EVANSVILLE, IN (01/26/2023) The University of Evansville (UE) Theatre commences its Spring 2023 season with Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation, which opens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, in the May Studio Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on February 3-4; and at 2:00 p.m. on February 4-5.
Led by a charismatic instructor, a group of adults convene in a community center to seek connection through a creative drama class. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker explores the pathos and comedy inherent in everyone’s efforts to find joy in the journey towards transformation.
Circle Mirror Transformation is directed by Jimmy Guest, a senior Theatre Studies major from Bettendorf, Iowa; Zoe Paraskevopoulos, a senior Stage Management major from Flower Mound, Texas, serves as the scenic designer; Avery Finn, a junior Theatre Studies major from Terre Haute, Indiana, is the costume designer; Jamey Pearson, a junior Design and Technology major from Moody, Texas, is the lighting designer; Blake Cooper, Assistant Technical Director/Scene Shop Manager, serves as the sound designer; Spencer Marfy, a junior Performance major from Tallmadge, Ohio, is the dramaturg; Madison Wilson ’22, a guest artist, is the stage manager, and Vi Lecklider, a senior Design and Technology major from Columbus, Indiana, serves as the technical director.
The cast features Umbra Person, a first-year Performance major from Jonesboro, Georgia, as Marty; Nathan Viscaino, a senior Performance major from Redmond, Oregon, as James; Garrett Hale, a junior Performance major from Haslet, Texas, as Schultz; Lillian Grace Carlson, a junior Performance major from Minneapolis, Minnesota, as Theresa; and Sophia McGuire, a first-year Performance major from McKinney, Texas, as Lauren.
