Take a look at these accomplished young actors performing in the Theater and Policy Salon's semi-staged reading of excerpts from Swedish playwright Paula Stenström Öhman's acclaimed play People Respect Me Now, directed by NJ Mitchell. The reading and subsequent panel discussion were held at Woolly Mammoth Theater Company's Smith/Melton Rehearsal Hall as a related event for Woolly's production of The Story of The Gun by Mike Daisey. Below: Robert Hamilton as Christian and Henry Baratz as Sam. Photos by visual artist Thom Goertel.
PEOPLE RESPECT ME NOW CAST
Chelsea Thaler........................Narrator
Robert Hamilton.............Police Officer / Christian
Dulcie Pham................................ Arnie
Henry Baratz.................................Sam
Noelle Robinson.................... Epilogue
Brittany Timmons.....Deborah/Operator
First row: Chelsea Thaler as Narrator, Dulcie Pham as Arnie, and Henry Baratz as Sam.
Second row: Robert Hamilton as Christian and Henry Baratz as Sam and Brittany Timmons as Deborah.
Third row: Noelle Robinson as Epilogue, cast with playwright Paula Stenström Öhman and Director NJ Mitchell.
Fourth row: Panel discussion, Playwright Stenström Öhman at Woolly and with Co-Faciliator Michael Feldman and Director NJ Mitchell.
Photos by visual artist Thom Goertel unless otherwise noted.