DENIM
Agatha Pokrzywinski as Brooke Shields in DENIM.
2018
Role: Director, Deviser
Written by Savannah Reich
Directed by Lisa Channer
University of Minnesota Stoll Thrust Theatre
In collaboration with Theatre Novi Most
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Pearce Bunting — Harry Love
George Keller — Mary Ellen Pleasant
Mackenzie Scheldt
Amber Frederick
Gracie Stockton
Emma Kessler
Agatha Pokrzywinski
Hannah Leatherbarrow
Ginger Dallin
Yiyun (Zoey) Cao
Aime Bita
Elina Walchuk
Gabrielle Stephans
Natalee Merola
Renee Schwarz
Waverly McCollum
Kyra Rahn
Andre' Hardy
Raymond Niu
Nicholas Chiaverini
Derek Sykes
Ethan Fogel
Jacob Preisler
Jacob Bodovski
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Teagan Hanson — Tuba
Noah Thompson — Tenor Sax
Rachel Tennier — Composer/arranger
Amy Halbmaier — Tenor Clainet
Katlyn Kampmeier — Flute
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Lisa Channer — Director
Savannah Reich — Playwright
Dan Dukich — Composer
Elena Atiles — Stage Manager
David Melendez — Dramaturgy Lead
Safa Sarvestani Scenic Design Lead
Dan Featherstone — Lighting Design Lead
Bejou Leifeld — Costume Design Lead
Justin Parks — Production Manager Lead
Lydia Anderson — Props Lead
Lena Figlear — Dramaturgy Team
Matt Boerst — Dramaturgy Team
Misha Hadar — Dramaturgy Team
Emily Rosenberg — Costume Design Team
Sarah Hasker — Set Design Team
Kevin Champion — Audio Engineer, Assistant Sound Designer
Wesley Hortenbach — Assistant Composer
Reba Landers — Assistant Director
Tessa Dahlgren — Assistant Director, Vocal Coach
Photos by Devon Cox.
DENIM explores and explodes the fantasies we tell about American classlessness by weaving through the history of denim jeans.
Jeans were created as a sturdy work uniform for gold miners during the CA gold rush by Levi Strauss and have since become both completely ubiquitous and a universal and international symbol for America. DENIM pulls at the threads of American history to see what unravels and what holds strong.
