The Call

by Tanya Barfield

Profile Theatre

Feb, 2016

REVIEWS

“The Call is heart-wrenchingly honest in a hyper-polite society.” “Barfield's fast-paced dialogue slowly reveals cracks beneath the surface of Annie and Peter's optimistic dispositions, making their eventual breakdowns that much more arresting.”

Sophia June, Willamette Week
“Soden is a shining central character, whose passion for a baby is palpable. Walton has fine moments as a would-be father in anguish. As Rebecca, Anya Pearson proves a faithful best friend to Annie, and DeGroat's lovely, funny Drea offers comic relief. But it is the lanky, grinning Howard as the African neighbor Alemu who enchanted me.”

Holly Johnson, The Oregonian

ABOUT

Annie and Peter have it all: successful careers, a lovely home and a good marriage, until failed attempts to start a family begin to turn their lives inside out. The choice to expand beyond the American border and adopt a child from Africa reveals to the couple new insight into their marriage, their identities, and their community. Faced with an ever more complex set of circumstances, they must decide together if they are willing to embark upon a most unexpected path to parenthood.

PHOTOS

CAST

Chantal DeGroat* / DREA
Jasper Howard / ALEMU
Anya Pearson / REBECCA
Amanda Soden / ANNIE
Tom Walton / PETER

CREATIVE TEAM

Gemma Whelan~ / DIRECTOR
Megan Wilkerson / SCENIC DESIGN
Sara Ludeman / COSTUME DESIGN
Ruth Nardecchia / LIGHTING DESIGN
Sharath Patel / SOUND DESIGN
Emily Wilken / PROPS DESIGN
D Westerholm* / STAGE MANAGER

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract.

~ The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.