The House That Will Not Stand
THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND
By Marcus Gardley
Directed by: Deedee Batteast
Choreographer:
Stage Manager: Alexander Matthews
Scenic Designer: Dave Nofsinger
Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner
CAST
Beatrice Albans: Dwandra Lampkin
Agnes Albans: Arise Rock
Maude Lynn Albans: Holly Berman-Carter
Odette Albans: Nadia Rawlins
Makeda: Kayla Lynn
La Veuve: Kiara Gilmore
Marie Josephine: Treasure Rose
Understudies
Cedar Rock
CeCe Davis
PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Stage Manager: Ashton Bahr, Trinity Gibson
Production Assistant: Courtnee Dayshaun
Choreographer: Heather Mitchell
Fight Choreographer: Atis Kleinbergs
Assistant Scenic Designer: Andrea Imsland, Kathleen Gross
Scenic Paint Charge: Evelyn Kubizna
Painters:
Technical Director: Ryan Hodges
Assistant Technical Director: EllyGene Degraff
Carpenters: Alex Matthews, Tessa Wenger, Adam Batch, Camille Markucki
Props Master: Tessa Wenger
Assistant Props Master: Camille Markucki
Props Crew:
Assistant Costume Designer: Stacey Jordan
Costumer: Julia Kosanovich
Assistant Costumer: Alix Bauer
First Hand: Sarah Mughazy
Hair and Wig Designer: Garrylee McCormick
Assistant Hair and Wig Designer: Patience Oliveira
Assistant Lighting Designer: Elena Hewett
Master Electrician: Hannah Cowgill
Programmer: Gabrielle Blowers
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
BIOS
Arise Rock (Agnès Albans): is a senior from Detroit, MI. Their previous credits include Mayme, Intimate Apparel; Ovetta, All the Natalie Portmans; Ernestine, Crumbs from the Table of Joy.
Cece Davis (U/S, La Veuve & Makeda): is a freshman (transfer student) from Muskegon, MI. Their previous credits include Caroline, I & You; Mimi Marquez, Rent; Lorrell, Dreamgirls.
Cedar Rock (US Marie Josephine, US Maude Lynn): is a sophomore from Detroit, MI. Their previous credits include U/S Chantel, All the Natalie Portmans; Ashbee, Am I Blue; The Ghost, Hamlet.
Holly Berman-Carter (Maude Lynn Albans): is a senior from St. Louis, Missouri. Her previous credits include House Mover/U/S Mrs. White, Clue; Cobbler, Julius Caesar; U/S Jean and U/S Margaret, POTUS; Stepp Sister/Ensemble, Dreamgirls.
Kiara Gilmore (La Veuve): is a junior from Troy, MI. Their previous credits include Ligarius, Julius Caesar; Keyonna, All The Natalie Portmans.
Tessa Wenger (Props Master): is a junior from Middleville, Michigan. Her previous credits include Assistant Props Master, Legally Blonde (2024); Assistant Technical Director, Dreamgirls (2025); Paints Intern, PCPA - Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts.
Nadia Rawlins (Odette Albans): is a senior from St. Louis, MO. Her previous credits include Lorrell Robinson, Dreamgirls; Pilar, Legally Blonde; Ensemble/u.s Pearl, SpongeBob; Ensemble/Ivy u.s On the Town.
Ryan Hodges (Technical Director): is a junior from Kentwood, Michigan. His previous credits include Props Master, Argonautika; Assistant Technical Director, The Haunting of Hill House; Props Master, The Great Gatsby.
Alexander Matthews (Stage Manager): is a senior from Beverly Hills, Michigan. His previous credits include Operations Technician & Stage Operations Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival (2025); Assistant Technical Director & Production Manager, The Great Gatsby; Assistant Stage Manager, The Haunting of Hill House; Assistant Stage Manager, SpongeBob the Musical.
Landen Yocum (Sound Designer): is a sophomore from Michigan. His previous credits include Sound Engineer, Winter Dance Gala (2025, WMU); A1/Sound Designer, Seussical (2025, OHS); A2, Next Stop Broadway! (2024, WMU).
Kayla Wager (Makeda): is a junior from Detroit. Her previous credits include U/S Theodora, The Haunting of Hill House; U/S Keyonna and Ovetta, All the Natalie Portmans.