The play Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies, by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer, was created as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, which focuses on the historical and contemporary role of dory fishers and dories in the life of the coastal village of Pacific City, Oregon. Inspired by stories from the project interviews, the play is a fictional work.
This collection contains documents related to the writing and production of the play and will eventually include the playscript, the production prompt book, the program, publicity materials, and documents used in the production process.
Note: Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City is an ongoing research project. As such, the materials included in this collection represent only a portion of those that eventually will become available. New content is added on an ongoing basis.
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Prompt Book: Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies
Jennifer Layton
This document is the prompt book created by stage manager Jennifer Layton for the Linfield College Theatre's November 2012 production of Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The prompt book includes ground plans with blocking diagrams that depict the movements of the actors throughout the play, notations that indicate the timing for lighting, sound, and multimedia cues called by the stage manager during performances, and administrative materials such as rehearsal schedules, lists of stage properties and costume pieces, and other documents related to the process of creating the production.
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Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies Performance Program
Jenaveve Linabary
This document is the program created for the Linfield College Theatre’s November 2012 production of Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The play was created as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, which focuses on the historical and contemporary role of dory fishers and dories in the life of the coastal village of Pacific City, Oregon. Inspired by stories from the project interviews, the play is a fictional work.
The program provides details related to the production, including a cast list and short actor biographies, listings of the design and production staff, as well as building and running crew members. Readers will find brief information about the history of the Pacific City Dory Fleet and the Launching through the Surf project, a glossary of dory fishing terms included in the play, the names of dory fishers interviewed through October 2012, and other items.
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Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies
Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer
This document is the script of the two-act play, Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies, by Jackson B. Miller and Christopher Forrer. The Linfield College Theatre Program presented the world premieres of the play in November 2012 in McMinnville, Oregon and in Pacific City, Oregon. The play was created as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, which focuses on the historical and contemporary role of dory fishers and dories in the life of the coastal village of Pacific City, Oregon. Inspired by stories from the project, Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies is a fictional work.
Inquiries concerning the professional or amateur rights to produce Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies, or any part thereof, should be addressed to Jackson B. Miller (jmiller@linfield.edu) or the Department of Theatre and Communication Arts, Linfield College, 900 SE Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128 (503-883-2802).
