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Fairview
February 29 - March 3, 2024
About the Show
Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury 

FAIRVIEW was originally commissioned and presented by
Soho Rep, New York, NY
(Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director)
and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA
(Tony Taccone, Artistic Director; Susan Medak, Managing Director)
Setting/Year: A nice house in a suburban neighborhood/Present 

There will be a 15-minute intermission during this production. 

CONTENT ADVISORY: Fairview contains adult content and language some may find offensive. The play explores racism and includes racial slurs, and some violence. 
Cast

In order of appearance

BEVERLY
Najiya Clayborn

DAYTON
Mbake Kekia
 
JASMINE
Alexandra Brown  

KEISHA
Gabrielle Copeland  

SUZE
Chloe Huettman  

JIMBO
Matt Flannery 

MACK
Maxxwel Megibben  

BETS
Ellie Phillips 

KEISHA UNDERSTUDY
T’Chyane Douglas 

SUZE UNDERSTUDY
Taylor Decker 

BETS UNDERSTUDY
Emma Decker 

PRE-SHOW ENTERTAINER
JoJo Edmonds 
Creative
DIRECTOR
Jeremy Gillett 

SCENIC DESIGNER
Kate Field 

COSTUME DESIGNER
Tracy Barber 

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Jeremiah Kearns 

SOUND DESIGNER
Jeremiah Kearns 

STAGE MANAGER
Sydney Willis 

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST
Makenna Hampton 

SCENIC ARTISTS
Aden Amburgey, Caitlin Herndon, Chloe Huettman, Karley Keen, Alex Korfhage, Sadie Lawrence, Max Maxwell, Elijah Merricks, Rebekah New, Maze Wetzel  

STITCHERS
Jaime Chaudoin, Kayleigh Ervin, John Henry Reynolds, Delaney Wells 

PROPERTIES DIRECTORS
Autrey Brown & Sadie Lawrence 

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Maddie Butler, Zander Chojnacki, Gates Smyth 

ASSISTANT PROPERTIES DIRECTOR
Maze Wetzel 

FIGHT DIRECTOR
Meredith Crutcher 

PRODUCER
Stephen Wrentmore  

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Zak Stribling 

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Zak Stribling 

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Michael Daniels 

COSTUME DIRECTOR
Tracy Barber 

LEAD CUTTER/DRAPER
Natalie Maynard 

COSTUME STOCK SPECIALIST
Andrea Richardson 

PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Cornelison, UK Photo
Carter Skaggs, UK Photo

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Shaan Azeem 

PROGRAM DESIGNER
Jennifer Sciantarelli 

MEDIA COORDINATOR
Mark Mozingo  

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR
Melanie L. Turner
Crew
RUN CREW
Zoie Albrecht, Ayana Roit 

LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR
Gabrielle Hartman 

SOUND BOARD OPERATOR
Karley Keen 

WARDROBE CREW
Angelina Ellis, Demi Handley, Emma Hatcher, Alayna Johnson 
 
HOUSE MANAGER
Melanie L. Turner
Faculty and Staff

Dean, College of Fine Arts: MARK SHANDA 

Acting Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance: PETER ALLEN STONE 


FULL-TIME FACULTY

Tracy Barber, Senior Lecturer/Costume Shop Director

Herman Farrell III, Professor, Playwriting, Co-Director Certificate in Filmmaking: Production & Dramatic Writing 
 
Kate Field, Assistant Professor, Scenic Design  

Jeremy Gillett, Assistant Professor, Acting  

Nancy Jones, Professor, History, Practice & Performance/Director of Musical Theatre Certificate/Director of Undergraduate Studies

Jeremiah Kearns, Visiting Lecturer, Lighting & Sound

Laura Neese, Lecturer, Dance 

Christina Ritter, Senior Lecturer, Theatre 

Peter Allen Stone, Associate Professor, Theatre 

Zak Stribling, Senior Lecturer, Theatre/Technical Director/Production Manager

Susie Thiel, Associate Professor, Dance/Director of Dance 

Stephen Wrentmore, Lecturer, Theatre/Season Producer/Studio Season Director 


ADJUNCT FACULTY

Theresa Bautista, Dance

Danielle Dunmire, Dance

Janie Morgan, Dance

Megh Jennings-Posner, Theatre 
 
Anna Wilson, Dance


STAFF

Natalie Maynard, Costume Cutter/Draper 

Andrea Richardson, Costume Inventory Specialist 

Melanie L. Turner, Administrative Assistant


EMERITUS FACULTY

Nelson Fields
Robert Haven
John Holloway
Geraldine Maschio
Rhoda-Gale Pollock
James W. Rodgers

Pre-Performance Talk

March 1, 6-7pm
UK Art Museum
FREE

Fairview director Assistant Professor Jeremy Gillett invites you to this academic forum in which a guided conversation helps to unpack and explore the concept of “white gaze” portrayed in the play. The panel discussion will expound on the themes in Fairview seeking answers to questions like: What is the “white gaze” and what meaning does it hold? How does the “white gaze” impact the black community…the white community…the whole community? How does the “white gaze” impact the relationship between the white gazer and the black person being gazed upon? But more directly: what steps can we take as a community to be in healthy relationship with one another despite perceived racial differences?

Panelists:

  • Dr. Aria S. Halliday, an Associate Professor in the University of Kentucky’s Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and program in African American Studies.
  • The Rev. Dr. Kory Wilcoxson, Senior Pastor of Crestwood Christian Church in Lexington, Ky., serving this congregation on the south side of Lexington for the past 14 years.
  • Devine Carama, director of One Lexington, a youth gun violence reduction program in the office of the mayor
  • Kylah Spring, founder of the Spirit and Grace Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting black women at a collegiate level

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