Machinal

Machinal

by Sophie Treadwell Directed by Esme Allen

March 11-18, 2021 Recorded in the Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

THEATRE The Salem State University Theatre and Speech Communication department presents

MACHINAL

by Sophie Treadwell Director Esme Allen Scenic Designer Isaac Goldbaum Costume Designer Harlan White Lighting Designer Michael M. Harvey Sound Designer Ben Richard Props Masters Destany Foley and Stacey Horne-Harper Stage Manager Diane Thai Choreographer Schanaya Barrows

This amateur production of MACHINAL is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books. Presented in conjunction with Salem State’s Center for Creative and Performing Arts.

CHAIRPERSON LETTER Dear Theatre Patrons, Welcome to the Salem State Theatre and Speech Department 20202021 season. As we all know, 2020 continues to be a turbulent year of pandemic, social injustices and a divided nation. We are living in uncertain times. I am so very worried about the health of our faculty and staff, our students, and our patrons. However, the theatre must strive to tell new stories, inspire and invigorate audiences.

We open our season with Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit, a riveting, dark comedy about a scorned woman›s revenge, which explores the darkest depths of human nature. Adjunct professor, Sara Colon, is directing the play. The play is being presented via Vimeo.

The second production of the season is Paula Vogel’s The Long Christmas Ride Home, offering a reminder that, for many people, the holidays are the most difficult time of the year. The play is directed by Prof. Peter Sampieri, filmed on the Sophia Gordon’s Mainstage, and will be streamed via Vimeo.

Next, for our third production, we are producing, Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal, considered one of the pinnacles of the American Expressionist theatre. The play follows the case of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder, the first woman executed by the electric chair in the country. The play is under the direction of Adjunct Professor Esme Allen and will be presented via Vimeo.

Finally, we close our season with Moisés Kaufman’s The Laramie Project, a documentary style play focusing on the reaction to Matthew Shepard’s death; a student at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

The play is directed by Prof. Bill Cunningham and is being presented via Vimeo.

Please follow Salem State’s Department of Theatre and Speech’s social media, as there may be a few more surprises in store for this season!

Wishing I could see you all live and in person in the theatre, Jerry L. Johnson Interim Chairperson

DIRECTOR’S LETTER In 1928, Ruth Snyder was put to death by the electric chair for the murder of her husband, Albert Snyder. She had concocted the murder plot for months with her lover, Judd Gray. Judd was to sneak into their Long Island house and kill Albert in his sleep with a window sash weight. The whole ordeal would be staged as a robbery. Needless to say, the plan was sloppy and deemed by newsman Damon Runyon as “The Dumb Bell Murders” because the crime and the perpetrators were so dumb. The story, however, was considered New York’s “crime of the century.” The press had a field day, and the story was beyond sensationalized. One journalist named Sophie Treadwell took to the story in particular and wrote the play you are about to see. The story is loosely based on Ruth Snyder’s story. It is not a “dumb” story about a Long Island villainess and her lover. No. To quote the playwright, “The plan (of the play) is to tell this story by showing the different phases of life that the woman comes into contact with, and in none of which she finds any place, any peace.” In the end, she is isolated and alienated, “stifled” by a mechanical world that she cannot fit into.

Now, it does not go overlooked that you are currently reading these director’s notes on a machine when normally you would be sitting in a crowded theatre holding a playbill waiting in anticipation for a show to start. However, the current climate forces us to isolate, distance ourselves and rely on a machine to connect. These “stifling” theatrical parameters are our inspiration as we explore a 90-year-old story with timeless themes.

Esme Allen

DRAMATURG LETTER In 2021 as we come close to a year of experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation is a feeling that no one is a stranger to. Being alone in our houses, unable to see and hug our friends and families, and the lack of normalcy of day to day activities has impacted nearly everyone and left us all wondering: when will we be free?

In 1927, a woman named Ruth Snyder took her freedom into her own hands. Ruth Snyder experienced an isolation different to that of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one that left her feeling even lonelier. She met and fell in love with a man named Albert Snyder who spent their marriage pining for his former fiancée who had died years earlier, and Ruth felt trapped in her marriage. She then met Henry Judd Gray—a man she truly loved—and after seven attempts, the two of them murdered Albert Snyder in their home on March 20, 1927. This became known as the “Crime of the Century” and the trial received a great deal of attention, with people packed into the courtroom and thousands more outside. The lovers turned against each other, and were ultimately found guilty and put to death by the electric chair in January of 1928. The twist, however? A reporter snuck a camera into the room and snapped a picture of Ruth Snyder the instant she died; that photo was printed on the front page of the newspaper, which sold out in less than five minutes. Sophie Treadwell, who had a love for theatre and journalism, turned this story into Machinal, which opened on Broadway in September of 1928, just 9 months after Ruth’s death.

A play that focuses so heavily on themes of dehumanization, the mechanical world, and isolation is highly relevant in 2021, as technology is ruling and making us feel more detached and alone than ever. Treadwell’s adaptation of this story draws audiences in and puts them in the shoes of the Young Woman, asking audiences, “what would you do to be free?” In 2021, the answer is anything.

Hannah Bradley ’22 Assistant Director

TIME and PLACE New York City, in 1928 or 2021

SCENES Episode I: To Business Episode II: At Home Episode III: Honeymoon Episode IV: Maternal Episode V: Prohibited Episode VI: Intimate Episode VII: Domestic Episode VIII: The Law Episode IX: A Machine

Please be advised that this play contains simulated violence and capital punishment, mature themes, and racially charged language, and is not suitable for young children.

SPECIAL THANKS: Michael Harvey, Peter Sampieri, Christopher Morris, Jerry Johnson, Ashley Preston O’Toole, Karen Gahagan, Brianne Beatrice, Sara Tode Conlon, Lisa Bibeau, Bill Cunningham, Becca Jewett, Stacey Horne Harper and Jane Hillier-Walkowiak.

This production is made possible with the support of the Dembowski Family Theatre Endowment, Bernard and Sopha Gordon and the Gordon Foundation.

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CAST Stenographer/Mom/Bridesmaid/ Court Reporter/Matron...................................................... Sarah Jean Durning Filing Clerk/Piano Player/Clerk/Guard...................................Stephen Caliskan Adding Clerk/Wife 2/Bridesmaid/ Lawyer for Defense/3rd Reporter ........................................Schanaya Barrows Telephone Girl/Young Girl/Bridesmaid/Barber........................ Skylar Longley Mother/Lawyer for Prosecution............................................. Symphony Shea Young Boy/Bellhop/Bartender/Bailiff/Priest............................... Kenny Bonilla 2nd Man/Reporter 2....................................................................... Marc Fournier Husband 2/Man at Table 2/Judge/Reporter.......................... Christian Kinney Doctor/Man at Table 1/Jailer........................................Michael Shifty Celestin Wife 2/Bridesmaid/Woman at Table 1/Nurse/1st Reporter...........Riley Toland Small Boy/Boy at Table 2/Singing Prisoner......................... Marck-Hens Jules Man 1................................................................................................ Nick Principi George H. Jones.................................................................... Fernando Barbosa Helen (Young Woman).................................................................... Caitlyn Luria

PRODUCTION PERSONNEL Assistant Director.................................................................... .Hannah Bradley Assistant Stage Managers................................Lily Barnes and Felix Horelick Associate Lighting Designer................................................. Hunter A. Mountz Assistants to the Lighting Designer.............................................Lisa Tetreault Company Deputy.......................................................................... Kenny Bonilla Costume Design Mentor...............................................Jane Hillier-Walkowiak Costume Shop Supervisor............................................................Becca Jewett Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor........................................Caiden Bistany Dramaturg.................................................................................. Hannah Bradley Staff Assistant Technical Director..................................................Tim O’Toole Staff Technical Director......................................................................Stu Grieve Student Technical Director............................................................. Adam Sorel Programmer..................................................................................Maddie Dustin Light Board Operator...................................................................Maddie Dustin Camera Operators.................. Alecia DiCicco, Djessy Kungu, and Mary Reed Sound Computer Operator....................................................Abigale Feinstein Video Recording and Editing....................................................Michael Harvey Paint Crew......................................J’Von Allen, Alecia DiCicco, Maddie Dustin, Rémani Lizana, Isabella Perez, and Charlie Sullivan Cover Image.......................................................................................... Esme Allen

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Center for Creative and Performing Arts Karen Gahagan, Director Angelina Benitez, Project Manager Theatre House Manager and Production Coordinator Ashley Preston O’Toole

CAST Fernando Barbosa (George H. Jones) is a senior pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in performance. This is his fourth role at Salem State University. Previous credits: The Long Christmas Ride Home (Salem State University), Much Ado About Nothing (Salem State University; Irene Ryan Nominee, NETC Best Comedic Actor at KCACTF), The House of Blue Leaves (Salem State University), Native Gardens (Gloucester Stage Company), All’s Well that Ends Well and Cymbeline (u/s) (Commonwealth Shakespeare Co.), Assassins (Arts After Hours), Jesus Christ Superstar (Marblehead Little Theatre), Macbeth (UMass Lowell), Cloud Tectonics (Fort Point Theatre Channel), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Apollinaire Theatre Co.; Elliot Norton Nomination).

Schanaya Barrows (Adding Clerk/Wife 2/Bridesmaid/Lawyer for Defense/ Third reporter and Choreographer) is a senior pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in performance. Her recent Salem State production credits include Melpomene/Leda/Margery Understudy/ Dance ensemble (A Free Man of Color), Haley/Chavez (Poison of Choice), Sarah’s Friend, Harlem Ensemble, Dance Captain, (Ragtime), George Washington/Shante Johnson/ Lois Milberger/Woman/ Announcer (Gunplay: A Play about America), Female swing/Fight Captain (Bedroom Farce), choreographer (Much Ado about Nothing and The Long Christmas Ride Home). Awards: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 Irene Ryan Best Scene Partner (2019) and Merit Award for Best Ensemble (Ragtime, 2019).

Kenny Bonilla (Young Boy/Bellhop/Bartender/Bailiff/Priest) is in his third year at Salem State pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance. Some of his previous roles include Mr. Mushnik (Little Shop of Horrors), Japeth (Children of Eden), and Count Claudio (Much Ado About Nothing).

Stephen Caliskan (Filing Clerk/Piano Player/Clerk/Guard) is a sophomore pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance. Previous credits include Andrew (Love Letters), The Pastor (The Visit), Malcolm (Bedroom Farce), and The Narrator (The House of Blue Leaves Staged Reading). Awards: KCACTF Irene Ryan Finalist, Four Superior Rankings at International Thespian Society Festival (2017, 2018), Acting Scholarship at International Thespian Society Festival (2018).

Michael Shifty Celestin (Doctor/Man at Table 1/Jailer) is a sophomore pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance.

Previous credits include Old Major (Animal Farm), Pepper (Mama Mia), Captain Black Stache (Peter and the Starcatcher), Martha Washington/ Emergency Announcement/Gang Member/Man (Gunplay: A Play about America), and Conrad (Much Ado About Nothing). Awards: Winner of 2018 Doug Ingalls monologue contest.

Sarah Jean Durning (Stenographer/Mom/Bridesmaid/Court Reporter/ Matron) is a transfer student pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in performance. Previous credits include Margie (Good People), Meredith (Five Women Wearing the Same Dress), Marvalyn/Villian/Marci (Almost, Maine) and Jean (Dead Man’s Cell Phone). Awards: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 Irene Ryan semifinalist (2019) and Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 Irene Ryan finalist (2020) Marc Fournier (Second Man/Reporter 2) is a junior pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance. He previously played Lysander in Salem State University Student Theater Ensemble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other credits include John/ Fountainhead (Water by the Spoonful), and Captain Black Stache (Peter and the Starcatcher).

Marck-Hens Jules (Small Boy/Boy at Table 2/Singing Prisoner) is a freshman pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree in performance. This is his first role at Salem State University. Previous credits include Papa Ge (Once on this Island), Coyote (Augusta and Noble), Hades (Eurydice), and Lyf (With Two Wings).

Christian Kinney (Husband 2/Man at Table 2/Judge/Reporter) is pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in performance. Past production credits include First Man (The Visit) and Roderick Usher (Nightfall with Edgar Allen Poe) at Salem State University, and Scott (Isolation Like Insanity, which he wrote himself).

Caitlyn Luria (Helen) is a sophomore pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre performance. This is her fourth role at Salem State: Puppetry Ensemble (The Long Christmas Ride Home), Ursula (Much Ado About Nothing), and Actor/Ensemble (Gunplay: A Play About America). Other credits include Gertrude McFuzz (Seussical the Musical), Six/Go-to-HellKitty (Chicago), and Wendla Bergman (Spring Awakening).

Skylar Longley (Telephone Girl/Young Girl/Bridesmaid/Barber) has studied theater at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School and is now a freshman working towards a Bachelor of Fine arts degree in theater performance. Her most recent acting credits have been Dead Man’s Cell Phone (SSU Student Theatre Ensemble), Radium Girls (Greater Hartford Academy), The Comedy of Errors (Greater Hartford Academy ), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Greater Hartford Academy), Youth Play Institute 2019 (Hartbeat Ensemble), and Looking In Theatre, as well as being involved in several theater projects at her high school.

Nick Principi (Man) is a senior at Salem State University pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance. This is his fifth role in a department production. His prior Salem State credits include Count Achille Creux (A Free Man of Color), male swing (Harvey), Isaac (Hir, Student Theatre Ensemble; KCACTF Region 1 Irene Ryan Alternate nomination, 2019), and Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing; KCACTF Region 1 Irene Ryan nomination, 2020). Other Awards: 2020 Dembowski Award.

Symphony Shea (Mother/Lawyer for Prosecution) is a junior attending Salem State University for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in performance.

Previous Salem State credits include Delia (Bedroom Farce), Ensemble (Gunplay: A Play About America), and Ensemble (Ragtime).

Riley Toland (Wife 2/Bridesmaid/Woman at Table 1/Nurse/First Reporter) is a junior pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in performance with a minor in social work. This is her fifth role at Salem State University.

Previous credits include Kate (The Long Christmas Ride Home; KCACTF Region 1 Irene Ryan Nominee), Jeanine (Top Girls), Vocalist (Hir), and Agnes (She Kills Monsters).

CREATIVE TEAM AND PRODUCTION STAFF Esme Allen (Director) is a Boston-based actor, educator, and designer.

Boston-area acting credits include Muckrakers, Elephant Man, and Amadeus (New Repertory Theatre), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Greater Boston Stage Co. IRNE Nomination); Gloucester Blue, North Shore Fish (Gloucester Stage Company); Much Ado About Nothing, The Cherry Orchard, Middletown, and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Dog Paddle (Bridge Repertory Theater IRNE Nomination) and Coriolanus (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company).

Television credits include The Devil You Know (HBO) and The Good Wife (CBS). Scenic design credits include Bridge Repertory Theater’s production of Who is Eartha Mae?, Mud Blue Sky, Julius Caesar, and Gidion’s Knot. She earned her MFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. She is a Founding Artistic Associate of The Bridge Repertory Theater, a Company Member with the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, and teaches at Salem State University. She is also a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Lily Barnes (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in stage management. This is her second time working on a show at Salem State University. Recent technical credits include The Long Christmas Ride Home (Salem State University).

Hannah Bradley (Assistant Director and Dramaturg) is a junior pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in directing. This is her second time assistant directing a production at Salem State University. Previous credits include Assistant Director (First Year Lab 2020) and Dramaturg (Gunplay: A Play About America). Previous acting credits include Madeline Usher (Nightfall with Edgar Allen Poe), Betty (Vinegar Tom) and Susie Friend (Uncommon Women and Others).

Destany Foley (Props Master) is a sophomore pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in technical theatre. Previous credits include Props Master for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Student Theatre Ensemble), Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons (Student Theatre Ensemble) Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe (Student Theatre Ensemble), and The Visit (Salem State University), and Assistant Props Master for Much Ado About Nothing (Salem State University).

Isaac Goldbaum (Scenic Designer) is a junior pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in scenic design. Recent design credits include Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Student Theatre Ensemble), and The Visit, Much Ado About Nothing, Top Girls, and Ragtime (Salem State University). Awards: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 Scenic Design nominee (2020); Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 Achievement in Scenic Design Award, Vectorworks Award, and Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Award (2021).

Jane Hillier-Walkowiak (Costume and Puppet Designer) received her degree from Trent University in Nottingham England and has been designing in both the U.K. and the U.S.A. since the early 1980’s. In the Boston area, Jane has designed for the Publick Theatre and the Lyric Stage Company and has also worked as a designer/sculptor and painter for VDA Productions and The Costume Works as well as stitching for The Boston Ballet and A.R.T. Jane also has a custom corsetry business called Jane’s Corsets; her work has been featured in many magazines both in the U.S.A. and worldwide. Jane’s recently designed shows include The Long Christmas Ride Home, Bedroom Farce, Top Girls, Ragtime, Harvey, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Seagull, The Grapes of Wrath, Cabaret, Twelfth Night, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Michael M. Harvey (Scenic and Projections Designer) is an Associate Professor of design at Salem State University where he teaches and designs scenery and lighting. Previously he spent four years at Southern Utah University where he served as Assistant Professor and Director of design and production. He taught scenic and lighting and sound design, as well as designed scenery, lights, and sound for the department of theatre arts and dance. He spent eight years teaching and designing at Central Lakes College in Minnesota. He also spent two years teaching at the University of Southern Indiana, where he served as scenic designer and technical director. Among his professional credits are scenic coordinator for the Opera Company of Philadelphia; scenic designer for Spamalot at North Shore Music Theatre; scenic and lighting designer for several Primedia Inc. television productions; and production manager for both the New Harmony Theatre in New Harmony, IN, and Capital Repertory Company in Albany, NY. Michael holds a Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design and Theatre Technology from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Felix Horelick (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in stage management. This is his second time working on a show at Salem State University. Recent credits include The Long Christmas Ride Home (Salem State University).

Stacey Horne-Harper (Props Master) is a graduate of the University of Delaware Professional Theatre Training Program. She spent seven years as the properties carpenter at the American Repertory Theater. She would like to thank her family for all of their incredible support.

Hunter A. Mountz (Associate Lighting Designer), a senior pursuing his BFA Theatre Arts Design degree, has previously worked as the Lighting Designer for Bedroom Farce (Salem State University) and received the Excellence in Lighting Design Award from the Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Hunter also worked as the Assistant Lighting Designer for Top Girls and She Kills Monsters as well as the Master Electrician for Uncommon Women and Others and Ragtime (Salem State University). In addition, he was the Design Consultant for the 2019 First Year Lab performance. Hunter serves as Student Deputy to the Salem State University theatre design/tech students and as the Production Manager for the Student Theatre Ensemble.

Benjamin Richard (Sound Designer) is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in technical theatre. Recent Salem State credits include Deadman’s Cellphone (Sound Designer), The Long Christmas Ride Home (Assistant Sound Designer), and Much Ado About Nothing (Assistant Sound Designer).

Adam Sorel (Technical Director) is a junior pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the technical option. Recent Salem State University credits include The Visit and Much Ado About Nothing.

Diane Thai (Stage Manager) is a sophomore pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in stage management. Recent stage management credits include Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Boston Arts Academy), Memphis The Musical (The Strand Theatre), Waiting For Lefty (Boston Arts Academy), Blood at The Root (Boston Arts Academy), Love Valour Compassion (Zeitgeist Theatre Company), Our Story (OrigiNation Dance Company), OrigiNation Dance Recital (The Strand Theatre), Twist and Shout (Huntington Theatre), Top Girls (Salem State University), First Year Lab 2020 (Salem State University), and Dead Man’s Cell Phone (SSU Student Theatre Ensemble).

Awards: Boston Arts Academy Honors in Theatre Arts (2019) and Boston Arts Academy Theatre Legacy Award (2019).

Harlan White (Costume Designer) is graduating with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in costume design this spring. Recent costume design credits include Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Student Theatre Ensemble), Bedroom Farce (Salem State University) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Student Theatre Ensemble). His assistant design work includes Ragtime, Poison of Choice, and A Free Man of Color (Salem State University) and Western Civilization Abridged; The Musical, And Then There Were None, Laughing Stock, and The Producers (Barnstormers).

THEATRE AND SPEECH COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT Celena Sky April Esme Allen Brianne Beatrice Bryn Boice William Cunningham Sara Conlon Matthew Emerson James J. Fallon, Professor Emeritus Myrna Finn, Professor Emerita Stuart Grieve Thomas J. Hallahan, Professor Emeritus Michael M. Harvey Elizabeth Hart, Professor Emerita Jane Hillier-Walkowiak Stacey Horne-Harper Alex Jacobs Becca Jewett Jerry L. Johnson, Chairperson Julie Kiernan Matthew Korahais Christopher Morris Tim O’Toole Ashley Preston O’Toole Peter Sampieri Vera Sheppard, Professor Emerita Richard Snee Allen Vietzke Whitney L. White, Professor Emeritus Patricia Zaido, Professor Emerita

The Kennedy Center 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 of 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 production. 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 KCACTF 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.