A VOICE IN THE DARK, Yale Cabaret, 2020.

A note from the Cab: Maggie McCaffery and the team of A Voice in the Dark truly sent us down a YouTube rabbit hole, and we are so grateful. From the moment they approached us with an ambitious proposal for an ASMR play, we were thrilled by how boldly their vision embodied the Cabaret’s values for the online season. A Voice in the Dark thrives online, employing technology to create warmth, human connection, and visceral sensation. The project has brought together members of the theater making community and the YouTube ASMR-tist community, building relationships while mixing media. It is tender and adventurous, both courageously theatrical and unapologetically virtual. Sip some tea, wrap up in a blanket, and turn out the lights. We’re honored to share this new work with you.

-The Cab 53 Leadership Team Maeli Goren, Jisun Kim, Nicole E. Lang, Matthew Sonnenfeld

Siren Song

BY MARGARET ATWOOD

This is the one song everyone would like to learn: the song that is irresistible: the song that forces men to leap overboard in squadrons even though they see the beached skulls the song nobody knows because anyone who has heard it is dead, and the others can't remember.

Shall I tell you the secret and if I do, will you get me out of this bird suit?

I don't enjoy it here squatting on this island looking picturesque and mythical with these two feathery maniacs, I don't enjoy singing this trio, fatal and valuable.

I will tell the secret to you, to you, only to you.

Come closer. This song is a cry for help: Help me! Only you, only you can, you are unique at last. Alas it is a boring song but it works every time.

a voice in the dark An Audio Play Streamed Online Proposed by Maggie McCaffery

CREATIVE TEAM Playwright/Proposer Director Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Co-Sound Designer- Music & Design Lead Co-Sound Designer- Recording & Mastering Lead Co-Sound Designer- Foley & Effects Lead Co-Sound Designer- Editing & Mixing Lead Co-Producers

Maggie McCaffery* Mia Walker* Kevin Jinghong Zhu Chloe Xiaonan Liu* Daniela Hart Noel Nichols Bryn Scharenberg Bailey Trierweiler Allison Delaney* Caitlin M. Dutkiewicz

CAST Lavender Rose Maggie McCaffery* Seth Adam Shaukat *indicates a Yale Cabaret Debut

Special Thanks: E. Rosales Balcarcel, Laura Copenhaver, Maeli Goren, Lois & Max Shaukat, & Adin Walker

Mission and Values Yale Cabaret is an artistic community that invites students from the Yale School of Drama and our neighbors throughout greater Yale University and New Haven to imagine utopia. We artist-explorers join in spirit and space to make theater that manifests our wildest collaborative visions. Fueled by the values of symbiotic collaboration, neighborliness, accountability, and wonder, we discover how much we can make, experience, and imagine together.

The state of Connecticut and Yale University occupy the ancestral lands of the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Niantic, and Quinnipiac and other Algonquian speaking peoples. We honor and respect their stewardship of this land.

Symbiotic Collaboration.

Neighborliness.

We approach each collaboration in pursuit of our utopian ideal- that every team member is fed and fulfilled artistically, intellectually, and spiritually. We will pursue new channels of collaboration and support artists in our community to develop sustainable and generative ways to work together, because that creates JOY.

The Cab is a space for learning, growth, and the joy of storytelling for current YSD students as well as for our neighbors at greater Yale and throughout New Haven. The stories and artistic approaches on our stage will be inclusive and accessible to all in our community.

Accountability.

The Cab has a responsibility to foster open and direct communication between our leadership, artists, and the communities we serve. Each member of our community is empowered to contribute to its betterment, and every member makes a difference.

Wonder.

The Cab will cultivate surprise and artistic innovation. We are explorers in search of “wow”.

Pushing the boundaries of theatrical expression and innovation with a well-proportioned season of courageous new plays, reinventions of established plays, and devised and multidisciplinary works, design-driven explorations, and work that is non-text-driven, The Cab strives to ignite our community’s imagination.

Please visit our website to see more about our advocacy work including our community spotlight and our features on Black Women and TGNBGNC playwrights www.yalecabaret.org

Leadership Team Co-Artistic Directors Maeli Goren Jisun Kim Nicole E. Lang

Managing Director Matthew Sonnenfeld

Staff Technical Supervisors Laura Copenhaver Cameron Waitkun

Cabaret Assistants Allison Delaney Natalie King

Graphic Design Mikayla Johnson

Website Design Camilla Tassi

Accessibility Assitant Chloe Knight Accessibility Researcher Madeline Charne

Preshow Design John Horzen

Artistic Associates Collaborative Leadership Leyla Levi

Design- Lighting Graham Zellers

New Works Benjamin Benne

Communication Management Edmond O’Neal

Design- Projections Henry Rodriguez

Performance Tavia Hunt

Community Collaboration Madeline Charne Eliza Orleans

Design- Scenic Miguel Urbino

Producing Estefani Castro

Design- Sound Bailey Trierweiler

Storytelling Faith ZamblĂŠ

Design- Costumes Phuong Nguyen

Imagination Manifestor Laura Copenhaver

Board of Directors Matthew Suttor, Chair Benjamin Benne Sami Cubias

Kelvin Dinkins, Jr. Anna Glover Reed Northrup Linda-Cristal Young

Our Donors Since its founding in 1968, the Yale Cabaret has been a place where Yale School of Drama students can experiment with new theatrical forms and develop our artistry outside of the classroom.

With the generous support of our donors, we build on our rich legacy to make space for students and the greater New Haven community to grow together through self-expression and artistic exploration.

Cabaret PartnerS Nina Adams & Moreson Kaplan Ann Judd & Bennett Pudlin Santino Blumetti Matthew Suttor Cabaret Enthusiasts Pamela C. Jordan Patrick T. Seaver Cabaret Supporters Leon & Megan Doyon Andrea Graham Ellen Lange Lockheed Martin Amy Povich & David Agus Bob & Theresa Simon Cabaret Friends James Ball Christine Barker Martha O. Boateng Donald and Mary Brown John Carlson Lissa M. Drewniak Benjamin Kent Maggie Lally Jenny Nelson Oakton A. Reynolds Andrew Scharenberg Bryn Scharenberg Kenneth Sonnenfeld Evelyn Spann Carolee Walker ^ indicates the show sponsor(s) for this Live Production

Cabaret Show Sponsors David Budries^ Joan Channick & Ruth Schmitt Matthew & Molly Goren Bill & Sharon Reynolds Sylvia Van Sinderen & James Sinclair Paul Walsh Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration Cabaret Contributors Terrease Aiken Hannah Marsh Molly Boyle Bryan Mcgill Edwin Buckingham Janet Miller Bobby Burvant Max Monnig Aaron Calrderon Walter Lynn Mosley Rebecca Cramer Cleo M. O’Brien-Udry Janet E. Davidson Andrew Paton Katherine M. DiGiulio Nora Proops Claire Dunnet Elizabeth Schell Hugh D. Farrell, Jr. Lois Shaukat Cassie Fraser-Ball Nome SiDone Helen Haje Laura Silvestri Laurie Heineman Robert Stubbs Robert Homer Ricarda Tomlin Beth A. Jones Philip Toop Katherine A. Kay Elizabeth A. Tullis Karen A. Killeen Jenny Weiss Irwin Krieger Noelle Wiggins Raphael Lecat Walton Wilson Samuel Lopez Darron Leigh Wolf Scott Zotto

Giving Levels Cabaret Season Sponsors $5000 • • •

Cabaret Enthusiasts $250

Recognition in the footer of our website Recognition in all pre-show reels Plus, all the perks below

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Cabaret Champions $2500 • • •

Cabaret Supporters $100

One Full Season Membership Dinner virtually with the Artistic Directors and Managing Director Plus, all the perks below

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Recognition in all pre-show reels Plus, all the perks below

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Listing in the Cabaret progams Plus, all the perks below

Cabaret contributors <$20

Cabaret Show Sponsors $500 •

Invitation to all Cabaret donor parties throughout the season Plus, all the perks below

Cabaret Friends $20

Cabaret Partners $1000 • •

Personalized thank you video from the Artistic Directors and Managing Director Plus, all the perks below

Recognition during your show’s curtain speech & preshow reel Plus, all the perks below

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Listing on the Cabaret website

**Corporate matching gifts are also a great way for you to double your contribution to Yale Cabaret. Check to see if your company has a gift matching program.

For more information, please visit our website, www.yalecabaret.org or call the Managing Director at 203-432-8338.

What’s Next December 10-12 The Black Theater Festival A virtual celebration of Black artistry across the diaspora featuring complete works and works-in-progress, play readings and theatrical experiments, all centering and uplifting the voices of Black artists.

Check out our website for the full festival lineup!

December 19 8pm Cab Potluck Holiday Party Cab Potluck is a community-centered event focusing on connection through nourishment of body and soul.

Come into the kitchen and converse with a group of cooks attempting to create a delicious, edible meal from a basket of secret ingredients. In true Potluck fashion, we ask you to bring a contribution for the table: your art, your words, your photos, your stories, your videos, your music, anything that fits with the monthly theme!

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