#TheBallantineDays - written by Heather May. Co-written by Izzy Ingram, Tom Perry, and #TheBallantineDays Cast - Hobart and William Smith Colleges (February 28-March 2, 2019)
Photos courtesy of the HWS Office of Communications and taken by Chris Jenco
Cast of Characters
The Ballantine Days Reboot Cast
Mary (One of the roommates and Danny’s sister. Grew up in Seneca Glen.) – Maria Perez
Theresa (One of the roommates. Dating Mary.) – Claudia O’Connell
Gloria (One of the roommates.) – Dom Marshall
Danny (Mary’s brother. Attends Upstate Community College. Grew up in Seneca Glen) – Sarim Karim
Raymond (Ballantine College maintenance man) – Kevin Johnson
The Ballantine Days Reboot Production Team
Xio Acevedo (actor playing Mary) – Maria Perez
Scarlett Bradshaw (actor playing Theresa) – Claudia O’Connell
Angelica Reinolds (actor playing Gloria) – Dom Marshall
Yusuf “Jo” Abdul (actor playing Danny) – Sarim Karim
Armstead Thelonius Hightower (actor playing Raymond) – Kevin Johnson
Olivia Lewis (Director) – Isabel Ingram
Evelyn “Evie” Park (Production Assistant) – Grace Ruble
Kyle Cook, Jr. (Production Assistant) – Tom Perry
Louise O’Hare (Lead Writer) – Emily Briggs
The Ballantine Days Original Cast
Mary (One of the roommates and Danny’s sister. Grew up in Seneca Glen.) – Emily Briggs
Theresa (One of the roommates.) – Gianna DeVita
Gloria / Evie (One of the roommates.) – Grace Ruble
Danny / Kyle (Mary’s brother. Attends Upstate Community College. Grew up in Seneca Glen) – Tom Perry
Raymond (Ballantine College maintenance man) – Sal Fabio
Mrs. Bodie / Scarlett – Claudia O’Connell
Setting
The soundstage and associated rooms (green room, dressing room) for the live-shooting of a contemporary sit-com, The Ballantine Days, as well as on the set for the original 70’s version of a sit-com by the same name. The Ballantine Days is set in a dorm room at a small private liberal arts campus, Ballantine College, located in upstate New York in Seneca Glen.
#TheBallantineDays Production Staff
Director – Heather May
Playwright – Heather May
Co-written by – Izzy Ingram, Tom Perry, and #TheBallantineDays cast
Set and Lighting Designer – Ed Hallborg
Costume Designer – Dixon Reynolds
Sound and Projection Designer – Kelly Walker
Assistant Projection Designer – Alex Kerai
Technical Director – Ed Hallborg
Stage Manager – Austin Jennings
Assistant Stage Managers – Em Bernstein, Margaret “Gretty” Hollister, Madeline Riester, Kels Veeder
Social Media Coordinator – Kelly Walker
Social Media Assistant – Sydney Gomez
Run Crew – Adrian Bayless-Marr and Kels Veeder
House Manager – Sydney Gomez
Box Office Managers – Wren Andrews and Eros Cabrera
Light Board Operator – Em Bernstein
Projections Operator – Margaret “Gretty” Hollister
Sound Board Operator – Madeline Riester
Set Construction – Katelin Crabtree, Carlos Cruz, Xiaonan Geng, Gabby Guervara, Reed Herter, Margaret “Gretty” Hollister, Isabel Ingram, Jack Koch, Jennifer Lin, Katherine Marino, Veronica Rogers, Emma Rosser, Troy Tedeschi
Original Music by Shrimps and The Lipker Sisters
Inspired by “#TBD” written by the students in Fall 2018 THTR 340: Advanced Acting Styles Devising for Performance: Jack Canniff, Bailey DiSanto, Kevin Goltz, Jessica Hariprasad, Isabel Ingram, Jamal Lucas, Tom Perry
#TheBallantineDays Special Thanks
Tony Bolante, Joe Calabrese, Paul Ciaccia, Kathy Collins, Pat Collins, Kevin Colton, Denise Cosentino, Renee Grant and Residential Life, Stephanie Hesler, Gail Hoesterey, HWS Print Services, Peggy Kowalik, Mary LeClair, Rob Neill, Natalia St. Lawrence, Brady Leo, The Office of Communications, The Red Dove, Alessio Summerfield, Jason Welch, Cathy Williams, Chris Woodworth.