MAB.

by Hayley Spivey

The Story

Three roommates are haunted by their absent subletter. She never comes out of her room, runs from them if caught in the hall, and appears in their bedrooms late at night. Once her strangeness starts to feel less like poor social skills and more like a dark, magical power, her roommates are ready to evict her. However, getting this subletter out of their rent stabilized brownstone will be harder than they expect.

Hayley Spivey (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and dramaturg with a B.F.A from Boston University. After working as a Junior Dramaturg at Company One theater and freelancing as a dramaturg for six years, she is excited for her own playwriting debut in New York City. Her acting credits include Viola in Twelth Night (Lyric Stage Company and Actors’ Shakespeare Project), Young Bradley in Men in Boats (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Gooney Bird Greene in Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures (Wheelock Family Theater), and Ensemble in Orlando (Lyric Stage Company). Her play The Birch Prep Five was an O'Neill semi-finalist. @hay_lyly

Alexandra Casillas (she/her) is NYC and Chicago based actor. She received her B.F.A. in Acting from Boston University. Recent credits include: Bernarda (Theatro Vista), Bull: A Love Story (Paramount Theatre), Macbeth (Actors Shakespeare Project), Heritage Hill Naturals (Fresh Ink), Dance Nation (Company One). Alexandra was a guest star on Chicago Fire and you can see her film work in Bookends which was featured at the Gold Standard Arts Festival in NYC. Her voiceover work is featured on The Take on YouTube. Alex is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent. @ablossomc

Siobhán Carroll (she/her) is an Irish-American actor and writer who received her B.F.A. in acting from Boston University. You can see her as Petra in the Black Oak TV series MS/MANAGE. On-stage credits include: The Thin Place (Gloucester Stage), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Blue KeMle & Here We Go (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Romeo & Juliet (New Repertory Theatre CRC tour), It's A Free Country (SheNYC), and Macbeth (The Cutting Room), etc. On screen: co-star on Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Laura in Perfect Party, etc. Siobhán's one-woman show Is This You was part of DQT's American Women play wrighing fellowship. Siobhán is the co-founder of Next Minute Productions. @siobhancarroll @nextminuteproduc/ons

Oreine (she/her) is an actor, lyricist, teaching artist, and self-proclaimed hippie from rural North Carolina. As a multidisciplinary artist, Oreine seeks to spread joy, love, peace and community through both her creative and daily endeavors. Currently, she is putting the finishing touches on a music video and a zine, a project aimed at authentically documenting her lived experience as a black queer woman navigating the complexities of 2020s New York City. Overflowing with gratitude and excitement, she feels deeply happy to be alive and honored to be a part of this production <3

Craving more MAB?

MAB isn’t just a play but an experience that we can take anywhere. Last year we participated in Chashama’s gala, opening up and designing a dream room inspired by MAB. In this immersive experience the actors join our cast, exploring ghost stories in a more interactive way and even sharing some of their own.

This is a trip into the emotional environment of our play. A chance to feel what it’s like to be one of these characters, hanging out in a haunted bedroom, surrounded by candles, and having a chat.

To have MAB visit your home, bar, or venue email: siobhancarroll16@gmail.com to inquire.