# Three Americanisms (Spring 2018) ![Julius Wade leans on another performer in Three Americanisms](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2025-07/180411TDMThreeAmericanismsPER-115.jpg?itok=zlaoIsMy) ## expand\_more ![Poster for the TDM production of Three Americanisms](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/3A%20Program-F3_Page_1.png?itok=b4Np-YmG) **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: ### 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 LEARN MORE [Paul Lazar on *Three Americanisms*](/file_url/737) ![Julius Wade, Jacob Roberts, and Marvin Merritt IV in Three Americanisms](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/180411TDMThreeAmericanismsPER-076.jpg?itok=9tRd6q33) ![Three performers in navy suits in Three Americanisms](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/180411tdmthreeamericanismsper-151.jpg?itok=04crFIXX) ![Chloe Brooks in Three Americanisms ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/2025-07/180411tdmthreeamericanismsper-209.jpg) ![Jacob Roberts in Three Americanisms](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/2025-07/180411tdmthreeamericanismsper-013.jpg)