Pictured: Upsana Barath

Steep Theatre has announced the cast and design team for its season opener, and first production as an Equity theatre, “Mosquitoes” by Lucy Kirkwood. directed by Jaclynn Jutting.

“Mosquitoes” will feature Upasna Barath, Richard Costes, Alexander Stuart, Meg Thalken, Elle Walker, and company members Cindy Marker, Peter Moore, Amber Sallis, and Julia Siple.

The production team includes Stage Manager Lauren Lassus, Set Designer Sotirios Livaditis, Lighting Designer Brandon Wardell, Sound Designer Kevin O’Donnell, Costume Designer Emily McConnell, Props Designer Russell Langdon, Fight Choreographer Almanya Narula, Dialect Coach Cate Gillespie, Production Manager Catherine Allen, Assistant Director Emily Antoff, and Assistant Stage Manager Isaac Jay Pineda.

Inside the Large Hadron Collider, two high-energy particle beams travel at close to the speed of light before being forced to collide. Outside, two sisters run on an ideological collision course that threatens to upend the fragile gravity holding their family together. “Mosquitoes” is a look at the gulf between decisions and their consequences.

“Mosquitoes” runs October 4 – November 9. For more information visit steeptheatre.com.