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Haley Fortune Productions’
SAME/SAME/DIFFERENT
by Em Crowe
directed by Haley Fortune
From debut playwright Em Crowe, SAME/SAME/DIFFERENT asks, “Is anything really worse than the devil you know?”
Following a personal tragedy, Elizabeth is granted a small moment of freedom from the confines of the fringe religious society in which she was raised. At the cusp of personal revelation, she finds herself suddenly ensnared by the gray morals and sinister realities of the 1990s New York music scene. Starring newcomers Meredith England and Andrew Rodgers, SAME/SAME/DIFFERENT is a physically charged and deeply intimate examination of what a young woman is willing to sacrifice for the implied safety of community.
CAST: Meredith England & Andrew Rodgers
PERFORMANCES
Thursday, December 11th @ 7:30pm
Friday, December 12th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, December 13th @ 7:30pm
Sunday, December 14th @ 3:00pm
1hr 30 mins (no intermission)
TICKETS
General Admission : $35.00 ($38.50 with fees)
MEET THE ARTISTS
EM CROWE (Playwright)
Em Crowe is a New York-based musician and playwright.
As a New Jersey native, Em Crowe grew up with the music scenes of both Philadelphia and New York as influences in her creative pulse. Em has been a member of the band The Forest View Movement as a lead vocalist since 2021, and they are a staple in the local Philadelphia music scene that has stretched its legs to NYC and other parts of the East Coast. Their performances have been hosted at venues such as Heaven Can Wait, Kung-Fu Necktie, Silk City, Lower Forge Brewery, and the weddings of two of their own band mates. In their time as a group, they have completed a 2024 live album, “Live at Gradwell”, as well as the EP “The Other Side, Vol. 1”. Em has also produced, composed, and arranged the singles “Play On” (Em Crowe) and “26” (Em Crowe). Her visual work includes artistic direction and performance in the music video “Blue” (The Forest View Movement).
As a graduate of Emerson College, Em completed a degree in Visual Media Arts with a specialization in screenwriting and film casting. SAME/S
HALEY FORTUNE (Director)
Haley Fortune is a New York–based director, writer, and producer whose work spans theater, music, and digital media.
She most recently directed THE TRAIN STOPPERS, a new musical by Amanda Freeman and Adam LaPorte starring Meghan Rooney, Jordan Jacobs, and Cara Rose DiPietro, which premiered at the 2025 Downtown Urban Arts Festival, where it received both the Best Short and Audience Favorite awards.
Her theater credits include the licensing premiere of Will Bonfiglio’s THE RESIDENTS OF CRAIGSLIST and a workshop production of Allison Morris’s TWO BIRDS THAT ARE STONED (developed through the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center), as part of Fresh Paint Performance Lab’s Incubator series. At The Tank NYC, where she began as an intern on Greg Kotis’s I AM NOBODY, Haley recently directed COURTSHIP and lead produced PLUME (directed by Jackson Paul Walker), both works by Adam LaPorte.
As a performer, Haley has appeared at The Tank, National Sawdust, La MaMa, and FRIGID New York, and is featured on the original cast recording of VAGINIA TOWN and in the short film TREES, both by Mur. She is co-writer and producer of the upcoming web series DOOMSCROLL, created with longtime collaborator Brade Bradshaw, and co-hosts the lifestyle/comedy podcast Best of Luck With Everything. Haley holds a BFA from Oklahoma City University. IG: @halesfortune
MEREDITH ENGLAND (Cast)
Meredith England is an NYC based performer.
Favorite credits include Katurian in THE PILLOWMAN, William Dunn in MEN ON BOATS, and March in UNTITLED, UNKNOWN ARTIST(S). They have been seen on stage across the five boroughs at venues including Court Square Theater, Columbia University, SOOP Theatre Company, and others. IG: @meredith_england
ANDREW RODGERS (Cast)
Andrew Rodgers is a New York–based writer, producer, and performer.
He is currently developing his debut short film, which he wrote, produced, and stars in, set for release in 2026. On stage, Rodgers has appeared as the Fool in KING LEAR and in numerous regional productions. Before returning to the performing arts, he spent five years working in college football, where he honed his skills in leadership and storytelling—skills that continue to inform his creative work today.
Rodgers is a graduate of Indiana University, and is thrilled to be returning to the stage with SAME/SAME/DIFFERENT. IG: andrewmrodgers
Bobbi René Fullerton – Lighting Design
Adam LaPorte – Music & Sound Design
Em Crowe – Music
Image Credit
Michaelah Reynolds – Photography
Seth Wagner – Graphic Design
Tenley Joelle – Styling
Kaley Were – Hair/Make-Up
COVID-19 policy: In guidance with the city and state COVID-19 policies, we will no longer be requiring masks, but strongly recommend them.