Snow Dance, a new play by Scout Backus

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a dare// a command // a joke // a double dog dare // a promise // a dance // a triple quadruple dog dare // a whisper // a ritual // a dance 

2. baby ridge and cory want a snow day. badly. alex does too but he won't admit it. but it's not looking good. not until alex's friend frankie joins in on their ice cube flushing/pajama flipping/goosebumps fueled night in their basement with a ritual that's a little stronger. and scarier. and bloodier. full of nostalgia, possible alien interference, Seal (not the animal) and broken pinky promises, Snow Dance just wants to know...how bad do you want that snow day? 

A new play by Snow Dance Corp. resident playwright Scout Backus. 

Felicia Lobo (Director) is a Brooklyn-based director, performer, and educator specializing in horror and fantastical theatre. Her recent directing work includes GAS at Theatre Row, Pop Punk High at Le Poisson Rouge, and immersive horror experiences with Insomnium Theatre Company. She has developed new work with playwrights at Dramatists Guild Foundation, Pipeline Theatre, The Brick, Judson Church and The Flea. Outside of the theatre, she fronts the Brooklyn punk band QWAM, whose album "girls aren't afraid of blood" will premiere this summer. She also recently wrote the main theme song for upcoming feature “Damned If You Do” starring Kate Seigel (Objectively Good Media). Felicia holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch (Atlantic Acting School) and a Master's in Educational Theatre from CCNY. www.felicialobo.com

Charli Einhorn (AD/SM) is so excited to stage manage and assistant direct her first production! She is a 2024 graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Film & Television Production, and has previously worked on Keen Company’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy and Gas, Rattlestick Theatre’s The Gett, and a number of student productions. 

Scout Backus (Playwright/Cory) (they/them) is a playwright and actor based in Manhattan. Some recent theatre credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird (National Tour), GAS (Theatre Row), Lumeria(Ensemble Studio Theatre/New York Classical Theatre), and To Kill a Mockingbird (Broadway). Recent Film/TV: Doug Liman’s The Instigators, season two of Pretty Little Liars, and a new short film by TJ Ellidge. recent written work includes: the magdalenes (O'Neill Center Finalist), a soft machine(O'Neill Center Semi Finalist), Stumpwater (O'Neill Center Semi Finalist) and Rental.  BFA: Shenandoah Conservatory. Performance is Sport.  

Rutger Scott (Baby Ridge) is a multi-faceted actor/singer/director based in Manhattan. He has a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Class of ‘22) and studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Recent work includes the role of Dean in the sci-if series pilot for HUMANIZED. @rutgerscott 

Emily James (Birdie) is an actor and writer originally from Louisville, KY. Since receiving her BFA in Acting from Cal State Fullerton, she has performed on stages all over Southern California. She was most recently seen in Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Rogue Machine Theatre. Other stage credits include: Stage Kiss (Geffen Playhouse), Mr. Wolf (South Coast Repertory), The Sisters Rosensweig (South Coast Repertory), Smoke (Rogue Machine), Antigone (A Noise Within), Colony Collapse (Boston Court), Husbands and Wives (Ensemble Theatre Company), We are Not These Hands (Rogue Machine), Flora and Ulysses (South Coast Repertory). Her TV credits include: Barry, Three Women, NYPD Blue. 

Zachary Grant (Alex) is a graduate of the BA theatre program at USC. Some theatre credits: Punk Rock at The Odyssey. Oppenheimer at Rogue Machine. Little Theatre at Rogue Machine. Smart Love at Pacific Resident Theatre. Hostage at Skylight Theatre. Film credits: Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner. Love Virtually directed by L.E Staiman. Volition (Short) directed by Ashley George. Cafe Cafe (Short) directed by Dylan Waite.

Riley Scott (Frankie) is a Manhattan-based actor with a BFA from Shenandoah Conservatory. Selected credits include Gruesome Playground Injuries and Disco Pigs at East Village Basement, ear for eye at Royal Court Theatre, An Attempt to Heal in the Contemporary World at New York Fringe, Romeo & Juliet at Pushkin Hall, and the workshop production of Henry Sussman's Soiree at Walter Benjamin's. Riley is Snow Dance Corp.'s Artistic Director and co-Founder. Performance is sport. www.rileyscott.nyc