Below the Pacific
(since changed)
A man searches for his wife through karaoke and the Internet from their home in California.
A crash investigator from New Zealand searches a wreck for answers to waiting families.
A flight attendant searches for an escape from a sea god's prison through a captive mermaid.
And a jellyfish simply searches for a friend in the darkness. Below the Pacific focuses on these intertwining journeys of finding lost loves and love lost in the bottom of the ocean after tragedy - and whether these lives can find freedom from their solitary existences.
Photo by Melissa Gilbert
Photo by Melissa Gilbert
Photo by Melissa Gilbert
Photo by Melissa Gilbert
Photo by Melissa Gilbert
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
May 2015
Creative Team
Director: Marina Bergenstock
Composer: Joseph Z. Adams
Music Director: Frankie Rose
Scenic Designer: Melissa Gilbert
Costume Designer: Josh Christofferson
Lighting Designer: Cassie Malmquist
Sound Designer: Rob Bergenstock
Violence Designer: Lukas Brasherfons
Stage Manager: Rachele Ekstrand
Assistant Stage Managers: Tim Mizones and Brigidta de Souza
Dramaturges: Alyssa Cokinis and Alice Doherty
Cast
Doug: Skyler Matthias
Kai: Aneisa Hicks
Marina: Madeline Ascherl
Mei-Lei: Weiyi Zhang
Takaroa: Morris Hill
Jellyfish: Christopher Matheson and Matt Schutz