Playwright: Vel Grande
Director: Dennis Oliveira

"The Waiting Room", is a short lighthearted comedy that tells the story of theater goer, Daniel Underwood, who is forced on stage to participate in a play where nothing happens. On stage Daniel navigates a world that doesn’t make much sense, much like our own, while searching for the meaning of why he is here, quite literally in this case. Daniel meets many different people on stage, who share stories and thoughts, some more helpful than others, as he desperately tries to get off stage.

 

Cast
Daniel Underwood...... Brett Fox
Man #1.................... Jake Declan
Woman #1................ Heather Alzapiedi
Woman #2 ............Sofia Pastena
Man #2 ...............Anthony Carlo
Woman #3 ..............Shaena Kate
Receptionist ...........A’lysai Robinson
Female Audience Member.........Jess Pace
Security Guard #1........ Khalil Louigene
God / Audience man............ Evan Gibley
Usher....................... Jess Sconfienza

Director Dennis Oliveira
Stage Manager Jess Pace
All Photos taken by Dan Morales


Vel Grande (Playwright) was born in Philadelphia and is currently a Utah-based transit executive. Vel (or preferably Mr. Grande) is the author of The Essence - A Ghost Story in Three Days, a YA serial novel, which was a winner of a Moonbeam Children's Book Award. He has also published two short stories, Counsel to God and Attorney in Time. In addition to The Waiting Room, Vel is the author of the one-act play, Again.

Dennis Oliveira (Director) is a current student at Columbia University's MFA Directing program. He is an alumnus of Florida State University’s Grad Opera Directing program, the Institute for American Musical Theatre, the Stella Adler Studio, and he holds his BFA in Acting from Montclair State University.

Other directing credits include Drought (New York Theatre Festival), Mavra, The Magic Flute (Florida State Opera), and The Wild Party (Old Library Theatre).