Credits

Goodman Theatre
Susan V. Booth, Walter Artistic Director
John Collins, Executive Director

In association with Arbutus presents

THEATER OF THE MIND

Created by David Byrne & Mala Gaonkar

Directed by Andrew Scoville

General Manager - Karen Berry

Production Manager - Resolution Productions, Matt Marsden

Produced by Adam Belcuore, with Michael Cotey

Consulting Producer - Charlie Miller

Company Manager - Michael Pauken

Associate Production Manager - Resolution Productions, Ellen Willet

Technical Director - Resolution Productions, Brian Claggett

CREATIVE TEAM

Technology Director - Heidi Boisvert
Scenic Designer - Neil Patel
Costume Designer - Sarita Fellows
Lighting Designer - Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Sound Designer - Cody Spencer

Associate Scenic Designer - Lisa M. Orzolek
Associate Lighting Designer - Brian Elston
Associate Sound Designer - Forrest Gregor

Mask Design - Kevin Copenhaver

Casting - Lauren Port, CSA

CAST

Maidenwena Alba

James Earl Jones II*

Helen Joo Lee*

Elizabeth Laidlaw*

Em Modaff*

Victor Musoni*

AJ Paramo*

Kelli Simpkins*

Lucky Stiff*

Emily Zhang

Shariba Rivers*

*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Change Blindness Video - Theodore Koterwas

Assistant Directors - Amanda Berg Wilson & Betty Hart

Technology Producer - LeeAnn Rossi
Technology Integration - Bruce Cooper Associate to the Technology Director - Ed Lewis, Total Control Inc.
Theater of the Mind was originally developed with support from Technology Consultants - Brooklyn Research (Ezer Longinus, Johnny Lu, Patrick Rummage), Slow Immediate (Gershon Dublon, Xin Liu) Algorithmic Perfumery, and David Quakenbush/BrightJOY Arts

Technology updates for Theater of the Mind, Chicago developed by: Neyva Hernandez, Patrick Rufino, Patrick Rummage, and Prashast Thapan

General Contractor - Chicago Scenic Studios
Scenic Construction - Chicago Scenic Studios, Matt Chandler Lighting Rental - Theatrical Lighting Connections: CJ Bart, Project Manager Sound Rental - TC Furlong, Inc: Jonathan Hill, Project Manager

SCIENTIFIC & CREATIVE COLLABORATORS

Theater of the Mind was created and developed with input and insight from the following scientists and specialists. David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar are forever grateful for their time and generosity.

*Dr. Edward Adelson (MIT), Dr. Stuart Antsis (UCSD), Dr. Bahador Bahrami (UCL), Dr. Mahzarin Banaji (Harvard), Dr. Sepideh Bazazi (London), BeAnother Lab (Barcelona), Dr. Paul Bloom (Yale), Greg Bousted (Science Sandbox Films), Victoria Broackes (V&A, London Design Biennale), Richard Brown (Creative Consultant), *Dr. Emile Bruneau, Brusspup (artist), Dr. David Carmel (Victoria University of Wellington), *Dr. Patrick Cavanagh (Glendon College, York University), Dr. Fiery Cushman (Harvard), Dr. Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil (Cornell), *Dr. Diana Deutsch (UCSD), Dr. Karen Dobkins (UCSD), Dr. David Eagleman (Baylor College of Medicine), *Dr. Henrik Ehrsson (Karolinska Institutet), Dr. Elisabeth Engl (Scientific Consultant), Dr. Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich), Dr. Chris Frith (UCL), Dr. Paul Glimcher (NYU), Dr. Joshua Greene (Harvard), *Dr. Arvid Gusterstam (Karolinska Institutet), Dr. Lars Hall (Lund), Dr. Patrick Haggard (UCL), Dr. Jonathan Haidt (NYU), Dr. Julia Harris (Scientific Consultant), Dr. Petter Johansson (Lund), Rivka Kelley (Stage Manager), Kenny Komer (Designer), *Theodore Koterwas (Creative Consultant), Dr. Dan Levitin (McGill University), Dr. Sally Linkenauger (University of Lancaster), Dr. Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine), Dr. Beau Lotto (UCL), Dr. Stephen Macknik (SUNY), Geoffrey Marsh (V&A), Dr. Susana Martiniz-Conde (SUNY), Mark Mitton (magician), Dr. Steven Most (University of New South Wales), Walter Murch (consultant), Nathan Myrhvold (consultant), Dr. Elizabeth Phelps (Harvard), Dr. Steven Pinker (Harvard), Dr. VS Ramachandran (UCSD), Dr. David Rand (MIT), Dr. Geraint Rees (UCL), *Dr. John Reynolds (Salk Institute), Dr. Daniela Schiller (Mount Sinai), Dr. Sam Schwarzkopf (UCL), *Dr. Shinsuke Shimojo (CalTech), Dr. Dan Simons (University of Illinois), A Ship In The Woods, Dr. Mel Slater (University of Barcelona), Dr. Charles Spence (Oxford), Dr. Ana Tajadura-Jimenez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Dr. Alexander Todorov (University of Chicago), *Dr. Bjorn Van Der Hoort (UvA), Marcus Weldon (Supporter), Meghan Williams (Production Stage Manager).

Linked credits are those whose work directly appears in Theater of the Mind.

This exhibit uses patented technology (US Patent Nos. 8,206,229 and 8,628,426) owned by the California Institute of Technology that was developed in the laboratory of Professor Shinsuke Shimojo. Detailed information about this technology can be found in Professor Shimojo's publication entitled "Self and world: large scale installations at museums" and published in the third issue of Spatial Vision* in 2008.

STAGE MANAGEMENT & CREW

Production Stage Managers - Marcus Carroll and Kaden Nelson
Substitute Production Stage Manager - Lucia Lombardi
Lead Experience Ambassador - Amy Zasadzinski

Run Crew - Maddie Barton, Louis Lotham, Baylee Speer
Wardrobe Supervisor - Auden Granger
Wardrobe Dresser - Charles Junke

GOODMAN THEATRE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Director of Production - Rebecca Cribbin
Production Manager/Head of Stage Management - Briana Fahey
Interim Production Manager - Pat Fries

FRONT OF HOUSE

Director of Ticket Services - Erick Schnitger
Front of House Director - Tim Maples
Guest Services Manager - Kate Vargulich
Merchandise - Creative Goods

MARKETING

Chief Marketing Officer - Jay Corsi
Marketing/Website - Allied Global: Suzanne Santos, Grace Burns, Bradley Gambosi, Jordana Sherod, Robert Bak Partnership and Promotions - Reaction Marketing: David Morgan
Social Media - Anna Lee Ackerman

COMMUNICATIONS

Chief Communications Officer - Denise Schneider
Press - The Silverman Group: Beth Silverman and Maggie Sullivan
Publicity for David Byrne - Kate Jackson, Dana Erickson @ Grandstand

ADMINISTRATION
Chief Financial Officer - Lewis Warrick

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

Director of Facilities - Rees Grant
Director of IT - Rick Glass

EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT

Clifford Director of Education and Engagement - Jared Bellot

HUMAN RESOURCES
Chief Human Resources Officer - Cheron McNeal

DEVELOPMENT
Chief Development Officer - Dorlisa Martin

ARBUTUS

Managing Director - Rebecca Faulkner Consultant and Fundraising - Emily Simoness Assistant to David Byrne - Salwa Benloubane Legal Counsel - Gil Karson Esq., Grubman Indursky & Shire, PC & Zak Shusterman Esq., Law Office of Zak Shusterman
Theatrical Agents - Leah Hamos & Seth Glewen, Gersh Agency Business Management - NVK, Inc., Jenna Ready and Nathan Koch
Accounting - Fred Martens CPA, Lutz & Carr LLP Consulting Producer for Arbutus - Melissa Cashion

ART

Mom's Paintings - Bernard Gilardi (learn more about his story here)

Theater of the Mind was originally developed and premiered by Off-Center at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts - Executive Director & Curator, Charlie Miller and Managing Director, Charles Varin. The original production was produced by Charlie Miller, Nate Koch, LeeAnn Rossi, Melissa Cashion, and Arbutus.

Developed in collaboration with Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone/600 HIGHWAYMEN

Much of the full Goodman Theatre Staff helped make Theater of the Mind a reality. Thank you to all!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

PRINCIPAL SUPPORT

DPD
Sloan Foundation

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