School of Drama will present "Attempts On Her Life" by Martin Crimp as the first production of New Visions 2020.
Seventeen scenes make up this ambitious and highly original work, ranging from just a page to much longer dialogues.A woman with various identities links all the scenes: she is the heroine of a film in one, a victim of civil war in another, an international terrorist, a porn star, and the subject of a conversation among friends. She is the living embodiment of Crimp's underlying declaration that coherent identity in the modern world is little more than myth.
The production will be directed by MFA third-year director Diane Machin, and feature: Hannah Adrian, Billy Berger-Bailey, Yun-Chin Chang, Caroline Hertz, Kasey O’Brien, Mike Spara, and Jackie Theoharis.
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Performances will be 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission.
Production Stage Manager Melissa Richter *
Assistant Stage Manager Jenn Gallo
Scenic Design Maiko Chii+
Costume Design Rachel Dozier-Ezell
Lighting Design Carolyn Wong+
Sound Design Käri Berntson
Student Projections Designer Mitchell Hoover
Student Assistant Director Jane Skapek
Student Assistant Sound Designer Addie Gomes
Intimacy and Fight Choreographer Judi Lewis Ockler
Presented by School of Drama at College of Performing Arts.
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