THE IMPRACTICALITY OF MODERN-DAY MASTODONS
By Rachel Teagle
Directed by Joshua M. Feder
Childhood dreams have all come true, and the world is full of astronauts, ballerinas, and princesses. It’s a glorious new world for everyone but Jess, who wanted to be a mastodon when she grew up. An offbeat comedy about ambition, vocation, and restlessness.
January 24-27, 2024
Jackie Liebergott Black Box
All performances open to the public
Run Time: TBA
Content Advisory: This play contains guns and sounds of gunfire, a reference toward domestic violence, discussions of terminal illness, homophobic microaggressions, and racially insensitive language.
Sensory Advisory: TBA
THE IMPRACTICALITY OF MODERN-DAY MASTODONS
Creative Team
Scenic Design
Harvey Johnson
Costume Design
Ariana Dookhran
Lighting Design
Mia Moore
Sound Design
Jo Williams
Props Lead
Lauren Corcuera
PUPPET DESIGN
Delene Beauchamp
STAGE MANAGER
Grace DiNatale
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Kailey Pelletier
Dramaturg
Sofia Lindgren Galloway
A note from the
Director, Joshua M. Feder
Coming Soon
A note from the
Dramaturg, Sofia Lindgren Galloway
Coming Soon
Meet the
Cast
Jess – SOPHIA INEZ
Clarence / Clint & Chorus – SPENCER DANIEL
Delores & Chorus – ZOE HALPERIN
Pat / Thomas Jefferson & Chorus – ALEXANDER SERINO
Tracy / Comte de Buffon & Chorus – ARIEL COLEMAN
Inga / Charles Wilson Peale & Chorus – ANNA BAKER
Buster / History Narrator & Chorus – ASA DUPRAS
Paula / Paleontologist 1 / Lewis & Chorus – DAKOTA FRYE
Norman / Paleontologist 2 / Clark & Chorus – CHAD FRUSCIONE
Understudies
Jess – DAKOTA FRYE
Clarence / Clint & Chorus – CHAD FRUSCIONE
Inga & Others / Delores & Others / Chorus – JULIET SIMON
Tracy & Others / Paula & Others / Chorus – BRIDGET DEVINE
Pat & Others / Norman & Others / Chorus – NATE OAKS
Buster & Others / Chorus – EM SALZMAN
Meet the
Artistic and Production Staff
Assistant Director — MADDIE THORPE
Assistant Director –– JACK WHITLOW
Assistant Costume Designer — MADELINE HENRY
Wardrobe Supervisor — ALEXA PETERSON-ISMAIL
Assistant Lighting Designer — ARTHUR MANSAVAGE
Production Electrician — DAVIS KRANCHALK
Lead Electrician — MATT DANDINO
Assistant Sound Designer –– SPENCER SWETLOW
Production Sound Engineer — SARAH MILLER
Assistant Production Sound Engineer –– SKYLAR D’AMORE
Assistant Props Lead — ANTON SANTIAGO
Puppet Designer –– DELENE BEAUCHAMP
Assistant Puppet Designer –– NICOLE VOTA
Assistant Stage Manager — HALLE HART
2nd Assistant Stage Manager — OLIVER WORNER
Production Assistant — MARIANA MORALES
Associate Production Supervisor — ALAYNA DOMBOSKI
Associate Production Supervisor –– ALEX LEWIS
Assistant Production Supervisor — MAC MEDEIROS
Company Manager — MATTHEW GUERBER
Assistant Company Manager — DAVID ESTABROOKS
Assistant Company Manager — AMALIA SANDINE
Run Crew
Coming soon
Cast Bios
ANNA BAKER (pronouns) — Inga / Charles Wilson Peale & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
ARIEL COLEMAN (pronouns) — Tracy / Comte de Buffon & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
SPENCER DANIEL (pronouns) — Clarence / Clint & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
BRIDGET DEVINE (pronouns) — U/S Tracy & Others / Paula & Others / Chorus
Bio coming soon!
ASA DUPRAS — Buster / History Narrator & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
CHAD FRUSCIONE (pronouns) — Norman / Paleontologist 2/ Clark & Chorus , U/S Clarence / Clint & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
DAKOTA FRYE (pronouns) — Paula / Paleontologist 1/ Lewis & Chorus , Jess
Bio coming soon!
ZOE HALPERIN (pronouns) — Delores & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
SOPHIA INEZ (pronouns) — Jess
Bio coming soon!
NATE OAKS (pronouns) — U/S Pat & Others / Norman & Others / Chorus
Bio coming soon!
EM SALZMAN (pronouns) — U/S Buster & Others / Chorus
Bio coming soon!
ALEXANDER SERINO (pronouns) — Pat / Thomas Jefferson & Chorus
Bio coming soon!
JULIET SIMON (pronouns) — U/S Inga & Others / Delores & Others / Chorus
Bio coming soon!
Creative Team Bios
JOSHUA M. FEDER (pronouns) — Director
Bio coming soon!
RACHEL TEAGLE (she/her) — Playwright
Rachel Teagle is a playwright, librettist, and comedian who grew up in the Silicon Valley, moved around the country, and settled in Minnesota. She helped found the Atlanta Fringe Festival and the Twin Cities Playwright Cabal. She was awarded the Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers prize for her play The Ever and After. Her play The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons had its world premiere with Theatre Lab in September, 2021. She currently resides in St. Paul with her family. https://rachelteagle.com/
HARVEY JOHNSON (pronouns) — Scenic Designer
BFA ’24 Theatre Design & Technology. Bio coming soon!
ARIANA DOOKHRAN (pronouns) — Costume Designer
BFA ’24 Theatre Design & Technology. Bio coming soon!
MIA MOORE (pronouns) — Lighting Designer
BFA ’24 Theatre Design & Technology. Bio coming soon!
JO WILLIAMS (pronouns) — Sound Designer
BFA ’24 Theatre Design & Technology. Bio coming soon!
LAUREN CORCUERA (pronouns) — Props Lead
Bio coming soon!
DELENE BEAUCHAMP (pronouns) –– Puppet Designer
BFA ’24 Stage & Production Management. Bio coming soon!
GRACE DINATALE (pronouns) — Stage Manager
BFA ’24 Stage & Production Management. Bio coming soon!
KAILEY PELLETIER (pronouns) — Production Supervisor
BFA ’24 Stage & Production Management. Bio coming soon!
SOFIA GALLOWAY (pronouns) — Dramaturg
MFA ’24 Theatre Education and Applied Theatre. Bio coming soon!
Meet the
Emerson Stage Staff
Staff
Artistic Director — Annie G. Levy
General Manager — David Colfer
Assistant General Manager — Joshua M. Feder
Production Manager — Timothey Sullivan
Technical Director — Kristin Knutson
Head Carpenter — Connor Thompson
Scenic Painter — Joe Keener
Props Director — Ryan Bates
Assistant Properties Manager — Lauren Corcuera
Costume Shop Supervisor — Richelle Devereaux-Murray
Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor — Becky Pieroth
Draper/Cutter — Laurie Bramhall
Electrics Advisor — Nicole Cerra
Resident Sound Designer — Elizabeth Cahill
Sound Technician — Julie Beaulieu
Advisors FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Stage and Production Management — Debra A. Acquavella
Scenic Design — Baron Pugh
Scenic Painting — Joe Keener
Costume Design — Tristan Raines
Lighting Design — Scott Pinkney
Sound Design — Elizabeth Cahill
Fight & Intimacy — Ted Hewlett
Dramaturgy — Alexandra Juckno
Vocal Coach — TBD
Student Staff
Emerson Stage Office Assistants — Jake Tolentino, Kayla Copping, Alayna Domboski, Samantha Duggan, Karli Fisher, Carly Mentis
Production Management Assistants — Blake Berggren, Esther Chilson
Videographers — Xiao Chen, Ethan West
Scenic Technicians — Casper Apodaca, Cora Glazer, Davis Kranchalk, Bee LaClair, Oscar McQuilkin, Harley Novy, Mercedes Suarez, Elise Tuckwood
Scenic Artists/Painters — Rayan Afif, Nel Blinman, Paige Boyon, Elizabeth Fuire, Sophia Inez Bulbulia, Katherine Kendrick, Elizabeth Nunnery, Leo Servetar, David Staats, Charlize Tabrizi
Paint Shop Assistant — Maggie Stewart
Prop Shop Assistant — Delene Beauchamp, Amaya Gonzalez-Mollmann, Oliver Hawke, Mariel Richardson, Ava Scanlon, Mercy Suarez
Stitchers — Izzy Bacallao, David Estabrooks, Madeline Henry, Amanda Jacobson, Lorence Jones-Perpich, Heidi Keithahn, Alexa Peterson-Ismail, David Schell, Ava-Sofia Settoon, Anna Ten Eyck, Nina Turovsky
Laundry Assistants — Angelina Parillo
Stock Attendants — Sierra Bivins, Isabella Fortebuono, Ashleigh Jones, Lucile Lyon
Crafts — Wei Zhao
Light Lab Inventory Assistant — Eli Goldberg