“I think it’s for anyone any age could enjoy it. “It’s a family-friendly show, but it’s not a kid’s show,” says Ragone. All are encouraged to come dressed in the theme of the evening to be entered into a raffle. Breaking Bread on the 25th Anniversary of Big Night. Adding to the fun, there are two “pajama” nights, on March 3 and 12, and a “vampire/monster” night on March 7. I call it a puzzle play.”ĭirected by Julie Fishell, Night Night, Roger Roger features undergraduate actors playing young kids, vampires, clumsy security guards, and others. Everyone is connected, so as you watch the play, you’re hearing names and seeing one side of conversations that you’ll see the other side of later. “It’s made up of 12 scenes…each new scene is a new set of characters and a new circumstance and a new world. “I ended up writing a collage play,” says Ragone. Originally the piece was commissioned by the Hillcrest Center for the Arts as a Zoom play to be performed during the pandemic. Adding that it’s “about finding connection when things appear dark.” “It’s a very dreamy, whimsical play,” says Ragone. Much of the show’s content also focuses on the fostering of love and affection, whether that be a crush, reflection on an old love, or love for family. The play is made up of a series of vignettes about the “after hours” of the world, with themes of loneliness and finding community. Roller skating Nanas, kids with tin cans, literary obsessed vampires, clumsy security guards, kids without tin cans, quirky game show hosts, and more. Perfect for settling your little one into bed and ending with. Night Night, Roger Roger by Roni Ragone is a comedic fanciful play about the world after the sun goes down. Say 'Night, night' and turn the page to watch the animals transform from being awake to asleep. As it turns out, Ragone’s roommate had submitted the play without their knowledge, and it was selected for production during UCSB’s regular season - a truly unique choice since the department rarely, if ever, mounts full productions written by undergraduates. The animals are in the barn and it’s time to say a soft and cozy, 'Night, night.' Say goodnight to the horse, the dog, and all their farm friends, as you turn the shaped pages and watch as the animals go to sleep, one by one. Shaped, die-cut, picture-changing pages add a subtly interactive element to this peaceful, rhyming bedtime book from Priddy Books. Fourth-year UC Santa Barbara student Roni Ragone heard whispers of their play, Night Night, Roger Roger, running at UCSB’s Studio Theater from March 3-4 and 7-12 floating around campus.
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