Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo
Tent Theatre, 2022
Written by Ken Ludwig
This was an extremely fun production to work on. I managed a cast of 11, a crew of 12, and a nightly fight and intimacy call. One of my favorite parts of the production was realizing the special effects including calling a simultaneous light, sound, and special effect cue for a lightbulb being shot onstage, and having our lead actor actually fall into the orchestra pit (onto a crash pad) during the second act.Â
Additionally, one of the things I appreciated the most about this production was how seriously we handled gun safety. Despite using a non-firing replica weapon we always treated it like it was a live weapon and followed protocols developed by fight directors specializing in firearms, including storing it locked in a gun safe, having all cast members involved in the scene it appeared onstage check the gun together to ensure it was the same gun and not loaded, and having a crew member keep it holstered on their person at all times that it was not onstage and only handing it off right before the handler's entrance.
Creative Team
Director: Sarah Wiggin
Fight Director: Kurt Gerard Heinlein
Stage Manager: Jake Vollmar
Assistant Stage Manager: Kate Johnson
Technical Director: Robert Anderson
Scenic Design: Christopher DePriest
Lighting Design: Micheal Foster
Costume Design: Cynthia Winstead
Sound Design: Ed Carson
Sound Engineer: Grace Aumiller
Properties Design: Anna B. Hunt
Assistant Properties Design: Amberlynn Lewis and Isobel Ramsey
Cast
GEORGE: Kyle A. Thomas
CHARLOTTE: Jessica Bower
ETHEL: Gay Glenn
ROZ: Lauren Aiello
HOWARD: Hunter Meyer
PAUL: Steven Horn
EILEEN: Courtney Monier
RICHARD: Michael Watterson
U/S HOWARD/PAUL/RICHARD: John David Spence
U/S ROZ/EILEEN: Olivia Schmitt
U/S ETHEL: Julia Lovett