UIC Theatre - Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca

Yerma

Based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca

Translated and adapted by Melinda Lopez

Directed by Edward Torres

SCENIC DESIGN Delena Bradley

COSTUME DESIGN Stephanie Cluggish*

LIGHTING DESIGN Matt Sharp

SOUND DESIGN Anna Marek+

PROJECTION DESIGN John Boesche

VOICE AND SPEECH Tanera Marshall

MOVEMENT AND INTIMACY Edward Torres

CHOREOGRAPHY Olivia Izaguirre

STAGE MANAGER Isa Pardilla+

Run time: 1 hours and 27 minutes

There will be no intermission

*Denotes U.S.A. Member

+Denotes UIC BA DPT Student Designer

CAST

Yerma Angelina Davila

Maria/Chorus Ariana Lopez

Marta/Chorus Nazaret Castillo

Dolores/Chorus Allison Maysonet

Incarnacion/Chorus Andrea Perez

Veronica/Rosa Maria/Chorus Aileen Moreno

Victor/Guitarist Dan McLawhorn

Juan Jon Fonseca

UNDERSTUDIES

Yerma Ally Uyao

Maria/Marta Olivia Izaguirre

Dolores/Incarnacion Lola Fratto

Victor/Juan Jimmie Rogers III

YERMA is produced by special arrangement with the Playwright and Harden-Curtis Associates, 214 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001

ARTISTIC STAFF

Composition/Guitar

Dan McLawhorn, Allison Maysonet

Edward Torres

Composition/Percussion Edward Torres, Jordan Kamps, Jimmy McNally

Percussionists Josue Avila, Anna Elson, Abiah Fernandez, Leon Fittanto, Jimmy McNally, Jordan Kamps, Edward Torres

Associate Projection Design Eme Ospina

Assistant Costume Design Abby Evans

Assistant Lighting Design Britany Pearson

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

COORDINATOR OF THEATRE OPERATIONS

BOX OFFICE ASSISTANT MANAGER

HOUSE MANAGER

BOX OFFICE AND FOH STAFF

Neal J. McCollam

Tyara Whitted

Reagan Stevenson

Allison Maysonet, Paloma Lozano, Alyssa Morales, Jiacheng Sun, Fernando Rosales, Rachel DeMata, Fatima Khaidar, Myishia Stephenson, Mila Sweeny

PRODUCTION STAFF

PRODUCTION MANAGER Erin Freeman

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Hannah Holmes-Robbins

COSTUME SHOP MANAGER Stephanie Cluggish*

LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Michael Trudeau

PROPERTIES MANAGER Ellie Terrell

AUDIO SUPERVISOR Juliana Armbrust

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST CoCo Lemery

PROJECTION AND MEDIA TECHNICIAN Chet Miller

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Tseela Sokolin-Maimon, Jimena Ramirez

ASSISTANT PROPERTIES MANAGERS Tully Dobrowolski, Maddie Abelson

LIGHTING PROGRAMMER & BOARD OPERATOR Franny Rodriguez

SOUND BOARD OPERATOR Mateos Chaidez

PROJECTION OPERATOR Adri Andreolas

DECK CREW Delaney Disario, Simone Griggs

WARDROBE CREW Marshall Harck, Ahaaz Hassan, Rattryna Yim

PRODUCTION CARPENTER Kevin Vilchez

STUDENT CARPENTERS Andrew Childs, Marquell Cheeks, Kamyia Green, Ishwa Kansagora, Angel Cepeda Ochoa, Fernando Rosales

STUDENT SCENIC ARTISTS

Froy Adan, Adri Andreloas, Jin Bai, Angel Cepeda Ochoa, Tim Graves, Anna Marek, Isa Pardilla, Dominic Randall, Tseela Sokolin-Maimon, Njeri Njoroge, Jiacheng Sun

PRODUCTION STAFF (Cont.)

MILLINERY Hannah Bledstein

STUDENT STITCHERS

Ace Lee, Jin Bai, Jill Dunlap, Paloma Lozano, Kiara Hendrix-Glover, Reagan Stevenson, Abby Evans, Geraldine Fonseca

PRODUCTION ELECTRICIANS

STUDENT ELECTRICIANS

Duncan Hon, Alex Branka

Ace Lee, Njeri Njoroge, Margarita Mejia

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A POST-SHOW TALK

Sunday, February 26th, 2:00PM

Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca

Post Show Topics: Our bodies, Our selves, Our Society

Discussion Facilitator: Richard Corley, Visiting Lecturer, School of Theatre and Music

Panelists: Tatjana Gajic

Tatjana Gajic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies. She works in the area of modern and contemporary Spanish literature and culture, with particular interest in the cultural production of the Spanish Second Republic (1931-1936); politics and intellectual history of the Franco era, and the thought of María Zambrano, the most signi cant philosopher of the post-Civil War era, who lived most of her life in exile. Most recently, prof Gajic has written about the contemporary novelist, Pilar Adón, and the question of visuality and nature in the work of Spanish mediascholar and artist, Abelardo Gil-Fournier.

Edward Torres, School of Theatre and Music, Associate Professor

Edward Torres is a theater artist, television actor and professor. His theatrical work has appeared at The Public Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, The National Theatre, The Old Globe, the Goodman Theatre and the Ge en Playhouse. On television, he has appeared in Luke Cage, The Deuce, The Romano s, Gotham, The Get Down and The Following. A Chicago native, he co-founded the Teatro Vista theatre in 1990, where he would direct the world premiere of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (named Best Play of 2009 by The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Time Out Chicago). Chad Deity was a nalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and earned Edward the Joseph Je erson Awards for Best Production – Play and Best Director – Play. He directed subsequent productions to critical acclaim at O Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre (2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, Obie Award for Best New American Play) and at the Ge en Playhouse.

Edward Torres performed in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize Winner Bruce Norris’ play Downstate, a co-production between Steppenwolf in Chicago and the National Theatre of Great Britain, in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. His recent directing credits include the world premiere musical El Boracho/Old Globe La Canción (Repertorio Español, Latin ACE Award for Best Musical, Artistas de Teatro Independiente Award for Best Director), Macbeth (The Public Theater’s Mobile Shakespeare Unit), Mosque Alert (Silk Road Rising), White Tie Ball by Martín Zimmerman (Teatro Vista), and The Happiest Song Plays Last by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Goodman Theatre).Director Shakespeare 2021, Director Podcast; Macbeth. With Next Chapter Podcast/Play On Series.

Land Acknowledgment

The UIC School of Theatre and Music sits on the traditional homeland of the original peoples of the area: the Three Fires Confederacy - the Potawatomi, Odawa, and Ojibwe Nationsas well as the Menominee and Ho-Chunk who, along with many Indigenous people, were among its rst inhabitants. With respect and gratitude, The School of Theatre and Music honors the many Native Americans who have, do, and will call this land their home.

STM acknowledges that we have bene ted from the repeated attacks on Native Americans that forced tribal representatives to sign the 1816 Treaty of St Louis, relinquishing to the U.S. all claims of the land from Lake Michigan to the Illinois River. This land seizure led to the era of economic development and rapid growth that made Chicago the metropolis that it is today. We have an obligation to our students and the nearly 65,000 Native Americans now living in Chicago to do no further harm, to amplify Native voices, and to ght for equity and inclusion by engaging in anti-racism policies and practices. For us, this work begins with this statement, and must be followed by actions that immediately a ect our work and life on campus.

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