When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron’s inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines. Can this couple turn what could be a dating disaster into something special before the check arrives?
First Date is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
PRODUCTION TEAM
- Director FRANCESCO C. ARCHINA
- Music Director CAMERON STEVENS
- Choreographer MANI MCCALMON
- Co-Producers MICHAELA TORRES & SARA FREDERICKS
- Stage Manager SARA FREDERICKS
- Set Designer MARC CHRISTOPHER
- Sound Designer KATIE FITZMORRIS
- Lighting Designer DIMITRI VASILAKOS
- Costume Designer FRANCESCO C. ARCHINA
- Hair Designer DARRELL MICHAEL
- Make-up Designer SAMANTHA GONZALEZ
- Property Designer SARA FREDERICKS
- Scenic Artists RORY ALEXA & MARC CHRISTOPHER
CAST
- Waiter (Casey’s Father, Twitter, Therapist) ZACH KAISER
- Aaron JACOB JAMES
- Casey EMILY MITZEN
- Woman 1 (Lauren, Grandma Ida, Facebook, Aaron’s Mother) REGAN ZLOTNICK
- Woman 2 (Allison, Google) ADRIENNE PARKER
- Man 1 (Gabe, YouTube, Stoner Guy) RYAN NOLAN
- Man 2 (Reggie, Aaron’s Future Stone, Instagram, British Artist) CALEB LEE
- Blaze CHLOE LEMLEY
- Ensemble LILA RAE GRACE (u/s Casey), AMELIA PENA (u/s Woman 2), ANNA PUTORTI, BENJAMIN QUIÑONES (u/s Waiter, u/s Man 2), MATÉO UHALDE (u/s Aaron), EDWIN VAZQUEZ (u/s Man 1), JENNA WILKINSON (u/s Woman 1)
