The War on Safety
Cast
- Curtis / Father
- Freddie Bredemeyer
- Izabel / Mother
- Ella Kriegel
- The Voice
- Liz Keefe
Creative
- Director
- Dylan Erdelyi
- Producer
- Somedae Studios Co.
- Stage Manager
- Grace Dempsey
- Sound Design
- Brandon Hilfer
- Scenic & Lighting Design
- Christopher Meleski
Bios
Freddie Bredemeyer (Curtis / Father)
Freddie Bredemeyer is based out of New York City and originally from South Florida. He graduated from Fordham University where he earned his BA in performance. He is appearing in the upcoming feature film Yellow Teeth and has a passion for working both onstage and behind the scenes. He thanks his family for their everlasting support and encouragement to always chase his dreams.
Grace Dempsey (Stage Manager)
Past credits include: US Open: Wilson Production Assistant; The Juilliard School: Falstaff, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New Dances, ChoreoComp; Forbes Center for the Performing Arts: Idomeneo, The Littlest Mermaid, The Little Prince; Catskill Mountain Shakespeare+: Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream; UPCOMING: The Juilliard School: Juilliard x Aritzia; Voice Theatre: Legacy. Grace can often be found saying Slay! Gracedempseytheatre.squarespace.com
Dylan Erdelyi (Director)
Dylan is a New York-based director creating psychological, interactive, and world-driven experiences. Through his production company Somedae Studios, he directed The Collective, an immersive piece staged across indoor and outdoor locations in Trenton, NJ. His original research on that work was presented at the American Psychological Association's annual conference. Dylan's work as a creative producer and arts manager spans the Walt Disney Company, the Metropolitan Opera, Passage Theatre, and Amoeba Productions. Additional directing credits include Butterscotch, Twosome (KCACTF Outstanding Director), and It Takes Two (54 Below). BFA: Rider University. dylanerdelyi.com
Brandon Hilfer (Sound Designer)
Brandon Hilfer (he/him) is a New York based composer and sound designer. Brandon's work has been heard at a variety of venues across NYC, including Under St. Marks, The Tank, Scholes Street Studio, Provincetown Playhouse, and University Settlement. Recent theater projects include Silverback Mountain (Off-Broadway/AMT Theater), Carmilla (Garden Variety Theater), Balloon Animals (CityGarage), and Michael! (Garden Variety Theater). Brandon holds an M.M. from NYU Steinhardt and a B.A. from Williams College. brandonhilfer.com
Ella Kriegel (Izabel / Mother)
Ella holds a BFA from Texas State University and studied at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Previous performances include playing the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Lydia in Big Love, and various short films. She is excited to be part of this production and thanks Dylan and the production team for being wonderful collaborators and her family for their continued support. Enjoy!
Christopher Meleski (Scenic & Lighting Design)
Christopher is a Brooklyn-based designer thrilled to be working on this production. He recently graduated from Lehigh University with a BS in Integrated Mechanical Engineering and Theatre Design, and works as a Theatre Consultant at Arup. When not doing theatre work, Christopher loves to play and design board games! christophermeleski.com
Special thanks
Will Welland
Jennifer Molson
Jake Eisner
Louisa Nickels
Alex Erdelyi
Jennifer Erdelyi
Christal Henner
Amoeba Productions
Materials for the Arts
Barnard College