ASTRONAUT(A)

Theatre · direction · 2021

Photo: Fellipe Oliveira

ASTRONAUT(A) follows Ana, a girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut and being the first woman to set foot on Mars. Starting from this desire, the production moves through questions related to science, gender expectations and the limits imposed on the choices of girls and boys.

Aimed at young and family audiences, the work brings together humour, live music and elements of fiction to also address family relationships, friendship, grief and female empowerment. The narrative is built through questions and conflicts that avoid closed answers, bringing the characters' everyday world close to the imagination sparked by space and scientific discovery.

Photo: Fellipe Oliveira

ON THE STAGING

The staging of ASTRONAUT(A) is built on the contrast between the characters' everyday life and the universe imagined by Ana. School and home function as recognisable spaces, but are continuously crossed by play, music and visual elements that shift the action towards other possibilities of reality.

The work commits to a dynamic staging, with quick changes of situation, pronounced physical composition and a direct relationship with young and family audiences. Set design, costumes, lighting and live music all contribute to building this rhythm, allowing family and school situations to coexist with images linked to science, space exploration and imagination.

Comedy is used to bring to the stage conflicts related to gender expectations, the relationships between children and adults, and the characters' possibilities of choice. Rather than steering these questions towards closed answers, the staging seeks to keep them in motion, making curiosity and questioning central elements of the theatrical experience.

Teaser of ASTRONAUT(A), presented during the production's online season in 2021

Photo: Fellipe Oliveira

ARTISTIC CREDITS

Idea Lucas França and Regi Ferreira

Direction Lucas França

Assistant direction Cristiane Leonel

Dramaturgy Regi Ferreira

Musical direction, lyrics and music Lua Oliveira

Performance Amanda Chaptiska, Beatriz Barros, Jéssica Policastri and Nathalia Ernesto

Live music Lua Oliveira and Sandra Valenzuela

Visual design, set, costumes and props Eliseu Weide

Visual design assistance Bruno Maldegan and Vagner Cavalcante

Lighting design Kleber Montanheiro and Fellipe Oliveira

Photography Fellipe Oliveira

Phonographic production Produtora Urbana

Graphic design Henrique Ribeiro

Press office BMG Comunicação

Sign language interpretation (Libras, Brazilian Sign Language) Little Brown Mouse

Production Movicena Produções

Production assistance Luciana Venâncio

Produced by Cia Mar

PERFORMANCES AND SUPPORT

Premiere and virtual season 17 to 26 July 2021 Casas de Cultura Vila Guilherme, Hip Hop Zona Leste, São Rafael, M'Boi Mirim and Tremembé São Paulo, Brazil

In-person season 4 and 5 December 2021 Teatro Alfredo Mesquita São Paulo, Brazil

11 and 12 December 2021 Teatro Cacilda Becker São Paulo, Brazil

18 and 19 December 2021 Teatro João Caetano São Paulo, Brazil

Touring 2022–2024

Teatro Sérgio Cardoso, Circuito SP and Sesc São Paulo venues São Paulo and the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil

Performance
2 September 2022 Teatro Municipal de Bauru, Circuito SP Bauru, Brazil

20 November 2022 Teatro Estadual de Araras Araras, Brazil

9 July 2023 Sesc Guarulhos Guarulhos, Brazil

Season 17, 18 and 19 July 2026 Sesc 24 de Maio São Paulo, Brazil

FUNDING

ProAC 6/2019, Produção e Temporada de Espetáculos Inéditos para o Público Infantojuvenil Programa de Ação Cultural do Estado de São Paulo

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Best Director
Lucas França 20º Festival Internacional de Teatro Rosário em Cena · 2021

Best Actress
Amanda Chaptiska 20º Festival Internacional de Teatro Rosário em Cena · 2021

Nominations
Best Production, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Set Design and Best Original Score

PRESS

“ASTRONAUT(A)”
Review by Izabel Cristina da Silveira
20º Festival Internacional de Teatro Rosário em Cena · 2021

"A timely piece of work, very well built and executed, both on stage and on video."

“Espetáculo teatral conta a história de menina que sonha em ser astronauta”
Resenhando · July 17th 2021