Directed and Written by Lauren N. Fields and Janie Killips
Assistant directed by John Hampton Cade
Composed by Eric Richardson
Dramaturgy by Michaela Heidemann
Movement directed by Jill Moshman
Pre-Production Consultation by Jordyn Prince
Stage management by Lauren Lundy
Technical directed by Bryce Fields
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Leo Chappell as "Samuel"
Isabella Coelho as "Mary"
Libby Conkle as "Martha"
Anna Connelly as "Grace"
Tyler Esselman as "George"
Samuel Wyatt Haines as "Josiah"
Christina Renee Jones as "Sarah"
Ashlyn Lozano as "Beatrice"
Ian Miller as "John"
Juan Pablo Ocasio as "Eli"
Jill Perez as "Gypsy"
Elise Randall as "Violet"
Laura Resinger as "Grace"
Max Stewart as "William"
Keith Surney as "James"
Cursed: An American Tragedy is an immersive experience that explores the story of a family curse shown through three different generations during times of war. The audience can choose to follow various family members within the three different time periods- The Civil War, World War I, and World War II. The audience will witness men facing the horrors of war, families dealing with the reality of being left behind in wartime, and the esoteric approaches with which the women confront what they perceive to be a curse on their bloodline.
Cursed explores the ideas of family, fate, and what it means to construct our own narratives as Americans. It is an attempt to expand on the popular voyeuristic style of immersive theatre, by offering the audience the freedom to act silently but adventurously in order to discover the family’s secrets through careful observation and one-on-one experiences.
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