Show Info | A Black-billed Cuckoo

Jessica Stone  Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse

Debby Buchholz Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouse Presents

By
Mat Smart

Directed by
Shelley Butler

Featuring

Jo Garcia-Reger, Jennifer Naimo*, Jeanine Serralles*, Samuel Stricklen*, Sally Wingert*

Scenic Design  Wilson Chin

Costume Design  David I. Reynoso

Lighting Design  Philip Rosenberg

Sound Design  Bobby McElver

Puppet Design  Animal Cracker Conspiracy 

Dramaturg  Gabriel Greene

Casting  Stephanie Yankwitt & Company Casting; Hannah Reinert

Stage Manager  Heather M. Brose*

Assistant Stage Manager  Lisa Toudic*

Associate Producer  Amy Ashton

Production Manager  Annette Nixon

General Manager  Ryan Meisheid

Artistic Producing Director  Eric Keen-Louie

A Black-billed Cuckoo was developed at the South Carolina New Play Festival and with the support of The Playwrights’ Center.

A Black-billed Cuckoo was developed during the 2024 DNA New Work Series.

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THE CAST

(in alphabetical order)

Sadie  Jo Garcia-Reger

Tessa  Jennifer Naimo

Ruth Jeanine Serralles

Ed  Samuel Stricklen

Marje  Sally Wingert

A Black-billed Cuckoo is performed without an intermission.

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UNDERSTUDIES

Ruth/Marje/Tessa  Jamie Henkin

Sadie/Tessa  Sophia Oberg

Ed  Jared Van Heel

Understudies are never substituted for listed roles unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

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ADDITIONAL STAFF

Assistant Director  Zoe Lesser

Associate Scenic Designer  Lily Tomasic

Associate Costume Designer  AJ Jones

Associate Lighting Designer  Paul Vaillancourt

Associate Sound Designer  Nataly Ceniceros

Movement Consultant  Stephen Buescher

Community Building Advocate  Ann James

Stage Management Swing  Amanda Salmons*

Production Assistant  Brian Salvanera

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CONTENT GUIDANCE

This show contains some strong language, discussions of grief and is recommended for ages 12 and up. Stage effects include the use of water-based haze. We understand sensitivities vary from person to person. Read about our age recommendations here. If you have any questions about content or stage effects, please get in touch with our Patron Services team at boxoffice@ljp.org or (858) 550-1010 and we’ll be happy to give you more info.

	* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association.
	The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
	This theatre operates under an agreement between League of Resident Theatres and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
	This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 122.
	La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre.