Dusk

Dusk
Theater	Salvage Vanguard Theater
Directed by	Shana Merlin
Cast	Ace Manning Andreas Fabis Audrey Rachel Sansom Avimaan Syam Bryan Cruz Chelsea Gilman Colin Thomas Bates Courtney Hopkin Dana Yanoshak Hugo Zesati Julie Gillis Katie Thornton Kyle Traughber Lauren Buck Lauren Zinn Lindsey Reeves Liz Brammer Madi Goff Michael Joplin Michael Thomas Patrick Knisely Sarah Marie Curry Sarah Marie Curry Shana Merlin
Initial Run	Oct/Nov 2009
Subsequent Run(s)	Oct/Nov 2010

Dusk (full name: Dusk: Improvised Tween Erotica) was a longform narrative improv show produced by Gnap! Theater Projects.

It was an improvised take on The Twilight Saga.

Show Structure

The show included many of the tropes associated with the novels, including a werewolf/vampire/human love triangle, a diary voiceover, and some sort of vampire sporting event.

History

The show had two mainstage runs at Salvage Vanguard Theater. The first was Fridays and Saturdays from 10/23/09 to 11/21/09. The second was Fridays and Saturdays from 10/22/10 to 11/20/10. They also did three festival appearances: the Chicago Improv Festival from 4/23/10-4/24/10; New York City at the Tank Theater on 7/9/10; and Atlanta in 2011. They ran fundraiser shows for the Chicago trip on 4/9/10 and 4/16/10 and for the New York trip on 6/25/10 and 7/2/10 (all those shows were at Salvage Vanguard Theater.

The marketing tagline for the 2009 run was "True love waits... forever."

The marketing tagline for the 2010 run was "Forever is for serious."

Cast and Crew

2010 Run

Cast

• Andreas Fabis
• Audrey Rachel Sansom
• Avimaan Syam
• Bryan Cruz
• Chelsea Gilman
• Courtney Hopkin
• Julie Gillis
• Kyle Traughber
• Lauren Zinn
• Lindsey Reeves
• Madi Goff
• Michael Joplin
• Michael Thomas
• Patrick Knisely
• Sarah Marie Curry

Crew

• Director -- Shana Merlin
• Producer -- Shannon McCormick
• PR -- Lauren Buck
• Graphic Design -- Courtney Hopkin
• Costumes -- Audrey Rachel Sansom
• Photos -- Jon Bolden
• Video Director -- Michael Thomas
• Video Editor -- Don Swaynos
• Sound Design -- Sara Farr and Sarah Marie Curry
• Set Design -- Cindie Mooney
• Light Design -- Ace Manning
• Program Design -- Courtney Hopkin
• Sound Tech -- Joshua Bush
• Light Tech -- Michael Sullivan
• Box Office -- Britney Salyer

Chicago

Cast

• Avimaan Syam
• Chelsea Gilman
• Courtney Hopkin
• Kyle Traughber
• Lindsey Reeves
• Michael Joplin
• Michael Thomas
• Patrick Knisely
• Shana Merlin

Crew

• Tech -- Sara Farr

New York Cast

• Andreas Fabis
• Audrey Rachel Sansom
• Avimaan Syam
• Bryan Cruz
• Julie Gillis
• Lauren Zinn
• Madi Goff
• Michael Joplin
• Michael Thomas
• Shana Merlin

2011 Run

Cast

• Ace Manning
• Andreas Fabis
• Audrey Rachel Sansom
• Avimaan Syam
• Bryan Cruz
• Chelsea Gilman
• Courtney Hopkin
• Hugo Zesati
• Katie Thornton
• Kyle Traughber
• Lauren Buck
• Michael Thomas
• Sarah Marie Curry
• Shana Merlin

Crew

• Director -- Shana Merlin
• Producer -- Shannon McCormick
• Stage Manager -- Dana Yanoshak
• PR -- Andreas Fabis
• Graphic and Program Design -- Courtney Hopkin
• Costumes -- Audrey Rachel Sansom, Courtney Hopkin
• Photos -- Jon Bolden
• Video Director -- Michael Thomas
• Video Editor -- Michael Thomas, Courtney Hopkin
• Sound Design -- Sarah Marie Curry, Sara Farr
• Set Design -- Cindie Mooney, Andreas Fabis

Atlanta Cast

• Andreas Fabis
• Bryan Cruz
• Colin Thomas Bates
• Courtney Hopkin
• Dana Yanoshak
• Kyle Traughber
• Liz Brammer
• Michael Joplin
• Michael Thomas
• Shana Merlin

Media

• "Bella Picks a Team" promo: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.
• Video interview with Katie Thornton about the show.
• Video interview with Shana Merlin about the show.
• Video of opening night (10/23/09): part 1, part 2.
• Video of the opening of the 11/13/09 show.
• Video of their 4/1/10 show (a warm-up for their Chicago festival appearance).
• Video of their 9/23/10 show: part 1, part 2.
• Video of their 9/23/10 show: part 1, part 2.

More Information

• The announcement of the 2010 run on The AIC Forums.
• The announcement of the Chicago fundraiser shows on The AIC Forums.
• The announcement of the New York City fundraiser shows on The AIC Forums.
• The announcement of the 2011 run on The AIC Forums.