Edit Annie
Show Details
Mary Glen Fredrick
“Edit Annie hits like a suckerpunch.”
— SF Chronicle
Reverse. Slow it down. MAKE IT RIGHT.
Annie has the perfect job editing videos for social media influencer Clara Couture: she sets her own schedule, she doesn’t have to leave the house, and she doesn’t have to interact with the outside world. But when a chance encounter brings her face-to-face with Clara in real life, Annie gets pulled out of her comfort zone in more ways than one. A life full of jump cuts, reverse scrubs, and parasocial relationships pulled into the real world quickly gets dizzying. What story is Annie creating? A queer rom-com? Buddy film? Psychological thriller? Claymation creature feature? Where is this Insta Story leading? Heartfelt, comedic, and poignant, Edit Annie invites us to explore our relationships to internet fame, anonymity, and intimacy in the digital age.
Content & Sensory Advisories
Edit Annie incorporates short, intermittent strobe and bright light effects on multiple screens; bursts of loud sound; content includes discussions of mental health, eating disorders, and body image. Sunglasses and earplugs will be available by request at check-in for anyone sensitive to light or noise.
Digital Program
SFGATE Interview with Co-Directors Leigh Rondon-Davis & Nailah Harper-Malveaux by Charles Lewis III
Cast
Featuring:
Monique Crawford (Annie)
Chibueze Crouch (Dana)
Jordan Maria Don (Clara)
and Kenny Scott (Jackson)
Leigh Rondon-Davis ★ (Annie, understudy, performed 10/6-9)
linda maria girón (Dana, understudy, performed 10/18 – 19)
Stage Manager: Tajianna Okechukwu
Assistant Stage Manager: Paige Weissenburger
Production Assistant: Solomon Casado
Dramaturg: Amissa Miller
Scenic Designer: Ashley Méndez
Costume Designer: Madeline Berger
Lighting Designer: Spense Matubang
Video Designer / Editor / Cinematographer: Mary Glen Fredrick
Associate Video Designer/ Projections Engineer: Lana Palmer
Sound Designer: James Ard★
Props Designer: Devon LaBelle ★
Intimacy Choreographer: Maya Herbsman
Fight Choreographer: Raisa Donato
Stop Motion Animator: Dairys Escoto De León
Scenic Builder: Beckett Finn
★ Crowded Fire Resident Artist
Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle:
“Edit Annie hits like a suckerpunch.”
“Bay Area theater’s biggest surprise this season.”
“… playwright Mary Glen Fredrick exposes something about human nature that most of us would prefer to keep buried.”
“… the show is so richly envisioned and executed by Rondon-Davis and co-director Nailah Unole Dida-nese’ah Harper-Malveaux… It’s the kind of directing that, if you’re not already part of the world of Gen Z social media influencing, invites you in.”
Theatrius
“… mind-bending play…”
“Rondon-Davis and Harper-Malveaux cleverly build a surreal atmosphere.”
“You must experience Annie’s whirlwind of surprises for yourself. It’s a wild ride.”
48hills
“… a sharp look at female scrutiny in the Instagram Age.”
“Frederick’s script feels timeless in its examination of feminine scrutiny by the world at large—a scrutiny that seems to have gotten worse in the digital age.”
“… well worth it. Potential patrons should be warned of the sensory overload it presents, but it’s all done with solid purpose and in service to the story.”
“An amusing and horrifying story by and for the TikTok generation, the play is visceral in its immediacy and one of the best shows I’ve seen this year.”
Photos
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Photo by Cheshire Isaacs
Funders
Venturous Theater Fund, a fund of Tides Foundation.
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
