how it started.

Redeye Theatre Project was founded in the summer of 2005 primarily through the efforts of Cory Tamler, Sarah Heffner, & James Wong (president, vice president, & artistic director at the time of founding, respectively). It was based on Sara Tamler's idea for her high-school graduation project, which was in turn based on the 24-hour play company in New York City.

RTP held its inaugural festival on October 15, 2005 with a company of 47: 10 playwrights, 1 playwright-in-residence, 8 directors, 8 techies, & 20 actors. The company consisted of undergraduate & graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh & other local universities, Pitt graduates, & high school students.

in the news.

[01.11.07] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (feature by Chris Rawson)

[11.27.06] The Pitt Chronicle (feature by Mary Zangrilli; PDF file, scroll to page 5)

[03.22.06] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (feature/review by Phil Stephenson)

[01.14.06] The Saturday Light Brigade (radio interview; will open with Windows Media Player)

[11.18.05] The Pitt News (preview)

[10.13.05] University Press Release

past performances.

Coming soon: RTP 2.3, 2.4, and Summer RTP 2.

DECEMBER 2, 2006 (FORMS OF FLATTERY).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Ashley Martin
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Tommy Costello, Ryan Howe
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Shanna Murphy
ASM: Caroline Nilsen
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Alden Davidson, Adrian Rooney
SOUND DESIGNER: Josh Jumbelic
PROPS: Kelly Miklavcic
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Earl Haines, Joel Ambrose, Nichole Herring, Andy Ris, Nina Williams, Lauren Masi
RUN CREW: Boyd Gossett, Krystal Harwick, LaShawn Keyser

THE PLAYS.

"Androniki"

By Ashley Hooper & Erin Carr
Directed by Mattie Moran

ANDRONIKI: Deirdre O'Rourke
CHARIS: Alaina Salks
DAPHNE: Marylou Kunkle
EVANGELIA: Katie Martin

"Survival Instinct"

By Herbert F. Tinsley
Directed by Andrew McNally

FIRST STRANGER: Johnny Mitchell
SECOND STRANGER: Kate Mickere
SPENCER: Christina Kruise
BETTY: Sarah Wolford

"True Story"

By Jason Hall
Directed by Grant Williams

JANE: Jillian Vitko
WALTER: Brian Hinkle
VERA: Molly Bierman

"Los Conquistadores: A Mexican Dog Dance"

By Brenden Gallagher & Kevin Riley
Directed by Josh Hansen

TERRY, TERRY'S CAR: Ryan Ben
NEWSCASTER, FATHER-IN-LAW, BORDOR CONTROL, COLLINS: Grant Scavello
DONKEY'S REAR, HEAD JAILER, EL BANDITO, AMERICA: Jeralynn Miller
DONKEY'S HEAD: John Fallon

"Thwarting Narration"

By Julie Sokolow
Directed by Tim Bagatti

DAVID: Andrew Hicks
CHAD: Christopher Maxwell
ANNA: Grace Eubank

"Exposure: A Documentary Play in 4 Scenes"

By Julie Costa-Malcolm
Directed by Nicole Zoellner

THE PLAYRIGHT: Meg Stiles
A: Chelsea Rothschild
B: Andrea Gordon
C: Jessica Hewitt
D: Alaina Salks

"Population Pending"

By Erika Suni
Directed by Katie Rife

WIFE OF NOAH: Tanaz Balaporia
NOAH, GOD: Luke Coryea
HAM'S WIFE: Sarah Heffner
SHEM'S WIFE: Jessie Bishop

"Fire with Fire"

By Cory Tamler
Directed by Patrick Berger

ORWELL HEDGE: Mike Runey
GERRY DONNELLY: Sean Lenhart
DEVORAH SCHULLER: Carin Bendas

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OCTOBER 7, 2006 (I SAW IT IN A PORTRAIT).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Ashley Martin
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Jason Hall, Ryan Howe
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Amber Ruhl
ASM: Mattie Moran
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: James Wong, Nicole Zoellner
ASST. PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Emily Bender, Arthur Davis, Krystal Harwick, Elana Rothenberg
PROPS: Alden Davidson
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Patrick Berger, Jessie Bishop, Grant Bojarski, Earl Haines, Peter Kosloski, Kate Mickere, Jeralynn Miller, Jill Vitko, Sarah Wolford
RUN CREW: Stephen Grebinski, Nichole Herring, Nathalie Lawrence, Alison Smith

THE PLAYS.

"So Hard to Find Good Help..."

By Joel Ambrose
Directed by Chelsea Rothschild

BRUCE PETTINGTON: Tom Chun
DOTTIE: Marylou Kunkle
CRYSTAL: Megan Klingensmith

"The Dance"

By Erika Suni
Directed by Cory Tamler

JOY: Erin Carr
DAVID: Kevin Gilpatrick
ANNIE: Andrea Gordon

"Eighteen"

By Logan Monighan
Directed by Sarah Heffner

JOHN: John Graham
GRACE: Grace Eubank
JOSH: Josh DeFilippo

"(W)Holes"

By A.M. Jackass
Directed by Lauren Masi

UNIVERSE: Kait Wittig
ONE: Andrew McNally
TWO: Angela Kowalski
THREE: Ashley Martin

"Friday Evening in a Fabulous Brain"

By Michael Yarsky
Directed by Melissa Porterfield

JUDGEMENT: Alicia DeMara
LIBIDO: Ryan McKelvey
MOTHER: Shannon Ruck

"Dinner Theatre"

By JJ & Patrick Jackson
Directed by Tommy Costello

BRAD: Johnny Mitchell
MAGGIE: Imanta Nigals
STACY: Nina Williams

"The Misadventures of Pope Awesome the Great"

By Josh Hansen
Directed by Ryan McKelvey

KING CHARLIE: Mike Marchetti
POPE AWESOME THE GREAT: Justin Honard
CARDINAL BARD: Boyd Gossett

"Damn Mexinadians"

By Phil Horst
Directed by Madeleine Beiler

DAISY: Lindsey Dinsmore
BRANDI: Margaret Krauss
MARK: Andrew Hicks
BRAD/SCIENTIST 1: Early Heines
SCIENTIST 2: Sarah Wolford
BECKY: Molly Bierman
JIMMY: Patrick Berger
EXTRAS: Liz Butlin, Phil Horst

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MAY 13 , 2006 (A HARD DAY'S NIGHT).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Ashley Martin
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Ryan Howe
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Nicole Zoellner
LIGHTING DESINGER: Alden Davidson
SOUND DESIGNER: AJ Tindall
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Joel Ambrose
PROPS: Chris Griswold
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Ben Blazer, Meg Stiles, Cory Tamler
RUN CREW: Pammi Bhullar, Claire Natale

THE PLAYS.

"Penny Lane"

By Emily Best
Directed by Aaron Kern

ERICA: Jill Vitko
DAVE: Grant Bojarski
PENNY LANE: Erin Hopkins

"Matthew Marks, Luke & Gus"

By Jason Hall
Directed by Andrew McNally

MATTHEW MARKS: Mark Chaitin
SIMON PETER: Rob Farrell
LUKE FOOL/GUS THE BAPTIST: Mike O'Dell
CHERYL PROCTOR: Betse Lyons

"Chance of Rain"

By James Wong
Directed by PJ Tiberio

MELODY: Jen L'Amour Dorman
TRIAD: John Feightner
TUCSON: Jen Murray
MALIBU: Alayna Sands

"I Know You, You Know Me"

By Sarah Heffner
Directed by Tiff Owen

CARRIE: Janine DeWitt
CHRIS: Charles Ellison Brown
SHELBY: Lee Kim
JULIE: Lori Sharpless

"The Way Things are Going"

By Tom Chun & Lily Junker (AKA Chunker)
Directed by Julie Costa-Malcolm

CHARITY: Jen Schaupp
MS. LONDON: Miyoshi Anderson
PETER BROWN: Brad Davis
GIBRALTAR: Joe McGranaghan

"Dagger & Crab"

By Justin A. Ketchup
Directed by Shanae Sharon

DAGGER MCDAGGETT: JJ Jackson
CRABWALK BARNABY: Josh Boyer
COUNTESS/MAGGIE KITTENFLESH: Abby Fudor
EGGMAN: Mary Heyne
VOICE: Melissa Porterfield

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MARCH 18, 2006 (PROPOSTEROUS).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: James Wong
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Jason Hall
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Beth Henke
LIGHTING DESINGER: Nicole Zoellner
SOUND DESIGNER: Lauren Masi
COSTUME DESIGNER: Janine DeWitt
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Whitney Duncan
PROPS: Tim Patton
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Elena Alexandratos, Brittany Andrews, Joel Ambrose, Ashley Martin
RUN CREW: Charles E. Brown, Molly J. de Blanc, LaShawn Keyser, Rhonda McClain, Matt Moran, Amber Ruhl

THE PLAYS.

"The Halloween Between"

By Chris Griswold
Directed by Andy Keleman

KEVIN: Ryan Howe
OLIVIA: Jessie Bishop
SOPHIA: Kate Mickere

"The Alluring Process"

By Madeleine Ross
Directed by Phil Horst

GIRL IN WINDOW: Sarah Heffner
MAN: Kevin Koch
WOMAN: Lily Junker

"Begging and Pardoning"

By Aaron M. Kern
Directed by Jill Vitko

DAVID: Mike DeRensis
MOVIE GUY: Dane Moore
VICKI: Stacie Cifrulak
WESLEY: Erin Teachman

"Out of Your Eyes"

By James Wong
Directed by Kait Wittig

FRANK: Kevin Gilpatrick
QUINN: Brenden Gallagher
DEMETRI: Grant Scavello
KELSEY: Cory Tamler

"A Not So Distant Wilderness"

By JJ Jackson
Directed by Ben Blazer

MOM: Kathleen Kerns
NARRATOR: Tom Chun
ROCCO: Brad Davis
TRAVIS: Erik Hinton

"Knee Deepen"

By Ryan McKelvey
Directed by Shanae Sharon

ANNE-MARIE: Betse Lyons
CAMILLE: ChiChi Anyanwu
GREGORY: AJ Tindall
SIMON: Justin A Ketchup

"Under the August Sunsphere"

By Joe McGranaghan & Stella Strange
Directed by Regina Connolly

ATHENA MCCARTHY: Christina Kruise
CHARLES HURLEY BUTCHER: Albert Manders
JACK NEELY: Chris Maxwell
RAYMOND WILLIAMS: Luke Coryea

"From the Gentleman, Over There"

By Jeffrey M Cordell
Directed by Jen Schaupp

HE: Earl Haines
SHE: Carin Bendas
VOICEOVER BARTENDER: JJ Jackson

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JANUARY 14, 2006 (EDWARD GOREY'S HELPLESS DOORKNOBS).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: James Wong
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Jeff Cordell
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Tiff Owen
LIGHTING DESINGER: John Mathas, AJ Tindall
SOUND DESIGNER: Parag Gohel
MASTER ELECTRICIAN: Pete Fedyshin, Mike O'Dell
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Sarah Heffner
PROPS: Kate Mickere
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Ryan Howe, Sarah Presogna, Meg Stiles, Cory Tamler
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR: Rhonda McClain
RUN CREW: Whitney Duncan, LaShawn Keyser, Michele Sabol

THE PLAYS.

"The Lemon"

By Emily Best
Directed by Brittany Andrews

MEGHAN: Chelsea Rothschild
JEANNIE/MOTHER: Tonya Lynn
ANGUS/MR. OPHUS: Chris Griswold
GRANDMOTHER: Elise Koslosky

"You'll Never Know, Dear"

By Sarah Rogers
Directed by Jef Awada

AGATHA: Jen Norman
ADELPHIA: Claire Natale
ADOLPHUS: Andrew "Anna" McNally

"Hot. Lesbian. Drama."

By Beth Hommel
Directed by James Wong

NATALIE: Erin Hopkins
CASEY: Lizzie Donaldson
CYNTHIA: Meghan O'Halloran

"The Underbelly"

By Jennifer Schaupp
Directed by Chris Maxwell

WOMAN #1: Jeralynn Miller
WOMAN #2: Kathleen Andrews
RAT: Brenden Gallagher
BODYGUARD: Ryan McKelvey

"The Graveyard"

By Katie Dempsey & Aly Ferguson
Directed by Lauren Masi

LAURA: Nicole Zoellner
MARK: Rob Farrell
DEL: Phil Horst
MYSTERIOUS MAN: Charlie Brown

"THE TOOL"

By Michael Schwartz
Directed by Julie Costa-Malcolm

ANDREW: Devin Malcolm
LYNNE: Sarah Wolford
DR. PROCTOR: Grant Scavello

"Burn"

By Gary Bernard DiNardo
Directed by Mark Chaitin

MANDY: Ashley Martin
KEVIN: Justin Honard
AUGUSTUS: JJ Jackson

"Moonshadow"

By Jackie Hoak & Jill Vitko
Directed by Earl Haines

SARAH: Lily Junker
SAMANTHA: Alayna Sands
ALBERT: PJ Tiberio

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NOVEMBER 19, 2005 (BLAME IT ON THE DUTCH BOY: READY TO MIX).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: James Wong
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Jeff Cordell
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Sarah Wolford
LIGHTING DESINGER: Regina Connolly
SOUND DESIGNER: Alaina Salks
PROPS: Chelsea Rothschild
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Patrick Berger, Earl Haines, Carley Kramer, Rhonda McClain
RUN CREW: Jen Norman, Tiff Owen

THE PLAYS.

"Four-Letter Word"

By Nicole Zoellner
Directed by Parag Gohel

FATE: Dominique Johnson
MARSHA: Erin Carr
DANNY: Tom Chun

"Uva Uvam Vivenda Veria Fit"

By Andrew McNally
Directed by Cory Tamler

LEIGH: Christina Kruise
BOBBY: Chris Maxwell

"Runaway Princess"

By Julie Costa-Malcolm
Directed by Michael Schwartz

LOUISA: Lily Junker
ELORA: Sarah Heffner
ADAM: Joe McGranaghan

"Pistachio"

By AJ Tindall
Directed by Ashley Martin

LUCY: Jessie Bishop
STEVE: Grant Scavello
ANNA: Michele Sabol

"Reunion Rotation"

By Beth Hommel
Directed by Ryan Howe

RYAN: John Steffenauer
GINA: Kate Mickere
AMY: Meg Stiles
LIZZIE: Brittany Andrews

"CSI BLITZBURGH"

By Kate Andrews
Directed by Stephen Grebinski

JAY: JJ Jackson
TRACY: Lauren Masi
DAVE/OFFICER: Josh Ray
BAMBI: Lindsay Crum

"The Bitter End of Johnathan Thunderpants"

By Justin Honard
Directed by Brenden Gallagher

JOHNNY THUNDERPANTS: Joel Ambrose
JOHNATHAN THUNDERPANTS: Luke Coryea
CAMELLIA: Shanae Sharon
GOD/ANNOUNCER: Ryan McKelvey
DEATH: Jill Vitko

"Chubby Bunny"

By Erin Hopkins & James Wong
Directed by Colin Swansboro

CASHEW: Michael Derensis
ELLIOT: Charlie Brown
BRIGHT: LaShawn Keyser
LYDIA: Janine DeWitt

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OCTOBER 15, 2005 (NEWS OF THE WEIRD).

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: James Wong
PLAYWRIGHT IN RESIDENCE: Jeff Cordell
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sarah Heffner
PRESIDENT: Cory Tamler

STAGE MANAGER: Lauren Masi
LIGHTING DESINGER: Erin Teachman
SOUND DESIGNER: Lizzie Donaldson
SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Mark Chaitin, Abby Fudor, Liz Labacz
RUN CREW: Molly J. de Blanc, Whitney Duncan

THE PLAYS.