Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life
A Seriously Ridiculous Comedy
By William Missouri Downs
Ivan Fuller, director
Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 3, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 5, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 6, 2 p.m.
The Spitz Theater
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, N.J.
Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by TRW PLAYS 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.trwplays.com
Rider University gratefully acknowledges the generous support of: The Martinson Family Foundation for its support of theater technology equipment & Richard and Heather Frye-Ginsberg for their support of our Rider Friend of the Arts patron program.
Scenes
Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life will be performed without an intermission.
SCENE 1 Two High Rise Balconies
Choreography by: Maddie Quiqley
SCENE 2
SCENE 3
Choreography by: Hannah Bonnette
Choreography by: Hannah Bonnette
Apple Genius Bar
Outside a Church
SCENE 4 300 Feet Up, Atop A Church Spire
Choreography by: Kate Bilenko
SCENE 5 Thearapist’s Office
Choreography by: Deryn Kraner
SCENE 6 A Living Room
SCENE 7 A High School Counselor’s Office
Choreography by: Eleni Segerblom
SCENE 8 Writing Professor’s Office
Choreography by: Ryann Reich
SCENE 9 Sidewalk Café
Choreography by: Deryn Kraner
SCENE 10 Two High Rise Balconies
Choreography by: Kate Bilenko
The Cast
Franz Kafka Nate Fleischer
Writer Chloé Le Breton
Dancer Dajah McCormick
Genius Dominic Trivigno
Cardinal Brandon Semmel
Bungee Johnmichael Les
Therapist Daniel Menjivar
Counselor Meredith Bishop
Student Maggie Coscia
Professor Jaden Misaro
Understudies
Franz Kafka/Bungee Cassidy Hagan
Writer/Therapist Henry Breit
Dancer/Student Ryann Reich
Genius/Professor Phillip Schneller
Cardinal/Counselor Lizzie Holzworth
Artistic Staff and Crew
Director Ivan Fuller
Assistant Director/Acting Coach Lydia Diekmann
Assistant Director/Dramaturg Denise King
Choreographers
Maddie Quiqley, Hannah Bonnette, Kate Bilenko, Deryn Kraner, Eleni Segerblom, Ryann Reich
Production Stage Manager Nicholas Franki
Stage Manager Oli Hartdegen
Assistant Stage Manager Angelie Rodriguez
Technical Director Brandon Rush
Scenic Designer Bella Mazzoni
Lighting Designer Todd Loyd
Light Board Operator Ani Arzoumanian
Costume Designer Janessa Machado
Wardrobe Supervisor Lyndsey Adkisson
Sound Designer & Operator Samantha Schucht
Props Designer Clare Hanrahan
Props Supervisor Harlie Epstein
Production Documentarian Luke Studley-Roberts
Stage Management Mentor Jamel Baker
Costume Design Mentor Robin I. Shane
Stagehand Kristina Pronina
Administrative Staff
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Kelly Bidle
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Jason Vodicka
Director of Production Management Buck Linton
Director of Performance Management Kristen Rodgers
Associate Director of Performance Management Leandra Acosta
Coordinator of Performance Management Samuel Stephenson
Artistic Producer C. Ryanne Domingues
FOR BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON OUR CAST, CREW, AND ARTISTIC & ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
About Rider University and The Department of Performing Arts
Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rider University is a private co-educational, student-centered university that emphasizes purposeful connections between academic study and real-world learning experience. Rider prepares graduates to thrive professionally, to be lifelong independent learners, and to be responsible citizens who embrace diversity, support the common good, and contribute meaningfully to the changing world in which they live and work.
The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to educating students for engaged citizenship, career success, and personal growth in a diverse and complex world. The college cultivates intellectual reflection, artistic creativity, and academic maturity by promoting both broad academic inquiry and in-depth disciplinary study, while nurturing effective and ethical applications of transferable critical skills. The College consists of four schools: the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Communication, Media, and Performing Arts, the School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics, and Westminster Choir College.
Through its dynamic mix of academic programs, The Department of Performing Arts helps aspiring professional performers, producers, managers, designers, technicians and entrepreneurs find their unique path in an ever-evolving industry. Acknowledged as innovative and contemporary, the Department of Performing Arts aspires to build a more equitable, engaging and sustainable future for the performing arts while exploring the many diverse historical, cultural, social and creative threads that add to our rich tapestry.
Upcoming Performances
WESTMINSTER CHOIR: EVENSONG
Saturday, October 12, 7 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
801 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08618
WESTMINSTER FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: RITMOS Y RAÍCES: CELEBRATING LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
Sunday, October 13, 4 p.m.
Gill Chapel
WESTMINSTER FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: BEHIND THE
MUSIC...STORIES AND SONGS
Friday, October 18, 7:30 p.m.
Gill Chapel
WORLD SINGING DAY COMMUNITY SING
Saturday, October 19, 12:30 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Patio
CAPITAL PHILHARMONIC OF NEW JERSEY –
AMERICAN STORIES: OPENING NIGHT! FEATURING
WESTMINSTER SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Saturday, October 19, 7:30 p.m.
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial 1 Memorial Dr, Trenton, NJ 08608
WESTMINSTER JUBILEE SINGERS: MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE
Sunday, October 20, 3 p.m.
Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville
2688 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
