QCT Presents: FAMOUS
A funny and poignant true story about a struggling young actress and the gloriously unhinged working relationship she develops with a Hollywood legend.
Conceived by Sandra Bauleo & Thomas Caruso
Written and Performed by Sandra Bauleo
Directed by Thomas Caruso
Developed with support from Juniper Circle Productions
Each performance will include a 20-30 minute talkback moderated by Artistic Director Ethan Nienaber.
Box Office Information
Black Box Play | QCT Presents Production
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Content Advisory
FAMOUS is recommended for adult audiences.
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Production Team
Sandra Bauleo is a New York City actor, sketch performer, and writer. She has performed extensively in live theater at Ars Nova, Joe’s Pub, PS 122, UCB, and the Lucille Lortel. Notable screen credits include: Cicada (2020), The Small (2018), Teenage Euthanasia (Adult Swim), 30 Rock (NBC), and Good Crazy (2015).
Thomas is an Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominee, who recently co-directed the Tony Award-winning production of A Christmas Carol (Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City), starring Michael Cerveris. He was the Artistic Supervisor for Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins (Stage 42 Off-Broadway) starring the celebrated escape artist from America’s Got Talent: Lord Nil. Other directing credits include the musical Emojiland (The Duke Theatre, NY Times Critics Pick, 4 Drama Desk Award Nominations, and an Off-Broadway Alliance Award Nomination: Best Musical); A Christmas Carol (Ahmanson Theatre, LA & West Coast tour) starring Bradley Whitford, Kate Burton & Alex Newell. He directed and co-conceived the critically acclaimed musical Southern Comfort (The Public Theatre, NY Times Critics Pick, 3 Lucille Lortel Award and 2 OCC Award nominations including: Best New Musical); Madwomen of the West (Off-Broadway) starring Marilu Henner, Caroline Aaron, Melanie Mayron & Brooke Adams. In London, he directed the West End and World Tour of Dynamo: Seeing Is Believing for the Illusionist/Magician, Dynamo.
Broadway Associate Director credits include: Matilda, Groundhog Day, Ghost, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol, Bombay Dreams, Follies and Master Class. Thomas directed the Broadway National Tours of Matilda, Ghost, and Master Class. Other directing credits include: the world premiere musical adaptation of Huxley’s Brave New World by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell & Grammy Award winner John McDaniel (NC Stage); Academia Nuts (NYMF – Best Direction & Best Musical Awards); Southern Comfort (Barrington Stage – Jonathan Larson & Glaad Awards – Best New Musical). David Blaine: Real or Magic (Asia tour of world-renowned illusionist, David Blaine); the premiere of Jack Heifner’s Earth To Bucky (Bay Street Theatre), the premiere of Terrence McNally and Israel Horovitz’s Off Season (Gloucester Stage), Shipwrecked, I And You, Clever Little Lies, Syncopation, Incident At Our Lady Of Perpetual Help, Don’t Talk To The Actors, Greetings, Around The World In 80 Days, and Over The Tavern (Penguin Rep). The Chalks (Bay Street Theatre), Zombie based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates (Off-Broadway), Barefoot in the Park (Surflight Theatre), Don’t Talk To The Actors by Tom Dudzick (Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo – Cornell Award, Best Play); Diagnosis (The Play Company), The Butcherhouse Chronicles (SPF – Theatre Row Theatre); The Middle East In Pieces (Cherry Lane Theatre); Bingo (Off-Broadway); China Dolls by Jack Heifner (Ensemble Studio Theatre); Two Boys by James Edwin Parker (Rattlestick); Clive Barker’s Subtle Bodies (Off-Broadway); Ibsen’s Enemy of the People (Off Broadway: Century Center); Sam Shepard’s Cowboy Mouth (Williamstown Theatre Festival); The Next Marilyn (Florida Studio Theatre); New World Rhapsody (NY Stage & Film), The Girl In The Frame (Adirondack Theatre Festival).
He is a member of SDC – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Thomas’ 20-minute debut short film, Zombie, won Best Director at the California Film Awards and was an Official Selection at several film festivals, including the Cleveland International Film Festival, Boston International Film Festival, New York Downtown Short Film Festival, and Washington D.C. Independent Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film. www.ThomasCaruso.com