The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance presents Farside by Vivian Barnes ‘21 Directed by Joan Sergay as part of the 2021 Wagner New Play Festival.

Pam spends her days orbiting the Earth and collecting space trash in quiet solitude. Except when she’s fielding calls from her sister about their declining estranged mother. But Pam’s not focusing on that. She’s focusing on the moon. When she finally gets the chance for her long coveted moon orbit, she makes a discovery that upends her solitary existence and sends seismic ripples through every part of her life.

This show is part of the Wagner New Play Festival, an annual festival of new works by MFA playwrights, in collaboration with MFA/PhD directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and dramaturgs. This year, for the first time, the WNPF will be presented virtually. The festival will include four audio plays, including this piece, and one animated work.

This audio play will be available to stream beginning June 7 @ 6:00am. On that date, you, the audience, are free to stream it on this webpage and on iTunes. Links to which are available here https://theatre.ucsd.edu/season/wagner-new-play-festival/farside.html

Or at https://audioboom.com/channels/5046307

Or at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uc-san-diego-theatre-and-dance-presents/id1566930944

The cast features Taiwo Sokan (Pam), Jada Owens (Lea/Mama), Grayson Heyl (CAPCOM)

The creative team includes Vivian Barnes (Playwright), Joan Sergay (Director), Lauren Dong (Assistant Director), Mikhail Fiksel (Sound Designer), Steve Negrete (Recording Engineer), Alex Luong (Production Stage Manager), Arianna “Adi” Fawk (Assistant Stage Manager), Nicole Kim (Assistant Stage Manager)