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OCTOBER 2-6, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND THEATER PROGRAM
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE STARS
NEW WORKS / NEW VOICES
WRITTEN BY E.M. LEWIS
DIRECTED BY BARBIE WU
Theater Program Head
Gregory Pulver
Production Manager
Tyler Smith
Stage Manager
Aria Sophia Hroma
Intimacy Director
Andy Christensen
Costume and Makeup Design
Amber Rose Beeks
Marketing Director
Emily Hogan
Theater Marketing Asst.
Ricardo Guevara
Theater Photographer
Rowan Lowery
“You Can See All The Stars” was comissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was first produced at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in 2017.
UP Theater’s “New Works / New Voices” Program, founded in 2021, aims to highlight under-represented and local playwrights with staged readings at the beginning of each Fall semester. Previous featured artists include Carla Ching, Conor Eifler and Claire Willett.
Stage Directions........................................................................................................Charlotte Smith
Content Guidances
Descriptions of sexual violence, profanity, and substance use.
Cast
in alphabetical order
Anna Dang, she/her (Marcy Wells). Being a senior majoring in Cell, Molecular Biomedical Sciences, Anna plans to go to medical school to become a physician but wants to make the most of her liberal arts education before graduating in the Spring. Despite being heavily focused on the sciences and having no prior experience acting in the theater, Anna eagerly dove head-first into You Can See All the Stars and landed the role of Marcy Wells. While she explores a wide variety of interests related to the arts (visual arts account: @doodleadang), she also loves plants, sending post-cards, identifying different perfume notes, and laughing until her stomach hurts. If you see her at the Learning Commons as a Science Co-pilot, in the Biochemistry lab as a TA, or just strolling around campus, feel free to wave or say hello! Anna is extremely happy to be a part of the cast and hopes you can make it to the showings from October 2-5 at 7:30pm and October 6 at 2:00pm!
Mollie Goldberg*, she/they (Annabelle Martin), is a senior theater major from Kalaheo, HI. Mollie is very excited to play Ana as her first lead role in a UP Theater production. Her previous roles include a queer student in The Prom, a narrator in Peter and the Starcatcher, and an inner thought in the theater club’s 24-hour play, The Hippo on Campus. Mollie would like to thank her family and friends for their support, as well as the cast and
production team. She also gives special thanks to Barbie for allowing her the opportunity to tell this meaningful story, and to learn what it means to use theatre as a vehicle for social change.
Joshua Mager, he/him (Eddie Green, US Kevin Oblanski), is a serious and dedicated actor with a lighthearted flair. He has made his mark in performances ranging from breathtakingly serious to downright silly. He strives for his performances to be believably true, and his characters to be genuine. A senior mechanical engineering major, though he asks you do not hold it against him.
Kayla Matsuoka, she/her (Kim Barrington), is a first-year psychology and arts administration (with a focus in performing arts) double major from the San Jose, CA. She has always loved acting, and is super excited to continue her passion here at UP! She’s a huge extrovert, who loves hanging out with friends, going on walks/outdoor excursions, or staying in, crocheting cute, 3D animals. While her character may seem scary or serious, Kayla herself is very silly and joyful, and would love to meet new friends over boba or lunch! She hopes you enjoy the show!!
Aly Romero, she/her (Stage Directions) is a first year
Elementary Education and Theater major from Anchorage, Alaska. She has been performing since she was three and has been a part of theatre since elementary school. Her recent roles include: Mack/Ensemble in Peter and the Starcatcher, Molly in Agatha Christie’s The Mouse Trap, and Lady Marian in The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood. She is proud to be apart of this production as it shares a story of journeying through impossible cirumstances and how life can continue after. In her very little free time, Aly enjoys crocheting, singing, thrifting, and chilling with her dog. She hopes that you enjoy the show!
Shane Ruyle, he/him (Kevin Oblanksi), is a junior political science and social work double major, and he's excited to be rejoining UP theatre this year! Shane was last seen in Twelfth Night and How Can I Keep From Singing? When Shane isn't on stage, he is working as class senator in ASUP, a student leader at the Moreau Center, and a youth care counselor at Safe Place youth shelter.
Leah Reed, she/her (US Marcy, Ronni), is so excited to be back this fall with UP theatre! She is a senior elementary education major with a minor in theatre and can’t wait for a great final year of theatre. You may recognize her from previous shows here at University of Portland
including The Prom (ensemble), Peter and the Starcatcher (ensemble), The Wolves (#2), and How Can I Keep From Singing? (Mary Margaret). She would like to thank everyone for coming out and seeing the show, your support means so much, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Ana Seisdedos, she/her (Ronni Grissom), is very excited to be a part of You Can See All The Stars. This is her first time performing with University of Portland after transferring from Hawaii Conservatory of Performing Arts in Oahu, Hawaii. Her last performance was with Kaimuki High School in She Kills Monsters. Since then, she has been operating the sound board in an array of different shows, Demigods Anonymous (Windward Community College), Machinal (Windward Community College), Gone Feeshing (Kumu Kahua), and more. Look out for her in future performances as she pursues her BA in Theater here at UP. She thanks her family and friends for their unconditional support. Eu amo todos vocês.
Charlotte Smith, she/her (US Stage Directions), is a second year Elementry Education major and SPED minor. Charlotte has participated in four productions with the University of Portland including TBA as a lighting board operator, she played Ms. Bumbrick in Peter and The Starcatcher, Charlotte also played Francis in These Shining Lives and was assistant stage manager for The Prom. Charlotte knows your going to love this production, enjoy the Show!
Creative Team
in alphabetical order
Amber Rose Beeks, she/her (Costume and Makeup Design). This is her first show doing costume design. She is very excited for you to come and see this show! She hopes for you to come out of this feeling like you need to enact change.
Aria Sophia Hroma, she/her (Stage Manager), is thrilled to be stage managing her first main season production! She is mostly known for her work on stage in Company (2022), Twelfth Night (2023), and Peter and the Starcatcher (2023). She is very thankful for this opportunity to try something new and has deeply enjoyed every step of the process.
E.M. Lewis is an award-winning playwright, teacher, lyricist, and opera librettist. Her work has been produced around the world, and published by Samuel French. She received the Steinberg Award for How the Light Gets In and Song of Extinction and the Primus Prize for Heads from the American Theater Critics Association, the Ted Schmitt Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for outstanding writing of a world premiere play, a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, a playwriting fellowship from the New Jersey State Arts Commission, the 2016 Oregon Literary Fellowship in Drama, and an Edgerton Award for her epic Antarctic play Magellanica that was produced at Artists Repertory Theater in 2018 and released as a five-part audio podcast in 2020. Other plays by Lewis include: Apple Season (National New Play Network rolling world premiere), The Gun Show (more than fifty productions across the country; Edinburgh Fringe), True Story, Dorothy's Dictionary, and Apple Hunters! Sherlock Holmes
and the Case of the Fallen Giant, a new opera commissioned by American Lyric Theater that Lewis wrote with composer Evan Meier, premiered at Portland State University and Opera Modesto last season. Lewis recently finished a new play set in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon called Strange Birds, a finalist for the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, which will have a workshop production at University of California, Santa Barbara in February. She is now working on a big new play called The Frankenstein Project, which will have a workshop production at Florida Atlantic University in spring of 2025. Lewis is currently playwright-in-residence at Artists Repertory Theater, as part of the Mellon Foundation’s National Playwright Residency Program, and is a proud member of LineStorm Playwrights, Opera America, and the Dramatists Guild. She lives on her family’s farm in Oregon.
Parielle Shapard, she/her (Assistant Stage Manager) is a Vancouver School of Arts and Academics graduate. She is currently a double major in Theater and Arts Administration. She’s done performing arts since she was six, and this will be her first time being a part of a show at UP! Enjoy the show :)
Barbie Wu, she/her (Director), is a Portland based actor, director, and educator. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from Southern Methodist University. She is a resident artist at Artists Repertory Theatre. Wu is an assistant professor in the theatre department at Reed College.
A Few Statistics:
The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released their first report in April 2024, leading with the following statistic:
1 in 5 college students experiences sexual assault during their college career.
Over half of sexual assaults committed against college students involve alcohol, according to researchers at Wayne State University.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) estimates that 95% of U.S. campus rapes go unreported.
Approximately 2 out of 3 sexual assaults are committed by an attacker that the victim knows, according to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN).
Survey results published by RAINN show about 60% of victims do not go to police, and only 25% of reported assaults actually lead to an arrest.
Statistics are collected from www.bestcolleges.com/resources/preventing-sexual-assault/
