MAN AND MOON
by Siena Marilyn Ledger
synopsis
Aaron is a trans man with breast cancer, and Luna is a 12-year-old girl with a deep passion for outer space. Together in the lobby of an Oncology Unit, they learn how to wait as they navigate their changing bodies and circumstances within the expanse; this is a story of friendship.
creative team
written by Siena Marilyn Ledger*
directed by Hayley Procacci
produced by 16th Street Theater and Dragonfly Theatre Company
stage managed by Vibyana Sacluti
assistant director… Omar Fernandez
scenic design… Adrian Luka Oxoa
lighting design… Lauren A. Skully IV
sound design… Payton Kaye
costume design… Louise Scout Gregory
intimacy coordination… Michele DiMaso
featuring Clare Wols and Peter Danger Wilde
production photos by Glenn Felix Willoughby
*Rolling World Premiere with the National New Play Network
press
“Man and Moon remains a moving testament to unlikely friendships wherever you may find them"
-Chicago Stage And Screen
“An honest and funny take on life, death, and change"
-3rd Coast Review
"A moving play about unlikely friends"
-Chicago Tribune
"Luminous storytelling... This tight, intermissionless 90-minute play is absorbing without being forced or unreal."
-Chicago Reader
"An emotional and poignant- yet humorous- exploration of gender, puberty, death, and the universal need to reach out and touch someone."
-Chicago On Stage