Mockingbird
Adapted by Julie Jensen
Based upon the book by Katherine Erskine
Winner of the National Book Award
Directed by Jeremy Ohringer
November 30 & December 1, 2018
Caitlin is an 11-year-old girl on the autism spectrum. Not all things make sense to her. Emotions are mysterious and voices are almost always too loud. Suddenly, she must grapple with the unthinkable: a mass shooting has taken her brother away. He was the one person who helped her cope. Now she is alone with her grieving father and a cacophony of children at school. She struggles to understand empathy, what facial expressions mean and why a drawing might have more than one color. We see the world from Caitlin’s point of view. We struggle as she does. We also take comfort in the times when she finds a friend, draws a multicolored mockingbird and can finally cry for her brother.
CAST
Emma/Ensemble – Ananda Geller
Mrs. Brooke/Ensemble – Katherine Gustafson
Mr. Johnson/Ensemble – David Katz
Dad/Ensemble – Griffin Long-Sinnott
Michael/Ensemble – Michael Mansour
Shaina/Ensemble – Keza Mitala
Brianna/Ensemble – Lily Park
Josh/Ensemble – Heschel Steinhauser Roelofs
Jose/Ensemble – Jaya Williams-Miller
Caitlin/Ensemble – Sofia Wolheim-Martinez
CREATIVE
Director – Jeremy Ohringer
Stage Manager/Costume Designer – Willa Eigo
Set Designer – Stephen McGonagle
Lighting Designer – B.C. Williams
Props Designer – Matthew T. Lazure
Sound Designer – Nick Vargas
Cover & Production Art – Colleen McFarland
Photos by Nile Scott Photography