Empty Space: Episode 3

In a world beset by a rapid change to the climate astronaut Roberta Bottom seeks an answer. As her journey unfolds she realizes the importance of colleagues, family, and spirit guides. Two paths are before her, what will Robbie choose to do?

Cast

Robbie Bottom Allie Huston

Mrs. Burns Kaitlyn Schulte

Coach Sterns Jaime Merz

Professor Smug Abby Simon

Turtle Emma Grace Tucker

Hare Sophie Mailoux

Voice Over Richard Buchanan

Creative

Director Richard Buchanan

Copy Editor AJ Keith

Stage Manager Caroline Lederle

Poster Designer Annie Reynolds

Co-Writer Rae Buchanan

Logo Designer Jacob Russel

Logo Project Leader Kurt Grannon

Poster Designer Annie Reynolds

Composers David Puthoff

Cameron Weitz

Joel Williams

Workshop Actors Emma Quick

Todd Quick

Rae Buchanan

Music

“Empty Space Main Theme” by David Puthoff

"War" by Cameron Weitz

"Sewer Funk" by Video Leap

Special Thanks

Dr. James Williams, Dr. Michael Sontag, Amy Smith, Mark McCafferty, Joe Rivers, Albin Waldbillig, Katrina Kenton, Jeff Briggs, Kathy Owens, Art Guild, Kurt Grannon, Velma Daily, Joe O’Neil, Rae Buchanan, MSJ Theatre Lab

As we strive to create art in this challenging time the health and safety are vitally important. At MSJ Theatre Arts we had many safety procedures in place. For starters, we complied with health and safety guidelines as set out by Mount St. Joseph University and the CDC. In our rehearsal, we instituted regular hand and surface cleansing. As noted in several studies regarding the performing arts, we limited our active rehearsal time to 30-minute blocks. After each 30 minute intervals, the actor in the space station (tent) would vacate the space while a HEPA filter was run in the space. [Following the manufacturer's specifications for ACR (Air Change Rate)]. As you might have noticed, all the characters seen in the episode interacted with our Astronaut Robbie through Zoom. This not only emulates what it might be like for a person isolated in space but kept our actors safe. The only crew present included the director and stage manager who remained outside the tent, and masked.