Freud's Last Session Playbill

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis never met, as far as anyone knows, so our production is not a history play in the literal sense of the word. Ours is a tale that asks the question: “what if.” What if the twentieth century’s two great apologists for their world views had met? What would that conversation have been like? The setting of this imagined conversation is Freud’s study in London, on the day in 1939 that Great Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, and two weeks before the great psychoanalyst died. We hope you enjoy our production.

Freud’s last Session, like any work of the theatre, deals with the “human condition;” that is, it seeks to explore what it means to be a human being in a fallen world. At its best, theatre entertains us while making contemplative demands on us as well. Some plays may ask us (explicitly or implicitly) to render judgment on the characters’ actions; some may encourage us to rejoice with the characters’ victories; others may warn us of the consequences of certain choices; and we may even identify with certain characterswith their foolishness, bravery, cunning, love, etc. Through them, we may recognize in ourselves both the frailty and strength that are part and parcel of the human journey.

Freud’s Last Session may delight some and offend others. The characters may entertain us and they might disgust us. But, in all these responses (and others), we have the opportunity to consider our place in the human community.

-Walter Willams

There is a smoking effect used in the play. It is an effect only.

No tobacco or nicotine products were used.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Wally Williams has been involved in 27 productions at Salomon Theatre. His directing credits include Waiting for Godot, Uncle Vanya, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Much Ado about Nothing, Faustus, and The Importance of Being Earnest, and many others. He has over twenty profession credits for organizations such as the Mark Taper Forum, Long Beach Civic Light Opera, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Showtime Cable, and others. He holds advanced degrees from Regent University, San Diego State University, and UCLA.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Wally Williams Wally Williams, Bryant Dougharty

Director Scenic Designer

AJ Paulin

Lighting Designer

Maria Sanchez

Costume Designer

Beth Lake Ellen Huang Bryant Dougharty, Jordi Fernandez,

Sound Design Stage Manager Set Construction

Mallory Huston, Anna Hooker Jordi Fernandez Anna Hooker Ellen Huang Mycaila Lyles Max Hammons Bianca Argao Megan DeBoard

Light Board Operator Sound Board Operator Props House Manager Graphic Designer Marketing Production Manager

C.S. LEWIS

Michael Jameson McCarter-Crellin is a junior studying Music and Theater at Point Loma Nazarene University. This is his fourth production through Solomon Theater. Some of his previous roles include Lucifer and the Pope in Faustus, John the Baptist/Judas in Godspell, and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest. He is grateful for the opportunity to play the iconic CS Lewis and looks forward to further productions at PLNU.

SIGMUND FREUD

Dellon Sanders is excited to play this important role. He is a third-year student of Philosophy at Point Loma Nazarene.

This is his third production at PLNU, having also acted in Doctor Faustus and Under the Balcony. Previous credits include Hello Dolly!, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Music Man, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Beauty and the Beast, You Can’t Take It With You, Annie, and Harvey.

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