by Jeff Talbott

performed at Inspiration Studios

February 16 - 25, 2024

Directed by Mark E. Schuster

This is the story of Shaleeha G'ntamobi's stirring new play about an alcoholic black mother and her card sharp son trying to get out of the projects.  It has just been accepted into the nation's preeminent theater festival, but the trouble is, Shaleeha G'ntamobi doesn't exist, except in the imagination of wannabe-playwright Danny Larsen, who created her as a kind of affirmative-action nom-de-plume.  But a nom-de-guerre may prove more useful as the lies pile up, shaky alliances are forged, and everyone dear to Danny must decide whether or not to run for cover as the whole thing threatens to blow up in his lily white face.  The Submission is "a raw, unsentimental play about race and gender that exposes the quiet prejudice and intolerance among even our most progressive thinkers.  It is both uncomfortable and impossible to not watch".

CAST - in order of appearance

Danny - Christopher Orth

Trevor - Matthew Umstot

Pete - Kevin J. Gadzalinski

Emilie - Jaleesa Joy

PRODUCTION STAFF

Scenic Designer - Mark E. Schuster

Stage Manager - Teresa Alioto

Lighting & Sound Designer - Aaron J. Robertson

Costumes from - Cast Closets

Props Designer - Carly Irland

Box Office Manager - Teresa Alioto