Something in the Living Room

UAF Department of Theatre & Film’s presents a Tuma Theatre production, Something In The Living Room, written and directed by UAF Associate Professor of Indigenous Media, Kavelina Torres. Multimedia Performances will take place in the Lee H. Salisbury Lab Theatre from March 29-April 7, 2024.

What do you do when the ‘ties that bind’ become too painful? Do you scream and  punish others? Slice your way to freedom? Head to the Kuskokwim? Perhaps you allow yourself to get lost in a luscious rich slice of chocolate cake…

Come see this dark comedy, and find out what Cora Alice, the hired assassin, does.

WHAT:
Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres

WHO:
Theatre UAF, directed by Kavelina Torres

WHERE:
Lee H. Salisbury Lab Theatre, UAF Fine Arts Complex

WHEN:
Friday, March 29 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 30 @ 7:30pm
Sunday April 5 @ 2pm
Friday, April 6 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, April 7 @ 2:00pm

Rated PG-13 
Content Warnings: images of gore and simulated violence

Running Time: 120 minutes

15 minute intermission

 

Show poster for Something in the Living Room, featuring an image of lead actress, Donetta Tritt, in costume holding a knife | UAF Theatre & Film

Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Photo by Maya Salganek
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Left to Right 1st Row: Nora McIntyre, Charlotte Gray, Flyn Ludington. 2nd Row: Hannah Greene, Hank Nuwer, Neal Charlie, Jr. Deyanira Van Acker. Top Row: Virginia K. Parr. Tim Ott. Donetta Tritt, Skyler Ray Benson Davis. © MAYA SALGANEK

 

Cast

CORA ALICE JANE ...

 Donetta Tritt

JULES SMITH ...

 Charlotte Gray

SWEETY ...

 Flyn Ludington

THE PROFESSOR ...

 Hank Nuwer

EDWARD JIMMIE ...

 Neal Charlie, Jr.

FAT CAT ...

 Tim Ott

COWBOY ...

 Skylar Davis

JOHNNY ...

 Virginia Parr

TOK SMITH ...

 Nora McIntyre

OFFICER RAMSEY ...

 Deyanira Van Acker

CO-ED ...

 Hannah Greene

YOUNG MAN ...

 Jacob Lawrence

NATHANIEL ...

 Jessica Wohlwend

Production Crew

Director ...

 Kavelina Torres

Stage Manager ...

 Jas Stokes

Set Designer ...

 Alex Gagne-Hawes

Assistant Set Designer &     

Props Designer ...

 

 Hannah Greene

Costume Designer ...

 Stephanie Rivet

Costume Assistant ...

 Zorissa James

Lighting Designer ...

 Seamus Knight

Lighting Associate ...

 Stephanie Wright

Sound Designer ...

 Rori Katnigg

Video Technician ...

 Alex Armstrong

Film Producer ...

 Maya Salganek

Casting Associate &     

Producer ...

 

 Carrie Baker

The Story

An assassin for hire has arrived…at the wrong house! And this house is a doozy. She must complete the job but the place is overrun with visitors. Wait a minute –– she thought he was dead?! Between phone calls, reluctant clients, beaus and ex-beaus, everyone wants something from her, but what does she want?

The Director/Playwright

Kavelina Torres is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Media at UAF. They received their MFA in Creative Writing from The University of British Columbia where they studied scripts and scripting in addition to prose and graphic novels. They have a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous Filmmaking from UAF.  Kavelina has been a part of many productions such as Growing NativeBoat BuyersChristmas CrazierBig MiracleMessengerBodies of WaterFeels GoodMolly of Denali, and has made their own films, Yugumalleq and The Wild Witch. In addition to Something in the Living Room, Kavelina’s theatre production credits include Machinations and Little Bits, and Bob and Bones. Prose credits include Technician Qamaq North in CAROUSEL magazine (where Tor.com called it a must-read in January 2022), Kegg’ and Qiuq at medium.com plus Monologues from The Last Frontier Theatre Conference. Their film Yugumalleq was aired across the US on PBS and FNX. Professor Kavelina is a 2014 Sundance Indigenous Film Program Alum.

Information on cast/crew

The Cast
The cast is a talented mix of Film & Performing Arts majors, UAF students from departments across campus, and Fairbanks community actors. Ditter Tritt, who made her Theatre UAF debut last spring in Tumyaraq-qaa, leads the cast playing Cora Alice, along with senior FLPA major Flyn Ludington (Sweetie) and Fairbanks actor Charlotte Gray (Jules). Fairbanks community actors Hank Nuwer (The Professor), Neal Charlie, Jr. (Edward Jimmie), Tim Ott (Fat Cat), Skylar Davis (Cowboy), Virginia Parr (Johnny), and Jacob Lawrence (Young Man) all make their Theatre UAF debuts. FLPA majors Dey Van Acker (Officer Ramsey) and Jessica Wohlwend (Nathaniel), alongside English Department Creative Writing graduate student, Nora McIntyre (Tok), also make their Theatre UAF debuts. Veteran FLPA major, Hannah Greene, rounds out the cast as Co-ed.

The Design Team
Leading our design team are Set Designer Alex Gagne-Hawes and Costume Designer Stephanie Rivet. Seamus Knight (Lighting Designer) and Hannah Greene (Props Designer) are both Film & Performing Arts majors in UAF’s Department of Theatre & Film who are working on this production towards their degree completion. Jas Stokes (Stage Manager), Rori Katnigg (Sound Designer), Zorissa James (Costume Assistant), and Alex Armstrong (Video Technician) are all students at UAF. Stephanie Wright (Lighting Menor) is an 91ÊÓƵ Fellow for Inspiring Girls Expeditions 91ÊÓƵ at the International Arctic Research Center at UAF.

 


Department Spotlights

Ditter Tritt (Actor: Cora Alice)

 

You can call her Ditter. She first acted in the 1995 Arctic Village nativity scene where she was cast as one of the angels. That role led to no Hollywood offers, but she played Naaq the Navigator in last year’s Tuma Theatre production of Tumyaraq-qaa.

 

Flyn Ludington (Actor: Sweetie)

Flyn is thrilled to help Kavelina Torres, in whatever capacity, launch Something in the Living Room to the stage and screen. Flyn is a seasoned performer. She had her first paid screen acting job at age 14, attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, and locally has appeared in (and worked on) too many shows to count! She also co-founded and currently helps to manage a radical local community radio station, KWRK-LP 90.9 FM. Her parents are Megan McCarthy of Butte, Montana and Fairbanks, and Milton Ludington of Everson, WA and Fairbanks. They facilitate ALL SHE DOES! She is also a single-mother of two kids and she was born, and has lived the majority of her life, upon the stolen lands of the Indigenous Peoples of 91ÊÓƵ.

 

Stephanie Rivet (Costume Designer)

Stephanie is the Costume Shop Manager and Costume Designer for Something in the Living Room. She is a graduate of UAF with a B.A. in Film and Performing Arts. Previous costume design work includes Theatre UAF's Tumyaraq-qaa, Seminar, The Misanthrope, and Stop Kiss as well as FST's Titus Andronicus.


Photo Gallery

Publicity Photos

Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Left to Right 1st Row: Nora McIntyre, Charlotte Gray, Flyn Ludington. 2nd Row: Hannah Greene, Hank Nuwer, Neal Charlie, Jr. Deyanira Van Acker. Top Row: Virginia K. Parr. Tim Ott. Donetta Tritt, Skyler Ray Benson Davis. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Left to Right 1st Row: Nora McIntyre, Charlotte Gray, Flyn Ludington. 2nd Row: Hannah Greene, Hank Nuwer, Neal Charlie, Jr. Deyanira Van Acker. Top Row: Virginia K. Parr. Tim Ott. Donetta Tritt, Skyler Ray Benson Davis. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Left to Right 1st Row: Nora McIntyre, Charlotte Gray, Flyn Ludington. 2nd Row: Hannah Greene, Hank Nuwer, Neal Charlie, Jr. Deyanira Van Acker. Top Row: Virginia K. Parr. Tim Ott. Donetta Tritt, Skyler Ray Benson Davis. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Left to Right 1st Row: Nora McIntyre, Charlotte Gray, Flyn Ludington. 2nd Row: Hannah Greene, Hank Nuwer, Neal Charlie, Jr. Deyanira Van Acker. Top Row: Virginia K. Parr. Tim Ott. Donetta Tritt, Skyler Ray Benson Davis. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. Left to Right 1st Row: Nora McIntyre, Charlotte Gray, Flyn Ludington. 2nd Row: Hannah Greene, Hank Nuwer, Neal Charlie, Jr. Deyanira Van Acker. Top Row: Virginia K. Parr. Tim Ott. Donetta Tritt, Skyler Ray Benson Davis. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. (Left to Right) Hank Nuwer as the Professor; Donetta Tritt as Cora Alice Jane; Skyler Ray Benson Davis as Cowboy; Tim Ott as FatCat. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. (Left to Right) Hank Nuwer as the Professor; Donetta Tritt as Cora Alice Jane; Skyler Ray Benson Davis as Cowboy; Tim Ott as FatCat. © MAYA SALGANEK

 

Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. (Left to Right) Hank Nuwer as the Professor; Donetta Tritt as Cora Alice Jane; Skyler Ray Benson Davis as Cowboy; Tim Ott as FatCat. © MAYA SALGANEK

Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. (Left to Right) Flyn Ludington as Sweetie; Charlotte Gray as Jules; Donetta Tritt as Cora Alice Jane; Neal Charlie, Jr. as Edward Jimmie. © MAYA SALGANEK
Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. (Left to Right) Hank Nuwer as the Professor; Donetta Tritt as Cora Alice Jane © MAYA SALGANEK
Hank Nuwer as the Professor in Flashback 1 (Film). Photo by Maya Salganek
Tim Ott as FatCat in the UAF Theatre and Film production of Something in the Living Room

Cast & Crew Headshots

Alex Gagne-Hawes, Set Designer

By Valentine, Department Administrator

Charlotte Gray, "Jules"

Deyanira Van Acker, "Officer Ramsey"

Donetta Tritt, "Cora Jane Alice"

 

Flyn Ludington "Sweetie"

Hank Nuwer, "The Professor"

Hannah Greene, "Co-Ed"

Jacob Lawrence, "Young Man"

Jas Stokes, Stage manager

Jessica Wohlwend, "Nathaniel"

Kavelina Torres, Director/Playwright

Maya Salganek, Film producer

Neal Charlie, Jr., "Edward Jimmie"

Nora McIntyre, "Tok Smith"

Rori Katnigg, Sound Designer

Seumas Knight, Lighting Designer

Skylar Davis, "Cowboy"

Tim Ott, "FatCat"

Virginia Parr, "Johnny"

 

Rehearsal Photos

Actors Donetta Tritt and Charlotte Gray during a rehearsal for Something in the Living Room on February 21, 2024. UAF Photo by Sarah Manriquez
Actors Donetta Tritt digs through a large bag during a rehearsal for Something in the Living Room on February 21, 2024. UAF Photo by Sarah Manriquez
Actor Charlotte Gray on stage during a rehearsal for Something in the Living Room on February 21, 2024. UAF Photo by Sarah Manriquez
Actors Donetta Tritt, Virginia Parr and Flyn Ludington during a rehearsal for Something in the Living Room on February 21, 2024. UAF Photo by Sarah Manriquez
Stage Manager Jas Stokes during a rehearsal for Something in the Living Room on February 21, 2024. UAF Photo by Sarah Manriquez
Actor Donetta Tritt holds a prop knife while Flyn Ludington and Charlotte Gray look on from the background during a rehearsal for Something in the Living Room on February 21, 2024. UAF Photo by Sarah Manriquez

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
By Valentine, Department of Theatre and Film

907-474-6590 or vbvalentine@alaska.edu

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS:
Director – Kavelina Torres kander23@alaska.edu

Actor -Ditter Tritt donettamtritt@gmail.com

Costume Designer – Stephanie Rivet smsandberg@alaska.edu

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