An Evening at the Talk House, A Red Orchid Theatre, closes 11/19/2017. SHADE MURRAY (Faculty) directs. LANCE BAKER (BFA, Acting, ‘93) and NOAH SIMON (MFA, Acting, ’13) are in the cast. JEN BOSWORTH (BFA, Acting, ’98) is an understudy. MIERKA GIRTEN (MFA Acting program ’92-’93) is the casting director and MARY O’DOWD (MFA Acting program, ’93-’95) is the props designer.