R & R Productionspresents

September 9 — October 15 / The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios

By

ROBERT K. BENSONStarring

RACHEL McPHEEDirected by

STEPHEN KALISKI

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- By Robert K. Benson

director STEPHEN KALISKI

production manager/lighting designHAEJIN HAN

costume designPERI GRABIN LEONG

scenic designkyu shin

production assistant/board operatorJORGE LUIS FIGUEROA

public relationsKAREN GRECO

advertising & marketing consultantJACKIE LAVANWAY

social media consultant & house managerMICHAEL SWARTZ

graphic designALAN BUTTAR

website deisgnCHRIS J. HANDLEY

videographyCHASE KINNEY / CPK FILMS

production photosISAIAH TANENBAUM

program designDUANE TOLLISON

sound designADAM SALBERG

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PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTE:I first discovered Mary Shanley by accident whilst researching another project. The picture I found was of a strong middle aged woman, dressed smartly, with a purse and a gun. I was instantly drawn, I had so many questions. Who is this woman? Why is she holding both gun and purse? And why is she posing for a picture in a publication? I soon discovered this woman was Mary Shanley, a decorated career police woman of the NYPD in the 1930s. Pretty soon I found several articles about “Dead Shot Mary” as she was nick-named by the press and began to realize what I had on my hands was a forgotten legend. What we’ve attempted to do with Dead Shot Mary is pick between the headlines and resuscitate a character that should be front and centre stage in the history of remarkable women. What I hope we have created is a real woman not tied to the constraints of what her position “should” be. A woman of remarkable resilience and talent, a woman who just wanted to be judged by her skills and yet was flawed and and full of mistakes. We want to say that that’s ok, we want to admire you for the whole picture, Mary. We love Mary in her high flying hero celebrity but also in her quiet contemplation. We hope you will love her, too. 

- Robert K. Benson

ROBERT K. BENSON (Playwright) is a New York based actor and playwright, originally hailing from Bristol in the U.K. His works include:  Borderline, his one man show that he performed at Edinburgh and the NYC Fringe Festival (with London and U.K regional runs), Jollity Farm developed in conjunction with Myrtle Theatre Company and performed at The Tobacco Factory Bristol,  In Your Image which won the Dialogue Competition at Salisbury Playhouse, and was developed at The Theatre Royal Bath, with a full production Off Broadway at 59e59, The Snow Queen which was developed whilst in residency University Settlement with On the Square Productions,  and Dead Shot Mary which was performed initially as a workshop at Under St. Marks in 2015 as Undercover: The Mary Shanley Story. www.robertkbenson.com

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RACHEL MCPHEE (Mary Shanley) is a classically trained actor with experience off-broadway and in film and television. (The Pearl Theatre, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Momsters”). She is also a former member of the Bats at The Flea. Rachel has an internet following via a high profile sketch comedy group she performs with regularly (Barely Productions/The Key of Awesome). She wishes to express huge gratitude to her husband, Rob, for writing her the role of a lifetime and extend thanks to her family, friends, and Dead Shot Mary staff/creative team for their belief and support of the project. There is more to be found about Rachel at www.rachelmcphee.com

STEPHEN KALISKI (Director) is a director, playwright, and educator. Directing credits include Gluten! (59E59 Theaters), Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo), Deadshot Mary (Under St. Marks), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Yale Dramatic Association), Vinegar Tom (Manhattanville College), The Minervae (On the Square; Backstage “Critic’s Pick”), This (Proprietors Theatre Company), Cardenio, The Violet Hour and The Dumb Waiter (Brooklyn College), West Lethargy (59E59, Edinburgh Fringe, New York Fringe), and His Minute Hand (Hollywood Fringe, 450 Bleecker). Playwriting credits include West Lethargy, which was published in Plays and Playwrights 2011 (ed. Martin Denton), His Minute Hand, Any May Now, Gluten!, and Memoriam. He has worked with such directors as Austin Pendleton (Three Sisters, Assistant Director) and Michael Grandage (Evita on Broadway, SDC Traube Fellow), as well as with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Classic Stage Company, and LAByrinth Theater Company. Stephen received his M.F.A. in directing from Brooklyn College and has taught theater, public speaking, and master classes on leadership and joy at Fordham, Brooklyn College, NYU, LIU Post, Yale, The Professional Performing Arts School, Talent Unlimited High School, and BMCC. stephenkaliski.com. uprightoutloud.com. adjustedrealists.com.

HAEJIN HAN (Production Manager/Lighting Designer) is a stage manager and a lighting designer. She was an Assistant Production Manager for Brigadoon on Broadway and an Assistant Technical Director for Hero at the Lincoln Center, David H. Koch Theater. Other stage management credits include Sweet Science Suite (BAM Harvey Theatre). In 2014, Haejin received the Outstanding Stage Manager award at the New York Innovative Theater Awards. Her lighting design credits include: Sunken Cathedral, Burq Off, MoM: A Rock Concert Musical and Love at Home. She has also worked with many dance companies such as Elisa Monte, Gabriel Roth, Nimbus Dance Works, and 277 Dance Project. Haejin continues to tour with Burq Off as Stage Manager/Lighting Designer – upcoming locations include Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the UK. Currently, she is working at the Martha Graham Dance Company as a Production Supervisor. She is honored to participate in Dead Shot Mary. For more information please visit www.haejinhan.com

PERI GRABIN LEONG (Costume Designer) is a New York based costume and set designer (perigrabin.com). Theater credits include Unveiled (4th Street Theater + festival tour in South Africa), The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey (HereArts), The Pelican (4th Street

Theater), Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo), Intermission (Theater Row), Obama 44 (La MaMa). Film credits include: Tango Shalom and A Case of You. TV work includes: “Black Sails” (STARZ). Peri holds an MFA in Costume & Scenic Design from CUNY–Brooklyn College. She is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

ADAM SALBERG (Sound Design) is a New York based sound designer and composer. Recent design credits include: The Woodsman (New World Stages), Some of the Things Inside (PPAS/Joe’s Pub), and The Rocky Horror Show (Yale Dramatic Association). For more info visit adamsalberg.com/sound.

KYU SHIN (Scenic Design) is a New York City based scenic designer for theatre, originally from South Korea.  He has designed sets for Gruesome Playground Injuries (New Workshop Theatre), The Rimers of Eldritch and Clybourne Park (Whitman Theatre), The Tuotors (Kraine Theatre), Unmentionables (Theatre 54), Paisieu (Connelly Theatre), Acappella-NYMF (The Pearl Theatre Company), Undercover: The Mary Shanley Story (Under St.Marks), Baltimore Waltz (New Workshop Theatre) and more. He also has assisted designers Marsha Ginsberg, Justin Townsend, Timothy Mackabee, and Andrew Boyce. www.kyushindesign.com

JORGE LUIS FIGUEROA (PA/Board Operator) was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. In 2013, he moved to New York City to begin his drama studies at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA). He began his involvement as part of the Conservatory, where he portrayed Oswald in Ghosts, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Paul in Loose Ends, among others. In 2015, he made his debut at the Hispanic entertainment market in New York City with the role of Alfredo in the play San Salvador after the Eclipse, written by the Salvadoran author Carlos Velis Benavides. For this role, he earned an award from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors in 2015. His most recent project was as production stage manager for the show Memoriam by Stephen Kaliski at the 2016 Fringe Festival. www.jorgeluisfigueroa.com

ALAN BUTTAR (Graphic Designer) is delighted to work with R & R Productions on Dead Shot Mary. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, now based in New York. Alan is a graphic designer who has worked with theaters and arts organizations, worldwide, for more than 15 years. He has created the artwork, advertising and marketing material

for more than 350 Off Broadway shows and companies which include: 59E59 Theaters, Steppenwolf, Gold No Trade, LaMaMa, The Acting Company, The Little Opera Theatre of NY and The Directors Company. He has designed artwork for New York premiere productions by writers and directors including Austin Pendleton, Michael Morpurgo, Philip Ridley, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, David Harrower, Mike Bartlett and Trevor Nunn. For more information please email: alan@musemanhattan.nyc

CHASE KINNEY (Videographer/Filmmaker) As the director of CPK Films (cpkfilms.com), the power of story is Chase Kinney’s bread and butter. Because of his emphasis on story-telling, Chase has earned praise in various mediums, from music videos and branded content, to short films, and teasers. He’s produced high concepts projects for non-profits like Hopeland and Pure Creative Arts. Whatever the collaboration, Chase Kinney has a way with stories worth watching out for, and he takes pride in telling them in the most powerful and imaginative way.

JACKIE LAVANWAY (Advertising & Marketing Consultant) has worked as an actor, producer, general manager, and in programming. As co-founder and artistic director for On the Square Productions, Jackie has co-produced over seven main-stage productions including: Monroe, Illinois: Over Here/Townie at The Flea Theater, In Your Image at 59e59 Theaters, The Minervae, and The Snow Queen. Jackie currently works as an account manager & media buyer at AKA NYC - a full service, award-winning advertising agency specializing in live entertainment on Broadway and Off Broadway. Proud UW Badger. Follow her on Twitter! @vivalavanway

MICHAEL SWARTZ (Social Media Consultant) Michael has a passion for GIFs, memes, snarky tweets, and all things social media. Using his powers of Internet for good, not evil, he has produced content for On the Square Productions, LaDuca Shoes, AOL Build and Huffington Post Entertainment. As a theater artist, Michael directed the world premiere of Leviticus: A Love Story, and OtSP’s sold out run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has performed in The Snow Queen, The Minervae, In Fields Where They Lay, and more. Michael has also had the honor to sing in such historic venues as Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. Twitter/Instagram: @MrMichaelSwartz

DEAD SHOT MARY is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.

Contributions for the charitable purposes of R&R Productions must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Please show your support by visiting:www.FracturedAtlast.org

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A VERY SPECIAL THANKS:

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Kara Boyer Lim (Ms. McPhee’s Voice Teacher)Jane Guyer Fujita (Dialect Work)

Graham Halstead (Voiceover Recordings)

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Mary Shanley was a pioneer for women in law enforcement. She joined the NYPD in 1931 and quickly became a Gotham all-star and tabloid sensation. She made a staggering 1000 career arrests, and became only the 4th woman in history to make Detective 1st Grade. She nearly lost it all, but fought her way back and saved her badge. Here’s to Dead Shot Mary, a trailblazer, a maverick, and a true New York original.