrew Gold, Karla Bonoff, Melanie, Gypsy, Don “Sugarcane” Harris, Little Richard,
Bo Diddley. His Minneapolis-based band, New Primitives, is in a 3-record deal with Loud Folk
Records out of North Carolina, they’ve streamed 3 other albums, and have been playing
festivals, etc. since 2003.
Awards:
New Primitives have been four-time Minnesota Music Award winners, Stan is a 2007 Midwest
Rock and Country Hall of Fame inductee, a 2016 St. Louis Classic Rock Hall of Fame inductee,
and a 2020 Midwest Rock and Country Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Training:
Stan was taught how to make records by prominent producers Pandora Productions, Andrew
Gold Music, Barry Gibb, and Stewart Levine.
Angie Browne is an actress, songwriter, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Originally from the east coast, she writes & directs quirky comedies and fresh historical dramedies for all mediums.
As an AEA member, Angie has performed with Critical Mass Performance Group, Target Margin Theater, New Federal Theater, HERE Arts Center, Bootleg Theater, Portland Center Stage, and Boston Court. She holds a BFA in theater from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in film from USC.
Angie’s creative work has been supported by The Stunt List, The Gotham, and NBC-Universal. She is excited to be a part of the SPF Festival making her return to theater, directing Behind the Sun.
“Behind the Sun”
Obbie Kipper – Jude Vincent*
Abraham Kaplan – Josh Breslow
Mary Kipper – Horecee St. Cyr*
Tyler Kipper – Rogelio Douglas III*
Angela Kipper – Allison Dayne*
Merle Swanson – Hugo Armstrong
*Road Company Member