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Joy and Pandemic

A play by Taylor Mac

Directed by Loretta Greco

The Huntington
@ Calderwood/BCA
527 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02116

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Approximate run time: 1 hour, 55 minutes with one intermission.

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Show Synopsis:

Joy and Pandemic questions how our passions regarding family, art, and war impact the very meaning of our lives. As Joy finds her Philadelphia children’s art school at risk in a burgeoning public health crisis, she hopes to keep her dream of the school alive. When her unyielding faith runs up against another mother’s beliefs, an afternoon in the early 20th century transforms the world for both of their daughters for decades to come. With infinite humor and insight, MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac and The Huntington’s artistic director Loretta Greco explore the complex and ever-evolving relationships between science and faith, art and tradition, parents and children, and choice and consequence.

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Cast & Crew:

Ella Dershowitz

Young Pilly

Breezy Leigh

Melanie / Marjory

Stacy Fischer

Joy / Pilly

Marceline Hugot

Rosemary

Ryan Winkles

Bradford

Rebecca Whitney Klein

U/S Young Pilly

Alexander Platt

U/S Bradford

Marina Re

U/S Rosemary

Thomika Marie Bridwell

U/S Melanie / Marjory

Becca A. Lewis

U/S Joy / Pilly

Taylor Mac

Playwright

Loretta Greco

Director

Lyndsay Allyn Cox

Associate Director

Shirley Fishman

Dramaturg

Frances Hellums

Assistant Director

Arnulfo Maldonado

Set Designer

Sarita Fellows

Costume Designer

Rachel Padula-Shufelt

Wig and Hair Designer

Jen Schriever

Lighting Designer

Fan Zhang

Sound Designer and Composer

Rebecca Schneebaum

Voice Coach

Kevin Schlagle

Production Stage Manager

Ashley Pitchford

Stage Manager

Sondra R. Katz

General Manager

Rosalind Bevan

Casting

Additional Staff for Joy and Pandemic

Associate Director ……………………Lyndsay Allyn Cox

Assistant Director ………………………Frances Hellums

Voice Coach………………………..Rebecca Schneebaum

Movement Consultant………………………Ryan Winkles

Associate Sound Designer……………………Tyler Berg

Production Assistants……………………Winnie Chiang, Hannah Marks, Bethany Rachel

Carpenters…………………William Stanley, Amy West, Hannah Ashe, Joe Ellard, Julia Wonka, Steven Asaro

Scenic Artists………..Sam Galvao, Saskia Martinez

Props Artisan…………Ian Thorsell, Steven Doucette

Props Run……………………………………..Corey Roberts

First Costumer………………………………..Becca Jewitt

Stitcher…………………………..Ana-Ayanna Escalante, Maegan Pate

Wardrobe………………………………………….Zoë Sundra

Wardrobe Swing……………………………Jennie Fuchs

Wig Run…………………………………………..Lia Maynard

Season Electrician………………………..Anna Brevetti

Electricians…………………………………..Kevin Barnett, Violet Gayzagian, Gabe Karr, Callie Moos, Cameron Parsons Muniz, Dylan Norris, Eliott Purcell

Audio Run (A2)………………………….Lexie Lankiewicz

Brighter Boston Interns………………..Dillon Brooks, Nicolas Nolasco

COVID SAFETY POLICY FOR JOY & PANDEMIC

 

Masks are encouraged but are no longer required for any performances.

Anyone who feels uncomfortable can ask the House Manager about alternative options which may include:

  • a better quality mask
  • a new seat further distanced from other patrons
  • re-scheduling for a different performance
  • a shift to the at-home Digital Streaming option, when applicable

Any patron interested in attending a different performance will be able to exchange their tickets by contacting our ticketing services staff.

 

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY COVID SYMPTOMS, STAY HOME.

 

If on the day of your performance, you are experiencing any COVID symptoms, please reach out to the box office to easily exchange to a different performance or to the at-home Digital Streaming option.

 

Please contact Ticketing Services at 617-266-0800 or tickets@huntingtontheatre.org for more information about exchanges and contact covidsafety@huntingtontheatre.org with any questions or concerns.

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