CREATIVE
Director: Mak Secrest
Stage Manager: Olivia Lunsford
Sound Designer: Haley Hughes
Costume Designer: Jordan Hebert
Lighting Designer: Kate Landry
Props Designer: Sarah Statham
Scenic Designer: Cole Clark
Make-Up Artist: Jenika Kolacz
French Dramaturg: Milan Williams
Accent Coach: Landon Corbin
Fight Choreographer: Nick Erikson
Photographer: Ethan Hood
CAST
Abby: Alex Arnold
Zack: Ryan Bailey
Alioune: Amechi Obodoechina
Amina: Allysan Cleveland
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
Belleville is a play about escapism, co-dependency, and privilege. Herzog exposes the dangers of lying to ourselves and others to cope with the pressures of expectation and survival. This past summer, riots in the Paris Suburbs sparked by the senseless murder of a young North African man named Nahel Merzouk have informed our exploration of privilege’s role in coping with disaster. Our hope is that this show exposes the entitlement of American culture while reminding us that the grass is not always greener on the other side. At its core, Belleville is a provocation, pressing us to wrestle with unsettling questions: Can we ever truly know one another? Can a lie be motivated by love? What illusions do we permit ourselves to maintain a sense of superiority? Belleville doesn’t offer tidy answers or a central villain to blame. Instead, it leaves us with the reminder that avoidance can be just as destructive as confrontation, and that only through honesty and self-awareness can we begin to bridge the distance between us.