Written by Mac Wellman
Directed by Paul Lazar
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES
Farkas Hall
Thursday, April 12th at 7:30pm
Friday, April 13th at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 14th at 2pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 15th at 2pm
ABOUT THE SHOW
Mac Wellman’s Three Americanisms is a decaying painting of the American landscape that, without apology, fuses abstraction and realism. The audience encounters various itinerant souls navigating an unpredictable, alien terrain. An absurdist enterprise that is at once comical and unsettling, armed with language that ricochets between Chaos Theory and a wholly artificial street slang, our heroes maneuver through a land of “rusted jumbos,” “atomic glimmer glass,” “the howling badlands of prehistoric lawn furniture,” and much more. With Wellman’s “uncanny ability to capture the deep structure of contemporary experience in all of its absurdity and illogic” according to critic Marjorie Perlman, Three Americanisms is uniquely attuned to our current American moment.
Learn more about Paul Lazar and Big Dance Theater here: https://youtu.be/ZeJld3SeiKQ
CAST
The roles of Man 1 and Man 2 will be played by Jacob Roberts ‘19, Marvin Merritt ‘20, and Julius Wade ‘20.
The role of Woman 1 will be played by Chloe Brooks ‘19.
ADDITIONAL STAFF
Directing Apprentice....Ian Askew ‘19
Movement Advisor....Elizabeth Dement
Dramaturg...James Montaño
Dramaturgy Apprentice...Sarah Rossman ‘19
Stage Manager...Anna Baronas
Producer...Dana Knox
Producing Apprentice...Lindsey Ruggles ‘19
Production Manager...Andrew Gitchel
Production Technician...Joe Short
Technical Director...Daniel Hochster
Props Supervisor...Emily Hartig
Scenic Designer...Amy Rubin
Scenic Apprentice...Avila Reynolds ‘20
Carpenters...Jim Goslin, Shannan Burrows, Rob Dew, Rebecca Sundberg, Emilia Kacz, Taylor Hansen, Logan Lower, Londeen McEachern, David Adriance, Ryan Kapur ‘20, Derek Speedy ‘18
Costume Design...Oana Botez
Costume Assistant...Kathryn Schondek
Wardrobe/Run Crew...Jenna Worden
Master Electrician...Frederick Frank
Lighting Design...Justin Paice
Lighting Design Apprentice/Board Op...Caleb Spiegel Ostrom ‘19
Electricians...Natasha Boos, Michael Wonson, Ben Murray, LeeAnna Studt, Connor O’Brien, Gabriel Goldman, Sarah MacIntyre, Taylor Hansen, Sara Hutchins, Daniel Hopper
Sound Design...Arshan Gailus
Sound Engineer/Associate Sound Designer...Ari Kaufman
Sound Design Apprentice/Board Op...Gregory Lipson ‘20
Media Design...Joshua Higgason
Media Design Apprentice...Julia Belanova ‘18
Associate Video Designer...Evyn Newton
Graphic Design...Dan Pecci
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