塵埃 (The Dust) — World Premiere (2022)
Written by 徐堰鈴 (Yen-Ling Hsu) and New Translation by Annelise Finegan
“塵埃 (The Dust) presents fragments of lives hovering on the brink of annihilation, yet all these people are doing their very best to move beyond fear to live lives of authentic happiness.”
Cast (in order of appearance)
The Doctor — Zach Berger
A — Ben Faden
Son/Adam — Michael Gao
Mother/Singer — Yan Ma
Wife/B — Hope McKinney
Producer/Old Man — Em Powers
Eve/Student — Bei Qi
Production
William Whitaker — Director
Ryan Hung — Assistant Director
Elinor Harrison — Movement and Choreography
John Noonan — Stage Manager
Sean M. Savoie — Production Manager, Lighting Designer, Digital Media Programmer
Jack Rushen — Technical Director
Patrick Huber — Scenic Designer
Simran Wadhwa — Assistant Scenic Designer
Zach Cohn — Sound Designer
Catherine Adams — Master Electrician
Dominique Green — Costume Designer, Intimacy Coordinator
Rebecca Mersinger — Costume Shop Manager
Emily Frei — Props Designer, Scenic Change Artist
Cameron Tesson — Assistant Scenic Charge Artist
Annelise Finegan’s English translation of 塵埃 (The Dust) was commissioned and produced by the Performing Arts Department at Washington University in St. Louis with permission from and in cooperation with the playwright, 徐堰鈴 (Yen-Ling Hsu). It ran at the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre from November 17-20, 2022.
This production of 塵埃 (The Dust) was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
All photographs by Jack Rushen.