NOW. HERE. THIS. is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd.
www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Now. Here. This.
Book By Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell
Music and Lyrics By Jeff Bowen
Based on the Collaboration by
Hunter Bell, Michael Berresse, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen, and Larry
Pressgrove
Now. Here. This. was originally produced by the VINEYARD THEATRE, Douglas Aibel, Artistic
Director, Jennifer
Garvey-Blackwell, Executive Producer, New York City, 2012
Development of Now. Here. This. was supported by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during a
residency at the
Cabaret and Performance Conference of 2009
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this production is
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Cast & Crew
Ash Weir - Hailing from Sheffield, Ash graduated with an MA in Musical
Theatre from Mountview in the year of our lord, 2020. She has
previously appeared as Anne Boleyn in the original Fringe Production of
SiX, and as a writer/performer for the Footlights International Tour
Show 2019: Pillow Talk.
Griffin Jenkins (Producer) - Griffin Jenkins is an actor and music director
from America and New Zealand and trained at Mountview. In Auckland,
he recently performed in First Date and [title of show] and has
musically directed many shows in NZ and Illinois.
Matthew Westrope - Matthew Westrope is a Musical Theatre 2020
graduate from Mountview. Credits include Ensemble roles in The Wind
in The Willows and The Producers. Credits while training include Jason
Dean (Heathers), Leo Frank (Parade).
Ruby Lyon - Ruby Lyon is an actor from New Zealand who trained at
both The Royal Academy of Music London and The Actors' Program
NZ. She has worked in musicals, theatre and TV back in NZ, including
the soap opera Shortland Street. Most recently she was in the Les
Misérables UK Tour.
Jonna Hicks - Jonna Hicks is a singer and actor from Sweden who recently
graduated from Mountview in the MA Musical Theatre course. B.C. (before
Covid), she studied in New York City and did prior to that appear in
musicals around Sweden. This is Jonna's London professional debut.
Natalie Beran (Producer) - Natalie Beran is an actor, voiceover artist,
assistant director (TV/Film), theatre producer and radio
announcer/producer. She is a drama graduate of the American Musical
and Dramatic Academy (New York) and holds a Bachelor of
Communication Studies (Radio).
She produced Auckland’s Summer Shakespeare Festival and was an
administrator of The Actors’ Program NZ.
Anthony Underwood (Director) - Anthony is a London based director,
specialising in musicals and family theatre. He is also the Artistic
Director of Taxi Man Productions. His credits include, as director;
Triangle - The New Musical (George Wood Theatre), Tick, Tick… Boom
(Etcetera Theatre), Pippin (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Spring Awakening
(O’Connell House), Bare: A Pop Opera, Cabaret, RENT and The Hunger Games: The Musical
(RHUL MTS) As associate/assistant director; CASES (The Other Palace), Cinderella (New
Wimbledon Theatre), Multiverse (Waterloo East Theatre), Half a Sixpence (New Wimbledon
Theatre), Parade (The Other Palace), Let It Snow (Regent Hall), The Jabberwocky (Margate
Theatre Royal, The Other Palace). Twitter: @AntonUnderwood
Tessa Guerrero (Choreographer) – Tessa is an actor, choreographer and
movement director based in London, who trained at both Mountview
and the
Guildford School of Acting. She specialises in musical theatre, tap and
jazz choreography and physical theatre
movement. She also gained an undergraduate degree in history from
the University of York. Her credits include, as
choreographer, Edges (Guildford School of Acting), A Tale of Two (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
As assistant
choreographer, Sweet Charity (Guildford School of Acting). As director/choreographer, Singin’ in
the Rain (John
Cooper Studio York, CHMS York), Stand Out: An Evening of Stand Alone Musical Theatre (CHMS
York), A Chorus
Line (John Cooper Studio York, CHMS York). Twitter: @TessaGuerrero_
Matt Herbert (Musical Director) – Matt is a graduate from the University of Nottingham where
he gained a First-Class BA (Hons) in Music. He then went on to study an MA in Musical
Direction from Mountview. As Music Director, credits include: For Taxi Man Productions –
Adeline (Edinburgh Fringe 2021), Tick, Tick… BOOM! (Etcetera Theatre); Sister Act (Nottingham
Arts Theatre). As Assistant MD, credits include: Guys and Dolls (Mountview Theatre); NYMT’s
Parade (The Other Palace).
Matt is delighted to be Music Directing the UK professional premier of Now. Here. This.
Barry Ring - Barry Ring is a voiceover and actor who has appeared on
stage and screen in multiple roles including a
major BBC drama series. He has a back catalogue of voiceover roles
including narrating several travel documentary
series on Amazon. Born in London, he has trained at Drama Studios
London, IDSA, and is a current student with the London Meisner Company. Barry is also in pre-
production for an upcoming audio drama (Ragged Scratch Season 3).
Twitter: @BarryRingActor
Technician - Tamsin Harper Jenkins
Voiceover Production – Natalie Beran
Guitar - Daniel Kemshell @ www.DanielKemshell.com
80s Synth Track - Peter Dunn
Special Thanks
Andy Chan and the team at Concord Theatricals
Michael, Georgia, Lotty and the team at the Golden Goose Theatre
Wayne, Sophia and the team at Chiswick Playhouse
Joy and the team at Ram Jam Records
Rag Factory
Taxi Man Productions
Chris Kebble
Dan Foggo
Ben McQuigg
Peter Dunn
Lucy Carruthers
Producers Note
This project started from the desire to ‘keep doing’ during lockdown, to create, rehearse,
practice
our craft and keep going with our passion for performance and production. Producing during a
pandemic has been a
new experience, a curious puppet piece, a lot of the normal process out of our control, affected
and vastly changed
by what we can and can’t do, what we could do last week but now can’t do this week.
We would like to thank the cast and crew and give them a huge virtual hug for persevering
through masked music
bashes and scene rehearsals, a character-building social distanced museum field trip,
choreography drilled in the
local parks and underground (well ventilated) carparks and the uncertainty of what each
government announcement
would do to affect our rehearsals, venues and audiences. I’d like to also thank all those who
have supported our
process with assistance in kind, ticket purchases and ‘crowd-not-allowed’ empty seat donations.
We hope as
restrictions lift around the country the opportunity to take this production on the road!
- Natalie Beran and Griffin Jenkins
