The Lights Up Festival, produced by Princeton senior Sally Root ’22 and presented by the Program in Theater, is a celebration of theatrical arts and an opportunity to learn how to re-enter the theater space safely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Program Contents
“The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa Fasthorse
Run Time
Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Special Notes
This performance of The Thanksgiving Play is the first production of this piece to be directed by a Native director.
Please silence all electronic devices including cellular phones and watches for the duration of the performance. Please refrain from text messaging during the performance.
Cast
Caden: Reis White ’23
Jaxton: Max Peel ’25
Logan: Marissa Michaels ’22
Alicia: Chloe Satenberg ’24*
Production Team
Director: Tara Moses
Stage Manager: Kate Short ’23*
Associate Producer: Jane Burdick ’23*
*denotes a certificate student in the Program in Theater
Faculty Advisors
Jane Cox, Project Advisor
Elena Araoz, Producing Advisor
Special Thanks
Special thanks to Tara Moses, our wonderful director, Mara Isaacs, who introduced me to this play, Jane and Elena for their mentorship and support, and my family for their love and encouragement.
— Sally Root
“Your Healing is Killing Me” by Virginia Grise
Run Time
Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Content Warning
This play deals with serious content including physical and emotional violence, trauma and mental health distress, and abortion.
Special Note
Please silence all electronic devices including cellular phones, beepers and watches for the duration of the performance. Please refrain from text messaging during the performance.
Cast
Performer: Brian Eugenio Herrera, Associate Professor of Theater
Production Team
Stage Manager: Kate Short ’23*
Associate Producer: Jane Burdick ’23*
*denotes a certificate student in the Program in Theater
Faculty Advisors
Jane Cox, Project Advisor
Elena Araoz, Producing Advisor
Talkback
A talkback with the playwright, Virginia Grise, will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 9 on Zoom. Register for the talkback
Lights Up Cabaret
Run Time
Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Special Notes
This cabaret is a celebration of live performance. There will be time at the end of the program for anyone to sing if they would like.
Please silence all electronic devices including cellular phones, beepers and watches for the duration of the performance. Please refrain from text messaging during the performance.
Production Team
Producer: Sally Root ’22*
Associate Producer: Jane Burdick ’23*
Lighting Designer: Ethan Luk ’24
Stage Manager: Kate Short ’23*
*denotes a certificate student in the Program in Theater
Faculty Advisors
Jane Cox, Project Advisor
Elena Araoz, Producing Advisor
Special Thanks
Special thanks to all performers and the Lewis Center for the Arts for allowing this opportunity for joyful artistic expression.
— Sally Root
Lewis Center for the Arts
Interim Chair: Michael Cadden
Executive Director: Marion Friedman Young
Production and Administration
Director of Program in Theater: Jane Cox
Producing Artistic Director, Theater And Music Theater Season: Elena Araoz
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