des i g n Amanda McGee Costumes Picnic on the Battlefield by Fernando Arrabal and Slawomir Mrozek Producer Theatre Novi Most, Minneapolis March 2012 Direction Lisa Channer and Vladimir Rovinsky Scenery Annie Rollins Costumes Amanda McGee production photo by bill prouty Lighting Rob Perry Amanda McGee is a 2012 MFA graduate of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her style leans toward macabre vaudevillians, and she indulges in fools and clowns. Her work has most recently been seen at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and the Creede Repertory Theatre in Colorado. Production Statement This original tragicomedy about the absurdities of war is a mash up of two plays, Picnic on the Battlefield and Mrozek's Enchanted Night, into one slapstick-funny and dead-serious narrative.The story begins with a soldier named Zapo dealing with life in the trench when he is surprised with a visit from mom and dad.An enemy soldier, Zepo, is accidentally captured and invited to join the family picnic. Zapo struggles to balance his military and family duties. Later, two former medics find themselves in a hotel room trying to understand if a lovely apparition who visits them is real or if they are dreaming. 40 theatre design & technology summer 2012