Community Garden by Justin Borak

Midnight Snack Productions Presents

The Regional Premiere of Community Garden by Justin Borak

Directed by Avery L. Ingvarson

Newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Chicago’s Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not the vibrant, bustling community that passes through the green space, checking on their plants, composting their food scraps, meeting up with friends and – surprisingly often – falling in love. After a few hours, Ralph begins to understand seasoned volunteer Donald’s claim that the garden is magic. In a series of heartfelt and humorous vignettes, Community Garden digs into the ways taking care of the environment helps people take care of each other.

Premiering in 2022, Community Garden has become a staple of high school theare with over 200 performances. This Regional Premiere marks the first time the play has been produced in New York City. This site-specific production set in an actual New York Community Garden is sure to warm audiences' hearts and inspire them to get involved in their own communities!

Starring:

Rodrigo Ernesto Bolaños as Donald and Ken

Gigi Brown as August

Aaron Clark Burstein as Adam

Ranana Chernin as Bella

Erin Gassner as Daphne

Charlie Keegan James as Sadie

Jihan Khan as Casey

Maysie Jane Kilgore as Trace and Kape

Patricia M. Lawrence as Kelly and April

John Orihuela as Mr. Putnam

Matthew Penalva as Ralph

Isaac Salazar as Davey and Taylor

Kirstin Wolf as Andi and Jordan

Swings:

Erin Gassner as Kelly and April

Charlie Keegan James as Andi, Jordan, Trace, Kape, Daphne, and Bella

John Orihuela as Ralph, August, Donald, and Ken

Adrian Walker as Adam, Casey, Davey, and Taylor

Community Garden is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Playscripts. www.concordtheatricals.com