UW-Green Bay Theatre Presents The Effect

ARTS A PART

Theatre

Nighters

E. Malloy

Schoffelman

Otten

Bedell

E. Malloy

Cline, Olivia Smith, Aubrey Stein*, Jenny Witt*

Amidon, Grace Bedell, Katie Fritz, Madeline Perry, Olivia Smith, Jenny Witt

Amidon, Barix Black

Brenkus, Elizabeth Bretl,

Nieves, Jasmine Christyne*,

Cretens, Emmie Falish, Theodore Hock, Autumn Johnson, Kory Karls, Paul Kobylorz, Blake Larson, Riley Leeman, Breana Malueg, Brandon Otten, Sarina Radspinner, Alexandra Smith*, Olivia Smith, Harmony Snellenberger, Ly Songyer, Alax Stylinson, Ally Swigert*, Mickey Wirtz*, Jenny Witt*, Kenji Xiong

Cretens

Kobylorz, Grace Kolb

Thompson, Ty Witthuhn

Kobylorz

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Most of us have probably wondered why we think and feel the way we do. It’s natural to be curious about how the mind works and what makes us … well … us. Physically, there are chemicals we depend on simply to have the will to go on living. Without serotonin and dopamine in the correct amounts and being sent and received properly, we may find ourselves in dire straits. But is there something more? Poets and philosophers speak of our hearts and our souls. Do those exist somehow beyond organic chemistry?

In Lucy Prebble’s TheEffect, the four characters try to come to grips with how and why they’ve become who they are. They build relationships with one another and struggle to understand their own impulses. We observe an experiment in which Connie and Tristan are examined, tested, and treated like guinea pigs in order to test a new drug.

This production is set in the near future, a time in which we imagine that technology will have advanced, clothing styles will have changed to some degree, and the pharmacological industry will only have grown bigger and more powerful. TheEffectraises questions of who we are and how what we put into our bodies affects the balance of our personalities. If we’re depressed or anxious, should we medicate that away? Or is there vital information about changes we need to make to our lives that we’ll miss if we use medication? There are no easy answers, but I hope this production will help you more fully explore the questions with us.

WHAT IS AN INTIMACY DIRECTOR?

So much of the work we do as theatre practitioners relies on authenticity through deep explorations of characters on emotional, physical, and psychological levels. These risks can and have taken their toll on performers, so the work of Intimacy Directors has become a growing field of study and a steady practice in theatrical productions in recent years to protect actors from being pushed beyond their comfort zones. The responsibility of an Intimacy Director is to create a culture of consent within the stories we tell and how they are being told. Actor safety and being comfortable in doing the rigorous work being tasked to them requires us to see our fellow collaborators holistically and to treat them better than we have done in the past. The role of the Intimacy Director is to give all production participants the tools and the language to set clear, healthy boundaries with everyone they're working with, resulting in a healthier, safer, and more emotionally and mentally secure working environment. We are grateful to our Intimacy Directors for the work they brought to this production and for bringing these tools to our workspaces.

GUEST DESIGNER

John Thornberry - Sound Design

John most recently designed both set and sound for UW-Green Bay’s CircleMirror Transformation. Other scenic designs include MammaMia!,Urinetown,TheMousetrap, and SweeneyTodd. Sound design credits include AVowofSilencefor Jewish Repertory Theatre (Off Broadway), as well as Wit, Copenhagen,CrimeandPunishment,Frost/Nixon,AllMySons, BoeingBoeing,9to5theMusical,and Company.John currently teaches Intro to Theatre at UW-Marinette.

DRAMATURG’S NOTE

How can we be certain of our feelings? Is the intensity of love a fascinating and inexplicable part of the human experience? Or is it nothing more than a dance of chemicals within our brains? The Effectby Lucy Prebble explores this question and more through the story of a drug trial and two strangers with palpable chemistry.

Lucy Prebble has received numerous theatrical awards for writing. TheEffect(2012) won the U.K. Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play. The work was also nominated for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize as well as Best New Play by the EveningStandard. Some of Prebble’s other works include the plays TheSugarSyndrome(2003), AVeryExpensivePoison (2019), and the award-winning Enron(2009). Prebble is also a producer on HBO’s hit TV series, Succession.

Our production of TheEffecttakes place in an American clinical research facility. The futuristic laboratory uses high-end technology to monitor every reaction Tristan and Connie might have to an experimental drug. With medical precision, we are tasked to dissect the situation at hand. Are Tristan and Connie truly in love? Or is it simply another side effect of the pill they’re being given? We hope you enjoy this challenging fusion of medicine, drama, and romance. Please enjoy the show! Grace Bedell, Dramaturg - TheEffect.

Special Thanks

UW Green Bay Nursing and Health Studies Payton Stark

MEET THE CAST & CREW

Grace Bedell (Dramaturg)

Grace is a graduate of Mundelein High School. Currently a junior at UW-Green Bay, Grace is a First Nations Studies major with a minor in Theatre. A playwright, one of Grace’s works will be produced as a studio production later this year. She plans to go on to study playwriting in graduate school.

Carter Bauer (Toby)

Carter is a 2021 Oak Creek High School graduate studying Conservation Biology and Ecology at UW Green Bay. Although Carter plans to work for the National Parks, he is a passionate theatre generalist and intends to keep theatre in his life. At UWGB, Carter has worked backstage for PicassoattheLapin Agile. Prior on and offstage experience with Oak Creek High School includes Assistant Directing for Almost,Maine, Set Design for GreekMythology Olympiaganza, and portraying Fabian in TwelfthNight.

Mia Bolyard (James)

Mia is a graduate of Pewaukee High School. She is currently an English major with a Creative Writing emphasis as well as a Communication and Theatre minor. After graduation, Mia hopes to use her education to work in book publishing. This is Mia's first UWGB production & she looks forward to more shows in the future.

Jasmine Christyne* (Asst. Intimacy Director)

Jasmine is a 2019 graduate from Westchester Academy for International Studies in Houston, Tx. A senior at UW-Green Bay, Jasmine is studying Musical Theatre and Dance and is a two time Irene Ryan nominee. Jasmine has appeared in past productions such as FunHome, Circle MirrorTransformation, and TheRockyHorrorShow.Most recently, Jasmine was the Prop Master for PicassoattheLapin Agile.

Emmie Falish (Tristan)

Emmie is a 2020 graduate of De Pere High School. They are also known as Nolan Falish to family and older friends. They are a freshman at UW-Green Bay with a major in theater and an emphasis in performance. Additionally, they may take a possible history or philosophy minor in the future. This is their first performance in the world of theatre.

Kara Kaiser (Connie)

Kara is a graduate of Oshkosh West High School and is currently a freshman at UW-Green Bay. Kara is pursuing a major in education with a minor in theater. Kara has been acting for 5 years. Some of her past roles include, “Meg” in LittleWomenand “Eurydice” in Antigone.

Paul Kobylorz (Run Crew)

Paul Kobylorz is a 2019 graduate of Kiel High School. He is currently a Senior at UW-Green Bay, with a major in Theatre Studies and a minor in History. Paul was last seen on the UW-Green Bay stage in last season’s Circle MirrorTransformation. Following college, Paul hopes to start a children's/youth theatre company overseas. He also wants to try his hand at lyricism and, possibly, produce musicals.

Brandon Otten (Sound Board Operator)

Brandon originally hails from Buffalo, MN and is a double major in Theatre Performance and Education at UW Green Bay. Brandon found his love for theatre both on stage in plays from Pippinto Nunsense, and off stage as a playwright.

Sarina Radspinner (Asst. Stage Manager)

A 2022 graduate of Hemingford High School in Hemingford, NE, Sarina is a freshman studying Theatre Performance at UW-Green Bay. Sarina was involved with several theatre productions throughout high school and is the recipient of multiple performance awards, most notably being the 2021 State One-Act Outstanding Female Actress for her performance in RosietheRiveter.

Alax Stylinson (Stage Manager)

Alax is a 2019 graduate of Black Creek High School. He is currently pursuing a double major in Theater Studies and Political Science with a minor in Global Studies at UWGreen Bay. Most recently, Alax served as the Dramaturg for PicassoattheLapinAgile. Other previous work includes “the man” in Veronica’sRoomand set crew for FunHome.

Aaron Schoffelman (Lighting Technician & Light Board Operator)

Aaron is a graduate of Southwest High School and is a junior at UW Green Bay studying History with a minor in Theatre. Aaron's past productions include spotlight operator for LesMisérablesand Footloose, Lead Lighting Designer for HighSchooler'sGuidetothe Galaxyand Chicago.

Coming in November:

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college level theater productions. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.

Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.

Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

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