Orchard
In the fall of 2038, high school students Sam and James wander through an orchard on a field trip, kicking apples and wondering out loud about ethics, crushes, donuts, and time travel. As they get farther from their group and discover something unexpected in the orchard, their conversations circle around the question: How do we make choices, and live with compassion, in a changing and uncertain world?
Eliott Purcell as James
Meet the Cast & Creatives
Cast
Sharmarke Yusuf
Sam
Sharmarke Yusuf
Sharmarke Yusuf is an actor and writer born & raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Sharmarke graduated from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee with a BFA in Contemporary Theater.
Eliott Purcell
James
Eliott Purcell
Eliott Purcell (they/them) previously appeared in the Huntington’s production of Our Town. Area Credits: Hand to God, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, appropriate (SpeakEasy Stage).
Creatives
Catherine Epstein
Playwright
Catherine Epstein
Catherine Epstein is a writer and educator. She was a Humanities and theater teacher in Massachusetts for nine years, and she now lives in Virginia and works for Facing History & Ourselves.
Dawn M. Simmons
Director
Dawn M. Simmons
Dawn M. Simmons The Huntington: K-I-S-S-I-N-G (Co-Produced with Front Porch Arts Collective). Front Porch Arts Collective: Queens Girl in the World, The Three Musketeers.
Brendan F Doyle
Sound Designer
Brendan F Doyle
Brendan F Doyle is a sound designer, engineer, and artisan working primarily in live performance applications: theatrical sound design, live music, and bespoke audio objects.
Julie Beaulieu
Sound Engineer
Julie Beaulieu
Julie Beaulieu’s previous sound design and engineering credits include Devil on Your Shoulder (SD), Flora the Red Menace (SD), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (A1), The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (A1), Everybody (SD), Spring Awakening (SD).