Midiculous Middle School. A laughably lopsided social “order” in which students are designated either Queen Bee, Jock, Geek, or Goth – and woe betide any who dare defy their thus declared destiny. Add to this sinister stew a mysterious zombifying virus spread through TikTok dances. How is one to survive all of this “Midiculousness?” By turning to… you. Yes, you! In this Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style world premiere by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown (writers of FROM GUMBO TO MUMBO and PUSH THE BUTTON), you decide the outcome of a metaphysical game show where only the winner escapes the prison of pre-teen politics. Let’s get Midiculous!
Commissioned by Keegan’s Boiler Room Series initiative for new works and education program, Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA.
Tuesdays-Fridays at 10:00 am
Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
$30 Adult
$20 Seniors 62+
$20 Students/under 25
Approximately 60 minutes, with no intermission
This production features the use of haze/fog and flashing lights/video.
March 8, 2026 | 2:30-5:00 pm
Parents can join us for the matinee performance and register their Pre-K to 5th grade children for onsite child care with Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA Teaching Artists during the show. (Limited capacity and all children must be registered in advance. Show ticket sold separately.)
March 8, 2026 | Following the matinee performance
Free and open to all patrons.
March 8, 2026 | 3:00 pm
Discounted $20 tickets are available for the March 8 performance to current students with a valid student ID (to be checked at the door) — just use promo code 29MID at checkout.
Cynthia Davis, she/her (MC) is thrilled to be making her debut at Keegan. Previous credits include: KCTYA: Look Both Ways (Understudy); Woolly Mammoth Theatre: Dance Like There’s Black People Watching (Understudy); Theater Alliance: The Transatlantic Time Traveling Company (Ruth); Imagination Stage: Mouse on the Move (Nellie) and Nate the Great (Understudy); Creative Cauldron: Audrey (Ella Fitzgerald); Hylton Performing Arts Center: Sistas (Tamika); THEARC: Roll On (Shirlie Mae); The Essential Theatre: From the Mississippi Delta (Woman 1); Adventure Theatre: Fairy Tales in the Sun (Understudy). Catch Cynthia next as Beneatha in Raisin at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. Follow Cynthia on Instagram @cadavis516
Cristina Sanchez, she/her (Perplexa) Cristina is very excited to be making her Keegan Theatre debut! Previous shows include: Imagination Stage: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Puppeteer); Next Stop Theatre: Dream Hou$e (Patricia), Native Gardens (Tania); Gala Hispanic Theatre: Don Quixote y Sancho Panza, Nuevas Andanzas (Monchita/Pastora), Principe y Principe (Doncella/Princesas); We Happy Few: La Llorona (Maite/Tia).
Tziah Coli she/her/hers (Lateshia) REGIONAL: Signature Theatre: The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical (U/S Jann/Virginia/Flower Child); Olney Theatre and Round House Theatre: FELA! (Swing, Helen Hayes Outstanding Ensemble). HOWARD UNIVERSITY: The House That Will Not Stand (Maude Lynn Albans); Rhyme Deferred (Shameka Hoeclean). AWARDS: Owen Dodson Collaborative Vision Award 2025; Andrew A. Isen Young Artist Gift 2023. EDUCATION: British American Drama Academy: Midsummer in Oxford; Signature Theatre's Overtures. Howard University: BFA Musical Theatre, Class of 2025. IG: @tziahcoli
Cayla Hall, she/they (L'Apostrophe Johnson) Previous shows include: Adventure Theatre: Frosty the Snowman (Swing), Lightning Thief (Sally Jackson); Discovery Theatre: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Alana), Jojo's Backyard Safari (Ranger Rudy); Interact Story Theatre: Monsters of Seahorse Island (Capparis); Constellation Theatre Company: Once on This Island (Mama Euralie),
Jordan Essex, he/him (Ty Tryhard) Previous shows include. Constellation Theatre Company: Head Over Heels and Once on This Island; Studio Theatre: Fat Ham; Solas Nua: The Honey Trap; Imagination Stage: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Winnie the Pooh; Signature Theater: Passing Strange; Adventure Theater: Lightning Thief: The Musical, Junie B Jones, and Sing Down The Moon; Round House Theatre: The Tempest; Folger Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Faction of Fools: Love Like Tuesday; Rorschach Theatre: The Toxic Avenger; ArtsCentric: Little Shop of Horrors. TOUR: National Players: A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Raisin in the Sun. EDUCATION: Catholic University: BM in Musical Theatre
Christian Emmanuel, he/him (Jacque Le Jock) is elated to be making his debut at The Keegan Theatre. Christian is a B.F.A. Musical Theatre graduate from Howard University hailing from Columbus, Ohio. Recent productions include: Various workshops at Theater Alliance & Ford’s Theatre. Sonnets and Soul (Uncle Nate) - composed by Michael McElroy and directed by Dell Howlett, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino) - directed by Kevin McAllister. He has traversed through the medium of voice acting with the Webby award winning short films Free Lunch, Recess, and Playground (Narrator) - with Social Status directed by the Turner Brothers. TV: New York Emmy winning episode of the PBS show House Seats: Dangerous Acts (Narrator) - directed by Phylicia Rashad. IG @christian_._emmanuel WEBSITE: christianemmanuel.info
Darren Badley, he/him (Mr. Robinson) Previous shows include: NextStop Theatre: Footloose (Cowboy Bob/Bickle); Rorschach Theatre: So Late Into the Night (U/S Ghoul & Walter); Workhouse Arts Center: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Frederic/King Louis), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster), The Who's Tommy (Specialist); Little Theatre of Alexandria: Memphis (Ensemble); InterAct Story Theater: KidStory Theater Festival (Company). EDUCATION: George Mason University, BA in Theatre Performance '23. Thank you to friends and family for the constant support!
Savina Barini, they/them/theirs (Director) Creative: Folger Theatre: Romeo & Juliet (AD); Theater Alliance: What Happens There (Playwright); The Spot: Topdog/Underdog (Co-director), Pass Over (Co-director), Drowsy Chaperone (Dramaturg), Macbeth (ASM); With Good Co.: Small Victories (Script Consultant); St. Thomas Playhouse: Frozen (Director), Newsies (Choreographer). Howard University: All Black Everything (Playwright/Director), Mephistopheles (Playwright), Eclipsed (Dramaturg), Urinetown (Dramaturg).
Performance: ArtsCentric: for colored girls... (Lady in Orange); Kennedy Center: Look Both Ways (Francie, et al/Tour Dance Capt.); Moxie Arts NY: one drop cool (May); The Spot: Cabaret (Rosie/Rudy), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Lucy Barker), Pippin (Leading Player), The Revolutionists (Marianne Angelle); Monumental Theatre Co.: Head Over Heels (Ens./Pythio u/s); Sun Valley Shakespeare Fest.: Rapture Blister Burn (Avery Willard); Adventure Theatre MTC: ¡Luchadora! (Lupita Guerrero/Mascara Rosa II).
@savinabarini, savinabarini.com
Kayla A. Warren, she/her (Choreographer) Previous credits include: Young Artists of America: Bring It On: The Musical (Choreographer); Arena Stage: POTUS (Assistant Director) and Toni Stone (Assistant Director); Montgomery College, Maryland: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Choreographer); Howard University: Urinetown: The Musical (Choreographer); Friends Select School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Choreographer) and Cabaret (Choreographer); MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company: Avenue Q (Choreographer), Urinetown: The Musical (Choreographer), A Chorus Line (Choreographer), and Pippin (Choreographer).
Anya Peregrino (Costume & Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer) is a South African-American costume designer and wardrobe supervisor. Her breadth of work varies from theatre to film & TV to cirque. She received a BFA in Production Design, concentrating in Costume Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time in Georgia, she started working in film as a Costumer and Lighting Fixtures Technician. Her work can be seen on The Menu, Halloween Ends, Apple TV’s Manhunt, and Fly Me To The Moon. In 2024, she joined the Kennedy Center on their TYA National Tour as wardrobe supervisor. Then she joined the Broadway Center Stage team leading the wardrobe department for their productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and the now Broadway-bound Schmigadoon Live! Anya has since assisted designer Erik Teague at Synetic Theatre for their productions of Frankenstein and Antony and Cleopatra.
Niya John (Lighting Designer) Previous shows include: The Voxel: Call Me By Any Other Name… Just as Sweet (Assistant Lighting Designer), The Metropolitan Opera House: American Ballet Theatre Summer Season (Lighting Assistant), 1st Stage: The Piano Lesson (Co Lighting Designer), and Olney Theatre Center: Sleepova (Assistant Lighting Designer) Learn more at nvjdesigns.com
Luke Hartwood, he/him (Properties Designer) is a queer and disabled Asian American multimedia designer and artist working on unceded Nacotchtank land “Washington, DC”. He specializes in designing original props, puppets, graphics, and videos. Recent credits include Hand to God and #Charlottesville at The Keegan Theatre; fire work at Theater Alliance; The Great Privation at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company; Dodi and Diana and cullud wattah at Mosaic Theater Company; Finn, Through the Sunken Lands, and The Dragon King’s Daughter at The Kennedy Center; Is God Is at Constellation Theatre Company; Problems Between Sisters at Studio Theatre; Off the Page at Arts on the Horizon; Las Hermanas Palacios, Baño de Luna, and Kumanana! at GALA Hispanic Theater; The Mountaintop at Round House Theatre; The Chosen at 1st Stage; and Angel Number Nine at Rorschach Theatre. @lukehartwood lukehartwood.com
Brandon Cook (Sound Designer) is a local Washington DC Sound Designer and excited to return to Keegan Theatre with the amazing cast and crew of “An Irish Carol". Recent credits include: “Look Both Ways" The Kennedy Center National Tour, “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor DreamCoat" Wick Theatre, "Woman In Black" Keegan Theatre, “Book of Everything” George Washington University, ”Reefer Madness" NextStop Theatre, “Tell Tale Heart” Synetic Theatre, "Knuffle Bunny" Adventure Theatre, "Seussical The Musical” Keegan Theatre, “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” Theater Alliance, "La Revoltosa" Gala Hispanic Theatre, "'Tis Pity She's A Whore / The Winter's Tale / Hedda Gabler” Shakespeare Theatre Company ACA Rep.
Jeremy Bennett, he/him (Projections Designer) is a Washington, DC–area–based projection designer, visual storyteller, and theatre artist. His work spans a range of theatrical and interdisciplinary productions, with collaborations at several institutions in the DC region and beyond. His credits include projects with The Kennedy Center (Theatre for Young Audiences) in Washington, DC; The Keegan Theatre in Washington, DC; Theater Alliance in Washington, DC; and Transforma Theatre in New York City.
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Josh Sticklin (JOHN DOE Director, Scenic Designer, and Technical Director; Artistic Director of The Boiler Room Series; Associate Producer, Facilities Manager of The Keegan Theatre) is a true multi-hyphenate theater maker and brings that perspective to his work on all fronts. As a director, his credits include JOHN DOE, WOMAN IN BLACK, HAND TO GOD, GOOD PEOPLE, AS YOU LIKE IT, SHE SINGS LIGHT, CHILDREN OF EDEN, and CURTAINS. As a choreographer, his credits include CHESS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, BALTIMORE WALTZ, and CAROUSEL. As a designer, his credits include SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA (Set), SEUSSICAL (Set - Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Set Design), JUNIE B. JONES (Set), YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Set), and OTHER LIFE FORMS (Props). As an artisan/engineer he has designed notable scenic elements in LONESOME WEST, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, RIPCORD, TOP GIRLS, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, and THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW. As an actor, Sticklin has performed in 22 productions at Keegan including HAIR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S RIOT, CUCHULLAIN, BASRA BOY, STONES IN HIS POCKETS, and AMERICAN IDIOT. He also serves as Associate Producer, Technical Director, and Facilities Manager. His leadership on energy efficiency and production quality has resulted in over $500k in upgrades for tech and the physical infrastructure. Josh is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer Society and holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and Political Science from American University.
Gabrielle Busch she/her (Production Manager) graduated from High Point University with a B.A. in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Coming back to her hometown of D.C she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as she can. Some projects that she has worked on at Keegan include N (Stage Manager), Yoga Play (Stage Manager), Elegies: A Song Cycle (Stage Manager), The Lifespan of A Fact (Stage Manager), Shakespeare In Love (Stage Manager), Merrily We Roll Along (Stage Manager/Assistant Director), Noises Off (Stage Manager), Falsettos (Stage Manager), Apropos of Nothing (Assistant Director), and LIZZIE (Assistant Director).
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Jared H. Graham he/him (Production Manager) is a DMV based performer, educator, administrator, and director. Jared holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis. He is the Director of Production and Education for the Keegan Theatre and has appeared on several local stages. Previous credits in the DMV area include Keegan Theatre: Noises Off, N, An Irish Carol; NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein; Solas Nua: The Honey Trap; 4615 Theatre: Macbeth, Dinner, Betrayal; Adventure Theatre: The Fisherman and his Wife; PG County’s Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing; Chesapeake Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet; Olney Theatre Center/ National Players: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland; Brave Spirits: As You Like It, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi; Rainbow Theatre Project: Blue Camp; Spooky Action: Sonnets for an Old Century, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers; and The Team Room Foundation: The Team Room.
Dan Martin (Lead Electrics Technician) Credits for The Keegan Theatre include American Buffalo (IRE), Outside Mullingar, Noises Off, RENT, Elizabeth Rex, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (IRE/USA), Man of La Mancha, Translations, Glengarry Glen Ross (IRE/USA), Death of a Salesman (IRE/USA), A Streetcar Named Desire (IRE/USA), True West (IRE/USA).
Isabella Tapia, she/her (Revolve Programmer) Previous shows include: Keegan Theater: The Woman in Black (Stage Manager); DC AREA: Solas Nua: Lie Low (Stage Manager); Imagination Stage: Tomás and the Library Lady (Stage Manager); Theater Alliance: fire work (ASM), American Fast (ASM); Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy: King John (ASM), The Taming of the Shrew (ASM); The Kennedy Center: Schmigadoon! (Production Assistant), Finn (Production Assistant, Sub ASM) NEW YORK: Lincoln Center: In:Formation Festival (Stage Manager) OTHER: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (Stage Manager) INTERNATIONAL: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Venue Crew), Royal Ballet (Deputy Stage Manager) BFA in Stage Management from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. isabellatapia.com
*The Director is a Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
