Judy Doomed Us All
created by Rat Queen Theatre Company
Judy Doomed Us All is a gritty, political, Americana musical wrapped in a tumbleweed and served on a tablecloth from Party City. Set on the 4th of July in a reimagined 1980s, a fictionalized Nancy Reagan continues her Grand National Tour across the Heartland. As Nancy and her joke writer, Anthony Dolan, roll into a small town in Kansas, a massive tornado approaches, leaving the two political figures trapped amongst the cornfields and corner stores. The story unfolds as two best friends, Judy and Blinker, leave the shelter of their basement-turned-clubhouse and find themselves struggling to understand what growing up means when your resources are limited. Could they be like Nancy Reagan? Or will they be like the outsiders- A future rock star named Dorothy and her two best friends Gertie and Scarecrow who live in a dilapidated house outside of town, trying to stay afloat amongst the decay. As the storm approaches, we come to learn that good intentions don’t always lead to a good result. The tornado is not the only thing that could destroy the town.
JUDY at ICE FACTORY 2019
Cast:
Judy: Mukta Phatak
Blinker: Candace Hudert
Nancy Reagan: Dylan Whelan
Anthony Dolan: Simon Henriques
Kitty Kelley: Raquel Loving
Gertie; Tiffany Iris
Dorothy: Anteus Mathieu
Scarecrow: Molly Bicks
Cornfield Kenny: Eric Mead
The Witches: Sequoia Sellinger,
Jackson Tucker - Meyer, Parade Stone,
and Leeah Swift
JUDY at STARR BAR 2018
Produced by Rat Queen Theatre Company and J. Mehr Kaur
Director: Carsen Joenk
Associate Producer: Non Kuramoto
Music Director: Sequoia Sellinger
Stage Manager: Ciara Cornelius
Set Design: Meredith Pence- Wilson
Sound Design: Travis Wright
Lighting Design: Cheyenne Sykes
Costume Design: Mari Taylor
With music by Nathan Leigh, Graham KG Garlington, Jess Marlor, Bre Northrup, and Viraj Gandhi
Production Photos: Valerie Terranova
Poster Design: Non Kuramoto
Cast:
Judy: Cathy Ang
Blinker: Reed Northrup
Nancy Reagan: Dylan Whelan
Anthony Dolan: Simon Henriques
Kitty Kelley: Raquel Loving
Gertie; Kyra Bowser
Dorothy: Jiho Kang
Scarecrow: Molly Bicks
Man on the Radio: Danny Wilfred
The Witches: Sam Aneson, Mari Moriarty, and Natasha Hakata
JUDY: LIVE IN CONCERT 2017
Produced by Rat Queen Theatre Company and J. Mehr Kaur
Director: Carsen Joenk
Music Director: Andrew Barret Cox
Stage Manager: Aja Depass
Set Design: Alex Emond
Sound Design: C.M. Swan-Streepy
With music by Sam Aneson, Grant Chamberlin, Graham KG Garlington, Jess Marlor, Bre Northrup, Melanie Rose Thomas, Oil the Band, and Viraj Gandhi
Percussion: Nikola Balac
Production Photos: Eva Mueller
Marketing Photos: Jasper Soloff
Basit Shittu, Kassiani Menas, and Grant Chamberlain
Tess Howsam as Nancy Reagan
The Curry Puffs
Jess Marlor
KG Garlington, Anna Nemetz, and Julius Powell