On the eve of Ramona’s sold-out stadium tour, her best friend and trusted assistant Paula announces she is leaving to pursue her own artistry. Fearing the loss of her closest confidante, Ramona reveals that a sex tape she made is about to be released, tainting her image (and ticket sales) forever. Will Paula stay and clean up Ramona’s mess one more time or finally escape the oppressive celebrity machine for good? A contemporary adaptation of Euripides’ Hippolytus, the love object examines the hyper-sexualization of women celebrities, the power struggles of interracial friendship and the tragedies of late-stage capitalism, all through the bubblegum veneer of an early 2000s pop superstar.

CAST

Kaylah Marie Crosby (PAULA), Emily Holland (RAMONA), William Anthony Sebastian Rose II (SIMON), Cat Christmas (TISH), Spencer Diaz Tootle (RANDY), Mollyanne Nunn (KYLIE)

​UNDERSTUDIES

Jordan Marie Ford (PAULA u/s), Mollyanne Nunn (RAMONA u/s), Freddy Mauricio (SIMON/ RANDY u/s), Jacinda Ratcliffe (TISH/ KYLIE u/s)


PRODUCTION TEAM

Jasmine B. Gunter (Director), Ariel Beller (Stage Manager), Emma Johnson (Asst. Stage Manager), Lucy Whipp (Production Manager), Tianxuan Chen (Scenic Designer) Stina Taylor (Technical Director), Seojung Jang (Lighting Designer), Ruby Lowe (Master Electrician), Newt Schottelkotte Sound Design, Original Composition, Racquel Postiglione (Properties Designer), Ben Argenta Kress (Costume Designer), Angelíca Grace (Choreographer), Courtney Abbott (Intimacy & Violence Director)


Photos by David Hagen