Cloud 9
Performed in Westchester, NY, at SUNY Purchase, November 1998
Written by: Caryl Churchill
Directed by: Jody P. Person
Cast: Chris Brown (Anchorman), Emily Carson (Goodie Saunders / Lin), Alex DeFazio (Joshua / Paul), Tyler Moss (Clive / Cathy), Scott Nevins (Betty / Martin), Christine Patafio (Ellen / Soldier / Anchorwoman), Jody P. Person (Harry Bagley / Gerry), Lindsay Pollack (Maud / Betty), Renee Burdette (Paul / Faith)
Musicians: Ree Graves (Piano), Glen Ganguzza (Bass), Daniel Kopelman (Hand Drums)
Crew: Alex DeFazio (Sound Design), Genevieve Fanelli (Stage Manager / Lighting Design), Christine Patafio & Jody P. Person (Choreography), Jody P. Person (Set Design / Sound Design), Jose Meza (Set Construction), Beth Ryne (Lighting Design / Lighting Operator), Emily Carson (Graphic Design), Mary Jane Protus (Doll Designer)
Backstage Crew: Michael LeDoux, Adam Snyder, Rachel Davies
Funded by The Puffin Foundation
Additional Funding by the SUNY Purchase Humanities Division
Synopsis: Caryl Churchill's masterpiece is reset in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts (Act I) and Manhattan (Act II), adding a new twist to Churchill's hilarious send-up of one hundred years of gender, colonialism, and patriarchy.