Katie Calahan plays the professor.
“First of all, the professor is not a professor. She has an AA degree in theatre from an online university. But you must call her professor, and she takes herself and the presentation of this material very seriously. Having not made it to the Great White Way, this is her opus. This is her shot to show the world what she can do. In this case, the world is some remedial high school students. Her challenge is getting the rest of the cast to care as much as she does about the theatrical presentation of this material, which they don’t,” she said. “The first thing I thought when I read this script is a book nerd wrote this play. I very much mean that as a compliment. I’m very excited. Not only are there classic literature jokes, but we brought in some more modern references like Harry Potter, so I was delighted because I am a reader – big time. I get to be Don Quixote, and as an actress who knows I will never be the man of La Mancha, this is a huge deal.”
Katie Calahan Actor 