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Quarantine 2038 - Originally based on the Quarantine Bake Off script competition that was co-created by the University of Minnesota and New York University Film & Acting. There were five ingredients and while there were thousands of submissions, Quarantine 2038 wasn't selected. To ensure that we had something here, the play was submitted to Page2Stage Pipeline a group of talented playwrights and it received rave reviews. From there it was adapted to film and to the left is the original show in the series. The show has been submitted to several film/script/show festivals and a series has started. Above is the trailer for Three Months In. Mutation is the next in the series, followed by Safety In Power and Redemption. The cast continues to expand as the story expands.
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Quarantine 2038: Three Months In - It's been three months since the 13th pandemic since 2020 has hit. The Nashua Quarantine has had their walls closed, isolating from each other to ensure that no one within the Quarantine walls contracts the latest version of the disease. The dystopian landscape has expanded as we introduce new characters and bring to life characters that were introduced in the original. For a list of the talented actors, future shows and show synopsis, scroll down and learn about our talented cast.
To the left is the trailer for the second installment in the series. The actual show was only available on 11/13/2020 from 7:30 p.m. until Midnight Eastern time, pending a possible contract. |
ZARA BOSS - MO-MO MONTGOMERY
Zara Boss has been performing in community and professional theatre in and around Maine for over 7 years, having found a love for all things acting, singing, and dance at a very young age. She just completed an online Musical Theatre Acting Intensive (MTAI) with Boston Conservatory at Berklee and got to sing in a masterclass with Broadway’s Laura Benanti. Zara studied voice with the amazing Gloria Bonnin for 7 years and currently takes private voice lessons with Jane Clukey. She also studies ballet with Elizabeth Drucker at The Ballet School. When she’s not performing, Zara enjoys drawing, embroidering, vegan baking, reading, writing songs, and playing her guitar.
Click on Zara's photo to visit her SoundCloud and listen to a library of great songs, including "Home" which was written specifically for the Q2038 Project.
Click on Zara's photo to visit her SoundCloud and listen to a library of great songs, including "Home" which was written specifically for the Q2038 Project.
STANLEY KIMBALL- DAG WILLIKINS
Stanley is a multi-versatile arts entrepreneur. With Broken Arts Entertainment, he wears many hats. Actor, he's one of the main characters of the Quarantine 2038 project as Dag. He also has agreed to play the part of "Young Man" in the short film, Lifting Rocks, written by Howard Rosenfield, adapted for the screen by Joe Swenson. In addition, he is the chief editor for all things Broken Arts Entertainment related and is an Assistant Director for the Q2038 project. Finally, he is an aspiring writer and has written two pieces that are slated for 2021 Broken Arts Entertainment productions. The working titles of those pieces are "Opinionated" and "Parental Fight Club." Opinionated follows the journey of a film critic whose opinions turn the fans of a cult classic against him. In Parental Fight Club, a group of middle-class parents of college age kids look for alternative ways to generate income to pay their kids tuition. Look for more things from Stanley in the future, but you might want to wear shades, it is a bright one.
RANDY HUNT - DR. DAVID MONTGOMERY
Randy began performing on stage in 2011 in the Bangor area. He moved to southern Maine in 2016 and has enjoyed working with various theatre groups. Randy was last seen in Almost, Maine at Schoolhouse Arts Center. Other recent roles include: Oliver Warbucks in Annie at Windham Center Stage Theatre, Frederick Fellowes in Noises Off (Schoolhouse), William Blore in And Then There Were None (Schoolhouse), and Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey (Schoolhouse). Other favorite roles include: Axel Hammond in The Nerd (Ten Bucks Theatre), Rev. David Lee in The Foreigner (Bangor Community Theatre), and Inspector Hound in The Real Inspector Hound (Orono Community Theatre). Randy is an actor, director, playwright, poet, and podcaster. He completed writing his first full-length play earlier this year and hopes that perhaps it’ll make it onto a stage somewhere, someday.
Click on Randy's photo to visit his website where you can learn about his podcast, his YouTube channel, and much more.
Click on Randy's photo to visit his website where you can learn about his podcast, his YouTube channel, and much more.
JACK DAVIS - STEPHON "THE KID" CHEYENNE
Jack has known and worked with Joe Swenson for years. In the early days Jack played in roles alongside Joe at the Maskers theater in Belfast Maine. After getting an associates degree from Hartford Community College in Maryland, Jack moved back to Maine and eventually landed in Portland where he and Joe hooked up again to play slow pitch softball and compete in improv battles. He was very excited when Joe asked him to be a part of Quarantine 2038 and looks forward to more opportunities to work with Joe again.
EMMA EUKITIS - MEL VEATCH
Twelve year old Emma is over the moon to be performing the part of Mel in Joe Swenson’s production of Quarantine 2038. Having been a part of Joe’s production of Playground Rules in the role of Kimberly, she is honored to work once again under his direction and inspiration. Emma has likewise had the benefit of Joe’s instruction, alongside brilliant Director and Choreographer, Jaimie Swenson, when cast in Lyric’s Frozen Jr. as Pabbie, and in Alice in Wonderland Jr. as The Rose. It does not escape her attention that Joe’s skillful direction provides a scaffold, the very support that allows Emma to do what she loves most, sing and act. Of course it all comes to life with the talents of so many fantastic cast members, in combination with the skillful eye and hand of Film Editor, Stanley Kimball. So grateful to each and every one! Emma has also had the privilege to perform in Lyric’s Matilda, as Matilda, and as a member of the ensemble in Lyric’s holiday show of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. In Ogunquit Theater’s Annie, Emma portrayed an orphan, in their Tom Sawyer she filled the role of Mary, Aunt Polly’s daughter, and in Lion King, Jr. as a member of the ensemble. And now, with an eye to the future, Emma looks forward to Quarantine on screen, with hopes for less in real life. Wishing everyone good health ~ stay safe.
HELEN CRAWFORD - NAOMI RUTTLEGE O.P.M.
Helen is a big lover of the arts. She has been singing, dancing, and acting since she could walk and talk. By day Helen is a Veterinary Assistant, while all the time in between she spends performing on and off the stage. Previously projects include A Servant of Two Masters, Almost Maine, James and the Giant Peach, and Singing in the Rain, to name a few. This is Helen’s first project working with Broken Arts Entertainment
ARIC WALTON - AGENT YAZ LINCOLN
Aric only recently started performing in the community theater scene in 2019, after a decades-long hiatus from the stage following high school. He joined the ensemble in Lyric Music Theater’s productions of Matilda the Musical and Elf the Musical. He also has a recurring role as Mr. Kneeland in Broken Arts Entertainment’s production, Playground Rules. He is incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to continue to perform, albeit on the digital stage away from his castmates
HEATHER EUKITIS - NIKKI VEATCH
Heather thought she had left her days of performing on the shelf next to her worn out ballet pointe shoes long ago, but when Broken Arts Entertainment’s spectacularly charismatic founder and director, Joe Swenson, allowed her an opportunity to play Nikki Veatch in their virtual (pandemic) version of the production of "Quarantine 2038: Three Months In", she leapt at the chance. Heather's early ballet career took her from performing and training with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow to New York's Eglevsky Ballet, from the Boston Ballet to the Ballet Academy of Miami. Heather notes a minor difference in her previous performing - she wasn't required to actually speak. Luckily, Heather's 12 year old daughter Emma, veteran performer and Broken Arts Entertainment enthusiast, helps by running lines and boosting her confidence. Heather is thrilled to be included in the fun, honored to be on stage (speaking this time), and privileged to have come to know so many dedicated, giving and talented people who she now counts as friends.
Steve Corning - Mike Wilson
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Steve Corning has made a name for himself in New England as an all-around entertainer, with over 1,000 stage performances since his professional career began in 2011. A Celebration Barn Theater alum and the youngest member of a 4-generation performer apprentice lineage, Steve is no stranger to the stage and screen. He has toured the U.S. and beyond as a juggler and physical comedian in his one-man show (Showtime Steve) and as a member of the Award-Winning music and comedy group AudioBody. He is also an experienced improviser, entertaining professionally as a member of the Chamber of Comedy, Mainely Improv, and Co-Creator of the web-based comedy troupe Balderdash Academy. He has appeared locally on Good Day Maine and 207, and internationally as a featured act on Disney Cruise Line. As an actor Steve has appeared in lead roles in productions of Little Women and A Christmas Carol, and performs interactive theater with Sleuths Mystery Entertainment and Mystery For Hire. Steve is also an electronic musician (ThinkFishTank), podcaster (CollaboRadio), and Cat Dad to two furry monsters.
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Molly McGill - Destiny McGonnigle
Molly F. McGill is best known as a stage performer, but has recently been featured in the short film and psychological thriller, Eleven Days, where she played the leading role of Jeri Fincannon. Usually found goofing off as an improv and sketch comedy performer on stage, she is a cast member of the Chamber of Comedy, You Should Smile More and Mainely Improv comedy improv groups. She is a founding member of Balderdash Academy, a comedy game show created during the pandemic that can be viewed on YouTube and listened to as a podcast, and its spin off, Teacher’s Lounge. She also regularly performs in Sleuth’s Mystery Entertainment and Mystery for Hire murder mystery shows in multiple roles, PortFringe theater productions in Maine, and is the long-time host of the annual Maine’s Got Talent. Trained in film and television at a young age, Molly’s dedication to character development brings depth to the roles she plays. Although challenged to bring an Irish accent to life for Quarantine 2038, she hopes to make Destiny McGonigle the character you love to hate.
Q2038 Project Shows:
Quarantine 2038: Introduction (Post Production Editing) We are introduced to Mo-Mo and Dag, who are two teenagers trapped in the Quarantine and by Quarantine Laws must adhere to isolation. We learn about the various factions and we are introduced to David Montgomery and Stephon Cheyenne.
Q2038: Three Months In: (Principle Photography Complete) The Quarantine 2038 Universe expands to eight characters as we learn about a virus three months in that is ravaging the Outlands. Leverage is typically a political maneuver, but in desperate times, Nikki Veatch needs leverage and finds it in the most opportunistic way. Needing to save her daughter, Mel, she employs anyone she can from Stephon to Naomi to David Montgomery himself.
Q2038: Mutation: (Shooting scheduled to start 12/21/2020) We are introduced to three more central characters as the line-up of central characters is completed. Mike Wilson is on a massive recruiting campaign for the Appalachia Guard, Destiny McGonnigle is a bounty hunter who's about to get paid, and Karen Willikins stands her ground on her beliefs. Overall, it's still a story of love, but we learn about the interweaving of that specific emotion in nearly everyone.
Q2038: Safety In Power: (Initial rehearsal to start last week of December) With Mo-Mo and Dag still outside the Quarantine and still not together, Mo-Mo's mission has changed to finding out what really happened to her mother. In doing so, she discovers that one of Dag's conspiracy theories is spot on. Dag is convinced to join the Appalachia Guard, despite his mother's efforts to dissuade him. Dr. Phipps is introduced and plays a role in shaping the narrative for the course of the virus as well as how to remedy it.
Q2038: Redemption: (Script nearly complete, initial rehearsal 3rd week of January) Once Mo-Mo finds a device and that has it's video storage complete, she's compelled to learn everything that she can and threatens to expose those that are truly responsible for the deaths of her mother and Mel's father. Through the device, most of the story is flash backed to 2035, prior to Daphne Montgomery and Kevin Veatch's deaths. We learn of the role that many of our central characters played in Daphne's death.
Q2038: Uprising: (Script outline is complete, initial rehearsal 2nd week of February) With fresh new information to use against the government, the Outlanders strategize how they are going to take down the Quarantine, where they can have access to medical facilities, opportunities for additional commerce, etc. The Quarantines also gear up for what seems like a civil war. Stuck in the middle are Dag and Mo-Mo, being forced to pick sides, nothing is as it seems.
Quarantine 2038: Introduction (Post Production Editing) We are introduced to Mo-Mo and Dag, who are two teenagers trapped in the Quarantine and by Quarantine Laws must adhere to isolation. We learn about the various factions and we are introduced to David Montgomery and Stephon Cheyenne.
Q2038: Three Months In: (Principle Photography Complete) The Quarantine 2038 Universe expands to eight characters as we learn about a virus three months in that is ravaging the Outlands. Leverage is typically a political maneuver, but in desperate times, Nikki Veatch needs leverage and finds it in the most opportunistic way. Needing to save her daughter, Mel, she employs anyone she can from Stephon to Naomi to David Montgomery himself.
Q2038: Mutation: (Shooting scheduled to start 12/21/2020) We are introduced to three more central characters as the line-up of central characters is completed. Mike Wilson is on a massive recruiting campaign for the Appalachia Guard, Destiny McGonnigle is a bounty hunter who's about to get paid, and Karen Willikins stands her ground on her beliefs. Overall, it's still a story of love, but we learn about the interweaving of that specific emotion in nearly everyone.
Q2038: Safety In Power: (Initial rehearsal to start last week of December) With Mo-Mo and Dag still outside the Quarantine and still not together, Mo-Mo's mission has changed to finding out what really happened to her mother. In doing so, she discovers that one of Dag's conspiracy theories is spot on. Dag is convinced to join the Appalachia Guard, despite his mother's efforts to dissuade him. Dr. Phipps is introduced and plays a role in shaping the narrative for the course of the virus as well as how to remedy it.
Q2038: Redemption: (Script nearly complete, initial rehearsal 3rd week of January) Once Mo-Mo finds a device and that has it's video storage complete, she's compelled to learn everything that she can and threatens to expose those that are truly responsible for the deaths of her mother and Mel's father. Through the device, most of the story is flash backed to 2035, prior to Daphne Montgomery and Kevin Veatch's deaths. We learn of the role that many of our central characters played in Daphne's death.
Q2038: Uprising: (Script outline is complete, initial rehearsal 2nd week of February) With fresh new information to use against the government, the Outlanders strategize how they are going to take down the Quarantine, where they can have access to medical facilities, opportunities for additional commerce, etc. The Quarantines also gear up for what seems like a civil war. Stuck in the middle are Dag and Mo-Mo, being forced to pick sides, nothing is as it seems.
Character Breakdown:
Mo-Mo Montgomery (Zara Boss): Mo-Mo is a central character to the story and is introduced from the beginning. She is the daughter of Dr. David Montgomery, the Director of C.I.D.E. (See David's write-up for more information). Mo-Mo is confident, a bit bullheaded, intelligent, and very empathetic, like her mother was. She has fallen in love with Dag Willikins (see Dag's write-up for more information), but she is very much her own person, independent of the relationship she has with Dag.
Dag Willikins (Stanley Kimball): Dag is a central character to the story and is introduced from the beginning. He is the son of Quarantine councilwoman Karen Willikins. To Dag, Mo-Mo is everything. He's equal parts awkward, co-dependent, smitten, and courageous. He is predisposed to buying into conspiracy theories, but ultimately wants to do the right thing.
David Montgomery (Randy Hunt): David is a central character to the story and is introduced in Three Months In. The director of the Center for Infectious Disease Eradication (C.I.D.E.) and has been in this position for several years, but is not the originator of the position. He is also Mo-Mo's father. A single father since his wife, Daphne (See Daphne's write-up for more information) passed away in 2035, he maintains a decent, yet somewhat strained relationship with his daughter. He advises the Quarantines, but stays out of the Outlanders affairs until he's forced into the conversation.
Stephon "The Kid" Cheyenne (Jack Davis): Stephon is a central character to the story and is introduced in Three Months In. Stephon has recently taken his talents to a new job, being a trader. He trades goods and/or services between the Outlands and the Quarantines. He's part of a vast network of traders who keep commerce alive between the two factions. Though, he's more skilled than just being a trader. He's built a reputation of being a "modern day Robin Hood." He's intelligent, usually a step ahead and if not, then he's quick to catch up and get a step ahead.
Mel Veatch (Emma Eukitis): Mel is a central character to the story and is introduced in Three Months In. Mel is a very sick twelve year old when we meet her in Three Months In. She is also driven, a bit of a mastermind, and holds C.I.D.E. directly responsible for her father's death. She has a close bond with her mother, Nikki (See Nikki's write-up), and together they work to create leverage in a dyer situation that is only getting worse for the Outlanders.
Naomi Ruttlege (Helen Crawford): Naomi is a central character to the story and is introduced in Three Months In. A reporter for Outlander Public Media, Naomi is doing everything that she can to keep the peace in the Outlands while also getting information from the Quarantines. Her journalistic plan goes a bit sideways when she learns of what Nikki has done, but always siding with the Outlands, she finds a way. This despite close ties to someone inside the Quarantine.
Yaz Lincoln (Aric Walton): Yaz is a central character to the story and is introduced in Three Months In. Yaz is an officer/agent with the Quarantine Enforcement Agency, a localized group of deputies that are required to uphold constitutional, federal, and Quarantine laws. He always seems to be a step behind, except that there's a shiftiness to Yaz.
Nikki Veatch (Heather Eukitis): Nikki is a central character to the story and is introduced in Three Months In. Nikki is the owner of "All of These Things" a variety shop in the Outlands that is equal parts grocery store, souvenirs, and Outlander furniture. She is a desperate mother, looking to do anything to save her daughter's life.
Mike Wilson (Steve Corning): Mike is a central character to the story and is introduced in Mutation. The leader of the fastest growing militia in the Outlands, the Appalachia Guard. A former Quarantine Enforcement Agency officer, he broke free of Quarantine law because of the stringent nature of the laws. An advocate for freedom and lawfulness, Mike is on a recruiting campaign to ensure that the Appalachia Guard remains a viable entity in the competitive world of Outland Militias.
Destiny McGonnigle (Molly McGill): Destiny is a central character to the story and is introduced in Mutation. An Irish bounty hunter by trade, she finds herself caught between feelings she still holds and the idea that leverage might be able to bring someone back to her. Mike recruited Destiny originally to be in the Appalachia Guard, but a relationship began to bud and when things didn't go right, one of them had to go.
Karen Willikins (Shari Peppard): Karen is a central character to the story and is introduced in Mutation. Dag's mother and a Quarantine councilwoman, she is seen as the deciding vote to keep Outlanders outside the walls of the Quarantine even when there isn't a quarantine. This move is controversial and puts Karen directly against many Outlanders that seek asylum or emergency health needs inside the walls of the Quarantine.
Governor Dalton Breakwater (T.B.D.) Governor Breakwater is a recurring character that is introduced in Redemption. The governor is a no nonsense kind of leader who will do everything he can to keep the Quarantines safe from possible infection and stay in power. While he is a Quarantine sympathizer, he also has to find balance with the Outlanders, in particular the new rebel faction that is forming and the already formidable Appalachia Guard.
Dr. Craig Phipps (Howard Rosenfield): Dr. Phipps is a recurring character that is introduced in Safety In Power. Originally one of the experts at C.I.D.E., in 2029, Dr. Phipps left the Quarantine to seek out a family practice and essentially retire in the Outlands. His retirement paved the way for David Montgomery to become the director. Dr. Phipps comes with a mixed bag of motivations as we learn about how his retirement came to be and the role that David played in that.
Daphne Montgomery (Elizabeth Freeman): Daphne is a recurring character that is introduced in Safety In Power. Daphne is Mo-Mo's deceased mother. She dies trying to assist the Outlanders and was an advocate for assimilation. One of the founders of Safety In Power. Once Mo-Mo finds out about this, she seeks to learn more about her mother, which keeps her in the Outlands, to look for answers.
Kevin Veatch (Scott Patashnik): Kevin is a recurring character that is introduced in Redemption. Kevin was Mel's father and Nikki's husband. He is a blue collar worker, who prides himself on his ability to live off the land. He becomes central to Daphne's efforts as he ultimately works against her to start, but ultimately changes course and works with her before they both are found dead.
Brent Gibbons (Robert J. LeBlanc): Brent is a mystery, he's introduced in Mutation, but barely. He clearly is involved in the Mo-Mo situation, but to what end is he involved? This character is being built throughout the episodes.
Mandi Bennett (Jamie L. Swenson): Mandi is the magic behind the scenes for Governor Dalton Breakwater. Mandi operates as his assistant on the surface, but also the person that protects him from anything bad happening.
Updated 1/4/2020