Nocturne
By Adam Rapp
April/May 2021
A Philadelphia Parking Lot
Audience members’ cars became integral in this outdoor spectacle.
Fifteen years ago, his life was changed in an instant. Now, he proceeds on an epic internal journey to discover peace and redemption, with you as his intimate observer. Before the event, audiences were directed to an abandoned parking lot in Philadelphia at night, their vehicles illuminating the empty landscape. He appears out of the darkness, blinded by the headlights. Through the cars’ FM radio, he begins to share the story of his journey. Spectators, and their cars, become essential players in this theatrical nightmare as his life (re)emerges out of the darkness and silence.
Show sponsored by Drs. Lisa & Glenn George
Creative Team
Lane Savadove… Director
Dirk Durossette … Scenic Designer
Andrew J. Cowles … Lighting Designer
Natalia de la Torre … Costume Designer
Chris Sannino … Sound Designer & Engineer
Eddie … Technical Director
Jordan Chester… Stage Manager
Damien J. Wallace … Associate Director
Lydia Riddell … Assistant Stage Manager
Matt Ortiz & Gabrielle Hansson … Production Assistants
Kevin Monko … Production Photos
Cast
Walter DeShields … Narrator
Damien J. Wallace … The Father
Kirsten Quinn … The Mother
Tasha Holmes … The Red-Haired Woman with Grey-Green Eyes
Emilia Weiss … The Sister
Kayla Bowe … Ensemble
Skyler Easterbrook … Ensemble
Kylie Westerbeck … Ensemble
About Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director.
His play Red Light Winter was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. After college he moved to New York City's East Village, where he landed a day job in book publishing and wrote fiction and plays at night. He later completed a two-year playwriting fellowship at Juilliard School. The majority of Rapp's plays feature small casts and are set in small spaces. Many characters in the plays are working class Americans. His plays often combine stories of Midwestern longing with the idea of finding escape in New York. He combines humor with gloom, preferring dark themes