Passage | Boston University CFA School of Theatre Program Book

PASSAGE written by

CHRISTOPHER CHEN Directed by

MALIKA O. OYETIMEIN

DECEMBER 9-12

Studio ONE 855 Commonwealth Ave

Artistic Team Director Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Technical Director Production Manager Stage Manager Assistant Stage Managers Associate Production Manager Production Assistants

Malika O. Oyetimein Aria Pegg Nia Safarr Banks Slick Jorgensen Gage Baker Bella Byrne Grecia Hernandez - Ramirez Allison Donahue Chris Daly Katrina Ali James D. Templeton Sydney Hovasse Gabrielle Cadden - James

Cast M F H Q D/J/S G/Mosquito/Gecko R B

Katherine Atkinson Shira Goldstein Brittani McBride Kyle Swearingen Isabel Van Natta Caroline Workman Mishka Yarovoy Ken Yotsukura

Crew Master Electrician Assistant Master Electrician Light Board Operator Assistant Sound Designer Sound Board Operator Run Crew Assistant Scenic Designer Properties Master Assistant Technical Director Assistant Costume Designer Wardrobe Crew Paint Charges Front-of-House

Klara Ballay Anjeli Smith Lily Bitner Angela He Emily Cady Savannah Scott Peyton Tavares Anna Vidergar Reanna Valencia Michael O’Herron Cleo Brooks Noah Wrafter Ariel Narayan Samantha Mastrati Riley Satterfield Ami Okazaki Jack S. Greenberg Lana G. Breheney Jen Platt

“Later that night I held an atlas in my lap, ran my fingers across the whole world, and whispered ‘where does it hurt?’ It answered, ‘Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere.’”

- Warsan Shire

A Note from the Director It is fall of 2021 and the world is immersed in a global pandemic.

Unfortunately, this global tragedy has not brought us together as a people. Fear and anger are fueling us now and it is a lethal cocktail.

Lines are drawn in Sharpie and everyone is quick to block someone and pretend they never existed.

– yet and still: People all over the world are trying to find or hold onto human connection. People are desperate for hope in a hopelessly unjust world.

I think the first step is communication.

This only gets better by dropping our preconceptions and truly listening without having a judgment at ready. Listening with an open heart and a clear mind.

And that’s all I ask as you watch the play.

Listen to it…. and let it work on you.

Malika O. Oyetimein Director

PASSAGE had its New York Premiere at Soho Rep (Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director) Originally produced by the Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, PA (Blanka Zizka, Artistic Director) PASSAGE was presented as part of the Contemporary American Voices Festival at Long Wharf Theatre, 2017 Developed with support from The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Upcoming Projects Hamlet DEC 10-12 David Copeland Blackbox Theatre, CFA 354 | 855 Commonwealth Ave

by William Shakespeare | Adapted and Directed by Rani O’Brien (CFA’23) Free Admission; limited seating.

Springboard Project DEC 10-13 First Floor Student Lounge, CFA 102 | 855 Commonwealth Ave Public readings of works in progress presented by School of Theatre students.

For more details, visit www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/season