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Inheritors
by Susan Glaspell
directed by Abby Weissman Jan 8 - 24, 2026
Community College of Philadelphia 1700 Spring Garden Street, Bonnell Building, Philadelphia Midwest Morton College, founded with tremendous idealism, finds itself on the eve of its 40th anniversary facing pressure from the state government to quell protests from faculty and students. Madeline, the founder’s granddaughter and a student at Morton, must decide what she is willing to risk to do what she believes is right.
Best known for her one-act Trifles, Susan Glaspell gives us a play from 1921 that makes our times seem a little less unprecedented. 
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DESIGN/PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director: Abby Weissman Production Manager: Hunter Smith Costume Designer: Becky Wetzel Light Designer: Nick Wacksman Set/Props Designer: Sarah Schunke Sound Designer: Nat Merrill Stage Manager: Jamel Baker |
CAST (In order of appearance):
GRANDMA / ISABEL - Kirsten Quinn SMITH / SENATOR - Jackson Purdy SILAS / IRA - Ethan Jovanovic FELIX 1 / HOLDEN - Benjamin Bass FELIX 2 - Justin Jain HORACE / EMIL - Zachary Valdez MADELINE - Cassandra Alexander |
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Kristen Quinn - GRANDMA / ISABEL
(she/her) Kirsten Quinn holds an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Pittsburgh and is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Communication Media Studies at the Community College of Philadelphia. She is excited to be joining the PAC after appearing in All's Well That Ends Well several years back. Other credits include roles at The Wilma, The Lantern, InterAct, Ego Po Classic Theatre, Theatre in the X, Montgomery Theatre, The Eagle Theatre, The Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Shakespeare in the Schools, The Irish Heritage Theatre, the IRC, Isis Productions, REV, Luna Theatre, Forgotten Lore Theatre, and many others. Recent roles include Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane (IHT), Tamora in Titus Andronicus (Forgotten Lore), and Mags in Painting Churches (IRC). Up next: The Weir with IHT and Cabaret with REV Theatre. |
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Jackson Purdy - SMITH / SENATOR
(he/him) PAC Debut! Recent Credits; The Superconductor, Othello (vs the Military Industrial Complex) (Cannonball Festival), Our Town (New Light Theatre), Twelfth Night, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (Piknik Theatre), Dial M for Murder, Inherit the Wind (Asolo Rep), Sense and Sensibility, An Inspector Calls, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Asolo Conservatory). B.A. Temple University M.F.A. FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. Thanks and love to my family, friends, and Imani. |
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Ethan Jovanovic - SILAS / IRA
(he/him) Ethan Jovanovic is a Philly based actor and artist. Recent credits include: Misery (Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble), Project Energy (National Theater for Children), The Waterfront Journals (Rushmore Labs), Shakespeare's R&J (New Light Theatre), It's a Wonderful Life (Murphys Creek Theatre), Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare in the Woods). When not on stage, he can often be found hiking into the woods until he loses cell phone service, or cooking food too spicy for anyone to eat. All love to Nora and Ginger. |
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Benjamin Bass - FELIX 1 / HOLDEN
(they/them) Benjamin Bass is a queer multi-disciplinary artist living in Philadelphia and the founder of Broken Mirror Studio. They are THRILLED to be making their PAC debut with a story as rich and poignant as The Inheritors, and to share it alongside such exemplary company. Notable works include HBO’s We Own This City; Audrey’s Children; the Obie Award-winning hit The Woodsman; Trey Lyford’s The Accountant; and, most recently, Pig Iron’s Franklin’s Key. Up next, you can catch them as the Prince in the Arden’s upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. They would love to thank their brilliant and beautiful wife, Abby, for believing in them. Benjamin is a proud member of both Actor’s Equity Association and the Screen Actor’s Guild. |
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Justin Jain - FELIX 2
(he/they) Justin is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance and ceramic arts. Their work challenges historical and functional forms, with focuses on Asian-American representation and queering narratives around beauty, masculinity, and tradition. Jain embraces process-oriented, maximalist approach—going far with ideas to uncover nuance through experimentation. With over 25 years in professional theatre and dance, his visual art carries a dramatic flair, often capturing movement in static ceramic forms, exploring gesture, gravity, and negative space. Jain has performed/directed onstage in Philadelphia at Wilma Theater, InterAct Theatre, and 1812 Productions, among others. His ceramics have been exhibited at Fleisher Art Memorial, William Way Community Center, and Camden FireWorks. Jain holds awards in both performance and ceramics: 2019 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Leading Performance and 2024 William Way Arts Committee Award, among others. Jain is currently pursuing an MFA (Poetics) from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (c/o 2027). |
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Zach Valdez - HORACE / EMIL
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Cassandra Alexander - MADELINE
(she/her) Cassandra (Cassie) Alexander is a Barrymore-Nominated actor and PAC company member. Her credits include performances with PAC, Del Shakes, Revolution Shakespeare, Tiny Dynamite, New Light Theatre, Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival, and many more. Favorite roles include Hermione/Autolycus (The Winter's Tale), Liza (Children of the Sun), Imogen (Cymbeline), Child Jane/Adele (Jane Eyre), and Rosalind (As You Like It). Cassie holds degrees in Theatre & Drama and Arts Management from Indiana University, although her love of classical theatre blossomed while studying abroad at Shakespeare's Globe in London. |
