The Waiting Room McClintock Theatre

By Lisa Loomer April 9–12, 2015

Directed by Larissa Kokernot
 Cast of Characters
(in order of appearance)
PRESENTS

Alison Chang . . . . . . . . . . Forgiveness From Heaven

Tuesday Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria
Emily Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda
Aaron Kerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry
Terrence Leung . . . . . . . . . . Blessing From Heaven
By Lisa Loomer
Van Cummerford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver
Kenia Romero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda
WITH (in alphabetical order) Kevin Phan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas
Alison Chang Van Cummerford Tuesday Grant Judd Yort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
Emily Hamilton Aaron Kerman Terrence Leung
Kevin Phan Kenia Romero Judd Yort Time
The past, the present, and often both at once.
SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN
Sarah Krainin Angel Chen Adam Blumenthal Place
SOUND DESIGN STAGE MANAGER New York City, England, and China.
Colin Wambsgans Elizabeth Nordenholt
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
DIRECTED BY
Larissa Kokernot
WARNING Please be advised that this production contains the smoking of eCigarettes
and herbal cigarettes, mature language, and sexual content.

PRODUCTION STAFF
McClintock Theatre Technical Director | Duncan Mahoney Vocal Coach | Kathleen S. Dunn
April 9–12, 2015 Movement Coach | Anastasia Coon Scenic Artist | Erin O’Donnell
Assistant Stage Manager | Caroline Johnson Properties Coordinator | Hannah Burnham
Crew | Emily Hunter, Sara Molina, Casey Dunn, Oceana Reed,
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. Gianni Coleman, Amy Gonzalez, Shannon Sherridan
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Larissa Kokernot is happy to return to USC having
directed Top Girls, Tales from Tent City and A
Roach’s Complaint. Regional directing credits
include work with Eye of the Storm Theatre,
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Ten Thousand
Things, Guthrie Theater, The Playwright’s
Center, California Repertory Theatre, Watts
Village Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and Oregon
Shakespeare Festival where she was the 2007
Phil Killian Directing Fellow. Larissa is a founding
member of Chalk Repertory Theatre where she
has directed Three Sisters, Family Planning
(Ovation Awards for Best Play in an Intimate
Theatre and for Director), Stray, Full Disclosure,
Mommune and Uncle Vanya. Larissa received
her B.A. in Theater from Brown University and
an M.F.A. in Directing from the University of
California, San Diego. Larissa lives in Los Angeles
with her husband, Karl Gajdusek, and their sons
Kade and Nicholas.
DEAN
Madeline Puzo
ASSOCIATE DEANS
Associate Professor of Theatre Practice David Bridel (Director of MFA in Acting)
Professor Sharon Marie Carnicke
Professor Velina Hasu Houston (Director of Dramatic Writing)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Meiling Cheng (Director of Critical Studies)
Oliver Mayer
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Luis Alfaro
Takeshi Kata
Tom Ontiveros
Sibyl Wickersheimer
PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE
Andrei Belgrader
Natsuko Ohama
Andrew J. Robinson
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THEATRE PRACTICE
Philip G. Allen
Paul Backer (Director of Undergraduate Voice and Movement)
Brent Blair (Director of MA in Applied Theatre Arts)
Elsbeth M. Collins (Director of Production)
Anita Dashiell-Sparks
Christina Haatainen-Jones (Director of Design)
Joseph Hacker
Duncan Mahoney (Technical Director)
Mary-Joan Negro (Director of BA Acting Courses)
Jack Rowe (Artistic Director, Director of BFA Acting Courses)
Stephanie Shroyer (Associate Artistic Director)
Eric Trules
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Randle Mell
John DeMita
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