Matawan
south central regional premiere
by Dan Caffrey
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Theatre and Dance
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre, 2018
Matawan recounts the true story of a shark who terrorized the coast of New Jersey in 1916 - from the shark’s point of view. Dan Caffrey’s dynamic script wrenches the human stories from our grasp and encourages us to empathize with the shark. In this production, a movement ensemble for her body and a single voice and emotional figure at the helm created a desperation and distinctive beauty that humanized her tragic tale.
DIRECTION: Lane Michael Stanley
CHOREOGRAPHY: Isaac Iskra and Sarah Maggard
SCENERY: Zoe Andersen
COSTUMES: Stephanie Mae Fisher
LIGHTING: Jiajing Qi
MEDIA: Mingxiang Ya
SOUND/SCORE: Samuel Lipman
DRAPERS: Sarah Aldridge, Betty Chlystek, and Poua Yang
TAILOR: Sarah Aldridge
