Renee Kinsler - Stage Manager
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For the Love Of: (Or, the Roller Derby Play)
Written by Gina Femia
MSU's production of For the Love Of... featured a both cast and creative team made up of women and non-binary creatives, fitting for a play all about the relationships of the women who make up the roller derby team known as the Brooklyn Scallywags. The cast teamed up with a Lansing-local derby team to learn the rules of the game and to take inspiration from the sport in blocking and choreography.
The cast of For The Love in the opening sequence
The team gets ready for practice. Front, left to right: Joie Culligan, Maggie Heil, Meleah Acuff. Back, left to right: QueenMakeeda Taylor, Katie Clemons, Shelby Ginsburg
The team logo of the Brooklyn Scallywags on the stage floor
The cast of For The Love in the opening sequence
Photos courtesy of Michigan State University, Photo credit: Raymond Black Photography
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Alexis Black
Assistant Director: Mona Eldahshoury
Choreographer: Sloan Lemberg
Intimacy Director: Katherine Clemmons
Dramaturg: Bee Neuhouser
Costume Designer: Jade Jaarda
Scenic Designer: Jordan House
Lighting Designer: Lilian Meyers
Asst. Lighting Designer: Lauren Spiegel
Sound Designer: Thalia Lara
Asst. Sound Designer: Melina Rodriguez
Media Designer: Mona Jahani
Props Artisan: Hope Still
Asst. Props Artisan: Jennifer Jowe
Vocal/Spanish Coach: Oscar Quiroz
Stage Manager: Collin Schy
Asst. Stage Managers: Renee Kinsler, Connor Reilly, Brenna Wesley