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Rooted

Rooted

By Deborah Zoe Laufer
Directed by Noah Himmelstein

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Rosenthal Shelterhouse

About the World Premiere

Emery Harris has lived alone in a treehouse named Mabel for over a decade performing research on plants. Except for her overbearing sister Hazel, Emery’s only connection to the outside world is through her YouTube channel where she documents her research and has garnered several thousand followers. No one is more stunned than she, though, when strangers begin gathering beneath Mabel, chanting and singing. As the crowd grows larger and louder, Emery learns she’s been unwittingly elected as her followers’ botanical, new-age messiah. A follow-up to Deborah Zoe Laufer’s hit play Be Here Now, this warm-hearted world premiere comedy studies the power of plants and the idiosyncrasies of people.

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Advisory

Rooted introduces you to memorable human characters named Emery, Hazel and Luanne - and memorable plants named Mabel, Cynthia and Gerald, among others. While the plants don't use strong adult language and explore mature themes like mental health, the humans do, so we recommend that human audience members be at least 14 years or older to attend.

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You can view the Digital Program now online. QR codes will also be around the theatre for quick access, as well as printed programs.

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Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Tasha Lawrence (Hazel) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan as Emery Harris in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tasha Lawrence (Hazel) and Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tasha Lawrence as Hazel in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Emily Kratter (Luanne) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Emily Kratter as Luanne in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tasha Lawrence (Hazel) and Emily Kratter (Luanne) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan as Emery Harris in Rooted Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Tasha Lawrence (Hazel) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Emily Kratter (Luanne) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tasha Lawrence (Hazel), Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Emily Kratter (Luanne) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Emily Kratter (Luanne) and Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Tasha Lawrence (Hazel) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) and Emily Kratter (Luanne) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tasha Lawrence (Hazel), Emily Kratter (Luanne) and Tarah Flanagan (Emery Harris) in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Tarah Flanagan as Emery Harris in Rooted. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

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Tarah Flanagan

Emery Harris

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Emily Kratter

Luanne

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Tasha Lawrence

Hazel

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Deborah Zoe Laufer

Playwright

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Noah Himmelstein

Director

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Se Hyun Oh

Set Designer

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Gordon DeVinney

Costume Designer

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David Lander

Lighting Designer

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Megumi Katayama

Sound Designer and Composer

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Betsy Rosen

Puppetry Consultant

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Stephanie Klapper, CSA

Casting Director

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Andrea L. Shell

Stage Manager

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Tenley Pitonzo

Assistant Stage Manager

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