DIRECTED BY MAX MOONEY

PHOTOS BY SYDNEY TATEB

BUTTERFLY AND ERNIE IS AN ORIGINAL PIECE BY GAIA MALIN THAT EXPLORES THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDHOOD, IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY, AND THE BIRDS AREN'T REAL CONSPIRACY.

IN THIS DYSTOPIAN WORLD, THE RADIO IS THE SOLE FORM OF COMMUNICATION, BRAINWASHING PEOPLE INTO BELIEVING THAT THERE ARE BIRDS IN THE SKY WHEN THERE ARE, IN FACT, NONE. BUTTERFLY AND ERNIE ARE TWO CHILDREN WHO SET OUT ON A JOURNEY TO SEEK OUT THE TRUTH OF THIS AND ULTIMATELY UNCOVER MUCH MORE AND MUCH LESS THAN THEY HOPE TO.

FOR THIS WORLD, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FOCUS ON HOW MASSIVE THE WORLD CAN FEEL, ALL THROUGH THE LENS OF A CHILD.

THE SET was comprised of arts and crafts projects and CHUNKY TECHNOLOGY. as the world delved more into the unknown, more and more technology spewed from the otherwise innocent vignettes of messes.

CAST

BUTTERFLY................….....VERÓ MATHENY

ERNIE....….........…..........CAMELIA MUÑIZ

BEAR..................…..........FRANCISCO MORANDI

MARY..................…..........YUVAL BENIT

PIDGEON..........................MARV RAMIREZ

GOOSE.............................BEATRICE ONIONS

BIG AND IMPORTANT......…..ETHAN JONES

cREATIVE TEAM

SET DESIGN BY ELLERY PIERCE

COSTUME DESIGN BY KATHERINE GALLO

LIGHTING DESIGN BY KENNY CASTRO

SOUND DESIGN BY SEAN D. ALLEN

STAGE MANAGED/ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY ROSE SIEGEL

DRAMATURGY BY GIANNA MILLICI

ORIGINAL SONG BY KIARA NEGRONI