Elizabeth Elias Huffman
Director, Playwright, Actor, Theatre Instructor
Alumni of Directors West
Member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society
Member of SAG/AFTRA/ACTORS EQUITY
Member of MENATMA
Elizabeth Elias Huffman is the Artistic Director of Chain Reaction Theatre. She is an acclaimed international actor, an award winning director and playwright. She is known for her visionary and diverse productions, often working in different languages. She teaches Shakespeare and classical theatre worldwide and offers online classes and coaching for actors in film, television and theatre.
NOVEMBER
By David Mamet
Jane, A Theatre Company, Portland, OR
Production Notes
David Mamet's biting satire about an American president whose popularity is at an all time low and it is election time. Willing to anything to ensure that he gets re-elected and so receives his coveted Presidential library, Charles H.P. Smith is a desperate man. Turkey blessings gone wrong, Native American faux pas, and lesbian marriages on the table, it is all he can do to get through the day. Hilarious, irreverent and sharp in true Mamet fashion this production was mounted by an upcoming new company in Portland: Jane, a Theatre Company with a tight ensemble headed by the excellent Brian Harcourt as the bumbling President. The show was a critical success enjoying a highly successful run for the young new company.
CAST
President Charles H.P. Smith
Brian Harcourt
Archer Brown
Corey Brunish
Clarice Bernstein
Kim Bogus
The Turkey Representative
Lior Zadek
Dwight Grackle
Nathan Dunkin
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director
Elizabeth Huffman
Stage Manager
D.J. Harris
Assistant Stage Manager
Kathryn Sullivan
Set Designer
James Sharinghousen
Lighting Designer
Brian Guerrero
Sound Designer
Gordon Romei
Props Designer
Caitlin Nolan
Video Designer
Kaila Edtl