Laura Stokes Performing Arts Librarian, University Library
Abigail Wang Theatre Technician
Brown/Trinity Program Faculty
Shura Baryshnikov Head of Movement, DGS, Associate Professor of the Practice
Curt Columbus Interim Director of MFA Programs, Artistic Director of Trinity Rep, Professor of the Practice
Rebecca Gibel Visiting Lecturer
Brian Mertes Head of Directing, Professor of the Practice
Max Rosenak Head of Voice & Speech, Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice
Sophia Skiles Head of Acting, Associate Professor of the Practice
Brown/Trinity Program Staff
Jeremy Chiang Technical Director
Sammi Haskell MFA Production Coordinator
Jill Jann MFA Academic Coordinator
Brown University Theatre Arts & Performance Studies' Sock & Buskin presents
THE FLICK
by Annie Baker
Director
ERIC HADLEY '26
Scenic Designer KATHRYN BAKER 'XX
Lighting Designer NATHAN SCARBOROUGH '26
Dramaturg BERKEM YANIKCAN PHD CANDIDATE
Assistant Director ACADIA PHILLIPS '28
Costume Designer AVA GELL '28
Sound Designer JOSEPH OLAGUNDOYE 'XX
Props Designer ASYA GIPSON 'XX
Intimacy Coordinator JACKIE DAVIS
Stage Manager GRACE MARTIN '26
“The Flick” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City, commissioned and produced the World Premiere of THE FLICK Off-Broadway in 2013
A Note from Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Chair,
Patricia Ybarra
In times of crisis, it can be easy to question the value of art because there are so many other things that seem more urgent. It may seem even harder to argue for the theatre, given that so many political pundits use the word theatre to gesture to the false, the fake, and the unnecessarily histrionic actions of those in public life. I believe that theatre and performance are more important than ever before, however. This is because the creative world-making on stage, backstage, and off stage allows us to imagine otherwise at a time in which our imaginations are constrained and visions of common flourishing are scarce. In this season, that does not mean only staging joyful possibilities; Machinal and The Flick discuss reactions to gender and class violence openly, even when they stage moments of intimacy; Muses’ focus on love is not without obstacles; our Writing is Live Festival of new works speaks to both history and the current moment in ways we have not yet anticipated. Our Festivals of Dance, too, emerge from the virtuosity of embodied movement in our current cultural moment. Rather than being a synonym for the false, our performance season is in fact a series of embodiments of truth, which display multiple viewpoints for various audiences. These productions allow us to consider each other in all of our complexities, a quality often absent in many forms of contemporary media. We invite you join us for each and every performance.
THE FLICK
by Annie Baker
Cast
Anna: ANNA MASTO '27
Sam: HARRY TARSES '27
Avery: JAIDEN MATHEWS '29
Skylar/Dreaming Man: JULIE CHUNG '26
Special Thanks
Trinity Repertory Company, Brown Arts Institute,
The Flick is generously supported by the Kathryn and Gilbert Miller Theatre Arts Endowment, Ben Brown Memorial Fund, Irene Lewisohn and Alice Lewisohn Crowley Endowment, The Lui and Wan Foundation Visiting Artist Program, and a gift from the estate of TAPS Emeritus Professor James O. Barnhill.
Please take a moment to note the fire exits. There is an exit at each corner of the theatre. Use of recording devices, cameras, and cell phones is not permitted. The video taping or other video or audio recording of this production by any individual not expressly directed to do so by Brown University is strictly prohibited. All or portions of Brown University events and their participants may be captured by photography or video and used for news or Brown promotional purposes.
Sock & Buskin Liaisons AVI LEVIN '26, NOAH MARTINEZ '27
Photographer ERIN X SMITHERS
Faculty and Staff Mentors
Directing KYM MOORE
Stage Management BARBARA REO
Set
RENÉE SURPRENANT FITZGERALD
Props ALEX HAYNES
Lighting TIM HETT
Sound ALEX EIZENBERG
Costume RON CESARIO
A Note from the Director, Eric Hadley '26
Movie theaters thrive on magic. The magic of going and watching something on a screen so large you forget that everything around you exists; of entering a whole different world for a couple of hours; of sharing the same experience with a room full of strangers. This is why I love this play so much. It brings us into the world in between the magic. You go see a movie, you let yourself disappear into it, and then you leave …
… and then somebody comes into the theater and cleans up after you.
Annie Baker challenges us to slow down, examine, and reflect. She built for us a window into the world of the employees at a little movie theater called The Flick in 2012 Worcester, Massachusetts, a world that many of us are unfamiliar with. It’s an imperfect world with imperfect people, yet we have no choice but to root for them. Because who isn’t? Annie Baker isn’t trying to make the unglamorous glamorous, she’s encouraging us to meet these characters where they are, and in doing so, to also meet ourselves where we are.
I connected with this play because of the authenticity of its characters and their journeys toward building relationships while overcoming loneliness. As a college student who took a leave of absence from school in a moment of need, I saw my own experiences reflected in Avery’s story.
I want to invite you, the audience, to search for yourselves in these characters as they search for themselves in the rows of The Flick.
Sock & Buskin
Sock & Buskin (S&B) is the board that selects and produces the main-stage theatre season for the Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies. It is a partnership between undergraduate students, faculty, and staff.
Founded in 1901 by Thomas Crosby, a professor in the Brown University Department of English, Sock & Buskin has maintained an unbroken string of performance seasons since being established.
Originally founded as an all-male organization, Sock & Buskin became a co-educational group in 1927 when it merged with an all-female theatre troupe from nearby Pembroke College.
The mission of S&B is to bring faculty, staff, and students together in the spirit of collaborative learning and artistry and to engage in open conversations among members of the Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies and larger Brown community in order to select and produce the works of the main-stage theatre season. Throughout this process, S&B values include collaboration, curiosity, experimentation and expansiveness, mentorship and sharing knowledge, creativity, diversity, education, and creating challenging theatre.
Sock & Buskin Board Members
Acadia Philips '28, Alex Haynes, Alex Nurkin, Alyse Harrell '28, Avi Levin '26, B Reo, Brianne Shaw, Brodie Gross '28, Connie Crawford, Ella Piscatello '27, Eric Hadley '26, Ethan Ho '28, Gillian Gordon '26, Julia Jarcho, Kym Moore, Lottie Doughty '26, Miles Justice Hardingwood '28, Noah Martinez '27, Patricia Ybarra, Rashaun Bertrand '27, Renee Surprenant Fitzgerald, Saja Alagaad '28, Sarah dAngelo, Thomas Ward '27, Zane Elinson '28
Student Employees & Support Staff
STUDENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS
Olivia Sydnia St Bernadette '26, Kate Baker '27, Elaina Bayard '27, Leana Lee '28, Sabine Maas '28, Austin Meadows '26, Nathan Scarborough '26
JOHN STREET TECHNICAL DESIGN ASSISTANTS
Chloe Rombaut-Enriquez '27, Asya Gipson '26, Sydney Merrill '27, Kano Mosher '27 Preston Rossi '27, Sofia Tazi '26, Erin Allison'28, Lanyi Stroud'28, Taylor Conklin'26, Rand Abubakir '29, Gabin Ineza Rwigema'29, Angel Rivas'28, Eric Hadley'26, Jacqueline Zhan'27
