Written and Directed by Rex Daugherty
Best for children ages 2-5 and their families
On a warm spring day, the friendly tune of the ice cream truck might be just what you need. But when one particular ice cream truck starts to fall apart, the drivers have to fix it before everything starts to melt! Will our friends find a way out of this sticky situation? This highly physical comedy features live percussion music and plenty of zany shenanigans. Come help us figure out how to fix up this ice cream truck where nothing goes right!
Best for children ages 2-5 and their families
On a warm spring day, the friendly tune of the ice cream truck might be just what you need. But when one particular ice cream truck starts to fall apart, the drivers have to fix it before everything starts to melt! Will our friends find a way out of this sticky situation? This highly physical comedy features live percussion music and plenty of zany shenanigans. Come help us figure out how to fix up this ice cream truck where nothing goes right!
The Lab at Convergence
1819 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302
March 7-23, 2019
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
March 27-31, 2019
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Photos by Ryan Maxwell Photography
Reviews
"Beep Beep is a great introduction to live performance for the very young and adults will laugh right along with their kids."
- Our Kids
"The humor in the piece and the ingenuity of the stagecraft have an appeal that is not confined to children."
- DC Theatre Scene
- Our Kids
"The humor in the piece and the ingenuity of the stagecraft have an appeal that is not confined to children."
- DC Theatre Scene
Study Guide
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Continue the experience in the classroom with our Beep Beep! Study Guide. Enjoy activities inspired by the show and extend learning beyond the production.
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Artistic Team
Rex Daugherty (Director and Playwright) is a DC-based actor and director and currently serves as the Artistic Director of Solas Nua. He previously worked with Arts on the Horizon with his play Snow Day and is thrilled to be back with BEEP BEEP! As an actor, he has performed at The Kennedy Center, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The National Theatre, The Warner Theatre, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Folger Theatre, Solas Nua, and Off Broadway at 59E59. Daugherty has received three Helen Hayes nominations as part of Outstanding Ensembles and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. Directing credits include: Wild Sky, Little Thing, Big Thing, Coolatully, Misterman (Solas Nua); Night Falls on the Blue Planet (Theatre Alliance); Late: a cowboy song (No Rules Theatre Company); Suite Surrender, The Prince and the Troubadour (1st Stage); Wake Up, Brother Bear (Imagination Stage); Snow Day (Arts on the Horizon); Yours, Isabel (Edinburgh Fringe); Bad Dates (Wayside Theatre); Angels in America (assistant - Forum Theatre); Billy Elliot, The Flick (assistant - Signature Theatre). Rex most recently The Frederick Douglass Project with Solas Nua. See what else Rex is up to on his website,
https://www.rex-daugherty.com
Drew Neitzey (Stage Manager) is delighted to be teaming up with Arts on the Horizon once again! This past season, he was the Stage Manager for Outside the Lines. Previous D.C. credits include Three Sisters, The Hard Problem, and Hand to God (Studio Theatre). Other credits include productions and events with the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, The Glimmerglass Festival, Endstation Theatre Company, and the American Pops Orchestra. In addition to his stage management work, Drew was fortunate to work with Aurora Productions on the Pre-Broadway production of Mean Girls at the National Theater. Drew received his B.A. in Theatre Arts and Communication Studies from Stetson University.
Patti Kalil (Set/Props Design) is a Brazilian native, and Co-Artistic Director of Pointless Theatre. Pointless credits include: Imogen (Set), Gimme a Band, Gimme a Banana (Co-Writer, Set/Puppets), Doctor Caligari (Set/Props, Helen Hayes Nomination), Minnie the Moocher (Art Director), d0t: a Rotoplastic Ballet (Puppets). Other select design credits: Dante’s Inferno, Man in the Iron Mask, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz, Titus Andronicus (Synetic Theatre). The Pillowman, Passion Play, Pluto (Forum Theatre), Hello, My Name is… (The Welders, Helen Hayes Nomination), Going to a Place, brownsville song, Still Life with Rocket, Flood City (Theatre Alliance), Where Words Once Were, How to Catch a Star (Kennedy Center- TYA), Twist Your Dickens, Love Factually (Second City- Kennedy Center). Patti holds a MFA in Studio Art from MICA and a BA in Theatre from the University of Maryland. She is also a graduate of the Juilliard School Professional Internship Program in stage properties.
Julie Cray Leong (Costume Designer) is a graduate of The Catholic University of America with a BA in Drama. Her most recent projects include: The Laramie Project and Our Town (Catholic University), Pericles and Julius Caesar (STC Academy for Classical Acting), Burst (Parlor Room Theatre), Imogen (Pointless Theatre Company). This is her second show with Arts on the Horizon after serving as Costume Designer for Nutt and Bolt and she is happy to be back! She is the Costume Shop Manager for The Catholic University of America. For more information, visit www.JulieCrayCostumes.com
https://www.rex-daugherty.com
Drew Neitzey (Stage Manager) is delighted to be teaming up with Arts on the Horizon once again! This past season, he was the Stage Manager for Outside the Lines. Previous D.C. credits include Three Sisters, The Hard Problem, and Hand to God (Studio Theatre). Other credits include productions and events with the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, The Glimmerglass Festival, Endstation Theatre Company, and the American Pops Orchestra. In addition to his stage management work, Drew was fortunate to work with Aurora Productions on the Pre-Broadway production of Mean Girls at the National Theater. Drew received his B.A. in Theatre Arts and Communication Studies from Stetson University.
Patti Kalil (Set/Props Design) is a Brazilian native, and Co-Artistic Director of Pointless Theatre. Pointless credits include: Imogen (Set), Gimme a Band, Gimme a Banana (Co-Writer, Set/Puppets), Doctor Caligari (Set/Props, Helen Hayes Nomination), Minnie the Moocher (Art Director), d0t: a Rotoplastic Ballet (Puppets). Other select design credits: Dante’s Inferno, Man in the Iron Mask, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz, Titus Andronicus (Synetic Theatre). The Pillowman, Passion Play, Pluto (Forum Theatre), Hello, My Name is… (The Welders, Helen Hayes Nomination), Going to a Place, brownsville song, Still Life with Rocket, Flood City (Theatre Alliance), Where Words Once Were, How to Catch a Star (Kennedy Center- TYA), Twist Your Dickens, Love Factually (Second City- Kennedy Center). Patti holds a MFA in Studio Art from MICA and a BA in Theatre from the University of Maryland. She is also a graduate of the Juilliard School Professional Internship Program in stage properties.
Julie Cray Leong (Costume Designer) is a graduate of The Catholic University of America with a BA in Drama. Her most recent projects include: The Laramie Project and Our Town (Catholic University), Pericles and Julius Caesar (STC Academy for Classical Acting), Burst (Parlor Room Theatre), Imogen (Pointless Theatre Company). This is her second show with Arts on the Horizon after serving as Costume Designer for Nutt and Bolt and she is happy to be back! She is the Costume Shop Manager for The Catholic University of America. For more information, visit www.JulieCrayCostumes.com
Cast
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Julia Klavans (Wrench) is delighted to perform with Arts on the Horizon after last year's Drumming with Dishes! Other projects include: Elephant and Piggie's "We are in a Play!" (Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences - National Tour); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace); Frosty the Snowman, Jumanji (Adventure Theatre MTC); Elf My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls (Olney Theatre Center); The Wild Party, Absolutely! Perhaps (Constellation Theatre); The Oregon Trail (Flying V Theatre); Zombie Prom (Unexpected Stage); (a love story) (Source Festival); A Midsummer Night's Dream (National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts). Julia is a proud graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts and University of Maryland, College Park. |
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Dallas Tolentino (Dodge) is ecstatic to return to Arts on the Horizon. Previous credits include D.C. Area: The Kennedy Center: How to Catch a Star; Arts on the Horizon: Outside the Lines; Adventure Theatre: Frosty the Snowman; Imagination Stage: The Smartest Girl in the World; Rorschach Theatre Company: A Bid to Save the World; Constellation Theatre Company: The Master and the Margarita, The Skin of our Teeth, Peter and the Starcatcher (Peter), Journey to the West (Monkey King, Helen Hayes nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor), The Fire and the Rain. He is also a company member with Synetic Theater where he has performed in over 20 shows including: Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter), The Three Musketeers (D'Artagnan), King Lear, King Arthur, and many more. Chicago Area: The Neo-Futurists: Haymaker. |
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Aaron Blinden (Musician) is an actor, writer, musician, and composer based in Washington, DC. Music/Composition/Sound Design credits include Illyria (Avant Bard), d0t (Pointless Theatre), Wild Sky (Solas Nua), Eurydice (University of Maryland), Amish Project (University of Maryland), Hugo Ball (Pointless Theatre), Glassheart (Rorschach), Imagination Meltdown Adventure (Pointless Theatre), Minnie the Moocher (Pointless Theatre), and Please Listen: A Musical Chaos (Fringe-Best Musical). He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and a founding company member of Pointless Theatre. |
