Nicholas Willson, Jonathon Marballi, and Susan Wismar in Conduct of Life, Autumn 2002.
Conduct of Life
by Maria Irene Fornes
Presented in Mount
Hall Studio Theatre
Directed by Peach Pittenger
Cast | Production Staff | Production Crew | Program Copy
An influential founder of the off-off-Broadway movement, Maria Irene Fornes is known as one of the "mothers" of the American avant-garde. Born in Havana, Cuba, Fornes emigrated with her mother to the U.S. in 1945. She melds American realism with an often discontinuous narrative and fragmented characterization. In The Conduct of Life, she addresses political issues facing the Latin community in the Americas: the personal and political costs of dictatorship, class division, and conflicting attitudes toward sexuality and sexual violence. The play tells the story of Orlando, a government-sanctioned torturer; his wife, Leticia; and Nena, a young girl Orlando has abducted.
Cast
| Orlando |
Jonathon Marballi
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| Leticia |
Susan Wismar
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| Alejo |
Nicholas Willson
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| Nena |
Westie Grosh
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| Olimpia |
Leah M. Reddy
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Production Staff
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Chair/Director Of Theatre |
Lesley Ferris |
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Producer |
Mark Shanda |
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Director |
Peach Pittenger |
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Scenic Designer |
Stacey E. Siak |
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Costume Designer |
Adam M. West |
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Lighting Designer |
Jim Hutchison |
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Sound Designer |
Jim Hutchison |
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Original Music written by |
Jim Hutchison |
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Original Music Performed by |
Jim Hutchison, Toby Curtright, and Eric Farrar |
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Original Music Recorded and Engineered by |
Jim Hutchison |
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Technical Director |
Sarah Reese |
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Production Coordinator |
Jim Knapp |
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Stage Manager |
Rebecca J. Rhinehart |
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Assistant Stage Manager |
Amy Stauffer |
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Dramaturg |
Jodie Engle |
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Box Office Manager |
Rachel E. Barnes |
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Poster And Program Design |
Laura Sipe |
Production Crew
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Scenic Artist |
Stacey E. Siak |
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Scene Studio Supervisor |
Chad Mahan |
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Assistant to the Technical Director |
Sarah Reese |
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Properties Manager |
Stacey E. Siak |
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Scenic Studio Teaching Associates |
Carla Chaffin, Amanda Hart, Who Jeong Lee, Brad Steinmetz |
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Scenery Construction Crew |
Shane Ahmed, Sandi Aupperle, Doug Avery, Morgan Beetham, Tim Burhenne, Heather Burley, Laura Butler, Catherine Cote, Tom Dole, Cryst Donavan, Dean Evans, Shawna Fancher, Dan Federer, Megan Fellers, Jodi Genter, Westie Grosh, Nate Hahn, James Harper, Todd Henderson, Jonathon Ho, Erin Katz, Christa Keim, Stephen Kennedy, Jordan Lightner, Andy Long, Christina Martian, Amanda Mead, Luke Mess, Shawn Miller, Allyson Morgan, S. Morgan, Bernadette Phole, Sarah Rankin, Charles Shuford, Jeff Slack, Amy Stauffer, Jodi Stevenson, Jon Thimdit, Jason Tuttle, Nick Willson |
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Scenery and Costume Run Crew |
Fergus Theibert |
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Costume Studio Supervisor |
Julia Weiss |
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Costume Studio Teaching Associates |
Melissa B. Bialko, Jocelyn R. Jurlira, Meagan Kimball, Adam M. West |
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Costume Construction Crew |
Bianca Carson, Susan Wismar, Elisha May Teague |
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Lighting Studio Supervisor |
Matt Hazard |
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Lighting Studio Teaching Associates |
Jim Hutchison, Anjeanette Stokes, Andrew Ward |
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Production Electrician |
Jim Hutchison |
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Lighting Console Operator |
Shaun Suchan |
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Lighting Crew |
Emily Alexander, David Atkinson, Lise Evans, Shawna Fancher, Nancy Kephart, Meagan Kimball, Steven McCartney, Joe Neikirk, Christian Russell Pine, Sarah Reese, Chris Ross, Shaun Zimpfer |
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Patch Operator |
Wendy Hoop |
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Sound Console Operator |
Cassaundria Sloan II |
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Box Office Staff |
Amy Brenner, Josh Bozile, Marie Dauer, Jennifer Doelger, Lisa Hawkins, Wendy Hoop, Jessica Hudson, Aiyana Marcus, Maggie Moore, Chris Storer, Ariel Webb |
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Box Office Graduate Assistant |
Elizabeth Dekker |
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House Managers |
Lindsey Carr, Wendy Hoop, Katie Miller, Marsha Woody |
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