July 12, 2023 – August 6, 2023
Aislin is getting older. She suffers the inevitable indignities of being human — and hates technology. Stacy, her caregiver is perfectly toned, doesn’t age, and is utterly in control — because she’s an AI entity. And there’s a new algorithm out there called AOS or Approximation of Soul. Does Stacy have it? Oscar nominee and Obie-winning José Rivera examines how we live, die, and form our sense of self in a world that’s increasingly saturated with technology.
Sponsored by Mina Goodrich & Lawrence Dean
Photo by Seth Freeman
Sara Koviak and Anne O’Sullivan in the world premiere of Your Name Means Dream by José Rivera at CATF in 2023.
Photo by Seth Freeman
Sara Koviak and Anne O’Sullivan in the world premiere of Your Name Means Dream by José Rivera at CATF in 2023.
Photo by Seth Freeman
Sara Koviak in the world premiere of Your Name Means Dream by José Rivera at CATF in 2023.
Photo by Seth Freeman
Sara Koviak and Anne O’Sullivan in the world premiere of Your Name Means Dream by José Rivera at CATF in 2023.
PLAYWRIGHT INTERVIEWS – RIVERA – 2023
Interview with José Rivera Researched, interviewed, and edited by Sharon J. Anderson, CATF Honorary Board Member CATF: In 2007, you compiled 36 Assumptions About Playwriting – “an unscientific, gut-level survey in no particular order of importance” – based on your teaching of writing from second grade to graduate school. The 13th assumption is, “Invest something … Continued
The Cast
STACY
Sarah Koviak*
AISLIN
Anne O’Sullivan*
Production Team
SCENIC DESIGN
David M. Barber**
COSTUME DESIGN
Ashley Soliman**
LIGHTING DESIGN
Christina Watanabe**
SOUND DESIGN
David Remedios**
STAGE MANAGER
Paulina “pau” Tobar*
ASST. STAGE MANAGER
Corin Greene*
ASST. DIRECTOR
Rudy Ramirez
CASTING
Pat McCorkle, CSA
Rebecca Weiss, CSA
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Aaron Anderson
*Actors’ Equity Association
**United Scenic Artists
***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society