the cell presents

SHOES AND BAGGAGE

Written and Performed by CHERYL STERN

Music by TOM KOCHAN
Directed by JOE BARROS
Developed with KIRA SIMRING
Production Stage Manager: JENNIFER DELAC
Lighting/Projection Designer: NATHAN W. SCHEUER
Sound Designer: M. FLORIAN STAAB
Costume Designer: SIENA ZOE ALLEN
Musical Director: JOHN DIPINTO
Orchestrations: TOM KOCHAN
Associate Director: BRIAN REAGER
Assistant Stage Manager: KAYLA SANTOS
Technical Director: GERTJAN HOUBEN
Production Manager: MACKENZIE MEEKS
Assistant Music Director: CHRISTOPHER ZANDER
Audio A1: ALEXANDRIA BOTTIGLIERI
Keyboard II & Guitar: THOMAS MONKELL
Percussion: GREGORY LANDES
Opening video by DAVID PERLMAN
Logo Design by ROBERT POSTOTNIK
Development Liaison: MEGAN LOUGHRAN
Development Liaison Associate: SAM STRUM
House Manager: SHANE DRISCOLL
Press Representation: RON LASKO/SPIN CYCLE

the cell
338 West 23rd Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
May 5 – June 3, 2016

Veteran Broadway actress Cheryl Stern is battling a life-long addiction. Bad for her, good for you because she has created an entertaining and amusing journey through her endless pursuit of material goods in SHOES AND BAGGAGE. Amidst a flurry of sales, brand names, designer clothing, and the eternal temptation of shoes, the lively redhead propels us along her acting career with a few childhood memories thrown in for good measure. In a high-energy performance she dances, she sings to music by Drama Desk nominee Tom Kochan, and she vamps and models. And if that’s not enough, she portrays over 20 characters making each one her own and sharing the eccentricities with an enthralled audience. SHOES AND BAGGAGE is a wild and wacky ride that examines the underlying reasons we are obsessed with the retail world, and Cheryl Stern makes it fascinating and fun. An enjoyable time is had by all.

- Laurie Lawson -