Simona's Search

by Martin Zimmerman
directed by Carolina Isabella Campos

"A scientific exploration through drama. Simona, our protagonist, uncovers her father’s past through her studies and exploration of trauma. The team’s goal is to create theatre spaces for BIPOC students and represent all the dynamic facets of being Latina for an audience."

I often find that the emotional journey of a show is best guided by music. Here, a wide variety of songs back the most emotional scenes; taking the Latin background of our main characters into consideration, Simona Search's song selection features the likes of , with each song curated to fit the mood of the scene they are underscoring.

What would something only one person can see sound like? Our protagonist's inner demons manifest into an amalgamation of literal dark figures that haunt the space, resulting in a frightening underline in nearly every scene. Taking inspiration from horror video game effects, I distorted recordings of actor voices and weaved them into deep abstract stings to bring the Dark Figure to life.

Production Credits

Director - Carolina Isabella Campos
Stage Manager - Alexander Farrell
Assistant Stage Manager - Marion Mongello
Scenic Designer - Viscaya Wilson
Costume Designer - Rayya Gracy
Lighting Designer - Hailey Garza
Sound Designer - Iris Chiu
Media Designer - Reiley Torfun

Cast
Simona - Carolina Isabella Campos
Papa - Gerardo Navarro
Jake - Julio Cesar Gutierrez
Ensemble - Matthew Diston
Ensemble - Reynaldo Quintana
Ensemble - Ella Noriega
Ensemble - Dede Williams
Ensemble - Benji Santiago

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