Man and Moon

aaron is a transitioning man, and luna is a 12-year-old girl with a deep passion for outer space. together in the lobby of an oncology Unit, they learn how to wait as they navigate their changing bodies and circumstances within the expanse; this is a story of friendship.

written by siena marilyn ledger
directed by hayley procacci
produced by 16th Street Theater
set design by adrian luka oxoa
light design by lauren alyssa skulley IV
costume design by louise scout gregory
sound design by payton kaye
intimacy direction by michele dimaso
featuring clare wols and peter danger wilde
understudies: emma louise anderson, jonah hill
assistant director: omar fernandez

cast/crew

  • “An honest and funny take on life, death, and change"
    -3rd Coast Review

  • "A moving play about unlikely friends"
    -Chicago Tribune

  • "Luminous storytelling... This tight, intermissionless 90-minute play is absorbing without being forced or unreal."
    -Chicago Reader

  • "An emotional and poignant- yet humorous- exploration of gender, puberty, death, and the universal need to reach out and touch someone." 
    -Chicago On Stage

press

photos by Glenn Felix Willoughby