Moon Man Walk Playbill

2020 - 2021 SEASON

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE

BY JAM ES IJAM ES

2021-2022 SEASON

WELCOME TO THE SHOW!

Brad Brock Director, School of Theatre Florida State University

Kris Salata Chair, School of Theatre Florida State University

We are thrilled to welcome you back to the School of Theatre at Florida State and to our exciting 20212022 season of plays and musicals! Each year, we present performances that build on our rich past to reflect on the now, stimulate discussion among our community, and significantly enhance our students’ education.

For over 45 years, the School of Theatre has trained students not just for Broadway stages but as theatremakers, leaders, artists, and advocates for theatre across the world. None of this would be possible without our immensely dedicated faculty and staff and the generous and loyal support from members of our community. It is no wonder that with such shared effort the School of Theatre continues to be recognized as one of the top programs in the country.

After the last 18 months of unprecedented challenges, we hope that you will join us for each and every production as we celebrate the incredibly talented students, faculty, and staff who have worked tirelessly to create what you see on stage. Thank you for supporting the arts and the School of Theatre at Florida State as we could not do it without you!

- Brad Brock & Kris Salata

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT The School of Theatre is located on land that is the ancestral and traditional territory of the Apalachee Nation, the Muscogee Nation, the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. We pay respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to their descendants, to the generations yet unborn, and to all Indigenous people.

THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE AT FLORIDA STATE PRESENTS

written by

James Ijames

October 29 - November 7, 2021 The Lab Theatre Director

Tai Thompson Intimacy Coordinator

Production Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Jason Paul Tate Sydney Martin Sound Designer

Kevin Grab Elie Siegel

Technical Director

Zach Cramer

Elliot Mahoney

Projection Designer

Stage Manager

Andrew Black

Emily Mason

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

MOON MAN WALK is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Developed in The Lark’s Playwrights’ Week, New York City.

THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE AT FLORIDA STATE As one of the top-tier theatre training programs in the nation, the School of Theatre at Florida State provides its students with a wide variety of theatrical and educational opportunities. The primary mission of the School of Theatre is to offer students a comprehensive education in theatre and to prepare emerging artists to enter the professional theatre industry. As a result, the School of Theatre provides both student artists and community audience members a diverse array of productions that explore the spectrum of our shared humanity.

Founded in 1973 under the vision and leadership of then-Dean Richard G. Fallon, the School of Theatre enjoys a national reputation, in large part, because of the excellence of its undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a gifted faculty of nationally recognized professional artists and educators. The London Theatre Studies program, the chance to work side by side with guest artists and eminent scholars, as well as showcase opportunities in New York City and Los Angeles are just a few of the many reasons why students are attracted to our various professional and academic degrees from all over the United States, many foreign countries, and every county in Florida.

Alumni of the program include Broadway stars Christiani Pitts, Montego Glover, and Leslie Flesner, television producer Steven Sears, Emmy Award-winners John Papsidera and John Brace, Broadway producers Heather Provost and Darren Bagert, Playwright and Professor Suzan Zeder, and a host of talented entertainment industry professionals. Through their creative work, research, publication, and service, School of Theatre alumni contribute to the commercial, educational, and cultural life of the citizens of Florida and the nation.

The School of Theatre at Florida State is a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association, Inc. and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

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CAST in order of appearance

Esther....................................................................................................... Elizabeth Lee Spencer.................................................................................................Tyler Covington Petrushka............................................................................................... Mohera Beason Astronaut..................................................................................................Justin Banton

UNDERSTUDIES* Esther..................................................................................................................... Sami Riou Male Swing......................................................................................................Amorie Barton Petrushka........................................................................................................ Tracy Gaboyau *Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance or at the performances listed below.

October 31st Tracy Gaboyau will appear as Petrushka

November 3rd Sami Riou will appear as Esther

November 4th Amorie Barton will appear as Spencer

CAST HEADSHOTS

Justin Banton

Amorie Barton

Tracy Gaboyau

Mohera Beason

Elizabeth Lee

Sami Riou

Time and Place Now and various other moments in time.

There will be a fifteen-minute intermission.

Tyler Covington

WHO’S WHO Justin Banton (Astronaut) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Kissimmee, FL. Justin is excited for his first main stage production with FSU. He would like to thank Tai for this special opportunity, his mother, his faculty, and acting class.

(Ensemble), Chicago (Fred Casely, Ensemble, u/s Billy Flynn), Hairspray (Gilbert, Ensemble, u/s Seaweed), and Shakespeare In Love (Peter, Tybalt, u/s Burbage). He thanks his mother and father for supporting his education throughout his time at FSU.

Amorie Barton (Male Swing) is a senior BA Theatre and Media Communications double major from Coconut Creek, FL. Previous FSU credits include We Are Proud to Present… (u/s Actor 4) and The Penelopiad (Telemachus). He would like to thank his friends and his family for supporting him in everything that he does.

Tracy Gaboyau (u/s Petrushka) is a senior BS Information Technology major from Jacksonville, FL. This is her first production.

She would like to thank her friends as well as the cast and crew of Moon Man Walk for their support in her first production and for making her senior year memorable.

Mohera Beason (Petrushka) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Orlando, FL. Previous credits include Antigone (Chorus Member). She would like to thank her amazing family, friends, and the cast and crew of Moon Man Walk for their love, support, and tomfoolery.

Tyler Covington (Spencer) is a senior BFA Music Theatre major from Orlando, FL. Previous credits include In the Heights

Elizabeth Lee (Esther) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Conyers, GA. Previous credits include Witch (Elizabeth). She thanks her family, boyfriend, and church.

Sami Riou (u/s Esther) is a senior BA Theatre major from Tallahassee, FL. Previous credits include Eurydice (Loud Stone), Vile Spirits (Witch), and Antigone (Chorus). She thanks her supportive family, friends, and the entire Moon Man Walk team.

WHO’S WHO Andrew Black (Projection Designer) is a Lecturer of Mass Media at Valdosta State University, serves as the Program Director for the South Georgia Film Festival, and co-owner of MAQ Productions. He brings with him 18 years of production experience working for companies like ABC, ESPN, and HBO. Storytelling has always been a passion for him. Andrew is a lifelong fan of musical theater and served as Vice President of Production (Technical Director) at The Village Players Theater in Toledo, OH. Last year he served as the Director of Photography for VSU's Theatre Program and PSST. He wants to thank his wife, Elizabeth.

Zach Cramer (Sound Designer) is the Sound Designer for The School of Theatre at Florida State University. Over the past twenty-five years, he has designed over 100 productions including The Who’s Tommy, Peter Pan, Ragtime, Seussical The Musical, Nine (winner 2008 FTC, 2009 SETC and advanced to national AACT), Titanic, The Producers, Spamalot, Hedda Gabler, Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray and In The Heights.

Kevin Grab (Production Designer) holds an MFA in Property Management and Design from the University of Illinois Urbana/ Champaign ('13) and he received his BA degree from FSU ('09.) He's been the Props Manager here at FSU since the 2016 season and is excited for his two designs this season-Moon Man Walk and Last Stop of Market Street. Prior design credits at FSU include We are Proud to Present... and Beauty and the Beast.

James Ijames (Playwright) is a Philadelphiabased performer and playwright. He has appeared regionally in productions at the Arden Theatre Company, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre Company, the Wilma Theater, Baltimore Center Stage, Mauckingbird Theatre Company, and People’s Light and Theatre. James’ plays have been

produced by Flashpoint Theatre Company, Orbiter 3, Theatre Horizon (Philadelphia), the National Black Theatre (NYC), and Ally Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.) and have received development with PlayPenn’s New Play Conference, the Lark, Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb, Villanova Theatre, the Gulfshore Playhouse, the Wilma Theater, Azuka Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, and Victory Gardens. James is the 2011 recipient of the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, and he also won two Barrymores for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for Superior Donuts and Angels in America and one Barrymore for Outstanding Direction of a Play for The Brothers Size with Simpatico Theatre Company. James is a 2011 Independence Foundation Fellow, a 2015 Pew Fellow for Playwriting, the 2015 winner of the Terrance McNally New Play Award for White, the 2015 Kesselring Honorable Mention Prize winner for Miz Martha, and a 2017 recipient of the Whiting Award. James is a founding member of Orbiter 3, Philadelphia’s first playwright producing collective, and a mentor for the Foundry.

Elliot Mahoney (Technical Director) is in his third year of the MFA Technical Production Program. He would like to thank everyone for their hard work on drafting, building, and painting the set.

Sydney Martin (Costume Designer) is a second-year MFA Costume Design candidate from Kansas City, MO. Previous credits at FSU include It Oft Fall Out: A Shakespeare Brief of Measure for Measure (Costume Designer). She would like to thank her family for their support and her professors for their continued support and help during the process.

Emily Mason (Stage Manager) is a senior double majoring in Theatre (Stage Management) and Information,

WHO’S WHO Communication, and Technology(ICT) from Clearwater, FL. Previous FSU credits include Edges (Editor), The Playground (Covid Compliance Officer), It Oft Falls Out: A Shakespeare Brief of Measure for Measure (Stage Manager/Editor), World of 2020 (Editor), and The Importance of Being Earnest (Assistant Stage Manager). She would like to thank her family and the cast and crew for their love and support.

Elie Siegel (Lighting Designer) grew up in the Navy and calls Orlando home. She holds an MFA in Lighting Design from California State University-Long Beach. Her passion has given Ms. Siegel the fortunate opportunity to work all over the country (and Canada!).

Favorite designs include: The Night the Music Lived (Little Theatre on the Square), Smetana's The Bartered Bride (Bob Cole Conservatory of Music), Richard II (Orlando Shakes), The Pajama Game (Austin Peay State University) and EPCOT's Holidays Around the World 2016 (Disney Parks Live Entertainment).

Much love to her mother and father, Zack, and Galileo Rex. Jason Paul Tate (Intimacy Coordinator) is pleased to be on loan to his alma mater as both a professor and purveyor of onstage intimacy and violence. Originally from Kentucky, he keeps artistic and professional roots in both San Diego and NYC where he has worked at the Metropolitan Opera, the Public’s Shakespeare in the Park, BAM, Ars Nova, Rattlestick and Classic Stage.

Regionally, he has choreographed for A.R.T., Tuacahn, Great Lakes Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare, and The Lost Colony. Jason is a proud member of AEA and SDC, a certified instructor of stage combat with the SAFD; and the cofounder of Neutral Chaos, NYC.

Tai Thompson (Director) is honored to be back at her alma mater working with the SOT as it begins a new era of programming focusing on diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist theater. Tai's work is character-driven and socially conscious, spanning from hyperrealistic to satirical. Her work focuses on bridging cultural gaps and identity of self.

Selected work: Long Distance Affair (PopUp Theatrics, Juggerknot- Best Play 2021 Miami New Times), Miami Bus Stop Stories (winner Knight Foundation New Work 2020), Dark Star From Harlem (La Mama- 5 time AUDELCO Award winner including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Musical), The Color Purple (Portland Center Stage- Asst.

Dir 2018 SDCF winner), A.D. 16 (NAMT2018 Inaugural Asst. Dir. to Stephen Brackett), Romeo and Juliet (Old Globe2019 Drama League Fellow Asst Dir. Barry Edelstein), and multiple collaborations with Juggerknot Theatre’s Miami Motel Stories.

As a playwright, Tai wrote and directed Kleonostium (Old Globe), the one-woman show Not Quite Ripe; she is currently writing Lucky, a play focusing on what it really means to love and how one family's inability to successfully share it affects their community.

Information in "Who's Who" is provided by members of this production. Opinions expressed are those of the players, and not necessarily those of the School of Theatre or Florida State University.

PRODUCTION TEAM Director................................................................................................................. Tai Thompson Intimacy Coordinator............................................................................................Jason Paul Tate Production Designer................................................................................................... Kevin Grab Costume Designer................................................................................................. Sydney Martin Assistant Costume Designer...............................................................................Rachael Banbury Lighting Designer..........................................................................................................Elie Siegel Sound Designer........................................................................................................Zach Cramer Technical Director................................................................................................Elliot Mahoney Assistant Technical Director.................................................................................... Raistlin Yovan Projection Designer................................................................................................ Andrew Black Language Consultant...........................................................................................Olga Seliazniova Stage Manager......................................................................................................... Emily Mason Assistant Stage Managers..............................................................Rachael Britton, Callista Payne Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager..................................................................... Micaela Mercado Stage Management Mentor..................................................................................Casey Hagwood Director of Production Services..........................................................................Joshua Wickham Technical Direction Advisors................................................................Robert Coleman, Jim Lile Production Manager...........................................................................................Joshua Wickham Assistant Production Manager...............................................................................Nate Glowacki Scene Shop Manager............................................................................................ Colin Campbell Assistant Scene Shop Manager................................................................................ Raistlin Yovan Safety Coordinator....................................................................................................... Alex Farley Carpenters............................................................. Zachary Cary, Danielle Gonzalez, Tori Guise, Payton Nugent, Becca Stock Paint Shop Supervisor.............................................................................................. Teddy Moore Paint Charge............................................................................................................ Teddy Moore Scenic Change Artist..........................................................................................Emily Chancellor Scenic Artists.................................................Emily Chancellor, Alycia Merritt, Rheanne Walton Properties Manager..................................................................................................... Kevin Grab Properties Artisans............................................................................Kendra Drew, Ethan Follett, Hannah Smaglis, Laura Swygert Costume Design Advisor.....................................................................................Colleen Muscha Costume Technology Advisor....................................................................................Jackie Armit Costume Shop Manager..................................................................................... Sarah M. Jahnke Wardrobe Supervisor.................................................................................................. Zach Payne Drapers.......................................................................................... Meagan Thurmond, Cat Tope Stitchers................................................................ AJ Alvarez, Rachel Banbury, Sidney Barmoha, Veronica Dalton, Asher Lipscomb, Maria Molerio, Zachary Payne, Brian Sayer Hair and Wig Stylist..................................................................................... Daniel C. Townsend Master Electrician................................................................................................ Kassidy Coburn Lighting Supervisor.............................................................................................. Kassidy Coburn Light Board Operator........................................................................................Madison Beehner Sound Board Operator.................................................................................... Emma Wasserman Costume Crew...................................................................................Rachel Lieberman, J. Miller Scenic/Props Crew.........................................................................Amber Daniels, Zachary Gage Crew Swing................................................................................................................Mia Prokop House Management Supervisor............................................................................ Sarah Goodson House Manager.......................................................................................................Njari Mungai Assistant House Managers............................................................................................John Stark Associate House Manager................................Charlotte Palmucci, Lizzie Powers, Kelby Siddons Director of the Fine Arts Ticket Office................................................................. Sarah Goodson Associate Director of Patron Services......................................................................Sam Stenecker

PRODUCTION TEAM Patron Services Manager...............................................................................................John Stark Patron Services Coordinator.....................................................................................Lizzie Powers Patron Services Assistants....................................................... Charlotte Palmucci, Kelby Siddons Usher Crew.......................................................... Anthony Gallo, Chris Hernandez, Lila Hickey, Lindsay Johnson, Kaylin London, Neldine Philippe, Eddie Vargas, Jordan Walker Fine Arts Ticket Office Staff.................................Brigitte Anderson, Alice Bishop, Holly Carroll, Leah Davis, Kimberly Gibson, Tyler Perry, Alexandra Rios, Samantha Smith Associate Director of Marketing Communications....................................................... Jack Rizzo Marketing Communications Coordinator..............................................................Kelby Siddons Marketing Communications Assistant......................................................................Lizzie Powers Associate Director of Community Engagement.................................................. Emma Calabrese Community Engagement Manager.........................................................................Njeri Mungai Patrons Association Coordinator.................................................................... Charlotte Palmucci

DIRECTOR'S NOTE Directing this play was a tall task for me. I felt a lot of pressure for the show’s success.

That the future of FSU SOT’s new focus on diverse and inclusive practices was riding on it. I even had a hard time writing this director’s note, to be honest about the fears and insecurities I experienced during the process. But I realized, if Spencer can do it, so can I. They say “representation matters”. And I agree. But it is the kind of representation that matters. I was honored when I was asked to direct Moon Man Walk. To have the opportunity to come back to my old stomping grounds and do something that felt impossible when I was here. A black play, by a black author, with a black cast, and a black director. That may sound a bit excessive to some, but remember, the kind of representation matters. In the nearly 50 years of the SOT’s existence, this is the first time a production like this has ever been in the season’s calendar. The students asked to be seen, to feel included, and FSU SOT heard them and responded in kind. And I must applaud them for that.

So, realizing the importance of this moment, I was up for the challenge. I had to do right by these students. They put their trust in me.

In essence, this is a love letter. A thank you note. We are here. We see you. Do you see us?

Do you see you, on “the coast of the cosmos”, on the edge of multitudes? Where anything is possible; as long as you believe it so. It’s filled with nostalgia, heartbreak, and even a bit of cultural biases as Spencer struggles to piece back his shattered past and come to terms with the reality of who he is. But it’s also filled with love, laughter, hope overflowing.

With all the love and gratefulness, Tai Thompson

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“There are a few things that I always want audiences to feel when they walk into something I wrote. First, your presence is already awesome. We’re really glad you’re here. And second, you actually cannot fail. There’s nothing you could do in this space that is incorrect. Your experience is correct. If you have an emotional response to something, acknowledge it, embrace it, cry, laugh, whatever it is, but never read it is failure and don’t let other people around you frame it as failure. And if there is a moment in which you have a visceral experience of failure, examine that to ask yourself, ‘What’s actually happening?’”

- James Ijames

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PATRONS SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT: BRIANNE JACKSON Brianne Jackson is currently a third-year BA Theatre major at Florida State University. Her recent credits include Playground: A Choose Your Own Adventure Experience and Tragedy: A Tragedy. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Student Theatre Association.

One of her favorite School of Theatre memories was when she had the opportunity to shadow Michael Jablonski's direction of We Are Proud to Present.... Having the chance to not only be a part of such a fantastic production, but also to deepen her knowledge of her craft has helped her as an artist and individual.

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