Production Program
Conceived and Written by Samantha Joy Luhn
Directed by Becca Howell
CAST
Charlotte Corday — Samantha Joy Luhn
Everyone Else — Kenny Rayborn
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Stage Manager — Riley Caldwell
Rehearsal Stage Manager — Katrina Reynolds
Scenic Design — Samantha Joy Luhn
Sound & Projection Design — Samantha Joy Luhn
Costume Design — Rachel Scardina, Samantha Joy Luhn, Becca Howell
Projection & Sound Execution — Riley Caldwell
Lighting Execution — Cincy Fringe Festival Technical Staff
Dialect Coach — Kate Glasheen
Set Construction — Ted Weil
Graphic Design — Steve Luhn
Dramaturg — Samantha Joy Luhn
Marketing — Everyone!!
Photography — Leila Kubesch, Becca Howell
Special Thanks
Dane and Sarah Hoback Rogers
Jimmy Johnson
Katie Hartman & the entire Cincy Fringe Festival staff and volunteers
Cast Biographies
Samantha Joy Luhn (Charlotte Corday/Playwright): Samantha is beyond thrilled to be presenting her first Fringe production. She was inspired to write Meet Me At The Bathtub because of her deep love of history and telling stories of forgotten women from history. She was recently seen onstage at Falcon Theatre as Catherine Powell in Two Point Oh, Fran in Home, I’m Darling, Emma in Betrayal and as Lisa in Well. Samantha holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Northern Illinois University. She spent several years working as an actor in Oregon, and then several more as a wildlife biologist in Hawaiʻi. Reinvigorated with a move back to her beautiful hometown, Sam is loving being a part of Cincinnati theatre! Since returning to Cincinnati, Samantha has also performed with Cincy Landmark Productions as Gretchen in Boeing Boeing and at the 2022 & 2023 Cincy Fringe Festivals. While residing in Portland, Oregon, she was seen in various productions with the Working Theatre Collective and performed on the Imago Theatre stage in the role of Sanae for the English world premiere of Yukio Mishima’s The Black Lizard. Samantha is a high school history and drama teacher. She lives in Covington with her dog-daughter, Nellie Bly. She is grateful to her family for always supporting her endeavors and thankful for Ted who makes every day brighter.
Kenny Rayborn (Everyone Else): Kenny is so excited to be a part of Meet Me At The Bathtub. Kendal is from Louisville, Kentucky and attended Youth Performing Arts School. She now resides in Cincinnati and attends UC/ College Conservatory of Music and is pursuing her BFA in Acting. She has recently appeared in Frankenstein as Agatha at CCM, and in (Anon)myous as Naja at YPAS. She also participated in This Random World as an understudy for Bernadette and Rhonda. Kendal gives thanks to Samantha for this opportunity to be a part of the Cincy Fringe Festival and to her family for encouraging her to pursue her dream of acting.
Production Team Biographies
Becca Howell (Director): Becca Howell a Cincinnati based Actor and Director. Previous directing highlights include Home, I’m Darling and Betrayal(Falcon Theatre), All we have born (Cincinnati fringe festival). Some of her favorite local performance credits include Morning Sun and The Wolves (Ensemble theatre Cincinnati) as well as Yankee Tavern (Falcon Theatre). She would like to thank Samantha for inviting her to be part of this beautiful piece of theatre art!
Grace Wagner (Choreographer): Grace (she/her) is a Director, Choreographer, and Creative Collaborator from the Cincinnati area. She is delighted to have been able to bring Charlotte’s thoughts and journey to life via the choreography of this piece. Additional Cincy Fringe credits of her’s include Stage Manager & Co-Deviser on this year’s Primary Line-up Production of The F Files and Assistant Director & Stage Manager of last year’s Fringe Development piece Far Away From Home. When not bustling around Cincy Fringe working in the box office or on a show, you might find Grace teaching tap at Revere Dance Studio, leading movement classes with Pones, working as Backstage Coordinator on tour with Precision Arts Challenge, or helping you at the Cincinnati Arts Association Ticketing Office. Come see Grace’s directing skills at work in Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s Staged Reading of The Dresses by Anne Valentino this July! gracewagnerdirector.com