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Fall 2023 Season

 

Production Manager is a great role for anyone who is interested in getting experience behind the scenes without the stress and commitment of a designer role or bigger production role. If you're interested, please read the Production Manager manual linked here, and if you believe you can meet the expectations listed in the manual, reach out to a production you'd like to be involved in!

 

About Her (October 13th/14th, '92 Theater)

As a woman of color is telling the story of how she met her husband, we hear from her neighbors and what they think is going on in the home and in their relationship.  

Contact: Senica Slaton (479)595-5762, sslaton@wesleyan.edu

 

Almost Maine (October 27th/28th, WestCo Cafe*)

Underneath the hazy glow of the northern lights, several residents of Almost, Maine miraculously all experience a simulated moment of pure, unfiltered emotion. Only this time, they’re puppets.

Contacts: Shane Kleber (404)216-4221 and Fana Schoen (484)619-1814

Needed positions:

Puppet Master

Dramaturg

Set Designer

Props Designer

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

Bad Jews (October 27th/28th, '92 Theater)

Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon ran off-Broadway in 2013 and follows two cousins—Daphna, the volatile and unbending "Real Jew", and Liam, the entitled and equally stubborn "Bad Jew"—engage in a vicious battle the night after their grandfather's funeral. A fierce, biting comedy about family, faith, and what you choose to believe, when you're chosen.

Contact: Miles Allen, mallen01@wesleyan.edu, (802)779-4406

Needed positions:

Costume Designer (low commitment for someone new to the role!)

Sound Mixer

Board Operator

 

Bonar! (November 3rd/4th, '92 Theater)

BONAR! is an original musical written by Noah Frato-Sweeney that satirizes the famous prominent political musicals Wesleyan knows and loves. Bonar Law (A real person who served as Britain's prime minister from 1922-1923!) navigates his affair with his main political rival, his best friend's organization of the women's suffrage movement in Britain, and the treacherous plots of Winston Churchill. 

For more information about the show, reach out to Director Miranda Simon at (424)208-9090!

Needed positions:

Production Manager

Costume Designer

Props Designer

 

Much Ado About Nothing (November 10th/11th, WestCo Cafe*)

“Much Ado About Nothing: a y2k explosion of teenage drama, but make it Shakespeare.”

Contact Info: Sbateman@wesleyan.edu , (205)420-1441

Needed positions:

Production Manager

Intimacy Coordinator
Set Designer

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

 

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (November 17th/18th, '92 Theater)

Written by Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace following Natasha's affair with Anatole and Pierre's search for meaning in his life.

Contact: Kendall McDermott, (310)709-3130, kmcdermott@wesleyan.edu 

Needed positions:

Props Designer

Sound Designer

Sound Mixer

Build Team

 

The Nutcracker (December 1st/2nd, Beckham Hall)

We are putting on Act II of The Nutcracker to tell the classic holiday story and get everyone into the holiday spirit before the break! It will also be a way to showcase the ballet talents of the students of Wes and give less experienced dancers the experience of being in The Nutcracker!

Contact: Natalie Silver, nsilver01@wesleyan.edu

Needed positions:

Assistant Stage Manager

Production Manager

Costume Designer

*pending approval from OSI to use the space for performance

Link to contact information of all current production and design members for each production.

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