
{"id":5608,"date":"2020-10-05T17:37:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=5608"},"modified":"2020-10-05T17:37:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:37:43","slug":"kmp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/kmp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kill Move Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-date-change-theatre \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-primary media-background-container mb-0 p-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"lead\"><strong>Scroll down to view the playbill and to learn more about the play.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lead\"><em>Please note the new date of this production.<\/em> Read more about schedule changes <a class=\"text-secondary alert-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/news\/theatre-season-fall-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse media-background-container mb-0 pt-4 pb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/09\/bg-blurry_tree_grey.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 mx-auto\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-outline-danger text-danger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.showtix4u.com\/event-details\/39667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Here<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 mx-auto\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-outline-danger text-danger\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nuqMpXn4XAs?t=256\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the Talkback<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nPremiere with\u00a0talkback on Saturday, October 24 at 7 p.m. EDT<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Ticket link goes live at 7pm.\u00a0Please note you will not be able to register before 7pm the day of the premiere.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>On-Demand streaming through Friday, October 30 at 11:59 p.m.\u00a0EDT<\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\" \/>\n<p>Four young African American men find themselves untimely ripped from the world they know. Trapped in a cosmic waiting room, they struggle to make sense of where they are, how they got there and why their names ended up on \u201cthe list.\u201d The play was inspired by the ever-growing list of slain unarmed African American men and women and it is described by the playwright as \u201can expressionistic buzz saw through the contemporary myth that &#8216;all lives matter.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This production contains strong language including racial slurs, mature content and violence, loud noises including gunshots, and references to murder and police brutality.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The\u00a0<em>Amplify, Empower, Illuminate<\/em><em>: Four Plays, Many Diverse Voices<\/em> series is sponsored by<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" class=\" img-fluid wp-image-5411\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/09\/OUC-Logo-300x129.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/09\/OUC-Logo-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/09\/OUC-Logo-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/09\/OUC-Logo-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/09\/OUC-Logo.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"heading-underline heading-underline-inverse\" style=\"text-align: center\">Creative Team<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row w-100 mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n<p class=\"text-center\">Sound Designer:<br \/>\n<strong>Lindsay Putnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n<p class=\"text-center\">Video Design and Production:<br \/>\n<strong>Tim Brown, Rob Siler<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n<p class=\"text-center\">Stage Manager:<br \/>\n<strong>Sarah Nicholson*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-center\">Director: <strong>Belinda Boyd<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-4 py-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#b8e9f3;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-xl-6 p-0 m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"max-height: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/10\/headshots_KMP.jpg\" alt=\"'Kill Move Paradise' cast headshots\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xl-6 p-0 m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"max-height: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/10\/headshots_KMP2.jpg\" alt=\"'Kill Move Paradise' cast headshots\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary text-secondary py-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">CAST<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p>ISA: <strong>Macoy Stewart<\/strong><br \/>\nGRIF: <strong>Shahmad Muhammad<\/strong><br \/>\nDAZ: <strong>Gerald Kitt<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p>TINY:\u00a0<strong>Lucas Laguer<br \/>\n<\/strong>U\/S ISA, U\/S GRIF: <strong>Timothy Jones II<\/strong><br \/>\nU\/S DAZ, U\/S TINY: <strong>Mackenely Ria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr class=\"my-4\" \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">PRODUCTION TEAM<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Assistant Stage Manager: <strong>Victoria Torres*<\/strong><br \/>\nDramaturgs: <strong>Caroline Hull*, Sage Tokach*<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Multimedia Design and Production:\u00a0<strong>Syd Deines*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text right\" style=\"text-align: right\"><i>*denotes UCF student. All cast members are UCF students.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\" \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">THEATRE UCF PRODUCTION STAFF, FACULTY, AND ADVISORS<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Director of the School of Performing Arts:\u00a0<strong>Michael Wainstein<\/strong><br \/>\nArtistic Director:\u00a0<strong>Julia Listengarten<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Production:\u00a0<strong>Bert Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">Undergraduate Coordinator:\u00a0<strong>Kristina Tollefson<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty Designer\/Advisor:\u00a0<strong>Huaixiang Tan<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty Designer\/Advisor:<strong>\u00a0Vandy Wood<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty Dramaturg\/Advisor: <strong>Chloe Edmonson<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty Designer\/Advisor:\u00a0<strong>Tim Brown<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty Designer\/Advisor:\u00a0<strong>Rob Siler<\/strong><br \/>\nProduction Manager:\u00a0<strong>Gary Brown<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">Technical Director:\u00a0<strong>John Heil<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Technical Director: <strong>Shannan Rath<\/strong><br \/>\nSound Designer\/Advisor:\u00a0<strong>Lindsay Putnam<\/strong><br \/>\nMaster Electrician:\u00a0<strong>Edd Gordon<\/strong><br \/>\nCostume Shop Manager\/Designer\/Advisor: <strong>Daniel Jones<\/strong><br \/>\nCostume Shop Floor Supervisor:\u00a0<strong>Robin Ankerich<\/strong><br \/>\nFaculty Stage Management Advisor:\u00a0<strong>Claudia Lynch<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<style>#sp-ea-5618 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 500ms;}#sp-ea-5618.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-5618.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-5618.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-5618.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-5618.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1714593136\"><div id=\"sp-ea-5618\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-56180\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse56180\" aria-controls=\"collapse56180\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> From the Director<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse56180\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-56180\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>This play is for the many, many, many, many African American men, and African American women who were \u201cliving while black\u201d and killed only because of the color of their skin. May their souls rest in peace and their spirits spark revolution and change.<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 Belinda Boyd<\/span><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-56181\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse56181\" aria-controls=\"collapse56181\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> From the Dramaturgs<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse56181\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-56181\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><em>How can we honor the people whose lives have been <\/em><em>unjustly claimed by police brutality? How do the living find peace and understanding after such senseless violence? How can people, especially white people blinded by prejudice or racism, <\/em><em>finally see people of color as humans with lives, families, and stories? <\/em><\/p><p>These are the questions <a href=\"https:\/\/kmptheatreucf.wixsite.com\/dramaturgy\/the-playwright\">James Ijames<\/a> asks of audiences in <em>Kill Move Paradise<\/em>, and these are the questions that need to be answered before Black lives will matter in America.<\/p><p>Ijames desperately began writing this play in response to the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. He was grappling with his own pain and frustration, as well as societal perceptions of Black people and the never-ending cycle of violence against them. The result is a tribute to Black lives that creates a space to say the names of those killed by police brutality and systemic violence. Nothing will ever justify the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kmptheatreucf.wixsite.com\/dramaturgy\/the-list\">so many others<\/a>, but, at the very least, we can say their names out loud.<\/p><p>James Ijames draws from several theatrical eras in this exploration of an issue that spans an equally vast history. He combines the Greek idea of Elysium (or paradise after death) with Beckettian existentialism (a la Sartre) to create a version of the afterlife where characters are finally given the space to process the racism they experienced on Earth. Even upon death, though, the men are not truly free. Ijames\u2019s characters transform into TV sitcom stars, dancing for their audience of judges in a \"broken up, shattered, and disturbed <em>Cosby Show<\/em> opening number. This performative dance sequence uses Brechtian alienation to bring awareness to audience members whose whiteness might be shielding them from the ugliness of everyday injustices.<\/p><p>Though <em>Kill Move Paradise <\/em>wrestles with extremely violent material, its violence is not recreated onstage \u2013 a choice likely inspired by the anti-lynching plays of the early 1900s. These plays were created to affirm Black lives and discuss how lynching terrorized Black families and communities. Rather than full productions, most anti-lynching plays were read in homes, churches, and other communal spaces, creating an active practice of Black belonging. One of these plays, <em>Rachel<\/em> by Angelina Grimk\u00e9 Weld, was sponsored by the NAACP, but was also highly criticized for appealing to white audiences. Grimk\u00e9 Weld responded by saying she intentionally appealed to white women, hoping that a story about the struggles of motherhood might touch their hearts and help them better understand the Black family\u2019s pain.<\/p><p>Certainly, <em>Kill Move Paradise<\/em> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/kmptheatreucf.wixsite.com\/dramaturgy\/the-room\">tribute<\/a> that <em>Amplifies, Empowers, and Illuminates<\/em> Black lives, but Ijames also issues a call for action, specifically to white audiences. He lets white viewers live in the discomfort of hearing the list of names read aloud and reminds them that their discomfort is nothing compared to systemic racism. When the play finishes, racial violence does not. As white dramaturgs, we must share the burden with collaborators of color, specifically the Black director and all-Black cast of <em>Kill Move Paradise<\/em>, and continue this conversation beyond this performance. We, the white dramaturgs, must abandon our identity as the silent judges, say these names ourselves, and become active allies against systemic racism.<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 Caroline Hull &amp; Sage Tokach<\/span><\/h5><p>Resources for Black healing:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beam.community\/whatwebelieve\">Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blackmentalhealth.com\/about-us\/\">Black Mental Health Alliance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmentalwellness.com\/about-us-1\">Black Mental Wellness<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/providers.therapyforblackgirls.com\/\">Therapy for Black Girls<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/therapyforblackmen.org\/\">Therapy for Black Men<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Resources for active allyship:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/black-lives-matter-where-to-donate-to-victims-families-advocacy-groups-and-more-149071\">Donate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/strategist\/article\/how-to-attend-george-floyd-protests-safely.html\">Protest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2020\/05\/13-books-you-should-read-about-black-lives.html#_ga=2.54492520.1756583343.1600980749-554895837.1600980749\">Read<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaararabia.com\/featured-news\/podcasts-on-racism-black-lives-matter-resources\">Listen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/strategist\/article\/black-owned-businesses-support-shop.html\">Shop consciously<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Citation:<\/p><p>Ealey, Jordan and Ridley, Leticia. \u201cEarly Black Feminist Theatre and Lynching Dramas Revisited.\u201d <em>Daughters of Lorraine, <\/em>HowlRound, 12 Nov. 2019.<\/p><hr \/><p>Scroll down\u00a0to see the website of their dramaturgical research, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kmptheatreucf.wixsite.com\/dramaturgy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to view it in a new tab on your browser.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-56182\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse56182\" aria-controls=\"collapse56182\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Cast Bios<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse56182\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-56182\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><b>Gerald Kitt (Daz)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a junior in the BFA Acting program. Past Theatre UCF credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinetown <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Hot Blades Harry\/Assistant Choreographer), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water by the Spoonful <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(U\/S Chutes&amp;Ladders) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of Mice and Men <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Crooks). He also directs and choreographs for children\u2019s theatre programs. Instagram: @geralds.world<\/span><\/p><p><b>Lucas Laguer (Tiny)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a sophomore in the BFA Acting program. He was most recently credited in the Theatre UCF production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water by the Spoonful <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(U\/S Aman, Ghost, Police Officer)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His other production credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Curious Savage<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Hannibal) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rumors <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Ken Gorman). He has also performed in the TYA staged reading <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highest Heaven<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Hurac\u00e1n) at UCF. Instagram: @_lukieboo_<\/span><\/p><p><b>Shahmad Muhammad (Grif)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a third-year transfer student in the BFA Acting program. His past Theatre UCF stage credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinetown <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Assistant Director), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rover <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Phillipo, Masquerader), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweat <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Evan), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#GodHatesYou <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(U\/S Noah), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titanic: The Musical <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Ensemble) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hot Mikado <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Swing). Other previous theatre credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sing On, Ms. Griot <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Mansa Musa) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Monkey Don\u2019t Stop No Show <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Felix). Instagram: @shahmoody.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Timothy Jones II (<\/b><b>U\/S Isa, U\/S Grif<\/b><b>)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a second-year transfer student in the BFA Acting program. His credits include Theatre UCF\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (U\/S Brucie) and Moment to Moment\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barren<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Tom). He has also directed a play at Pensacola State College called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Worker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Mackenley Ria (U\/S Daz, U\/S Tiny)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a third-year transfer student in the BFA Musical Theatre program. He was last seen at the Athens Theatre\u2019s production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Singing in the Rain<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Other theatre credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Twimble\/Wally Womper) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Noises Off<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Selsdon Mowbrary). He is also studying to be a composer and pianist and hopes to one day write his own musical.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Macoy Stewart (Isa)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a junior in the BFA Musical Theatre program. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida where he attended New World School of the Arts and studied Musical Theater. His Theatre UCF debut was <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titanic: The Musical <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at UCF Celebrates the Arts 2019, and was last seen in UCF\u2019s production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Lynn Nottage in the role of Chris.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-56183\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse56183\" aria-controls=\"collapse56183\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Production Team Bios<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse56183\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-56183\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><b>Syd Deines (Assistant Production Designer)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a sophomore in the BFA Design and Technology program. Her previous credits include Assistant Props Master for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinetown<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Caroline Hull (Dramaturg)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a Theatre Studies and Creative Writing double major at UCF. She is the development director of Project Spotlight, as well as avid playwright. Previous performance roles include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Into the Woods<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Cinderella), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assassins<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Lynette Fromme), and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweeney Todd <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Johanna). Her original play, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Break<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, has been performed at KCACTF twice and won the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Sarah Nicholson (Stage Manager)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a senior in the BFA Stage Management program. Theatre UCF credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweat <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Stage Manager)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, The Tender Land <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opera at UCF Celebrates the Arts 2019 (Stage Manager)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as well as<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Intuitive Men <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Assistant Stage Manager)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bathsheba\u2019s Psalms <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Assistant Stage Manager)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">part of Pegasus PlayLab 2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She has worked with Orlando Shakes on two plays as stage manager in PlayFest, their annual new works festival.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Lukas Royer (QLab Operator)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a sophomore in the BFA Design and Technology program with a focus on sound design. This is his second Theatre UCF production, having previously worked as a QLab Operator on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blood at the Root<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Sage Tokach (Dramaturg)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a second-year graduate student in the MFA Theatre for Young Audiences program. She is also the Project Coordinator for Ignition Arts and a teaching artist at the Orlando Repertory Theatre. At UCF, she is involved with Celebrate TYA and Playback UCF.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Victoria Torres (Assistant Stage Manager)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a sophomore in the BFA Stage Management program. Prior Theatre UCF credits include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rover <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(QLab Operator).<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">DRAMATURGY<\/h4>\n<p>Student dramaturgs Caroline Hull and Sage Tokach created a website to showcase their dramaturgical research. See the site below, or <a href=\"https:\/\/kmptheatreucf.wixsite.com\/dramaturgy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to view it in a new tab on your browser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container mb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n[iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/kmptheatreucf.wixsite.com\/dramaturgy&#8221; height=&#8221;550&#8243;][\/iframe]<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>KILL MOVE PARADISE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Developed by<br \/>\nVictory Gardens Theater<br \/>\n(Chay Yew, Artistic Director),<br \/>\nChicago, Illinois, as part of<br \/>\nIGNITION Festival of New Plays 2016<br \/>\nNew York City world premiere produced by<br \/>\nDr. Barbara Ann Teer\u2019s National Black Theatre<br \/>\nHarlem, NY, June 2017<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KILL MOVE PARADISE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. 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