MERGE
Written by Spenser Davis
Directed by Andrew Hobgood
October 8 - November 13, 2016
In 1976, Atari was the fastest growing company in the history of the United States, an arcade manufacturer with a workplace fueled by pot smoking, jacuzzi parties and nobody wearing socks. When they have to sell themselves to Warner Bros. to stay afloat, they quickly realize that corporate cash comes with baggage, as they lose a piece of the identity that made them who they were in the first place. And what’s worse... they have to start wearing socks. MERGE is the story of a small band of programmers who stand up and fight back against the very company that saved them from bankruptcy, in a battle that threatens to crash an entire industry.
Production Team
John Wilson (Scenic Design)
Nathan R. Rohrer (Costume Design)
John Kelly (Lighting Design)
Steve Labedz (Sound Design)
Paul Deziel (Projections Design)
Ben Zeman (Projections Assistant)
Will Cavedo* and Michael Peters* (Violence Design)
Zoe Benditt* (Stage Manager)
Ryan Oliveira (Dramaturg)
Garth Moritz (Production Manager)
Liam Fitzgerald (Technical Director)
Patriac Coakley* (Assistant Director)
Kira Gaudynski (Assistant Stage Manager)
*denotes Ensemble Member
Cast
Will Cavedo*
Fin Coe*
Jeffery Owen Freelon, Jr.*
Daria Harper
Wes Needham*
Kristi Parker-Barnhart*
Lindsey Pearlman
Victoria Perez
Michael Peters*
Esteban Reyna*
Robert Salazar
Omer Abbas Salem*
Evan Sesek
Stephanie Shum*
Kevin Stangler*
David Weiss
