UTNT (UT New Theatre): Pretend It's Pretend

March 1-3, 2024
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

Madeleine Berckley - Assistant Sound Designer • Nicole Chacko – Assistant Stage Manager • Violet Clemons – Costume Designer • Rusty Cloyes – Production Manager • Andy Grapko – Intimacy Director • Jason Lee Huerta – Technical Director • Layla Isaac – Assistant Costume Designer • Victoria Ellyse Jefferson – Assistant Technical Director • Jenny Lavery – Director • Joshua W. Martin – Scenic Designer • Bryce Riggle – Sound Designer • Jose Salcido – Assistant Production Manager • Mackenzie “Mack” Thornton – Assistant Director • Alison Vasquez – Vocal Director • Emma Watkins – Playwright • Jaden West – Assistant Director • Emma Winder – Assistant Director • Donna Bonnelle Yancey – Lighting Designer • Karol Yanez – Stage Manager

CAST

Jen…Shalom Onuorah

Arthur…Oliver Aaro

Clara...Penny Lou Zimmerman

Jen Understudy…Savannah Pruitt 

Arthur Understudy…Connor Burk

Clara Understudy…Lucy Nichols 

Photos by Thomas Allison.

Shalom Onuorah as Jen stands center stage basked in red light as Penny Lou Zimmerman as Clara and Oliver Aaro as Arthur are curled up on the ground hiding. They are performing a gun violence drill.
Actor Oliver Aaro as Arthur crouches down in the corner of the stage as he unfurls his plans for new playground equipment. Taken from his perspective on the floor, this view shows the on-stage playground and actress Shalom Onuorah as Jen in the background.
Actress Penny Lou Zimmerman as Clara stands above the ground at the end of a tall see-saw.
Shalom Onuorah as Jen and Oliver Aaro as Arthur share a sweet moment facing each other.
Actor Oliver Aaro as Arthur stands surrounded by the magical playground equipment he built looking at a flyer for armored backpacks.
Penny Lou Zimmerman as Clara and Shalom Onuorah as Jen set up for an armed intruder drill. Oliver Aaro as Arthur is off to the side. He does not know how to help, nor does he know how to go about this drill.
Shalom Onuorah as Jen stands smiling holding a clipboard.
Penny Lou Zimmerman as Clara lays down, relaxing, before her father, Arthur, comes home.
Shalom Onuorah as Jen and Oliver Aaro as Arthur sit on opposite ends of a see-saw, discussing something important. Arthur is up in the air, talking with his hands, while Jen is on the ground listening intently.
Penny Lou Zimmerman as Clara sits opposite Oliver Aaro as Arthur, her father. Smiles are on their faces.

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