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"Darkside," a play written by Ken Jones in 1988, was produced by the Rude Guerrilla Theater Company and presented 5-27 August 2005. The play proved to be very popular and received positive reviews, with over half of the performances playing to sell-out crowds. Michelle Evans served as Technical Advisor for this production. In addition she designed the Apollo 18 mission patch, several stage props, and a theater display during the show run. Check the links to the right to see more pages devoted to the exciting 2005 production of "Darkside."
Main Page: This page contains a synopsis of the play, the 2005 Cast and Crew credits, a Scene List and Timeline, and the August 2005 Show Schedule.
Articles: An archive of newspaper and magazine articles concerning "Darkside." Also included on this page are a review and photographs from the September 1997 Southern California production of "Darkside" at the Huntington Beach Playhouse.
Photographs: Follow the production from casting, rehearsals, performances, and parties, through to the finale as the stage is closed down.
Props/Displays: See the various props and displays created by Michelle Evans of Mach 25 Media and the Orange County Space Society for the 2005 Rude Guerrilla production. Included is a special tribute to the last man each Apollo crew saw before they lifted off for the Moon. |
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(Please note that sadly Rude Guerrilla is no more, however the web site is still active with archives from past shows, including "Darkside." If you click the RG logo to the left you will see a link to "Archives," then to their 2005 season , and finally to "Darkside.") |
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Synopsis: The play deals with a fictional mission of Apollo 18, the last of the lunar exploration missions, launched in October 1973. The play picks up with the end of the surface activities on the Moon and the crew of the Lunar Module "Yorktown" is ready to launch back into orbit to meet up with their companion in the Command Module "Independence" for return to Earth. The LM rocket engine does not ignite and the astronauts are stranded on the surface.
The remainder of the play revolves around the crisis and how it is dealt with by the crew and Mission Control. Whenever "Independence" orbits around to the far side of the Moon and is out of communications, we go into flashback sequences seen through the mind of the Command Module Pilot, showing us how the astronauts coped with family life, training, and their launch on this historic mission. |
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© 2005 Michelle Evans Apollo XVIII patch copyright |
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— August 2005 "Darkside" Cast and Crew list — |
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CREW: Director Assistant Director Stage Manager Costume Designer Lighting Technical Advisor |
CAST: "Gunner" Smith Bill Griffin Ed Stone Reporter Gigi Stone Beth Griffin CapCom Pad Leader |
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Sharyn Case * Kristina Seitz Cynthia Hood Heather Enriquez Andrew Nienaber Michelle Evans |
Vince Campbell * Jay Fraley Ryan Harris Larry Scott * Jami McCoy Coreen Mueller Jonathon Markanday Michelle Evans |
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* from 1997 Huntington Beach production |
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"DARKSIDE" SCENE LIST (Timeline):
00 Launch Preparations: 4 October 1973 at 08:30 EST 01 Moon: 10 October 1973 02 Interview: 27 September 1973 03 Pre-Launch Party: 1 September 1973 04 Moon: 10 October 1973 –– Interlude 05 Command Module Simulator: 3 September 1973 06 Moon: 11 October 1973 (EVA) 07 Pre-Launch Party: 1 September 1973 08 Bill and Beth’s Bedroom: 14 September 1973 09 Moon: 11 October 1973 10 Pre-Launch Party: 1 September 1973 11 The Beach House: 16 September 1973 12 Moon: 11 October 1973 13 Bambi Motel: 15 September 1973 14 Pre-Launch Press Conference: 27 September 1973 15 Moon: 11 October 1973 16 Launch: 4 October 1973 at 11:42 EST 17 Moon: 11 October 1973 |
2005 SHOW SCHEDULE:
Friday, 5 August @ 8:00 pm OPENING NIGHT (This also happened to be Neil Armstrong's 75th birthday!) Saturday, 5 August @ 8:00 pm Sunday, 7 August @ 2:30 pm Friday, 12 August @ 8:00 pm Saturday, 13 August @ 8:00 pm (Talk Back*) Sunday, 14 August @ 2:30 pm Friday, 19 August @ 8:00 pm Saturday, 20 August @ 8:00 pm (Talk Back*) Sunday, 21 August @ 2:30 pm Thursday, 25 August @ 8:00 pm Friday, 26 August @ 8:00 pm Saturday, 27 August @ 8:00 pm CLOSING NIGHT
*Talk Back: Following these performances, the cast returned to the stage to answer questions from the audience. |
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