SDSU SCHOOL OF THEATRE, TELEVISION, AND FILM
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 - SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
WELCOME Welcome back to our second Virtual production for the 2020-2021 season. Metamorphosis was originally scheduled for our previous 2019-2020 season. The director, cast, designers and crew were just practically moments from presenting their work to you in the Experimental Theatre-and then Covid! It was quite a blow. All that preparation and work, was not going to be viewed as originally conceived. It took a great deal of mental fortitude and that rare ability to adapt to unpredictable circumstances, on the part of the director, cast, designers and crew to be able to arrive at this destination tonight. Please take a quiet moment as you read through this program, to salute them for their discipline and tenacity. Thank you for attending this performance, and for your unwavering and continued support of our School.
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Metamorphosis was filmed on Zoom and edited with DaVinci Resolve™ 16.
METAMORPHOSIS By David Farr, Gísli Örn Gardarsson Directed by Jesca Prudencio
Metamorphosis was originally designed for live performance at the Experimental Theatre in April 2020. This virtual production is an adaptation featuring some original design elements in collaboration with our film and video editors. Presented by special arrangement with Curtis Brown Group Limited.
Scenic Design....................................................................... Jenni Baldwin°^ Costume Design.........................................................Courtney Ohnstad°^ Projection Design................................................................. Reiko Huffman° Lighting Design............................................................................Colby Freel° Sound Design.............................................................................. Maddi Baird Video Editing Supervisor................................................. Greg Penetrante Dramaturg.........................................................................................Surya Iyer Stage Manager.....................................................................Maya Aizenman
CAST Father......................................................................................Roosevelt Green Mother.......................................................................................Maddisen Darr Grete.............................................................................................Kristina Mihilli Gregor........................................................................................ Devin Robbins Stietl............................................................................................... Lester Isariuz A Doctor........................................................................................ Eliana Payne Fischer........................................................................................... Carson Sloan
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DIRECTOR JESCA PRUDENCIO is a director, choreographer, and educator. She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film and Head of Directing.
Jesca is focused on creating highly physical work at theaters across the U.S. and internationally. Recent works include The Great Leap by Lauren Yee (Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago) and Interstate, a new musical by Kit Yan and Melissa Yi (Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis). Her productions of Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone and Anna Ziegler’s Actually at San Diego Repertory Theatre received numerous Craig Noel nominations including Outstanding Director. Other credits include Calling (La MaMa ETC, NYC), Man of God (East West Players, LA), How To Use a Knife (Mixed Blood), PDA and Mobile Happiness Bazaar (La Jolla Playhouse’s Wow Festival), A&Q: docu-theatre piece on the war on drugs (Pineapple Lab, Philippines) and FAN: stories from the brothels of Bangkok (B-Floor Theatre, Thailand). She has developed new work with organizations such as NNPN at The Kennedy Center, The Lark, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and The Movement Theatre Company. She is a recipient of The Drama League Fellowship, and the inaugural Julie Taymor World Theater Fellowship, which supported her travels through Thailand, Japan, and The Philippines throughout 2017 as she researched and trained in traditional and contemporary forms of theater in each country. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and an MFA in Directing from UC San Diego. jescaprudencio.com
DRAMATURG SURYA LYER received
her MFA in Film Production from SDSU in Spring 2020. Her thesis film, Namak, reveals the fraught relationships among different strata of Indian society. The film is set in 1930 during a massive protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt tax. When the protesters, who are allied with one another against British rule, are arrested and detained, deep divisions in the Indian community come to the surface. Since graduation, Surya has returned to India and is starting the festival run of Namak soon. She is also working on developing her next project, which includes founding a new production house.
DRAMATURG’S NOTE A SIX-LEGGED NIGHTMARE! Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Writers, when they affect us deeply, become adjectives. For example, the term “Kafkaesque,” derived from Kafka’s name, has made its way into the English language. Kafka has had a profound impact in a way that few other writers have. Even an episode of the famous recent television series Breaking Bad was titled “Kafkaesque.” Metamorphosis is Kafka at his best! It is a gripping tale of how the ordinary lives of the Samsa family turn upside down when their son, the sole breadwinner, wakes up one morning to find himself completely transformed. As horror turns into resentment, the family also goes through an unforeseen transformation. This adaptation of Kafka’s novella The Metamorphosis into a play by David Farr and Gísli Örn Gardarsson is a highly physical and theatrically explosive version of the short story. Kafka’s short story was written in 1915, set in Czech Republic during World War I, just after a financial crash. The story explores themes like alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. Metamorphosis is a coming out story, a journey of something deep and dark revealing itself and taking over. As the dramaturg, I feel the story will resonate with so many students dealing with identity issues that come up in college including mental illness, sexuality, or even finding your calling. The Director and her design team came up with their own interpretation of Gregor’s world, trying not to restrict themselves to the time period of the story’s setting, allowing the audience to decode the relevance of the play in today’s times. You can see the plans for our theatrical performance in renderings and illustrations presented during our virtual performances. SDSU’s production of Metamorphosis illustrates the world that Kafka invented on paper, identifiable but not quite real, accurately detailed, and yet trancelike. I hope you enjoy and accept the show for its impartiality and appreciate the creators and actors who have put together a prodigious theatrical experience. —Surya Iyer, Dramaturg
SCENIC DESIGNER JENNI BALDWIN has been in theater for nearly two decades. After
switching to a theatrical design undergraduate degree at the South Carolina School of the Arts, she worked for several years as a freelance scenic artist with numerous theaters across the southeast. Last summer, Jenni worked as a scenic painter for The Old Globe Theater. Jenni’s passion for painting is what led to her educational pursuits in scenic design. Jenni is currently working towards earning her MFA in Scenic Design and Technology for Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University. Website: jbaldwindesign.net Social Media: jenniisawesome
COSTUME DESIGNER COURTNEY OHNSTAD is a second-year MFA costume design and
technology student at SDSU. Along with an AA in Fashion Design from FIDM, Ms. Ohnstad graduated summa cum laude and received her BA in Theater with an emphasis in costume design from UCLA in 2019. She is credited as the costume designer of UCLA’s 2019 New Play Festival production of A Wolf’s Mother. Courtney also designed the costumes for SDSU’s 2020 performance of Metamorphosis. Courtney’s costume assistant experience includes UCLA productions: Steel Pier, Spring Awakening, Uncle Vanya and Rebel Genius. Courtney Ohnstad also assisted on SDSU’s 2019 musical, She Loves Me. Ms. Ohnstad is very excited to be a collaborator on her third SDSU production: Two Lakes, Two Rivers, which opened earlier this month.
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LIGHTING DESIGNER COLBY FREEL is a lighting designer
with experience working in many areas of the entertainment industry including plays, musicals, ballet, contemporary dance, and concerts. Colby received his BA in Theatre with a concentration in Design/Technical Theatre from the Department of Theater at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Spring of 2019. He is currently in his second year of MFA studies at the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University. His recent production credits include lighting design for Disney’s Newsies at Hering Auditorium, and scenic design for Evil Dead the Musical at the UAF Salisbury Theater.
SOUND DESIGNER MADDI BAIRD is a Music Composition student at San Diego State
University. Having a strong passion for music technology, synthesis, and analog gear, Maddi focuses on creating unique and textured soundscapes. She currently volunteers as the Chief Engineer for KCR College Radio, NWEAMO; she also interned with the Ojai Music Festival. Maddi has been commissioned by various groups such as San Diego New Music and the San Diego State Trombone Choir. She has done sound design for SDSU’s productions of Romeo and Juliet, Metamorphosis, and Two Lakes, Two Rivers.
Acknowledgements and Special Thanks For all their help on this production, we would like to thank ArtsAlive and Paul Michael Cooper.
CAST: WHO’S WHO Maddisen Darr (Mother)
Maddie is a recent graduate of SDSU with a B.A. in Acting/ Musical Theatre Performance. She is currently in London attending East 15 Acting School for her MFA in Acting and will be performing professionally in the West End and Shakespeare’s Globe. Maddie has been singing, acting and dancing since the age of six and has been in over 35 main stage musical productions. She has been seen in the SDSU theatre productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Magic Hummingbird and numerous film projects. Maddie was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, SDSU Interactive Performance Troupe, Skull & Dagger, and a previous Aztec Concert Choir Section Leader. She wishes to thank her Director Jesca Prudencio for her support and ingenuity.
Roosevelt Green
(Father)
Is a transfer student at SDSU pursuing a major in Theatre Arts, Performance with a minor in TFM Critical Studies. He transferred from San Diego Community College. He’s performed in more than three plays at City College including To Kill A Mockingbird as the accused Tom Robinson. His last performance at City College was in Anatomy of Gray where he played a Pastor, Phineas Wingfield. He acted in two Stardust Theatricals productions. He portrayed World War II Sgt Merwin J. Toomey in Biloxi Blues and the lead role of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. When he’s not acting, he writes creative stories.
Lester Isariuz (Stietl)
Lester is excited to be making his SDSU Zoom Theatre debut in this production of Metamorphosis. He would like to thank Jesca Prudencia, the cast and crew for the wonderful experience he had working on the show!
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CAST: WHO’S WHO Kristina Mihilli (Grete)
Kristina is a second-year Theater Performance Major at SDSU. She feels very grateful to be playing Grete in this one of a kind production. Recent credits include Playwrights Project, Patchwork Theater Festival, Pastorela 2.0, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She would like to thank Jesca, the cast, and the creative team for all of their ingenious creativity and heart.
Eli Payne (A Doctor)
Eli is so thankful to have gotten the incredible opportunity of work and creating with Jesca. She is truly one of a kind. Credits include: Wizards of Oakwood Drive (La Jolla Playhouse), Servant of Two Masters (New Village Arts); Flamingo (SD Zoo); Allegory (La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival); For the Love of It (SD Circus Collective); Cirque Electrique, O Wondrous Night (Sea World); Dirty Monkey, Hollywood Hit (Dinner Detective); Hamlet, Metamorphosis, Modern (San Diego State University); A Piece of My Heart, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Grossmont College); SUDS, A Little Night Music (Coronado Playhouse).
Devin Robbins (Gregor)
Currently undergoing training at SDSU, Devin has received teachings from Jesca Prudencio, Randy Reinholz, Adrian Alita, Peter Cirino, and Carolyn Keith. Throughout his acting career, in both film and theatre, he continues to develop as he explores improvisational, physical, method, and commercial acting. Favorite roles: Gregor (Metamorphosis), Ramiro/Julio (Just Like Us), Butch Honeywell (The Last Days of Judas Iscariot). Having an identical twin, passion for video-games, strong physicality, and ability to juggle, Devin’s amusing nature is carried with him as he excitedly awaits to bring to life the stories of his future personas on Broadway and the Big Screen!
Carson Sloan (Fischer)
Carson is thrilled to be able to take up the role of Fischer in SDSU’s performance of Metamorphosis! Doing musical theatre since third grade and enjoying roles such as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, Javert in Les Mis, Robbie Hart in Wedding Singer, and Riff in West Side Story, just to name a few, this will be Carson’s first straight play, and he couldn’t have asked for a better first experience. He would like to thank the cast and crew for all that they did to put this show on, especially with the COVID curveballs that were thrown their way! Please enjoy the show, and thank you for coming!
PRODUCTION STAFF MANAGEMENT
Production Manager & Stage Management Advisor...........Jay Sheehan Assistant Director............................................................................. Eric Clark Assistant Stage Manager...................................................Francesca Cook Dramaturgy Advisor.....................................................................Shelley Orr
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Scenic Design Advisor.............................................................. Ralph Funicello Assistant Scenic Designer..............................................Matthew Muranaga° Technical Direction Advisor......................................................Brian McVicker Shop Foreman.............................................................................. Andrew Young Scenic Charge..................................................................................Kristen Flores Properties Master...........................................................................Kristen Flores
COSTUME DESIGN
Costume Design Advisor.............................................Denitsa Bliznakova Costume Shop Manager............................................................ Teri Tavares Costume/Wig Technician...................................................... Peter Herman
LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGN
Lighting Design Advisor...........................................................Anne E McMills Staff Lighting, Sound, and Projections Supervisor.............Peter Nordyke Assistant Lighting Designer...............................................Deanna Trethewey Master Electrician............................................................................Kana Tamura Electricians ........................................................THEA 240 and Team Lighting Sound Design Advisor...................................................................Chris Warren
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Video Editors..........................................................................TFM 327 Fall 2020 Rand Al Ghussein, Michael Allen, Julia Borges Bertassoli, Robert Carver, Sonali Chugani, Kyla Harrison, Tao Hu, Christopher Medina, Maggie Nuttall, Alan Perales, Anthony Martin Rillo, Joyce Camille Rocacorba, Joseph Ruiz, Christian Scognamillo, Eduardo Siscon, Justin Stone, Rachel Swanson, Kaitlyn Swartout, Cristobal Galvan Tapia Line Producers/Editors .......................................................TFM 627 Fall 2020 Ethan Garcia, Brendan Julian, Stephanie Lee, Jonathan Sotelo
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ADMINISTRATION ‘Niyi Coker Jr., Professor & Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film Melanie Dumont, Financial Coordinator Angie Parkhurst, School Coordinator Dina Perez, Box Office Coordinator TELEVISION, FILM, AND NEW MEDIA FACULTY/STAFF Greg Durbin, Professor Alex Farnsley, Lecturer Mark Freeman, Professor Brian Hu, Assistant Professor Bob Jordan, Lecturer Martha M. Lauzen, Professor, Executive Director - Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film Stephanie Lee, TFM Shop Foreman David Morong, Professor, Graduate Advisor Greg Penetrante, TV/Film Studio Engineer Timothy A. Powell, Professor, Area Head James B. Ray, TV/Film Studio Engineer Rebecca Romani, Lecturer Sam Shpigelman, Lecturer Rich Underwood, Lecturer Stuart Voytilla, Lecturer, Undergrad Advisor
Jesca Prudencio, Assistant Professor Randy Reinholz, Professor Peggy Shannon, Professor, Dean of PSFA Jay Sheehan, Faculty Production Manager, Stage Management Advisor Teri McConnell Tavares, Costume Shop Manager Katie (Laura) Turner, Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor Christopher Warren, Assistant Professor Andrew Young, Scene Shop Foreman
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