Join us in the KAM Auditorium for a free screening of the Illinois Theatre production of REDBALL.
REDBALL was produced through an interdepartmental partnership between Illinois Theatre Actors, Theatre Studies Screenwriters, and Media and Cinema Studies Filmmakers to create and produce original content from the ground up.
About the film
Sam and Jessie travel to the heart of grief, friendship and the Krannert Art Museum in Red Ball. Written by the Theatre Studies Beginning Screenwriting students, filmed by the Media & Cinema Studies Advanced Filmmaking class, and starring the Illinois Theatre Department Senior On-Camera BFA actors, Red Ball is the first in a hopefully long line of interdepartmental collaborative short film projects.
An enterprise in magical realism, Red Ball was filmed on location in the Krannert Art Museum and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts over the course of six days, following COVID safety guidelines.
REDBALL will be shown April 15-17 in the Krannert Art Museum Auditorium (Room 62). The film will be on continuous loop, with sound, and open to the public. Admission is free.
CREDITS
DIRECTORS
Victor Font
Nisi Sturgis
HEAD WRITER
Thomas Miller
WRITERS
Anusha Bansal
Melody Contreras
Shelby L Dorsey
Tony Garcia
Sky Harris
Jacqueline Andrea Moreno
Noelle Provost
Jordan Nicholas Ratliff
Tonatiu Ruiz-Escobedo
Max Szykowny
Kerry Valentine Taylor
Amy Toruno
Nathan Marcel Ramsey
CAST
Sam #1 Uche Nwansi
Jessie #1 Charlie Bauer
Sam #2 Charlee Amacher
Jessie #2 Stasia Kasimos
Sam #3 Leojae Payton
Jessie #3 Will Burke
Sam #4 Latrel Crawford
Jessie #4 Zoe Replinger
Sam #5 Jenna Kohn
Jessie #5 Lydia McDermott
Worker Fabian Guerrero
PRODUCTION TEAM
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Shana Olivero
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTORS
Ari Kelo
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Mark Capapas
Duncan McMillan
ACTING COACH
Erica Cruz Hernandez
CAMERA & LIGHT CREW
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Lincoln Rogers
FOCUS PULLER
Garrett Miller
CLAPPER LOADER
Mark Capapas
GAFFER
Julian Herrera
KEY GRIP
Angel Loera Herrera
LIGHTING ASSISTANCE
Robert Perry
SOUND CREW
BOOM OPERATOR
Brianna Boynton
SOUND MIXER
Tyler Belisle
ART DEPARTMENT
ART DIRECTOR
Mark Capapas
COSTUME DESIGNER & WARDROBE
Vivian Krishnan
SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST
Christina Rainwater
PROPS MANAGER
Nisi Sturgis
EDITING & POSTPRODUCTION
EDITOR
Victor Font
Jordan Coughtry
DIT & ASSISTANT EDITOR
Tiegan Hartley
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR for MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Julia Nucci Kelly
CURATOR of ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Liza Sylvestre
DESIGN & INSTALLATION SPECIALIST
Walter Wilson
STUDENT GALLERY ATTENDANT
Natalie Bready
SECURITY GUARD
Martha Halcrombe
KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
PATRON SERVICES & LOCATION MANAGER
Elizabeth Lillig
SCENE SHOP CHIEF CLERK
Bill Kephart
AUDIO DIRECTOR
Rick Scholwin
FACILITY MANAGER
John O. Williams
BUILDING OPERATIONS TEAM
Emmett Caitlin
Tony Mapson
SPECIAL THANKS
COVID MONITOR
Dane Brandon
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ADMINISTRATOR
David Swinford
CALLIGRAPHY KING
Brian Kim
