Theater 78: It Comes With The Dinner Special
Summary
Lisa and Jen are best friends. But are they, really?
Writer
Susan Bachner
Susan Bachner is a playwright and screenwriter who lives on Long Island in NY. Her work has been produced several times Off Broadway in NYC, and by the Whiskey Rebellion comedy group in Chicago for their Whiskey Radio Hour program. She was awarded a Screenwriting Fellowship at Columbia University, sponsored by the Writers Guild of America East.
Her play “Gizzard Goes to the Beach” was a winner of the Strawberry Festival at the Riant Theatre, in NYC.
Her short play, “It Comes With the Dinner Special” was a Semi-finalist for the British Theatre Challenge playwriting competition of the Sky Blue Theatre Company, London, U.K. Her original sitcom script, “The Breakup Buddy” was a Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition and has placed in other major competitions.
Susan was a writer and performer for “Initial Stages,” a sketch comedy group in New York City.
Apart from writing scripts, Susan is involved in the phenomenally lucrative music world as a singer/songwriter. (Spotify profits soared to $3.87 last month.) She has had tracks on indie compilation albums including two on Zero Hour Records in Australia. You can find her original songs performed with her band Ether Park, on Bandcamp and iTunes.
Susan Bachner
Director
Rachel Berney Needleman
Rachel Berney Needleman is a director and dramaturg for new plays and classical work. As a director: 4 Minutes by DJ Hills (MeetCute LA 2022), Playground-LA (2021-22 Season), Theresa Rebeck’s What We’re Up Against (Pacific Resident Theatre Co-op), Cabaret Noel with Gigi Bermingham (Antaeus Theatre Co. and Skylight Theatre), Five Second Chances by Mattie Brickman (PRT Co-op), Cowgirls by Mildred Lewis (EST-LA), The Space Between (The Braid). Rachel has directed new play readings and workshops at The Blank, EST-LA, Skylight and Theatricum Botanicum. Her dramaturg credits include Antaeus (Diana of Dobson’s, Cloud 9, Henry IV) and Arizona Theatre Company (At Wit’s End). Rachel is also a co-author of the LA Anti-Racist Theatre Standards.
Rachel Berney Needleman
CAST
Zelda Kimble
Zelda Kimble is from Singapore, but currently lives in LA and has been acting her entire life. She likes champagne, glitter, and murder mysteries. She owns too many candles and has a paranormal podcast called Across the Veil.
Zelda Kimble
JayCee Porter
JayCee Porter graduated from California State University, Northridge with a BA in Theatre and a Minor in Musical Theatre in 2018. She’s been acting since she was 3, with her most recent film credits being Separation (2020), La Voz (2020), and Backyard Camping (2019). As a Soprano, she’s starred as the Beggar Woman/Lucy in Sweeney Todd, Squeaky Fromme in Assassins, and Monteen in Parade. This is her first podcast and she’s so excited to be included in this cast of stellar women.
JayCee Porter
Sienna Tso
Sienna Tso is a Navajo actress and screenwriter from Tucson, AZ. After studying film and theater at USC, Sienna worked in production on several shows while continuing her training as an actor. Sienna also enjoys writing comedy screenplays about urban Native female characters. Sienna hopes to bring a modern awareness to audience’s perspectives of Natives in the media through her writing and acting.
Sienna Tso
Sound Production:
Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
