Expecting Isabel
Lisa Loomer
Opening Date:
May 9, 2008
Closing Date:
May 31, 2008
After ten years of marriage, Manhattan couple Miranda and Nick decide it's time to have a baby. How hard could it be? What begins as a hopeful adventure becomes a hilarious and exhausting journey through fertility specialists, medical treatments, support groups, and the unpredictable world of adoption. Along the way they encounter a parade of doctors, relatives, strangers, and would-be helpers while trying to keep their marriage—and sanity—intact. Directed by Brett Young, Lisa Loomer's fast-paced comedy is funny and touching about the unexpected ways a family can begin.
Cast & Crew
Miranda — Erin Woods
Nick — Joe DiBello
Yolanda / Nurse / Paula / Streetperson / Judy — Rebecca McCauley
Lila / Grocery Store Mom / Therapist / Taylor — Kris Schniske
Sal / Richard / Dr. Wilde / Junkie / Boss / Val / Harvey — Shane Green
Dominic / Gary / Cabbie / Eugene / Waiter — Scotty Taylor
Pat / Dr. Wilde’s Nurse / Heather / Lisa / Isabel — Holly McNatt
Tina / Nurse / Sanitation Worker / Group Leader / Lupe — Cristela Carrizales
Bookstore Clerk / Attendant — Addison Miller
Father and Son — Jonathan Siler, Ryne Siler
CREW
Director / Set Design — Brett Young
Set Design / Construction / Additional Scenic Painting — Jason McMurray
Costume Design — Danyel Siler
Lighting Design — Kyle Watson
Sound Design — Rodney Brazil
Stage Manager / Lightboard Operator — Christian Pemberton
Sound Technician — Courtney Hahne
Set Construction — Justin Barrick, Lauren Brecheen
Scenic Artist — Nick Backes
Additional Scenic Painting — Lauren Brecheen, Rhonda Clark
Properties / Website Photography — Rhonda Clark
Running Crew / Dressers — Rebecca Damron, Rachel Dowell, Justin Malzer, Addison Miller
Lighting Crew — Emily Johnson
Poster and Advertising Design — Jonathan Siler
CST Webmasters — Don Lusk, Phil Carlton
CST STAFF
Artistic Director — Rhonda Clark
Box Office Manager — Vicky Zipf
Technical Director — Jason McMurray
Production Notes
Production Details
Lisa Loomer’s Expecting Isabel follows a Manhattan couple through fertility treatments, IVF, support groups, and adoption as their pursuit of parenthood strains their finances and marriage. Directed by Brett Young, who co-designed the set with Jason McMurray. Contemporary reporting describes oversized children’s building blocks rearranged to suggest the play’s numerous settings.
CST Connections
Brett Young previously stage-managed Bug. Holly McNatt’s earlier roles included Nell Gwynn in Compleat Female Stage Beauty. Rebecca Damron worked backstage on this production before appearing in Almost, Maine during Season 25.
Press Coverage
“Carpenter Square Delivers a Couple Desperate to Get Pregnant” — Oklahoma Gazette
Additional coverage appeared in The Oklahoman on April 20 and May 9, 2008.
Cast and Opening-night Party Sponsor
The Center for Reproductive Help, with the historical tagline “Where Infertility is Inconceivable.”
Additional Opening-night Sponsor
Trattoria Il Centro.
Special Thanks
Dr. Gilbert Haas; Linda Manaugh; Kathy McCormick; Jon Womastek; Doobie Potter; Terry Veal; Tom Harrington; MetroTech; Classen SAS Drama Department.
Licensing
Currently licensed through Concord Theatricals as a Dramatists Play Service title.