theatre KAPOW presents
Bauer
by Lauren Gunderson
Rudolf Bauer……………………………………………………………………..Michael Cobb
Louise Bauer ………………………………………………………..Rachael Chapin Longo
Hilla Rebay…………………………………………………………..Deirdre Hickok Bridge
Director…………………………………………………………………………….Carey Cahoon
Setting: The abandoned art studio in Bauer’s massive
beachfront mansion in Deal, New Jersey. 1953, January
Read in conjunction with the Currier Museum of Art’s special exhibition Nicolas Party and Surrealism: An Artist’s Take on the Movement
Bauer is presented by arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) Bauer was commissioned and first produced by San Francisco Playhouse with the support of Rowland Weinstein.
Deirdre Hickok Bridge (Hilla Rebay) is honored to be included as part of this reading at the Currier. Her previous theatre KAPOW productions include Life Sucks (Babs), Paradise Now! (Laurie), Dance Nation (Sofia), Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (ensemble), Stupid F%cking Bird (Emma), and Burial at Thebes (Eurydice), as well as tkapow’s 24 HR Play Festival. She is particularly proud of her 2019 performance in the titular role of Bo-Nita: a Play for One Woman at the Hatbox Theatre, which she also co-produced. Deirdre also has a background in textiles and apparel. She lives in Derry with her husband John, their children, and the dog.
Michael Cobb (Rudolf Bauer) has played leading and featured roles for Trinity Repertory Company (company member), Dallas Theatre Center, and for David Gordon/PickUp Performance Company for PBS Alive TV and at the Public Theater, among many others. As an educator he has served as full-time faculty and coach at the National Theatre Conservatory/Denver Center Theatre, University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater, and the Universities of Wisconsin and Utah.
Rachael Chapin Longo (Louise Bauer) is a theater maker, educator and arts advocate in the Boston area. She serves as a Board/Company member of theatre KAPOW and has been performing and directing with the company since 2013. Recent performances include “Pickles” in Life Sucks, “Logan” in The Thanksgiving Play, and “Beth/Mother” in Breadcrumbs. Rachael is a big fan of Lauren Gunderson’s work and is thrilled to be reading the part of Louise in Bauer as part of the Articulate Series.
Carey Cahoon (Director) was seen on stage last season with tKAPOW in Every Brillinat Thing, and last season in On the Exhale and as Alex in Paradise Now!. The ARTiculate plar reading serieas at the Currier is one of her favorite programs theatre KAPOW does and she looks forward to reading scripts and plannig for next year.
Lauren Gunderson (Playwright) is a playwright, screenwriter and short story author from Atlanta, GA. She received her BA in English/Creative Writing at Emory University, and her MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, where she was also a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. She has been one of the most produced playwrights in America (American Theatre Magazine) since 2015, topping the list thrice including 22/23. tKAPOW produced her plays Silent Sky in 2019 and Natural Shocks in 2020.
theatre KAPOW, now in its seventeenth season, puts stories on stage to inspire healing conversations. tKAPOW has won the NH Theatre Award for Best Production of a Play four times: The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, Penelope by Enda Walsh, Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies, and Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco. In 2021, tKAPOW was honored with a Silver Lining Resilience Governor’s Arts Award for creative and innovative solutions offsetting challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. theatre KAPOW is supported by the New Hampshire Dance Collaborative, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
