FOUR SEASONS
~ a Play in four Vignettes ~

​An Evening Crane Theatre production
@ IRMA FREEMAN CENTER for the IMAGINATION
​Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, 2024

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Written & Directed by Michael Seebold
Lighting Design by Em Stripling
​Prop & Act Title Design by Judith Feingold
Costume Design by Kevin Seebold
Show Poster by David Kudlac


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RUN TIME approx. 75 mins
No Intermission
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Please silence phones.
​No photos / videos during the show


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​Critical Praise for the work of
​EVENING CRANE THEATRE: 

 
“A master work…
​born in a blend of Beckett and Kafka, it feels occult.”
-Binge Fringe Magazine

“There’s a level of nuance and mysticism
in the writing reminiscent of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien,
​ and Edgar Allan Poe.”
-Rochester City Newspaper

“A highly sophisticated and beautifully written production… first-rate in every way.”
-DC Theater Arts

“Seebold, the founder of Evening Crane and the director of the production, is a visionary.”
-Maryland Theatre Guide

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​ACTS:
​​AUTUMN: "Asphodels in Oil"
WINTER: "Sea Monster on a Sleepy Afternoon"
SPRING: "Equal Nights"
SUMMER: "Shade and Water"

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CAST

​Noémi Sárog (Ensemble) is a Los Angeles based, Hungarian born actress and singer.
Her first collaboration with Michael Seebold was in this same play, but in different roles, in NYC, 2018.
Since then they have worked together on the feature film Enoptromancy or When We Meet As One, on the first episode of the short film series, Caprices, in addition to many other projects. Their band, She Was The Carnation And The Rose, just completed their first album, The Guardian Angel, which will be released in the coming months.
She also has two concert shows featuring adapted poetry from Hungarian poets.
The first season of her VR web series can be found on YouTube as Meta Vixens. She is currently in production for Season 2.
In her free time, she coaches singers and likes holding womb clearing ceremonies with her traditional Hungarian drum and jaw harp.
She is eternally grateful to be able to join this magnificent cast and to give life to this visionary play.
Follow her on social media: @noemisarog
Rhiannon Ling (she/her) (Ensemble) is a multi-industry artistic professional, specializing in the creation and development of politically-driven, community-engaged story across mediums. Her work often revolves around gender and sexuality and its entwining with history, politics, the arts, and identity; she is passionate about amplifying the voices of those silenced, providing unity in discomfort, and sparking genuine query between opposition. Recent credits include: Best Time to Be Alive, Monsters in Our Blood, The City of Forget-Me-Nots (writer); Beethoven: Live in Concert, (beyond) Doomsday Scrolling, This Mortal Life Also, Liberty: A Celtic Musical (dramaturg); Seasons, The Interview, The City of Forget-Me-Nots, Assassins, Nunsense, A Woman’s Kingdom (actor). Cycle 1 of the New Play Readers Group. O’Neill and SheNYC Arts Semi-Finalist. NAPSeries Finalist. Recipient of the Mayor’s Arts Award, the NEA ArtWorks Grant, and the RedLine Arts in Society Grant. Proud member of Ring of Keys, the RISE Directory, LMDA, Parity Productions, and In Repair Media. BFA, Molloy College/CAP21 Conservatory. rhiannonlingnyc.com
Gregory Allen Rushton (Ensemble) is delighted to make his Evening Crane Theatre debut. Recently Greg was pleased to return to  Salvation Army Theatre’s “Book of Job” as Eliphaz the Temanite after playing Zophar in the workshop production. Previously, he played TJ in “Bedroom Farce” for the Manhattan Myths Festival and Angel Gabriel “Balances” in the Emerging Artists Play Festival. Greg has been featured on screen in short films, doing background work, and will soon be working on a limited short series for the web, “Two Good People”. Greg studied with acting coach Robert McGaskill and at HB Studio in the West Village of Manhattan.
Morgan Elgarten (Ensemble) is an American Actor. He has appeared in many short and feature length films, his most recent credits include Walk of Generations, where he played a young artist who connects and inspires the next generation of artists, and Torch, a short comedy film exploring the concept of purpose.
Morgan was recently nominated for “Best Supporting Actor” for his portrayal of Anthony in the short film Root Cause which debuted at the “Orlando Independent Film Festival.”
It’s been confirmed that he will be appearing in the edgy summer horror episodic, The Edge of Summer, filming this summer and fall.
He trained at Pace University in New York City and graduated with his bachelor’s degree in acting. He is currently training with Cady McClain, Renee Threatte, and Tamar Halpern.
During the pandemic, Morgan relocated with his family to Florida and since then he has expanded into the voiceover medium appearing in audio dramas Maxine Miles (2021) and For Goodness Sake: A Christmas Adventure (2022).
In his spare time, Morgan enjoys gaming with friends and binge-watching anime. He’s currently attempting to get caught up on One Piece and is trying to teach himself piano.
Kristin Elliott (Ensemble) graduated with a BFA in Theater Education from the University of Arizona. Since then she has performed in stages across California, Arizona and New Mexico. Some highlight roles include Lady Macbeth, Nurse Ratched, and Ada from "Women Behind Bars." She is also an internationally recognized improvisor having performed in Los Angeles, New York City, Nottingham England, Dublin Ireland, and, most recently, Oslo Norway. Additionally, she has appeared in the movie "Warrior Woman" and in TV programs on TruTV, Discovery, and Discovery Health. 
Nicole Brady (she/her) (Ensemble) is currently a Junior Theatre Arts major at Point Park University. Recently you may have seen her as The Goose in In the Woods, Still I Hear Them at the RLM One Acts festival or heard her on PlayOnWords Podacast's, The Proposal. She would like to thank Evening Crane Theatre for this opportunity and her friends and family for their constant support. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Em Stripling (Lighting Designer) (she/her) is a lighting practitioner from Brooklyn, NY who graduated from Syracuse University in 2023. Upcoming: 2.5 Minute Ride at Hartford Stage (Lighting Assistant). Recent credits include PLAYHERE[_] (Lighting/Projections Assistant), How to Dance in Ohio on Broadway (Lighting Design Membership Candidate) and Fiddler on the Roof (Mike Wood Apprenticeship). She has worked with the Vineyard Theatre, E26 Designs, McKittrick Hotel, Lucille Lortel Theatre and more. @emscollectiion @houseandworks

​Michael Seebold (Playwright/Director) holds a Masters in World Literature and founded The Evening Crane Theater in 2016. His plays have been praised by Maryland Theater Guide as "visionary" and as "highly sophisticated and beautifully written" by DC Theatre Arts. He is interested in nineteenth-century Romantic and Symbolist writers, and he writes in prose and drama. He has produced and directed work at the Rochester Fringe, the Capital Fringe, the Pittsburgh Fringe, the Paris Fringe, and the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards in Baltimore.
Recently, he wrote an album for the musical project, She Was the Carnation and the Rose, which will release in the near future.