Whatever You Conceive Him To Be

Samantha Cocco

OVERVIEW

ticket price

Free

RUN TIME

20 mins

VENUE & STAGE

Parnell's Irish Pub

Snug

SHOW TIMES

7/25 @ 7:30pm
7/25 @ 9:30pm
7/26 @ 6:30pm
7/26 @ 8:30pm
7/27 @ 6:30pm
7/27 @ 8:30pm

DETAILS

TYPE OF SHOW

Local

Recommended For

Ages 14+

GENRE(S)

Scripted Play

CONTENT WARNING

Themes of trauma

Untitled design - 1

SYNOPSIS

A woman sits alone at a bar, world-weary and stretched thin. An old man enters and takes the stool next to her. Things get quite personal, quite fast, between these two strangers as they traverse their own trauma and need for healing. This piece asks whether forgiveness is possible, and if not, what is?

Written by Samantha Cocco

Samantha Cocco - Woman
Rodger Govea - Man
Ariana Starkman - Bartender / Assistant Director
Kari Barclay - Director

Samantha Cocco

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Additional Info

This show was workshopped at Cleveland Public Theatre's Dark Room.

Samantha Cocco has been performing in Cleveland since 2017 and writing poetry, monologues, and plays for 15 years. Her first produced play, Temptation of Adam, saw a workshop production at Cleveland Public Theatre in March 2024, and she is currently working on three other pieces, one of which, ""Ista and Her Garden"" will premiere at Talespinner Children's Theatre in April 2025. She is on stage most often at convergence-continuum and Karamu House and has appeared in over 60 productions in 7 years. Recent credits include Ensemble Theatre’s world premiere of The Prospect of Equality by Rachel Zake, a story about the life and work of Ruth Bader Ginsberg. She is a higher education professional and holds a masters degree in nonprofit administration. Her immense thanks and love to her mother Lark and brother Adam. See her full breadth of work at samanthacocco.com and follow her at @coccotheactor.

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SHOW REVIEWS

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Breathtaking

July 28, 2024

This was such a a beautiful piece. Relatable and somehow surprising despite the familiar stories shared. A must see.

Jennifer

*amazing*

July 27, 2024

A gut punch in the best way. So beautifully written and acted. Infused with an intense amount of story far beyond its runtime. Go see it!

Kat

Wow

July 26, 2024

Once you figure out the story, you might just want to see it a second time to absorb it all. This had me thinking about it hours after the show. Deep writing and amazing acting!

JY

Powerful piece of theatre

July 26, 2024

The space was perfect for this intimate production about generational trauma and connection. I am still experiencing deep thoughts from the performance I saw last night.

Tim Collingwood