
Director, Cast Announced for “Graduation” in Summerfest Anne Ciarlone Ben Garrett Jared Sigler Anne Ciarlone will direct and Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett will star in the period piece drama. NEW YORK (Aug. 12) — The director and cast have been announced for Eugene Grygo ’s play “Graduation,” which will be performed as part of the Thespis NY Summerfest theater festival in early September. Anne Ciarlone will serve as the director and Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett will take on the roles of Lucas and Aaron respectively in this two-hander, set in 1983. It’s the story about two young men sorting out their future after college during the Reagan era when changes that are underway threaten their dream of a life together. Author Grygo is serving as the producer. Ciarlone is a New York City-based director, producer, and administrator. In 2016, she co-founded The Pantry Reading Lab, which annually produces four reading labs that feature the work of emerging playw...