Bike America, February 1–February 24, 2013 at the Alliance Theatre

Bike America

Penny's boyfriend exclaims, "Oh God, you're so emotionally distant. I have to have you!" She is damaged. She doesn't know who she is or her place in the world. So she drops everything to go on a cross-country bike trip from Boston to Santa Barbara. Along the way, Penny meets a colorful crew of bikers, from the lesbian couple (they've decided to get a marriage license in every state they hit) to the mysterious Man with the Van (he transports their stuff). As the bikers travel through iconic towns across the country from the far North to the Deep South, Bike America captures the restlessness of a millennial generation that will go to any lengths to find a place that always seems just out of reach.

Cast

Jessica DiGiovanni

Penny

Theater credits: Close Up Space (MTC’s Stage 1 — off-Broadway debut, the O’Neill Theatre Center, MTC’s 7@7 reading); The Fox on the Fairway (Flat... read more »
Je Nie Fleming

Rorie/Marilyn/Lauralie

An Atlanta native, Ms. Fleming’s other Alliance Theatre credits include A Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz, Crumbs From The Table of Joy, Joe Turner’s Come... read more »
Brandon Hirsch

Tim Billy

Recent theatre credits include Fred/Narrator in A Christmas Carol and Juror 5 in Twelve Angry Men (both Studio Tenn); Franco in Superior Donuts (Tennessee Repertory... read more »
Matt Nitchie

Todd

Matt is thrilled to be making his first appearance at the Alliance Theatre. Matt received his BFA in theater from Southern Methodist University in 2003, and has appeared... read more »
Maurice Ralston

Man with the Van/Gene/Stuart/Carlo

Maurice has appeared at the Alliance in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, How I Learned to Drive, Day of the Kings, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Shear Madness. This season... read more »
Marilyn Torres

Annabel/Patty/Mom

Marilyn hails from Harlem. Her theater credits include Nicky Silva’s Agony of the Agony and Kia Corthron’s Breath Boom at Yale Rep. She’s also honored... read more »
Tom White

Ryan

Alliance Theatre debut! Off-Broadway: Spring at the Willowbrook Inn (world premiere — Fresh Fruit Festival). Regional: Emma (world premiere), Inherit the Wind,... read more »

Creative

Mike Lew

Playwright

Mike is unspeakably grateful to the Alliance/Kendeda for this opportunity. Mike’s plays include Bike America (Juilliard and Lark workshops, NYC; Kennedy Center/... read more »

Director

Moritz von Stuelpnagel

Director

Moritz is Artistic Director of Studio 42, New York’s producer of “unproducible” plays. Recently, he directed Robert Askins’ Hand to God at... read more »

Understudy

Patrick Donohue

Understudy for Man with the Van/Gene/Stuart/Carlo/Todd

Patrick was most recently seen as Matt in Company J’s production of The Fantasticks. He has also understudied roles at Actor’s Express in Next Fall and The... read more »
Alexandra Ficken

Understudy for Penny

Alexandra is thrilled to be working with the Alliance for the first time! She is a graduate from the University of Alabama with a BA in musical theatre and dance. She... read more »
Carrie Walrond Hood

Understudy for Annabel/Patty/Mom/Rorie/Lauralie/Marilyn

While new to the Alliance, Carrie has been part of the Atlanta theatre, film and TV community for several years. Stage credits include No Exit with Impulse Repertory... read more »
Joe Sykes

Understudy for Ryan/Tim Billy

Joe is happy to be a part of the Bike America team. He is a core member of Out of Hand Theater and a graduate of the University of Georgia. He has worked at Dad's... read more »