The Flu Season
The Flu Season
By Will Eno
Directed by James R. Tompkins
Scenic & Lighting Design – Michael Hottois
Costume Design – Zhanna Goldentul
Make-up Design – Blair Boyd
Stage Manager – Mo Stucker
The Flu Season is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
The Flu Season was originally produced at The Gate Theatre, London, April 7, 2003.
The Flu Season was subsequently produced by Rude Mechanicals Theatre Company at The Blue Heron Arts Center in New York City, January 29, 2004.
"We tell our little story, staring out. We devise the beginning knowing the end, and this is trouble. We trudge on, into the winter, losing ground, looking back, trying, telling a tale of simmer, a sinking felling amid the leaving geese and slush. It's coming, little on. Truth. Real cold. Now, where's my shoes?"
--- From the film By Dint of the Bridge's Collapse
Setting: The Crossroads Psychiatric Retreat Center and the theatre.
CAST
Prologue - Reese Fisher
Epilogue - Meredith Johnson
Man - Conrad Newman
Woman - Deanna Gillispie
Nurse - Blair Boyd
Doctor - David Miller
Television Reporter – Collin Sage
BIOS
James Tompkins (Director) earned his BA from Lake Forest College, his MA from the University of Washington, and received a two year grant from the French government to study at L'Ecole Jacques LeCoq. He has taught at the Academy of Dramatic Art, Ohio State University, The Drama Studio, The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, The Webber Douglas Academy, The Central School of Speech and Drama, Arts Educational, all in London, the National School of Drama in New Delhi, India, as well as the National Academy of Performing Arts and the National College of Arts in Pakistan. His professional acting credits include The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, A Contemporary Theatre, the Provincetown Playhouse, and The Louisville Children's Theatre. He wrote and directed two Commedia dell'Arte plays for the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival; his The Seven Labors of Arlecchino tours this year with UofL’s Repertory Company.
Michael Hottois (Scenic and Lighting Design) is the resident Scenic and Lighting Designer for the Theatre Arts Department. Michael has designed well over 300 major productions with some of his favorites being Woyzeck, Ring ‘Round the Moon, Metamorphoses, Arsenic & Old Lace, and Uncle Vanya. Over the past few summers he designed Always, Patsy Cline; All Shook Up; The Producers; Ain't Misbehavin'; and No, No, Nanette for the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in New York. His credits as a scenic artist include the films Boris and Natasha and Closetland, as well as Soul of the Game for HBO. He is also a member of United Scenic Artists Union, Local 829.
Zhanna Goldentul (Costume Design) is the resident Costume Designer for the Theatre Arts Department. Her recent designs for the department include How Orisanmi Chose His Head, How I Learned to Drive, The Laramie Project, A Song for Coretta, Come Down Burning, Titus Andronicus, Cage Rhythm, Romeo and Juliet, In The Blood, and many others. She is a graduate of the Theatrical Art College in Moscow and earned her MA in Fine Arts from UofL. She has designed costumes at Stage One: Louisville Children’s Theatre, and is a member of the United Scenic Artists' Union, Local 829.
Blair Boyd (Nurse, Makeup Design), LaGrange, KY, is a junior Theatre Arts major. Past productions at UofL include Orileemere in How Orisanmi Chose His Head, Lil’ Bit in How I Learned to Drive, Medea in Medea (Studio Theatre), and Voice #2 in Betty’s Summer Vacation. Past credits elsewhere include Kitty in A Man of No Importance with Pandora Productions and Francis Black in Light up the Sky at Little Colonel Playhouse. She is also a 2008 graduate of the Governor’s School for the Arts.
Reese Fisher (Prologue), Crestwood, KY, is a freshman majoring in Theatre Arts and French. This is his debut performance at UofL. He recently served as Director of Nightfall with Edgar Allen Poe at South Oldham High School and appeared at Titus Savage in The Curious Savage at Little Colonel Playhouse. He also served as Usher Captain at Actors Theatre of Louisville for three years.
Deanna Gillispie (Woman), Wilmore, KY, is a senior Theatre Arts major. Past productions at UofL include Dee in Lambs and Marsha in Wanda’s Visit, both in Studio Theatre, Various Roles in The Laramie Project, and Phebe in As You Like It. She is also a dancer for the Louisville Lightning Ladies. This is her Senior Honors Scholar Thesis performance.
Meredith Johnson (Epilogue), Wilder, KY, is a senior Theatre Arts major. Previous productions at UofL include Felecity in Sausage Eaters and Chorus in Medea, both in Studio Theatre, Trudy in Betty’s Summer Vacation, and Lord in As You Like It. Past credits elsewhere include Assistant Instructor for Peter Pan and Mary Poppins, both with the Encore! Youth Theatre, Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes!, and Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest. She is also the Assistant Wardrobe Master for the UofL Costume Shop. This is her Senior Honors Scholar Thesis performance.
David M. Miller (Doctor), Louisville, KY, is a senior Theatre Arts major. Past productions at UofL include Bug in Two Lives in One Lifetime, Mr. Diebold in A Night at the Restaurant, and Norman in Sausage Eaters, all in Studio Theatre, and Male Greek Chorus in How I Learned to Drive.
Conrad Newman (Man), Greenville, KY, is a third-year MFA student in Performance. He earned his BA in Theatre from the University of Kentucky. Past productions at UofL include Frank in A Perfect Wedding, Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure, Keith in Betty’s Summer Vacation, and Duke Senior in As You Like It. Past credits elsewhere include Daniel Boone with Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama in Xenia, Ohio, Demetrius in Titus Andronicus and Constantine in Big Love, both at the University of Kentucky, and Peter Kinney in Johnny Appleseed with Johnny Appleseed Outdoor Drama in Mansfield, OH. He is also trained in all eight weapons offered by the Society of American Fight Directors.
Collin Sage (Television Reporter), Louisville, KY is a junior Theatre Arts major. Past productions at UofL include Dr. Killrape in The Spy and the Playwright, Mr. Bell in A Night at the Restaurant, both in Studio Theatre, Father Thane in A Perfect Wedding, and Joe in Bloody Mary (Studio Theatre).
Mo Stucker (Stage Manager), LaGrange, KY, is a junior Theatre Arts major. She recently served as Lighting Operator for How Orisanmi Chose His Head, Wardrobe Crew for Measure for Measure, Stage Manager for King Arthur’s Socks and Wanda’s Visit, both in Studio Theatre.
Grace Bors (Assistant Stage Manager), Shelbyville, KY, is a sophomore Theatre Arts major. This is her debut production at UofL.
CREW
Stage Manager – Mo Stucker
Assistant Stage Manager – Grace Bors
Technical Director/Shop Foreman – Charles Nasby
Scenic Construction – Patrick Bayne, Kelly Bunch, Logan Dorne, Michelle Gentry, David Miller, TA 240 Stagecraft I
Master Carpenter - Kelly Bunch
Set Crew – Nicole Bonner
Production Buyer – Billy Flood
Costume Shop Manager – Melissa K. Shepherd
Assistant Costume Designer – Hannah Pruitt
Costume Construction – Blair Boyd, James Coomer, Amanda Hinds, Meredith Johnson, Jocelyn Matsuo, Hannah Pruitt
Wardrobe Master – Amanda Hinds
Assistant Wardrobe Masters – James Coomer, Meredith Johnson
Costume Buyer – Hannah Pruitt
Wardrobe Crew – Marquese Carter, James Coomer
Properties Managers – Amos Dreisbach, Deanna Gillispie
Properties Crew – Leigh Neives
Assistant Lighting Design – Kelly Bunch
Master Electricians – Lauren Camargo, Nick Potter
Lighting Crew – Tommy Neville, TA Lighing 1 / Adv. Lighting
Lighting Operator – Tommy Neville
Sound Engineer – Tommy Neville
Sound Operator – Amos Dreisbach
Box Office Manager – Melanie Henry
Box Office Staff – David Galloway, Jody Ann Henry, Will Salmons, Lauren Street
House Manager – Megg Ward
Poster Design – Will Crase
Special Thanks – TA 240 Stagecraft I
