Nestled between the study of Geology (the study of rocks) and Biology (the study of the living) is the small and perennially underfunded sub-field of Petrificationology: the study of the living that have been turned to stone.
An immersive, site-responsive performance in the Texas Memorial Museum.
Cohen New Works Festival | April 3-7, 2023
PROJECT LEADS
Rebecca Fitton Movement
Max Franko Composer
Gabrielle Lewis Dramaturg
Dylan McLaughlin Countermapping Score
Whitney Mosery Director
Emma Watkins Playwright
CREATIVE TEAM
Clarissa Garcia Stage Manager
Lisa Laratta Design Consultant
Jonah Maughan Fabrication & Props
Lance Shook Assistant Director
Gavin Strawnato Lighting Designer
PERFORMERS
Gabrielle Carrasco Movement
Sophia Cousino Dioramist
Madge Darlington Head Docent
Ella Hammersly Viola
Gabrielle Lewis Archivist
Kairos Looney Ensemble
Alejandra Martorell Movement
Aria Morgan Ensemble
Mia Nguyen Archaeologist
Pamela Owen Security/Gift Shop Manager
Jackson Roblow Movement
Hudson Schill Cello
WITH IMMENSE GRATITUDE TO THE TEXAS MEMORIAL MUSEUM LEADERSHIP
Dr. Pamela Owen
Carolyn Connerat
Mike Fallon
Maria Chaca
Environmental field recordings courtesy of the UT Life Sciences Library, collected by Jessica Bugg, Evan Kaspar, and Philip Souza.
THANKS TO
Braxton Rae
The Rude Mechs
Kirk Lynn
KJ Sanchez
Alex Shaw
Hannah Chapmann Tripp & The UT Life Sciences Library
Lauren Bussiere (Head of Records) and Jonathan H. Jarvis (Associate Director) at Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory
Dean Raquel Monroe
Dean David Vanden Bout
Dean Ramón H. Rivera-Servera
Joe Gaskill
Noah Laroia-Nguyen
Alex Rockey
Malena Pennycook
Kristen Osborn
Texas Performing Arts
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Emma Watkins 