The Making of a Great Moment

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Running time: Approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.

Dates to Note

Humans: A Book and Play Discussion - Sunday, January 22, 4:30 pm

$5 Night - Wednesday, January 4, 7:30 pm

Wine Down Friday - Friday, January 6, 8:00 pm

Lowell Night - Wednesday, January 11, 7:30 pm

Free Child Care - Saturday, January 21, 4:00 pm

Community Conversations - Wednesdays, January 11, 18, 25, 7:30 pm

Ask the Artists - Every Thursday, 7;30 pm

Creative Team

Aysan Celik (Mona Barnes)

MRT: Debut. Off-Broadway: Paris Commune (The Civilians/BAM/The Public), Juárez: A Documentary Mythology (Theater Mitu/Rattlestick), The Black Eyed (New York Theater Workshop), Attempts On Her Life (SoHo Rep), Faust (Target Margin/Classic Stage Company), Pericles (Red Bull/Culture Project). Regional: Bob: A Life in Five Acts (Humana Festival), 9 Parts of Desire (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Antigone (American Repertory Theater), Paris Commune (Civilians/ArtsEmerson/La Jolla Playhouse), co-creator/Hamlet in Hamlet/Ur-Hamlet (Mitu/NYUAD Arts Center), co-creator/original performer of Mitu’s Juárez: A Documentary Mythology (currently continuing its US & international tour). Education: Graduate of ART Institute at Harvard, founding Associate Artist of Theater Mitu, Associate Artist of The Civilians, and Assistant Arts Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi.

Danny Scheie (Terry Dean)

MRT: Debut. Theatre: Previously collaborated with actress Aysan Celik, playwright Peter Nachtrieb, and director Sean Daniels on the world premiere of Bob: A Life in Five Acts at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He most recently played Weston Ludlow Londonderry in Nachtrieb’s House Tour at Z Space in San Francisco. Daniels directed him in several productions at California Shakespeare Theater, where he is an Associate Artist. Other theatres include Trinity Rep, Berkeley Rep, Yale Rep, Arena Stage, South Coast Rep, Folger Theater, Asolo Rep, Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, A Noise Within, Seattle Shakespeare, Theater Rhinoceros, Magic Theater, Aurora Theater, San Jose Rep and Shakespeare Santa Cruz where he also served as Artistic Director from 1992-95. Education: BA from IU; PhD from Cal Berkeley; Professorship at UC Santa Cruz.

Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (Playwright)

6’6”, is a San Francisco-based playwright and thrilled to have his MRT debut and to be working again with Sean Daniels. His other plays include The Totalitarians, boom, BOB, Hunter Gatherers, and A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londonderry. Peter is a member of New Dramatists and is Playwright in Residence at Z Space in San Francisco. He promotes himself online at www.peternachtrieb.com. This summer, Peter is riding his own bicycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money to fight HIV/AIDS. Find out more atwww.tofighthiv.org/goto/peteronabike.

Sean Daniels (Director)

Sean is MRT's Artistic Director and also an accomplished director and creator of new work. He was most recently the Artist-At-Large at the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York. He previously spent four years at the Tony Award-winning Actors Theatre of Louisville as the theater’s Associate Artistic Director. He was also Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director of the California Shakespeare Theater and before that spent a decade as the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Dad’s Garage Theater Company in Atlanta.

Apollo Mark Weaver (Scenic Designer)

Jessica Ford (Costume Designer)

Brian J. Lilienthal (Lighting Designer)

David Remedios (Sound Designer)

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