MAIN STAGE
FIERCE SATIRE AND MEDIOCRE SEX by Edith Weiss
Buntport Theater*
717 Lipan Street, Denver CO 30pm
February 13-28, 2026
Thursday-Saturday , 7:30pm
Directed by Susan Lyles
Set/Sound Design/SM Darren Smith
Light Design Miriam Suzanne
Starring Chris Kendall, Jeff Jesmer and Meredith Young
*Seating is General Admission
Buntport Theater has accessible seating please let us know when purchasing a ticket about needed accommodations.
Trying to figure out what is real in an increasingly surreal world? What you need is the kind of laughter that comes not at someone else's expense, but from exploring human foibles - like landing in a life you didn't want, or extortion, or political correctness, religion, Shakespeare, suicide, PBS… and of course mediocre sex. ‘Cause that's life in this big shared boat we're all in, and that’s just funny.
PLAYWRIGHT
EDITH WEISS
Edith Weiss the playwright writes children's plays, funny murder mysteries, and short plays. Her work has been produced on every continent except Antarctica. Her plays have been in juried competitions in NYC, California, Chicago, Boston, among others. In Denver And Toto too and the Denver Center have produced her work. She loves her adaptation of Moliere's The Miser, called "The Tightwad"; so hopefully someone will produce that before I kick the bucket. (back to 3rd person) Actor wise, she's worked for the Denver Center, Arvada Center, Miner's Alley, Square Product Theater, Benchmark, Colorado College, Catamounts, Country Dinner Playhouse, Backstage Breckenridge, Littleton Town Hall, and other theaters that regretfully no longer exist. So thank you for your patronage of this small theater independent production. Thank you to Susan Lyles of And Toto too for taking a chance on this. And thank you to Buntport, whose work I have loved for many years.
DIRECTOR
SUSAN LYLES
Susan Lyles is an award winning Actor, Director and Producer, and holds a BA from Wichita State University, and certification from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Shakespeare. Credits: Gertrude and Ophelia in Hell (Gertrude-Denver, Edinburgh, Scotland and Edmonton,Canada), Whacking the Turkey (Hildegard); The Playground (Omni, Rachel); Ordering Lunch (Sarah); Hay Fever (Sorrel); Present Laughter (Daphne); Swimming in Seuss (Fox, Cindy Lou Who, The Lorax. Ensemble) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator).
Film Credits: 5 Minutes (Best Supporting Actor-Denver 48HFP), Tea Party, Down the Drain, Chasing Christmas, Solemates(3rd place Best Film-London 48 HFP 2024), Primogenture, Outed, How Ariel Got Her Muse Back (Best original screen play-Solaris Film Festival-Helsinki, Finland), Among Us, Blameless, Shattered, Second String Villains; Son of Spies and Whispers, B.O.B. and Night Screams. Susan is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of And Toto too Theatre Company, and has directed more than 20 plays, including the award winning Naked in Encino, Car Talk, and Heads. She has designed costumes for more than 50 plays, including Lion in Winter,12th Night (Denver Victorian Playhouse), and Greater Tuna and Christmas Tuna (Denver Victorian Playhouse, Town Hall Arts Center). Susan is also producer and occaisional screenwriter for the award winning film production company Ruff, Ruff, Dog Productions. insta: ruff ruff dog productions IMDB for representation and full film credits
CAST
JEFF JESMER
(DESIGNATOR, OPHELIA, FATHER GANDER, ST. LAURENCE, CRICKET)
Jeff Jesmer (he/him) (Master Carpenter) is very excited to share this experience with a live audience. Thank you for supporting live theatre in our community. Jeff works around Denver as a Set Builder/Designer and as an Actor. He hopes you enjoy the evening and wishes that you spread the word of this and other live theatre around Denver. Jeff would like to thank Julie and our fur-baby for the most love any one person could handle.
CHRIS KENDALL
(PAT, DAVID, OLIVER, GOD, AXEL OTTO UNTERSCHEFFLENZ)
MEREDITH YOUNG
(YOUNG WOMAN, TAMORA, TIFFANY, SAMANTHA, CHLOE)
Meredith is truly thrilled to work with And Toto too, Susan, and Edith and this incredible group of actors! Colorado credits include: A Christmas Carol and Helen in The Cripple of Inishmaan (Miners Alley Performing Arts Center), Maria in Twelfth Night and Ruth in The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (The Three Leaches), Janie in The Never Summer (Feral Assembly) and Lauren in Circle Mirror Transformation (Curious Theatre Company). She received her BFA in Theatre from the University of Colorado. Meredith would like to thank her amazing family for truly everything.
SET& SOUND DESIGN
DARREN SMITH (HE/HIM)
Darren Smith serves as vice-president as well as technical director for And Toto too, he is responsible for the technical operations of the theater, determining technical staffing and equipment requirements for productions, and acts as the central coordinating point for the designers, the stage management team, the craftspeople, etc. – throughout each production. With more than 30 years of experience both on-stage and in almost every capacity behind the scenes, he brings a wealth of ideas and best practices to And Toto too. Mr. Smith is not, despite what a 'vanity search' on the internet may lead you to believe, an editor and writer specializing in travel directories and feature magazine stories, an Australian rugby league player, the 1997 World Irish Dancing Champion, a football player for the Grand Valley State University Lakers, a new age composer living in Texas, or a Christian comedian and illusionist. He lives in Denver with his wife, and their dog, and is also the co-founder of the leading B2B customer reference company Point of Reference.
LIGHT DESIGN
ADAM KUHN - Adam is currently the Technical Director at Roaming Gnome Theatre in Colorado. This position finds him designing and building sets as well as doing props and lighting with the kids of The Gnome. He received his degree in technical theatre from the University of Wisconsin, Madison many moons ago. After graduating he moved to New York City and worked in the lighting industry professionally for Vari*Lite Production Services. This position found him lighting just about anything from theatre, to television, film, concerts and lots of other things that didn’t want to be in the dark. Some notable productions include The Producers Film remake in 2005,The Opening and Closing ceremonies at the Athens Olympics in 2004, The 2002 Grammy Awards, countless episodes of Comedy Central Presents, national tours with Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak and John Mayer, as well as a host of other shows. Adam is happy to be back where it all began in a community theatre working with kids again and helping them learn what is possible, and lending his skills to visiting productions.
SOUND BOARD MIXER
ALEXANDER PALMER (He/Him) - Alexander Palmer has been working in Theater as an Audio Engineer for over a decade. First starting out with local black box theaters, Alex has cultivated a wealth of knowledge on everything from Sound Design to Mixing. His other work includes being a Recording Engineer at CCM Recording Studios where he records, edits, mixes and masters work for Music Production, Audiobooks and Voiceover. Previous clients include NPR, 20th Century Fox and Asics. Alex has also taught at the Colorado Film School, one of the top ten in the US for Film Production. His education includes Shenandoah University and the University of Colorado Denver. Alex brings all of these skills to bear in every production and loves every part of the process. Working with creatives to bring their work to the highest level of quality is what keeps him going.
