Otherkin
Lucas is in the process of adopting a child from overseas with his husband, Darren, when he meets his estranged 14-year-old daughter, Marcy. During their reunion, Marcy, who goes by Olive, unveils that she is Otherkin and identifies as a dragon who has been recently called upon by strange forces to prepare for humanity’s end. With Armageddon on the horizon and new racial/identity tensions springing up within his own marriage, Lucas and his husband must come face to face with their pasts, future, views of identity and family, and possibly even the end of human times as they know it.
N.T. Vandecar has been writing plays for over a decade. His playwriting journey began at La Jolla High School in San Diego, CA. As a junior, he wrote his first full- length play, Little Boxes, which became the first fully produced student written play in his school district’s history. He is a graduate of Webster University where he received his BA in World Drama and Playwriting. He has interned at La Jolla Playhouse’s Education and Outreach Department as a Youth Advisor to Pop Tour children’s shows, which have traveled all over San Diego County. In February 2023, he became a Dramatist Guild Member. His historical fiction play, The Great Comic Book War Of 1954 finished in the top 15 out of 1,000 entries in ScreenCraft’s 2020 national playwriting competition. His most recent play, Cuddle Buddy, was a Semifinalist in New Art City Theatre Festival of New Works this past March.
CHRISTINA CARLISI -Tina is thrilled to be directing OTHERKIN by Noah Wilson, for SPF 15 Other directorial credits for the Road include BEST LIFE by Melisa Tien, BURST by Rachel Bublitz, THE WAKE by Tammy Ran, TURBULENCE by William Mastrosimone, COMMON GROUND V, and HAPPENSTANCE by Craig Pospisil. She recently directed DINNER WITH FRIENDS by Donald Margulies and ART by Yasmine Reza for Interact Theatre Companies Pulitzer Prize Winning Play reading series . A multi award winning actress, Christina has over 50 film and television credits, and an equal amount of theatre credits. She was awarded 2018 Best Solo Show of the Year, for her portrayal of legendary modern dancer Martha Graham in MARTHA, and received a Telly Award for Best Comedy of 2021 for the virtual series, THE VIRTUAL END. See full list of credits on ImdbPro.
“Otherkin”
OLIVE: Iesha Daniels
LUCAS: Justin Barnes*
DARREN/FAFNIR/DISPATCHER/BBC EMERGENCY RESPONSE: Andre G. Brown
VIVIAN/GRAEL: Stephanie Erb*
“NAELYAN/HOWARD54!/999 EMERGENCY RESPONSE /HOWY/
POLICEMAM/OFFICER 1/OFFICER 2/OFFICER 3/ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT/SAM
THE HIPPOGRYPH: Steven Culp
Stage Directions: Tina Carlisi*
*Road Company Member