“In the future, no one will be nostalgic for the good old days.” “In the future, no one will long for sunlight, fresh air, or human touch.” “In the future, you’ll be able to connect anytime you want, anywhere you want.” The future is here. And her name is Sally. Sally: MIA is a surreal and voyeuristic techno-tragedy; a futuristic theatrical experience wherein time and space, memory and imagination, and inner and outer worlds blur together, where the possibilities of post-human consciousness are embodied in post-modern movement, experimental theatre, and digital soundscape. An idealistic telephone operator is offered the chance to become the first fully automated human being, and accepts, in hopes of better understanding the technology which has already taken over so much of her humanity. Once adrift in cyberspace, her memory fragments, distorts, and goes timeless. Was that her playing cowgirl as a kid or caller #7556? Did she really have a fiancé named John who went to war in Iraq, or was she just picking up radio interference? As Sally attempts to rediscover herself, we are not only taken into the cyborg’s simulated consciousness, but provoked into reflection on who we are, where we are headed, and who we’ll call when we get there. Sally: MIA is a timely exploration of our relationships with communication, technology, and our post-human future. Cast: Automate Sally Krista DeNio Adult Sally Helen Sage Howard Child Sally Cameron Kelly Sally Shadow Amy “Ray” Kingwill Sally Shadow Aura Fischbeck Sally Shadow Mica Miro Female Voice Carolyn Doyle* Male Voice Ryan Eggensperger *Member of Actor’s Equity Association. An Equity Approved Project. Production Crew: Conception; Co-Writer Choreographic Direction Krista DeNio Lead Writer Ryan Eggensperger Theater Direction, Dramaturge Susannah Martin Stage Manager Christine Dumke Lighting Design Allen Willner Set Design Luiza Silva Sound Design Robert Quillen Camp Light Operator Ali Woolwich Sound Operator Patrick Simms
