Moors
The Moors
Directed by Tom Dugdale
The performance runs one hour and forty-five minutes without intermission.
Cast
Agatha
Isabella Korzenok
Huldey
Sophie O'Leary
Emilie
Maddie Green
Marjory
Valerie Dunmire
Mastiff
Nathaniel Criss
Moor-Hen
Caitlyn Harris
Understudies
Huldey
Mae Neighbor
Emilie
Klaire Weinroth
Marjory
Isabella Richardson
Mastiff
Ethan McCoy
Moor-Hen
Sarah London
Agatha
Victoria Smith
The Moors is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Off-Broadway premiere produced by The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Artistic Director; Roberta Pereira, Producing Director) in January 2017.
World premiere produced by Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut; James Bundy, Artistic Director, Victoria Nolan, Managing Director.
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The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please silence your cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of the performance. In consideration of those seated around you, please refrain from texting during the performance.
Department Chair
E.J. Westlake
Production Manager
Sherée Greco
Director
Tom Dugdale
Scenic Designer and Properties Designer
Katherine Simon
Costume Designer
Rebecca Turk
Lighting Designer
Yasmine Kashubeck
Sound Designer
Keya Myers-Alkire
Composers
Dean Alkire and Matt Murphy
Production Stage Manager
Persis Yoder
Technical Director
Chris Zinkon
Assistant Director
Victoria Smith
Dramaturg
Sarah Garfinkel
Intimacy Coordinator
Aviva Neff
Fight and Violence Director
Bill Gordon
Assistant Costume Designer
Alexis Miller
Assistant Lighting Designer
Evan Lane
Assistant Stage Manager
Ray Hahn
External Relations and Publicity Coordinator
J. Briggs Cormier
Ticketing Services and Audience Services Specialist
Julia Buttermore
Business Operations Manager
Dev Singer
Graphic Design
Jack Seal-Roth
Technical Director
Chris Zinkon
Scenic Studio Manager
Chad R. Mahan
Master Carpenter
Scott Stiles
Charge Artist
Carla Chaffin
Scenic Studio Teaching Associates
Kaitlyn Crosby, Katherine Simon, Megan Wells
Scenery Construction Crew
Ben Ault, Torrey Brown, Aly Diallo, Grace Dicus, Morgan Eisenbraun, Matthew Fisher, Gracy Frea, Desiree Gailes, Gregory Goldberg, Matt Henry, Sydney Howells, Luke Kleeman, Natalie Knaggs, Jennifer Oberly, Ellie Price, Jason Tang, Kamryn Wechter, Klaire Weinroth, Gabe Willenberg
Set Run Crew
Rex Bammerlin, Jason Tang
Costume Studio Manager
Coco Mayer
Costume Studio Teaching Associate
Alexis Miller
Costume Construction Crew
Reva Baste-Bania, Avani Bhalla, Paige Bourquin, Macayla Childs, Brett Enders, Maddie Green, Claire Jesionowski, Thomas Robinett, Anastasia Smith, Kalee Sribanditmongkol, Emily Straughn, Tristan Weathers, Ava Williams
Wardrobe Crew
Ashlynn Hanlin, Sydney Howells, Ansley Wilson
Lighting Studio Manager & Production Electrician
Eric M. Slezak
Lighting Studio Teaching Associates
Sarah Herkert, Evan Lane, Robbie Wilt
Lighting Crew
Alan Bach, Eris Dale, Gregory Goldberg, Ruth Luketic, Samesh Mundra, Maya Stepnick, Katherine Swift
Lighting Programmer
Matt Henry
Light Board Operator
Melissa Hobson
Sound and Media Studio Manager
Keya Myers-Alkire
Sound Crew
Matthew Fisher, Gregory Goldberg, Ruth Luketic, Eliana Wellmeier, Ava Williams
Sound Board Operator
Colin Barberic
Ticket Office Staff
Fatoumata Kante, Brenda Ramos Perez, Logan Thomas, Eryn Toppin, Julie Wietholter
Nathan Criss (Mastiff), senior
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Grove City, OH
Major(s): English; theatre
Department Productions: Silent Sky
Valerie Dunmire (Marjory), junior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Delaware, OH
Major(s): communication technology
Minor(s): theatre
Department Productions: debut
Maddie Green (Emilie), junior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Springboro, OH
Major(s): English; theatre
Minor(s): history
Department Productions: Silent Sky
Ray Hahn (asst. stage manager), junior
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: 1st department production
Caitlyn Harris (Moor-Hen), senior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Major(s): psychology; theatre
Minor(s): business; forensic science; musical theatre
Department Productions: debut
Isabella Korzenok (Agatha), senior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Granville, OH
Major(s): English
Minors: creative writing; voice acting
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Sarah London (Understudy Moor-Hen), junior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Aurora, OH
Major(s): English
Department Productions: debut
Ethan McCoy (Understudy Mastiff), junior
Hometown: Painesville, OH
Major(s): English; theatre
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; She Kills Monsters
Mae Neighbor (Understudy Huldey), sophomore
Hometown: Lancaster, OH
Major(s): psychology
Minor(s): musical theatre
Department Productions: debut
Sophie O'Leary (Huldey), sophomore
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Major(s): music performance; theatre
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Isabella Richardson (Understudy Marjory), senior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major(s): environmental engineering
Minor(s): city and regional planning
Department Productions: debut
Katherine Simon (scenic and properties designer), graduate student
Pronouns: she/they
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: Wilderness; Everybody; She Kills Monsters
Klaire Weinroth (Understudy Emilie), sophomore
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Twinsburg, OH
Major(s): strategic communication; theatre
Department Productions: debut
Victoria Smith (asst. director; asst. intimacy coordinator), graduate student
Pronouns: she/they
Hometown: Greensburg, PA
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: Silent Sky
Persis Yoder (stage manager), sophomore
Pronouns: they/she
Hometown: Wooster, OH
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
In The Moors, playwright Jen Silverman remains true to the style of 18th-century gothic novels while simultaneously reinventing and modernizing the genre using dark humor, unconventional romance, and fantasy. Inspired by the work of the Brontë sisters, Silverman creates a world where women can achieve power and independence, and her female characters are in tune with their sexuality and emotional well-being in a way that would have been impossible in Victorian England. Silverman’s exploration of agency also extends beyond women to include other groups typically seen as powerless, like servants and animals. The play follows Emilie, a governess, who soon realizes she is not in the position she thought she was hired for and that those who surround her may not be honest about their identities. In a play where nothing and no one is as it seems, we see how seclusion can lead to desperation, danger, and depression. Deep in the heart of the isolated, dark, and lonely English moors, Silverman illustrates the ways that characters’ surroundings reflect their inner lives and emotional states. The residents of the moors have been changed by the land that keeps them sequestered from the rest of the world. As you step into a solitary landscape that can make a person desperate for power and connection no matter the cost, you begin to see how our environment and emotional well-being are so tightly intertwined. Bit by bit, as the secrets of moorland mansion are unveiled, Silverman masterfully guides audience members on a haunting journey through the places we call home.
Take this short quiz to determine which character you'd be in The Moors.
Stick around after the performance on Saturday, November 9th for a post-show discussion about the play's themes and contemporary relevance with the director, dramaturg, and Dr. Amanpal Garcha from the Department of English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights and fog. It also includes moments of graphic staged violence with blood, staged intimacy, references to suicidal ideation, and references to nonconsensual intimacy.