Spaceman
written by Leegrid Stevens
directed by Jacob Titus
featuring Erin Treadway
Spaceman follows Molly Jennis on her eight month journey through deep space as she attempts to be the first person to reach Mars.
**Nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards!**
**Outstanding Solo Performance**
–Erin Treadway–
**Outstanding Lighting Design**
–Simon Cleveland–
**Winner of 2 NY Innovative Theatre Awards**
**Outstanding Solo Performance**
–Erin Treadway–
**Outstanding Sound Design**
–Leegrid Stevens–
Press
“A magnificent example of what Off Off Broadway can do” – NY Times
“Intesnse and Frightening” – The New Yorker
“An astounding production” – Hi!Drama
“A dangerously intoxicating adventure full of wit and heart” – New York Theatre Review
“Uncommonly spectacular” – Interludes
Features/Interviews
The New Yorker – Talk of the Town
American Theatre Magazine – After Injury, ‘Spaceman’ Readies It’s Launch
Playbill Feature – How Award-Winning Designers created a Zero-Gravity Set
TheatreMania Feature – Erin Treadway On How She Defies Gravity
writer/LEEGRID STEVENS
director/JACOB TITUS
actor/ERIN TREADWAY
puppeteer/SHAWN DAVIS
set design/CAROLYN MRAZ
props design/RYAN COURTNEY
lighting design/SIMON CLEVELAND
costume design/HEATHER CAREY
movement director/JONATHAN TAYLOR
stage manager/EMILY VENEZIA
producers/CHARLES QUITTNER, LIANNE KENNEDY, SARAH GEORGE
voice talent/LYNNE MCCOLLOUGH, ERIC SLATER, ANDRES MUNAR, RYAN POINTER, JEFF AUER, REGAN ADAIR, YOSHI AMAO, SAORI GODA, REGAN GLOVER, KAISON LOUIE & AMIRA ANTHONY
All performances at THE WILD PROJECT, 195 E 3rd Street, NYC
In SPACEMAN, the difficulties of interplanetary space travel are brought to life in exacting detail. Radiation exposure, long term weightlessness, low light, extensive communication delays and poor hygiene are just a few of the challenges astronaut Molly Jennis must face as the first to Mars. But she soon finds nothing compares to the psychological effects of having so much time alone. Time spent mulling over the decisions she has made and what might be waiting for her when she finally reaches her destination.
“We’re all humans and the idea of sending one of our kind on a trip like that would be a wonderful adventure for the entire world. the whole world would get behind it.” – James McLane, Former NASA engineer discussing a one-way, solo trip to Mars
“…a masterpiece of science fiction. It avoids the fippery of space adventure while conveying the heroism of space travel. It imparts that classic sense of wonder, marveling at humanity’s potential and the courage that drives our endeavors. This is a work of compassion, humor, and keen insight.” — Aaron Grunfeld, NY Science Fiction Review
“…a performance of extraordinary range and depth and mettle: this is one of the most astonishingly controlled and nuanced pieces of acting I have seen in a very long time.”— Martin Denton, NYtheatre.com
Nominated for 4 NY Innovative Theatre Awards
(Outstanding Production, Outstanding Full Length Script)
Won Outstanding Solo Performance – Erin Treadway
Won Outstanding Sound Design – Leegrid Stevens
Past Performances:
October 2012 – Incubator Arts Project
July 2013 – Kofest at Amherst College
January 2018 – Exponential Festival
featuring Erin Treadway and Shawn Davis
costume design by Rabiah Troncelitti
scene design by Carolyn Mraz
light design by Driscol Otto
assisted by Simon Cleveland
sound design by Leegrid Stevens
produced by Ryan Pointer, B.J. Evans, and Regan Glover
Related info:
Read James McLane’s proposal of a one way trip to Mars.
Mars-One is actually planning to send people to Mars with no return and to fund the project by broadcasting the voyage as reality TV.
Reddit posted this question: If given a one-way ticket to Mars, would you do it?
Upcoming Performances:
If you are interested in bringing Spaceman to your theatre then contact us!