Orange Julius
Assistant Stage Manager
Production Stage Manager: Charlotte Froiland
Director: Kelly Howe
Loyola University Chicago | The Underground Theatre
About Orange Julius
This tender and funny working-class family drama pulses with poignant insights about war, gender, class, and intergenerational (mis)understanding. Nut, the youngest child of Julius, a Vietnam veteran, leaps through time and memory, tracing the complex intimacy between father and child when the child is transgender, fighting for a mutual recognition before it’s too late.
Orange Julius was my first Stage Management project at Loyola and was an incredible learning experience for many reasons. It was the first time I felt I was able to see and work with all aspects of a rehearsal process to help create a fully formed piece of art, where I began learning how to effectively communicate and build a relationship with directors, and create a comfortable and conducive environment within the rehearsal room. I feel that I came out of the process with a much more confidence in myself as a leader in the room and got better at communicating clearly and effectively to a room without creating confusion.
