The Bee vs The People

Written and Directed by Cyndi Feinman

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 8 PM
COMMUNITY SPACE

FREE

$5 Suggested Donation

You can make reservations at literary@theaterforthenewcity.net

Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue (between 9th & 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

The Bee vs The People is a farcical play about a bee that has interrupted Lucy’s relaxing summer day. Which character will get what they want? Will it be Kara who will protect her granddaughter at all costs? Stella who goes to extreme lengths to protect the dog? Sam, who wants to save the bee? What happens when a bee enters a house? Bzzzzz!

CAST
Annie Claff – Lucy Sokowitz, 40s
Jacob Ruiz – Kevin, the husband, 40s
Phyllis Lindy – Kara, the mother, 70s
Steph Guerrieri – Stella, the dog walker, 50s
Melissa Katz – Andrea, 12ish, played by an adult
Emilie Goodrich – Sam, the neighbor, age doesn’t matter
Eric Suben – Steve, the father, 70s
Christopher Underhill- Drew. “Solar” salesman

Narrated by Josh Findlay

Cyndi Feinman (she/her) is a New York based playwright, director, lighting designer, and theatre creator. Cyndi has received numerous accolades for her work including recognition at the New York Play Festival for her plays, Discovering Sylvia and University of Idaho’s New Work Series for The Golden Ibbur. In the spring of 2023, Cyndi’s production of Anastasia won “Best Overall Production” at the prestigious Metro Awards for High School Excellence in Theatre. Cyndi Feinman also created the Westchester Artists Guild in collaboration with Manhattanville College. Students from around Westchester have the opportunity to showcase work from plays without music for a chance to win scholarships and acceptances to college. This program is free for schools to participate in order to create equitable access to theatre for all students. Select directing credits include Anastasia, Puffs, Big Fish, Legally Blonde, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Next to Normal, Rent, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Into the Woods, Pippin, among others. Cyndi is finishing her MFA which will lead to a Doctorate in Curriculum in Instruction in Theatre Arts. Thank you to my family who supports all of my theatre making, and the wonderful artists I get to work with! www.cyndifeinman.com