Children’s events generously supported by Workscapes
Everyone is celebrating the placement of the last paving stone covering the last unpaved patch of ground on the planet—that is, everyone except Ito, a girl with ears so big she can hear the ground talking. Everyone else thinks Ito’s “sound from the ground” is her attempt to justify her humiliatingly large ears. Even Jassmin, a lass with a nose so big she can smell a lie, doesn’t believe in Ito’s sound. Threatened with the forever-silenced ground, Ito risks the ire of her pa to share the ground sound (“spoken” in music) with normal-eared people. This modern comic fable about being different and sustaining the environment was workshopped at the Sundance Institute and premiered at Idaho Theatre for Youth.
This family-friendly performance is presented by students in the MFA Theatre program studying Theatre for Young Audiences.
| CREATIVES | |
| Kate Kilpatrick | Director |
| Elizabeth Horn | Co-Faculty Advisor |
| Maria Katsadouros | Co-Faculty Advisor |
| Darius Talkington Fletcher | Sound Designer |
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PRODUCTION STAFF |
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| Brittany Caine | Company Manager |
| Gary Brown | Production Manager |
| Bianca Alamo | Marketing/Community Engagement Coordinator |
| Claudia Lynch | Stage Manager Advisor |
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COMPANY STAFF |
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| Julia Listengarten | Artistic Director |
| Kristina Tollefon | Undergraduate Coordinator |
| Krissy Yagel | Box Office Manager |
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STAGE MANAGERS |
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| Jazlynne Williams | Stage Manager |
| Sarah Simone | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Bayley Steinwehr | Production Assistant |
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CAST |
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| Karen N. Watson | Ito |
| Jessica T. Johnson | Rama |
| Julian Smith | Sidney |
| Megan Friend | Jassmine |
| Tanesha Bridenback | Hizzonor |
| William Calhoun | Dolor/ U/S Sidney |
| Erin Elkins | U/S Ito, U/S Jassmine |
| Emily Williams | U/S Rama, U/S HIzzonor, U/S Dolor |
| Ralph Krumins | The Ground |
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PARTNERSHIPS |
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| Sandra E. Linn | Education Supervisor, Harry P. Leu Gardens |
| Kelsie Johnson | Coordinator, UCF Arboretum |