TTFFP

February 22, 23, 24 at 7:00 p.m.

February 25 at 2:00 p.m.

RHS Performing Arts Center
For Tickets Call 651-423-7540 or 651-683-6969 ext. 7540
Adults $7.00 - Seniors $5.00 - Students $5.00

Production Photos

THE STORY
Saturday, March 25, 1911. 4:45 P.M. In the Triangle Waist Factory off downtown Manhattan’s Washington Square—where 500 immigrant workers from Poland, Russia and Italy toil fourteen-hour days making lady’s dresses—a cigarette is tossed into a bin of fabric scraps. Despite desperate efforts, flames sweep through the eighth, ninth and tenth floors. Panic-stricken workers run in all directions. On the ninth floor, some make it to the fire escape, only to have it collapse beneath their weight. Others run to the exit door but find it locked—many, including the soon-to-be-married Margaret Schwartz, die with their hands on the doorknob. Dozens leap from the windows to their deaths, shocking the crowd of onlookers gathered below. And some through bravery or sheer luck make it out alive. In the space of twenty-eight minutes, the fire is under control, but 146 people, mainly young immigrant girls, have died. The Triangle Factory Fire Project uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of this historic fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, The Triangle Factory Fire Project paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human tollsuch a tragedy takes on us all.

PLACE: In and around lower Manhattan
TIME: 1909 - 1911

CAST
Actor A: (Margaret Schwartz, Ida Mittleman). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla VanDyke
Actor B: (Rose Freedman, Bertha Schwartz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Benz
Actor C: (Kate Alterman, Mary Alter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ciprian Butler
Actor D: (Rose Schneiderman, Yetta Lubitz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Lamoreaux
Actor E: (Mrs. Belmont, Dinah Lifschitz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Schouweiler
Actor F: (Ethel Monick, May Levantini). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerrica Johnson
Actor 1: (Eddie Markowitz, Max Steuer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Yates
Actor 2: (Charles Bostwick, William Bernstein). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Gilson
Actor 3: (William Shepherd, John Moore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Forcier
Actor 4: (Max Blanck, Chief Edward Croker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston Raberge
Actor 5: (Samuel Bernstein, Herman Hurwitz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Bishop
Actor 6: ( Samuel Gompers, Frank Sommer,Judge C.T. Crain) . . . . Matt Allen
Actor 7: (Max Schwartz, Office John Meehan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Matuseski
Actor 8: (Issac Harris, Abe Gordon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Herron

ARTISTIC STAFF
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thom Hoffman
Scenic Designer/Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Miller
Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Sandberg
Lighting Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bennett Olson
Student Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Johnson
Music Composer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara Jung
Union Song Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Schouweiler

PRODUCTION STAFF
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Markes
Light Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bennett Olson
Sound Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meegan Olson
Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Hamm
Assistant Light Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TJ Koziol
Assistant Sound Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Oberle
Costume Crew. . . . Jennifer Beck, Shelby Gamache, Ashley Wolfgang
Running Crew. . . . . . . . . Ruth Aune, Lucas Brown, Hannah Gaydos,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Hsiao, Greg Mason, Aaron Newman,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Peterson, Claire Sykora, Candace Tangen

SET CONSTRUCTION
Ruth Aune
Lucas Brown
Hannah Gaydos
Peter Hamm
Maddie Howell
Jerry Hsiao
Meegan Johnson
TJ Koziol
Melissa Markes
Greg Mason
Rachel Mullin
Aaron Newman
Nicole Noblet
Robert Oberle
Bennett Olson
Travis Peterson
Katelyn Riddle
Arthur Seifert
Claire Sykora
Candace Tangen
Allie Tooley


	~THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT ~
	By Christopher Piehler in collaboration with Scott Alan Evans

	A new play about the infamous garment factory fire of 1911, where in the space of 25 minutes, 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, perished in a devastating blaze. A good play is a wonderful distraction. A great play tugs at youremotional core. A truly great play does all that and also affects its audience by triggering memories and influencing ones view of events. THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT is one of the plays that falls into the last category. Above all, it leaves one with an appropriate sense of sadness over what was–and what remains–a harsh reality: to some, other people are dispensable.

	February 22, 23, 24 at 7:00 p.m. February 25 at 2:00 p.m. RHS Performing Arts Center For Tickets Call 651-423-7540 or 651-683-6969 ext. 7540 Adults $7.00 - Seniors $5.00 - Students $5.00
Production Photos THE STORY Saturday, March 25, 1911. 4:45 P.M. In the Triangle Waist Factory off downtown Manhattan’s Washington Square—where 500 immigrant workers from Poland, Russia and Italy toil fourteen-hour days making lady’s dresses—a cigarette is tossed into a bin of fabric scraps. Despite desperate efforts, flames sweep through the eighth, ninth and tenth floors. Panic-stricken workers run in all directions. On the ninth floor, some make it to the fire escape, only to have it collapse beneath their weight. Others run to the exit door but find it locked—many, including the soon-to-be-married Margaret Schwartz, die with their hands on the doorknob. Dozens leap from the windows to their deaths, shocking the crowd of onlookers gathered below. And some through bravery or sheer luck make it out alive. In the space of twenty-eight minutes, the fire is under control, but 146 people, mainly young immigrant girls, have died. The Triangle Factory Fire Project uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of this historic fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across New York and the entire country, the repercussions of which shaped social, political and economic policies for decades to come. By using real words spoken by real people, from Ukrainian seamstresses to millionaire Fifth Avenue socialites, The Triangle Factory Fire Project paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human tollsuch a tragedy takes on us all. PLACE: In and around lower Manhattan TIME: 1909 - 1911 CAST Actor A: (Margaret Schwartz, Ida Mittleman). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla VanDyke Actor B: (Rose Freedman, Bertha Schwartz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Benz Actor C: (Kate Alterman, Mary Alter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ciprian Butler Actor D: (Rose Schneiderman, Yetta Lubitz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Lamoreaux Actor E: (Mrs. Belmont, Dinah Lifschitz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Schouweiler Actor F: (Ethel Monick, May Levantini). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerrica Johnson Actor 1: (Eddie Markowitz, Max Steuer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Yates Actor 2: (Charles Bostwick, William Bernstein). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Gilson Actor 3: (William Shepherd, John Moore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Forcier Actor 4: (Max Blanck, Chief Edward Croker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston Raberge Actor 5: (Samuel Bernstein, Herman Hurwitz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Bishop Actor 6: ( Samuel Gompers, Frank Sommer,Judge C.T. Crain) . . . . Matt Allen Actor 7: (Max Schwartz, Office John Meehan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Matuseski Actor 8: (Issac Harris, Abe Gordon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Herron ARTISTIC STAFF Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thom Hoffman Scenic Designer/Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Miller Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Sandberg Lighting Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bennett Olson Student Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Johnson Music Composer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara Jung Union Song Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Schouweiler PRODUCTION STAFF Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Markes Light Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bennett Olson Sound Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meegan Olson Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Hamm Assistant Light Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TJ Koziol Assistant Sound Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Oberle Costume Crew. . . . Jennifer Beck, Shelby Gamache, Ashley Wolfgang Running Crew. . . . . . . . . Ruth Aune, Lucas Brown, Hannah Gaydos, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Hsiao, Greg Mason, Aaron Newman, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Peterson, Claire Sykora, Candace Tangen SET CONSTRUCTION Ruth Aune Lucas Brown Hannah Gaydos Peter Hamm Maddie Howell Jerry Hsiao Meegan Johnson TJ Koziol Melissa Markes Greg Mason Rachel Mullin Aaron Newman Nicole Noblet Robert Oberle Bennett Olson Travis Peterson Katelyn Riddle Arthur Seifert Claire Sykora Candace Tangen Allie Tooley