Mentor Project History

2020

Due to Covid 19, the state of New York forced a shut down on March 12th, prematurely ending our season.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

The Hunters
by Jen Silverman
mentored by Lynn Nottage
February 19 - March 1

Sonnets on Tap
by Awoye Timpo
mentored by Lisa Peterson
directed by Awoye Timpo
March 12 -22

The Ragged Claws
by Lina Patel
mentored by David Henry Hwang
April 2 – April 12

2013

2010

Paternity
by Winter Miller
mentored by Craig Lucas
directed by Craig Lucas
with Daphne Rubin-Vega, Nathan Darrow, Ed Vassallo, Stephen Park and Rosalyn Coleman
set design by John McDermott
costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
assistant costume design by Florencia Paoppi
lighting design by Pat Dignan
assistant lighting design by Ryan Selig
sound design by Daniel Kluger
props by Teralyn Bruketta
production stage manager:  Cynthia M. Hennon
assistant stage manager:  Kathryn Habib
May 18 – May 29

The Belle of Belfast
by Nate Rufus Edelman
mentored by Charles Fuller
directed by Eric Tucker
ith Katie Fabel, Sam Redford, Elvy Yost, Evan Thompson and Terry Donnelly
set design by Kina Park
costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
assistant costume design by Florencia Paoppi
lighting design by Pat Dignan
assistant lighting design by Ryan Selig
sound design by Daniel Kluger
props by Teralyn Bruketta
production stage manager:  Cynthia M. Hennon
assistant stage manager:  Kathryn Habib
April 27 – May 8

Stray
by Ruth McKee
mentored by David Henry Hwang
directed by Giovanna Sardelli
with Antony Hagopian, Emily Ackerman, Lisa Ramirez, Petronia Paley and Brianne Berkson
set design by Kina Park
costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
assistant costume design by Florencia Paoppi
lighting design by Pat Dignan
assistant lighting design by Ryan Selig
sound design by Daniel Kluger
props by Teralyn Bruketta
production stage manager:  Hannah Perryman
assistant stage manager:  Kathryn Habib
March 16 – March 27

2009

Housebreaking

By Jakob Holder

Mentored by Charles Mee

Directed by Daniella Topol

With Saxon Palmer, Andy Powers, Evan Thompson and Monique Vukovic

Set design by Mimi Lien and Amy Rubin

Costume design by Theresa Squire

Lighting design by Nicole Pearce

Production stage manager:  Paige van den Burg

Assistant stage manager:  Mandy Cynkin

March 24 – April 4

2008

Cherry Lane Theatre Mentor Project wins an Obie Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in Off-Broadway theatre.

Set design by Kina Park
Costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
Lighting design by Pat Dignan
Sound design by Daniel Kluger
Production stage manager:  Mei Ling Acevedo

 Jailbait
By Deirdre O’Connor
Mentored by Michael Weller
Directed by Suzanne Agins
With David Wilson Barnes, Peter O’Connor, Flora Diaz and Natalia Payne
Assistant stage manager:  Nick Tochelli
May 6 – May 17

The Young Left
By Greg Keller
Mentored by Gretchen Cryer
Directed by Kip Fagan
With Mark Alhadeff, Diane Davis, Joe Tippett, Michael Crane, Keira Keeley and Elisabeth Waterston
Assistant stage manager:  Nicholas Herbert
April 15 – 26

The Woodpecker
By Samuel Brett Williams
Mentored by Charles Fuller
Directed by Drew DeCorleto
With Stephanie Cannon, Cosmo Pfeil, Dan Moran, Debargo Sanyal and Matt Unger
Assistant stage manager:  Alison Hirschlag
March 26 – April 5

2007

Set design by Regina Garcia
Costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
Lighting design by Pat Dignan
Sound design by Barbara Vlahides
Production stage manager:  Mei Ling Acevedo

Training Wisteria
By Molly Smith Metzler
Mentored by Jules Feiffer
Directed by Leah C. Gardiner
With Angelina Ford, Jessica DiGiovanni, Bruce McCarty, Marissa O’Donnell and Matthew Stadelmann
Assistant stage managers:  Juliana Avery and Alex Orbovich
May 1 – May 12

Topsy-Turvy Mouse

By Peter Gil-Sheridan
Mentored by Michael Weller
Directed by Daniella Topol
With Rosalyn Coleman, Henny Russell, Kelly McAndrew, Daniel Zaitchik, Ian Quinlan, Ted Koch and Gita Reddy
Assistant stage manager:  Juliana Avery
April 10 – 21

The Secret Agenda of Trees
By Colin McKenna
Mentored by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Sam Gold
With Patch Darragh, Sarah Lord, Gio Perez, Jedadiah Schultz and Sara Surrey
Assistant stage manager:  Callan Stout
March 20 – March 31

2006

set design by Kerry Chipman
costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
lighting design by Ian Grunes
sound design by Bill Bowen

GIRL
by Megan Mostyn-Brown
mentored by Theresa Rebeck
directed by Joshua Hecht, Jeff Meyers, Stage Manager
with Flora Diaz, Susan Hunt, Jennifer Regan, Maggie Siff, Max Woertendyke
Apr 25 - May 6

HOODOO LOVE
by Katori Hall
mentored by Lynn Nottage
directed by Lucie Tiberghien, Sara Kmack, Stage Manager
with Eric Abrams, Marjorie Johnson, Angela Lewis, Postell Pringle
Apr 4 - 15

LASCIVIOUS SOMETHING
by Sheila Callaghan
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Suzanne Agins, Scott Earley, Stage Manager
with Charles Borland, Jessi Campbell, Christina Lind, Danielle Skraastad
Mar 14 - 25

2005

set design by Regina Garcia
costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
lighting design by Pat Dignan
sound design by Bart Fasbender
prop design by Christina Lind
production stage manager: Misha Siegel-Rivers

HUCK & HOLDEN

by Rajiv Joseph
mentored by Theresa Rebeck
directed by Giovanna Sardelli
with Cherise Boothe, Nick Choksi, Yvette Ganier, LeRoy McClain, Andres Munar
Apr 26 - May 14

MORBIDITY & MORTALITY

by Courtney Baron
mentored by David Auburn
directed by Peter DuBois
with Tasha Lawrence, Greg McFadden, Maulik Pancholy
Apr 12 - 16

THE GRILLE ROOM

by Sam Forman
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Thomas Kail
with Mia Barron, Michael Cullen, Patch Darragh, Beth Dixon, Sam Gordon, Ron Orbach,
Michael Reid
Mar 15 - 26

2004

set design by Lauren Helpern
costume design by Veronica Worts
lighting design by Pat Dignan
sound design by Bart Fasbender
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager: Misha Siegel-Rivers

THUNDERBIRD

by Joseph Fisher
mentored by A.R. Gurney
directed by Randy White
with Michael Chernus, Tonya Cornelisse, Laura Flanagan, Michael Rudko, Thomas Sadoski, Tamilla Woodard
May 5 - 22

WORDSWORTH

by Alexandra Bullen
mentored by Ed Bullins
directed by Richard Caliban
with Richard Hughes, Michael Reid, chandra thomas, Anne Louise Zachry
Apr 7 - 24

DOUBLE SOPHIA

by Kendra Levin
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Hayley Finn
with Janine Barris, Flora Diaz, Justin Grace, Kathryn Grody, Scott Klavan, Anna McCarthy,
Peter Scanavino
Mar 10 - 27

2003

THE PARENTS' EVENING

by Bathsheba Doran
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Irina Brown
with Lisa Emery, Ken Marks
set and costume design by Yvonne DeMoravia
lighting design by Brian Aldous
sound design by Bart Fasbender
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager : Kate Hefel
May 7 - Jun 1

SLAG HEAP

by anton dudley
mentored by Ed Bullins
directed by Erica Schmidt
with Brienan Bryant, Caroline Clay, Nina Zoie Lam, Andy Powers, Debargo Sanyal,
Yvonne Woods
set design by Kris Stone
costume design by Yvonne DeMoravia
lighting design by Brian Aldous
sound design by Bart Fasbender
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager: Kate Hefel
Apr 9 - 26

URGENT FURY

by Allison Moore
mentored by Marsha Norman
directed by Richard Caliban
with Patrick Boll, Halley Feiffer, Carol Halstead, Kathryn A. Layng, Peter Scanavino,
John Speredakos, Lindsay Wilson
set design by Kris Stone
costume design by Yvonne DeMoravia
lighting design by Brian Aldous
sound design by Bart Fasbender
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager: Rosie Norman
Mar 12 - 29

2002

SIXTEEN WOUNDED

by Eliam Kraiem
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Matt August
with Mia Barron, Jane Burd, Edward A. Hajj, Dylan Dawson, Jonathan Hova, Jim Moie,
Martin Rayner
set design by Nathan Heverin
costume design by Aleho Vietti
lighting design by Nicole Pearce
sound design by Bill Grady
prop design by Faye Armon
fight choreography Michele Lynch
dialect coach: Diego Daniel Pardo
production stage manager: Allison Deutsch
for one week extension: Chime Serra and John Phillips replaced Dylan Dawson and Jim Moie
May 14 - 25

99 HISTORIES

by Julia Cho
mentored by David Henry Hwang
directed by Marie Mileaf
with Elaina Erika Davis, Joel De La Fuente, Ann Hu, Mia Katigbak, Darren Pettie, Mia Tagano
set design by Nathan Heverin
costume design by Soonwha Choi
lighting design by Nicole Pearce
sound design by Matthew T. Lebe
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager: J.J. Lee
Apr 23 - May 4

OUT OF STERNO

by Deborah Zoe Laufer
mentored by Marsha Norman
directed by Eleanor Reissa
with Charles Borland, Dale Carman, Debbie Gravitte, Emily Loesser
set design by Nathan Heverin
costume design by Tracy Christensen
lighting design by Jeff Nellis
sound design by Bruce Ellman
wig design by Robert Charles
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager: Samone Weissman
Apr 2 - 13

2001

THE ALLEGORY OF PAINTING

by Cybele Pascal
mentored by Marsha Norman
directed by Leigh Silverman
with Janine Barris-Gerstl, Angel Desai, Caitlin Gibbon, Tony Hoty, Jerusha Klemperer,
John Leone, Annie McAdams, Cody Nickel, Michael Ringer, Garret Savage
set design by Beowulf Boritt
costume design by Rebecca Dowd
lighting design by Shawn Gallager
sound design by Jill DuBoff
prop design by Faye Armon
projection design by Chime & Ivory Serra
fight choreography by Caitlin Gibbon
production stage manager: Tessa Peterson
Jun 20 - 30

STRANGE ATTRACTORS

by David Adjmi
mentored by Craig Lucas
directed by Richard Caliban
with Joanna P. Adler, Andrew Heckler, Michael Marisi, Adrienne Shelly
set design by Beowulf Boritt
costume & set consultant : Rebecca Dowd
lighting design by Shawn Gallagher
sound design by Robert Kaplowitz
prop design by Faye Armon
production stage manager: Sara Sahin
Jun 6 - 16

THE SHOEBOX OF EBBETS FIELD

by Ross Berger
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Hayley Finn
with Nina Landey, Jonathan Press, Ed Vassallo
set design by Beowulf Boritt
costume design by Melissa Schlachtmeyer
lighting design by John Paul Szczepanski
sound design by Robert Kaplowitz
properties design by Michele Catalano
production stage manager: Samone Weissman
May 23 - Jun 2

CONCERTINA'S RAINBOW

by Glyn O'Malley
mentored by Alfred Uhry
directed by Bob E. Gasper
with Barbara Broughton, Mia Dillon, Anne Pitoniak, Jeffrey Plunkett, Jillian Steward,
Joyce Van Patten
costume design by Richard Pierce
lighting design by Jeff Croiter
sound design by David Gilman
paintings by Shirley Kaplan
prop design by Michele Catalano
projection design by Ivory & Chime Serra
production stage manager: Layla Dowlatshahi
May 9 - 19

BLOOD ORANGE

by David Wiener
mentored by David Henry Hwang
directed by Anders Cato with Julia Gibson, Jonathan Hova, Julienne Kim, Susan Pelligrino,
Brian Sacca, Pablo Schreiber, Angela vanden Heuvel
set design by Beowulf Boritt
costume design by Richard Pierce
lighting design by Jeffrey Lowney
sound design by Bill Grady
prop design by Michele Catalano
production stage manager: Steven Gridley
Apr 11 - 21

2000

LOWELL LIMPETT

by Ward Just
mentored by Wendy Wasserstein
directed by Bob E. Gasper
with Gerry Bamman
set design by Beowulf Borritt
costume design by Andrea Russell
lighting design by Shawn Gallagher
sound design by Aural Fixation
production stage manager: David P. Smith
Jun 7 - 16

GOLEM

by Gary Winter
mentored by Alfred Uhry
directed by Hayley Finn
with Yusef Bulos, Jessica Whitney Could, Hank Jacobs, Christopher Messina, Yvonne Woods
set design by Beowulf Borritt
costume design by Deb Millison
lighting design by John-Paul Szczepanski
sound design and original music by Robert Kaplowitz
puppets by Jan Leslie Harding
production stage manager: Scott Robinson
May 24 - Jun 2

AUNT PIECES

by Rosemary Moore
mentored by A.R. Gurney
directed by Michael Sexton
with Barbara Andres, Reed Birney, Caitlin Clarke, Jon DeVries, Autumn Dornfeld, Sean McNall
set design by Beowulf Borritt
costume design by Andrea Russell
lighting design by John-Paul Szczepanski
sound design by Tim Cramer
production stage manager: Elizabeth Tung
May 10 - 19

THE REFRESHMENT OF THE SPIRIT

by Anne Washburn
mentored by Craig Lucas
directed by Anne Kauffman
with Cynthia Adler, Marilyn Bernard, T.R. Knight, Salty Loeb, Susan Pourfar, Margaret Ritchie,
Mara Stephens, Maria Thayer, Trevor A. Williams
set design by Beowulf Borritt
costume design by Andrea Russell
lighting design by John-Paul Szczepanski
sound design by Tim Cramer
production stage manager: Sandra Overstreet
Apr 26 - 5

GUN CLUB

by Hunt Holman
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Amy Feinberg
with Dannah Chaifetz, Jeff Kronson, Linda Larkin, Irene McDonnell, David Newer, Andy Powers, Tibor Reldman
set design by Beowulf Borritt
costume design by Andrea Russell
lighting design by Jason Lyons
sound design by Tim Cramer
stage manager: Joseph Dempsey
Apr 5 - 14

1999

NOTES FROM THE CONFEDERACY

by Heather Hill
mentored by A.R. Gurney
directed by Eduardo Machado
with Cara Buono, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Linda Larkin, Yul Vazquez
set design by Kristie Thompson
costume design by Sarah Lemire
lighting design by Yael Lubetzky
sound design and original music by J. Hagenbuckle
production stage manager: Lynelle Leigh
Oct 19-23

SAINT LUCY'S EYES

by Bridgette Wimberly
mentored by Wendy Wasserstein
directed by Israel Hicks
with Cecelia Antoinette, Roger Robinson, Kellee Stewart, Kalimi Baxter
set design by Kristie Thompson
costume design by Sarah Lemire
lighting design by Yael Lubetzky
sound design and original music by J. Hagenbuckle
production stage manager: Brooke Fulton
Oct 12-16

CROCKERLAND

by Peter Buchman
mentored by Michael Weller
directed by Susann Brinkley
with Kevin Patrick Dowling, Jolene Hjerleid, Patricia Mauceri, Ted Neustadt
set design by Kristie Thompson
costume design by Sarah Lemire
lighting design by Yael Lubetzky
sound design and original music by J. Hagenbuckle
production stage manager: Kathryn " China " Hayzer
Sep 28-Oct 2

RAZING HOUSES

by Lizzie Olesker
mentored by Tony Kushner
directed by Lisa Portes
with Ledlie Borgerhoff, Joel Carino, Carla Harting, Margaret Ritchie
set design by Kristie Thompson
costume design by Sarah Lemire
lighting design by Yael Lubetzky
sound design and original music by J. Hagenbuckle
production stage manager: Denise Pera
Sep 21-25

FOUR

by Christopher Shinn
mentored by Charles Fuller
directed by Frank Pugliese
with Isiah Whitlock, Stacy Highsmith, Angel David, Keith Nobbs
set design by Kristie Thompson
costume design by Sarah Lemire
lighting design by Yael Lubetzky
sound design and original music by J. Hagenbuckle
production stage manager: Jack Vanderwark
Sep 14-18