The Watering Hole
Conceived and Created by
Lynn Nottage and Miranda Haymon
In Partnership With
Christina Anderson, Matt Barbot, Montana Levi Blanco, Stefania Bulbarella, Amith Chandrashaker, nicHi douglas, Iyvon E., Justin Ellington, Emmie Finckel, Vanessa German, Ryan J. Haddad, Phillip Howze, Haruna Lee, Campbell Silverstein, Charly Evon Simpson, and Rhiana Yazzie
With
Michael Braun, Francis Jue, Denise Manning, Kenita Miller, Lisa Ramirez, Samy Younes, Liza Zayas
Installations
“The Multiplicity of Our Desires”
Outside/Virtual
Created by Matt Barbot, Iyvon E., Haruna Lee and Lynn Nottage
“Pre-industrial”
Grand Staircase
Created by Montana Levi Blanco and Rhiana Yazzie
With Montana Levi Blanco, Iyvon E., Emmie Finckel, Gabriela Gutierrez, Miranda Haymon, Lynn Nottage, Campbell Silverstein
“This Room is a Broken Heart”
Main Lobby
Created by Vanessa German and Haruna Lee
With Vanessa German, Haruna Lee and Aoi Lee
Art for Postcards Created by Naomi Chambers, JP Kim and Jameelah P
“Wings and Rings”
The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
Created by Emmie Finckel and Ryan J. Haddad
With Ryan J. Haddad
Audio Description by Stefania Bulbarella and Emmie Finckel
“Ssssssssshhhhhh”
Ford Foundation Studio Theatre
Created by nicHi douglas and Phillip Howze
With Samy Nous Younes
“Ebb & Flow”
The Linney Green Room and Dressing Rooms
Created by Christina Anderson and Miranda Haymon
“freeQuency”
The Irene Diamond Stage
Created by Christina Anderson and Justin Ellington
With Kenita Miller
“The Beach Explored”
The Diamond Backstage
Created by Campbell Silverstein and Charly Evon Simpson
“Spray Cap”
The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
Created by Matt Barbot and Amith Chandrashaker
With Liza Colon-Zayas
“Water Brings Me Back to You”
The Griffin Backstage
Created by Stefania Bulbarella and Charly Evon Simpson
With Mike Braun, Ryan J. Haddad, Francis Jue, Denise Manning, Kenita Miller, Lisa Ramirez
Staff
| Production Staff |
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| Set/Production Designer |
Emmie Finckel |
| Costume Designer |
Montana Levi Blanco |
| Associate Lighting Designer |
Amith Chandrashaker |
| Associate Sound Designer |
Justin Ellington |
| Projection Designer |
Stefania Bulbarella |
| Choreographer |
nicHi douglas |
| Associate Director |
Campbell Silverstein |
| Assistant Set/Production Designer |
Graham Caulfield |
| Assistant Costume Designer |
Jessica Crawford |
| Assistant Lighting Designer |
Janak Jha |
| Assistant Sound Designer |
DJ Potts |
| Associate Projection Designer/Projection Programmer |
Hannah Tran |
| Artistic Line Producer |
Iyvon E. |
| Production Manager |
Gabriela Gutierrez |
| Assistant Production Manager |
Jamie Pitter |
| Event Coordinator |
Ben Shipley |
| Technical Director |
K8 August |
| Props Master |
Jon Knust |
| Production Electrician |
Steven Johnson |
| Light Board Programmer |
Colin Chauche |
| Run Crew |
Suneil Cohen, Carolyn Emery, Pedro Lima, Jon Naranjo, Michael Nelson, Daniel Soto, Volmar, John Zayas |
| Carpentry Crew |
Emily Hill, Alaska Harris, John Zayas, Spencer Wolfe, Joe Pietropaolo, Steven Brenman, Megan Frazier, Angelina Meccariello, Jørgen Noodt Skjærvold, Andrew Freeburg, Keizo Fish, Thalia Sablon, Kate Budney, Aaliyah Stewart, Miguel Urbino, Alayana Klein, Ana Dratz, Adam Clayton, Rebecca Bickley-Clayton, KC Athol, Christina Tang, D. Ajane Carlton |
| Electricians |
Kailey Hays-Lenihan, Seth Brown, Nathan Selinger, Tim Neggie, Pedro Lima, Andrew Keil, Zach Stinnett, Jon Naranjo |
| SVC Crew |
Don Cieslik, Sunil Cohen, Priyanka Das, Tommy Fico, Iain Fisher, Max Helburn, Dave Horowitz, Sam Juhnke, Ajani NaNaBuluku, Jim Petty, Nick Ray, Jeffrey Rowell, Nathan Rubio, Volmar, Alex Xie |
| Audience Services |
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| Senior Front of House Manager |
Colleen Cortes |
| Tessitura Operations Manager |
Joshua Peters |
| Ticket Services Manager |
Colleen Wilson |
| Assistant Ticket Services Manager |
Jasmine Bermudez |
| Lead Ticket Services Representative |
Cheney Morgan |
| Ticket Services Representatives |
Jordan Cobb, Rupert Krueger, Abby Morris, Temar Underwood |
| Front of House Managers |
Alex Irish, Alicia Parker, Bayo Fayemi |
| House Managers |
Darcy Cadman, Dan O’Neil, Jessica Durdock Moreno |
| Audience Services Captains |
Ben Jones, Cynthia Bajor, Daniel George, Brittany Hazeldine Michael O'Grady |
| Audience Services Representatives |
Anne Bakan, Ella Baldwin, Katya Choodnovskiy, Grace Cutler, Barbara Garfinkle, Miranda Hall, Jonathan Hogue, Keith Jones, Libby Justus, Myren Mandap, Anastasia Martin, Megan Murphy, Faith Redding, Celeste Samson, Dylin Taylor, Chris Voegels |
| Film Staff |
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| Director of Photography |
Jabari Canada |
| Filming Equipment |
Market Road Films, Five OHM Productions |
| Filming Location |
My Happy Place AirBnB, Hauppauge, Long Island, Lisa Granot |
| Production Credits |
|
| Lighting, Sound and Video Equipment |
PRG |
| Sound and Video Equipment |
Five OHM Productions |
| Fire Hydrant |
Global Scenic Services |
| Music featured in “The Beach Explored” |
Erol Alkan - “Automatic”
Written and produced by Erol Alkan.
Publishing by Phantasy Songs / Bucks Music Group
Used by kind permission of Phantasy Sound
℗ 2021 Phantasy Sound
www.phantasysound.co.uk |
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| Special Thanks |
Franco Bulbarella, Nicole Sigmaringo, Nicole Hervas, Riccardo Hernández, Patty Bursztein, and PRG |
Signature Theatre Staff
Playwrights-in-Residence
The Pershing Square Signature Center Project Team
Design Architect…Gehry Architects, New York, PC
Architect of Record…H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
Owner’s Representative… Jonathan Rose Companies
Developer…Related Companies
Theatre Consultant…Auerbach Pollock Friedlander
Construction Manager… Structure Tone
Legal… Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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