THE EFFECT

(incidental music, play)

The Effect is a clinical love story—it follows Connie and Tristan, two volunteers for an antidepressant drug trial, and the doctors overseeing it, Dr. Lorna James and Dr. Toby Sealey. As the trial progresses, Dr. James and Dr. Sealey’s past experiences reveal their stake in the trial. Connie and Tristan begin to fall in love, but are forced to face the question: is their love real, or just side effects of the drug?

october 2024, yale university
by lucy prebble

audio of full show available upon request.

PRODUCTION TEAM (2024)
director - emiliano cáceres manzano
assistant director - amara neal
co-producers - isabella walther-meade, victoria mnatsakanyan
​stage manager - angelica peruzzi
composer - natalie brown
sound designer - dorothy ha
props designer - elizabeth stanish
costume designer - betty kubovy-weiss
lighting designer - nire oloyede
projections designer - christian killada
assistant producer - isabella panico
assistant stage manager - rena kawasaki

CAST
connie - isabella walther-meade
tristan - jose sarmiento
dr. lorna james - layla felder
dr. toby sealey - abram knott