Written by Hansol Jung
Directed by Deborah Block

October 27, 2022 — November 20, 2022

Opening Night: November 2, 2022

Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

100 minutes

A woman, longing for a child, finds a Korean boy looking for a new home on a Yahoo chat board. Her wife is a promising boxer on the verge of a pro-debut. The boy’s original adoptive father was all set to hand him over to a new home… until he realizes that the boy would have no “dad”. Caught in the middle, the child launches himself on a lone wolf’s journey of finding a pack that he can call his own.

What The New York Times called “thrilling…probing and playful”, Wolf Play by Hansol Jung is a messy, funny and disturbing theatrical experience about the families we choose and unchoose.

Featuring: Bruce Baldini, Keith Conallen, Makoto Hirano, Kira Player, Matteo Scammell

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: GAYLE AND DAVID SMITH

Support from The Charlotte Cushman Foundation

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MEET THE CAST

  • CAST - Kira Player

    Kira Player*

    (Robin, she/her) is a recent transplant to Philly and is loving the community she’s finding here. She feels lucky to already be breaking into the theater scene this past summer in Athena (Theatre Horizon) and The Taming! (Shakespeare in Clark Park). Past credits include Votes for Women (Speranza Theatre Co), Inside Siberia (Rootbeer Theatre Occasion), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), And Then They Came for Me (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Belleville (Company of Fools), A Doll’s House Part 2 (Theatreworks Hartford). Huge thanks to her family for believing in her crazy. More at kiraplayer.com

  • CAST - Bruce Baldini

    Bruce Baldini

    (Ash) is a Germantown based, Philadelphia theater, film and drag artist committed to creating more opportunity for the gorgeous trans community in Philly and beyond through producing theater and film projects that are by and for us. During the pandemic they received their 200HR Yoga certification and spent time reconnecting with their physical storytelling dreams. In the future they are hoping to explore more film as well as finally pursuing dreams in puppetry and dance. They are always looking for curious collaborators and hope to continue traveling around the city, country and world to find them.

  • CAST - Makoto Hirano

    Makoto Hirano

    (Wolf, he/him/his) is a Philadelphia-based choreographer and theatre maker. His award-winning, original performance projects have been presented nationally in numerous venues and festivals including Off-Broadway at the National Asian American Theatre Festival (NYC), DanceTruck (Atlanta, GA), Ringling Museum (Sarasota, FL), Yale University (CT), and FringeArts (Philadelphia, PA). As a creator-performer, Hirano has originated over 20 roles, with highlights that include projects with Bill Irwin, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Nichole Canuso Dance, and Thaddeus Phillips/Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental. Hirano is a founding member and current advisor to the arts collective PAPA (Philly Asian Performing Artists); co-founder of installation art duo Gatto+Hirano; co-founder of Team Sunshine Performance where he is a creator, producer, performer, and choreographer. From 2007-2014 Hirano was a Facilitator with Philly/Baltimore/South Carolina-based professional development program Artists U. A former U.S. Marine, Hirano earned his BFA in dance at Temple University.

  • CAST - Keith Conallen

    Keith Conallen*

    (Peter) Is a Philadelphia resident, HotHouse company member at the Wilma Theater. Keith has been seen on most of the city’s stages. Previously with Exile: Red Speedo, Gruesome Playground Injuries, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Shining City. Next up: Twelfth Night at Wilma Theater.

  • CAST - Matteo Scammell

    Matteo Scammell*

    (Ryan) is a multi-disciplinary, Barrymore award-winning artist based in Philadelphia. He is a member of The Wilma Theater’s Acting ensemble, HotHouse, and of Obie Award-winning experimental theater company, New Paradise Laboratories – contributing to 4 original works. Matteo has performed in over 30 theatrical productions. Including: Theatre Exile (Really, Buzzer, Smoke), Wilma Theater (Blood Wedding, Our Class, Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man, Cherry Orchard, Fairview), Arden Theater (Streetcar Named Desire, Legend of Georgia McBride), EgoPo (The Hairy Ape), Pig Iron Theatre Company (Gentleman Volunteers), George & Co. (Holden), PTC (Sweat, Hand to God, Detroit), Walnut St. Theater (Other Desert Cities), Theatre Horizon (How I Learned to Drive). 2017 Barrymore Award for Best Performance of a Male Actor in a Lead Role. Matteo is the recipient of the 2020 Independence Fellowship. Gratitude to Deb, Dani, Exile, Lee, our families and this amazing ensemble. BFA University of the Arts.