Squid Kid

Written and Composed by Ben Cervantes

Co-Directed by Hannah Shepherd and Ben Cervantes

Featured in the 2023 Cohen New Works Festival.

A coming-of-age, absurdist, thriller play with music.

Precocious 5th grader, Loris, deals with typical 5th grader issues like bullies, sitting alone at recess, and being irrationally afraid of giant squid. On the eventful day of an aquarium field trip, Loris must come face to face with the ultimate manifestation of adolescent dread, a human-sized squid that seems hellbent on tracking him down.

Cast:

Loris-Jaycie Voller

Loris' Mom-Annie Clepper

Mrs. McAllister-Paris Fulks

Shark Dad-Nolan Myers

James-Joe Adkins

Emma-Codie Lightfoot

Sarah-Alexis Hunt

Edgar-Jaden West

Jeanie-Lucy Nichols

Squid Costume Performer-Madysen Criss

"Squid Kid" Featured Vocalist-Jay Smith

Creative and Crew:

Costume/Squid Designer-Rachel Green

Costume Assistant-Matty Hall

Lighting Designer-Matt Smith

Shadow Puppet Designer-Ellyse Jefferson

Wardrobe-Julie Webb

Sound Operator-Mayia Keizman

Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
Photo by Thomas Allison, Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin
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