Holy Cross' Alternate College Theatre Presents Baby with the Bathwater

The Alternate College Theatre (ACT) at the College of the Holy Cross presents Baby with the Bathwater, a comedy by Christopher Durang, directed by Katy Hannigan '12, on Dec. 1-3 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 3-4 at 2 p.m. in Fenwick Theatre (second floor, O’Kane Hall). Tickets are $7 for members of the Holy Cross community and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be reserved by calling the ACT box office at (508) 793-3536.  

Baby with the Bathwater is a comical production about a boy named Daisy and his parents’ lack child rearing skills. When the two unprepared parents bring the newborn baby home, they do not know the sex of the baby and decide to choose a name at a later time, consequently leaving the infant nameless until it is a toddler. The audience follows Daisy from the toddler days of running in front of buses to the early school years of writing alarming essays that are crying for help. Throughout the course of the comedy, Daisy struggles with alternating feelings of depression and anger as he tries to fit into society, while clearly affected by his unusual upbringing.    ACT is a student-run organization at Holy Cross. In each production, students manage every aspect from directing and acting to lighting and set design. The cast includes Robert Sevenich ‘12, Julia Hamilton ‘12, Jack Mason ‘12, Ali Skamangas ‘14, Katie Burns ‘14, Christine Freije ‘13, Caitlin Crowley ‘12, Cecilia Wolfe ‘15, Nicole Williams ‘15, and Julia McCarthy ‘15. The production crew includes Katy Hannigan ’12, director; Juliette Ferrigno ’13, stage manager; Christian Krenek ’12, producer; William Fitzmaurice ’14, set design; Hallie Bianco, lighting design; and Deanna Luce ’12, costume design.