This project was funded in part by Carnegie Mellon’s Undergraduate Research Office and by the School of Art. These results represent the views of the artist and not those of Carnegie Mellon University.

This project was given the Award for Artistic Excellence at the Meeting of the Minds Conference at Carnegie Mellon University, May 2008.

Thanks to: Sam Creely, Amy Johnson, Greg Witt, Emilia Edwards, Ben Bigelow, Tom McConnell and John Eastridge.

Egg Ceremony

First Performed at the Chosky Theatre in Purnell Center for the Arts as part of the Playground Festival.

Created by JULIACKS

Directed by JULIACKS and Sam Creely

Egg #1 : Best Friends Forever Circa 2000
Sam Creely as Emmeline
Michelle Fried as Lucy
Tess Primack as Friend
Catherine Urbanek as Friend

Egg # 2: Ancient Ceremony
Curtis Gillen as Emmeline
Kailie Torres as Ancient Woman
Daniel Weschler as Ancient Woman

Egg # 3: Fight
Nina Demeter as Lucy
Ben Ferguson as Emmeline

Egg # 4: Spit
Maggie Bridges as Emmeline
Sara Trapnell as Lucy
Audience Members as Emmeline

Juliacks as Lucy Guide
John Eastridge as Lucy inside of Sculptural Egg.

Four videos that defined the space the actors performed within-by JULIACKS. One video featured Michelle Fried as Lucy
Camera crew: Ben Bigelow and Tom McConnell
Stage Management: Elize Simon
Construction Consultant: John Eastridge

Advisors: Catherine Moore, Assistant Professor of Drama and Movement Lowry Burgess, Professor of Art John Carson, Head of the School of Art at CMU

Generous donations by Tri-Wall, A Weyerhaeuser Business. Paint provided by Jacob Ciocci, Ketchup by Smallman Street Deli.