Plays for Hope: 2024
September 2024 in Los Angeles
Producer/Artistic Director: Kelly O’Malley
Co-Producer: Ale Fips
Associate Producer: Sam Sheeks
Lighting & Sound Design: Nick Foran
Original Music: Jack Brewer & Caleb Dietz
Featured Plays
What We Left in the Forest
Written By: Joanna Truman
Directed by: Ale Fips
Cast: Jake Montgomery | Alycia Conrad
The Psychopomp
Written by: Aly Kantor
Directed by: Steven J. Bridgeman
Cast: Kelly O’Malley | Shannon Creedon Axtell
Cece; Or Every Grief but the Kitchen Sink
Written by: Camille Simone Thomas
Directed by: Ale Fips
Cast: Dan Martin | Danielle McPhaul
Happy Merry
Written by: Michael P. Adams
Directed by: Kelly O’Malley
Cast: Devon Michaels | Heather Marie Roberts | Bonnie McNeil | Mason Heidger
The Daffodils
Written by: Ed Valentine
Directed by: Darrell Larsen
Cast: Carlo Figlio | Caitlin Duffy
Our Production Staff
Produced by:
Kelly O’Malley
Co-produced by:
Ale Fips
Associate Producer:
Sam Sheeks
Original Music by:
Jack Brewer & Caleb Dietz
Light Design:
Nick Foran
Board Operator:
Felicia Terrat
Mural by:
Claire Morales
Graphic Design by:
Jill Duddleston
Still Photographer:
Julio Javier Vargas
PR:
Michele Johnson
Stage Manager:
Ale Fips
Social Media Marketing
Kourtney O’Malley
A Special Thanks To:
The Stella Adler Academy Staff, Faculty and Board.
Ruth Golden and Kelly Manning (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) for providing guidance and support. Our donors and sponsors for making events like these possible.
Our Play Selection Committee for curating a comprehensive evening.
Will, Leanna, Salim, Jake, Kourt, Eugenia & Marco for painting with us. Of course, Caitlin supervised that one time ;)
Roy Johns for connecting us with Darrell and guiding our clowns.
Tim Kopacz for installing, securing our flats and for going out of your way to help make our load-in and build smooth and easy.
Rick and Mariano for keeping us from getting Sheek'd Elizabeth Galante for getting us so many in-kind donations and flying out to help!
Jessica and Nimalee for putting together a wonderful panel of therapists.
Devon, thank you for making us laugh, even when we're very busy and stressed ;)
And Sam Sheeks + Ale Fips for being a DREAM TEAM.
Candy corn for life.
Board of Directors
Kelly O’Malley, President
Matthew Fuller, Treasurer
Ana Roza Cimperman, Secretary
Salim Aliaga
Art Cisneros
Ale Fips
Jessica Glenn
Bruce Katzman
Blake Lewis
Rick Peters
Nimalee Wickremasinghe-Kuhn
Christina Zamora
Our Sponsors
FAQs
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NEVER. We follow safe messaging guidelines provided by top suicide prevention orgs such as the American Foundations for Suicide Prevention.
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You might cry, but you'll definitely laugh. The show is designed to give hope and a sense of community. If at any time it feels too much, you can always step out 💛
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You can purchase a donation ticket to cover someone who can't afford it, tell others about our events, or donate at alightindarkplaces.org/donate
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Resources
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Text or Call *988 for 24/7, confidential crisis support.
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Text START to 741-741
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AFSP.org
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TWLOHA.com
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Projectsemicolon.org
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thetrevorproject.org