Springtime

by María Irene Fornés

“I wanted to love with all my heart or not at all and that I wanted to be loved the same way or not at all”

Springtime by María Irene Fornés dissects the parameters of love when faced with socioeconomic disparity.

Set in 1958, Greta is diagnosed with Tuberculosis. In a fight to pay for her treatment, Rainbow resorts to petty crime until caught and threatened. Greta and Rainbow's love is put to the test under the pressures of lack of medical care and nourishment, poverty, homophobia, and sexism.

Performed and broadcasted during COVID-19, we had to push the boundaries of love while respecting social distancing. Our production explored the love between Greta and Rainbow in the form of memory from a surrealist lens. The play took place in Greta’s mind and functioned as a ghost play.

Photography by George Tsambis

SIOBHAN KIERNAN – GRETA

SEAN GORDON – RAY

Received from Purchase College Conservatory of Arts Theater & Performance Award Ceremony

Performed at the SUNY Purchase Performance Lab in Spring 2021

PRODUCTION TEAM

MILAN CASTRO – DIRECTOR

CARLY FRIEDMAN – PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

ADAM HAMDY - LIGHTING DESIGNER

JESS MARR - SCENIC DESIGNER

EMILY WEBB – SOUND DESIGNER AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

DIXIE O'CONNELL – COSTUME DESIGNER AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ASH VISKER – DRAMATURG AND ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER

MAGGIE GILES – PROJECTIONS DESIGNER

GEORGE TSAMBIS – LIGHTBOARD OPERATOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER

QUINLAND THOMPSON – SET CONCEPTIONALIST

EZEKIEL CLARKE – VIDEOGRAPHER

ROMEY DRABEK – RUN CREW

Winner of the 2020-2021 Wadsworth Award for Outstanding Production

CAST

MEGAN SIEPAK – RAINBOW