Everybody |
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by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins | ||
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Directed by | ||
Yesenia Garcia Herrington | ||
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Matt Hislope Savanah Martinez |
Sandy Lam Kadie Spinks |
Zachary Lange Payton Trahan |
Content Warning: Strobe lighting effects will be used during the performance and may affect photosensitive patrons. Show also includes scenes with partial nudity and haze effects. | ||
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Director’s Note
When I first encountered Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, I was immediately inspired by his modern interpretation of the 15th century morality play Everyman. My imagination was captivated by Jacobs-Jenkins' reimagining of allegorical characters told by an ensemble of actors who draw a lottery each night for the roles they will play. Yes, you read that correctly. There will be a lottery every night! Fun for the audience and terrifying for the cast and crew.
Growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, La Lotería https://youtu.be/npxfphuAbYU or "Mexican Bingo" was everywhere. The vibrant images evoke memories with family, friends, and a deep sense of cultural pride. It was my introduction to the game of chance. With a history dating back to the 15th century (à la Everyman), reimagining La Lotería’s iconography for this show was my way of visually creating a parallel adaptation to the work of Jacobs-Jenkins.
Everybody tells the story of our shared humanity. My hope is that it causes you to pause, reflect, and reset with compassion for yourself and others. This is our first show with a live audience since 2020 and we couldn’t have chosen a better production to welcome you back to the theatre. Thank you for taking the journey with us and supporting ACC Drama.
Tonight’s roles will be determined by a lottery. Yes, that’s right a lottery! If you pick the winning combination of actors for tonight’s lottery, you will win a pair of tickets to ACC’s dinner theatre production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE April 14-24.
TO PLAY:
1. Go to slido.com and enter the following code:
537910
2. Rank the cast in the order of the roles they will play.
3. Text a screenshot of your selected combination with your name to (956) 342-1568.
4. Entries must be received before the show starts.
Good luck!
Yesenia Garcia Herrington
Cast
Creative Team
Yesenia Garcia Herrington
Lindsey Ollinger
Ia Ensterä
Jennifer Davis
Rachel Atkinson
Miguel De Hoyos
Kiersta Hoover
Aster McGriffy
Joe Kelley
Tomas Salas
Channing Schreyer
Christina Montgomery
Carrie Kaplan
Carlos Charles
Meet the Company
Haley Armstrong
Yunina Barbour-Payne
Jeremy Canales
Matt Hislope
Sandy Lam
Zachary Lange
Savanah Martinez
Kadie Spinks
Payton Trahan
Yesenia Garcia Herrington
Lindsey Ollinger
Ia Ensterä
Jennifer Davis
Rachel Atkinson
Miguel De Hoyos
Kiersta Hoover
Aster McGriffy
Joe Kelley
Tomas Salas
Channing Schreyer
Christina Montgomery
Carrie Kaplan
Carlos Charles
Special Thanks:
Andrew Cannata
Austin Playhouse
Austin Community College Drama Department Green Theater Initiative
James Barnes
Carlos Charles
John Cates
Perry Crafton
Riley Davis
Cynthia Gage
Lara Toner Haddock
HLC Campus Management Office
Cory Krug
Linda Morrison
Mike Midgley
Star Maddox
Laine Parrish
Gretchen Riehl
Rudy Ramirez
Stagecraft I
Katie Van Winkle
Samantha Wells
Zilker Theater Productions