Performers
Performer/Creator: Jackie Soro
Performer/Creator: Benjamin Camp
Creative Team
Director: Alex Torra
Assistant Director: Rachel Camp
Production Designer: Makoto Hirano
Production Manager: Kat Larson
Technical Director: India Abbott
Solar Technical Director: Newton Buchanan
Operations Manager: Phoebe Schaub
Video Producer: Danielle Gatto
Media Manager: April Rose
Photographer: Kathryn Raines
Funders / Producing Partners
YOUR OPTIMISM IS NOT REQUIRED was developed, in part, with assistance from the Orchard Project (
www.orchardproject.com), Ari Edelson, Artistic Director. Development support for this project was provided through the 2020 Trade School residency, hosted by The Philadelphia Thing, as well as Art is Essential: A Project of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority’s Fund for Art and Civic Engagement with support from the Knight Foundation. This performance is part of the City of Philadelphia’s Arts in Action initiative managed by the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy. Support provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Puffin Foundation, and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Support for Team Sunshine Performance Corporation provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Wyncote Foundation, and Independence Foundation.
Special Thanks
Painted Bride Art Center, Theatre in the X, Pig Iron Theatre Co., Pin Point Lighting, Asian Arts Initiative, Chip Marcoccia, Amanda Chudnow, Liz Green, Jendaiya Hill, Kirstin Hara, The Philadelphia Thing, A Host of People, Jorge Cousineau, Emily Cohen, Oskar Castro, Michael Gagné, Ingrid Lakey, Brian Ratcliffe, Lucas Nguyen, Tommy Butler, Joe Ahmed, Rachel O'Hanlon-Rodriguez, Jenna Horton, Paloma Irizzary, Jillian Jetton, Eva Steinmetz, Tom Lombardi, Joshua McLucas, Mia Rocchio, Amy Frear, Bayla Rubin, Beverly Agard, Emma Bedoukian, Bobbi Block, Lauren Brown, Ellen Dunkel, Eileen Fisher, Ann Fuchs, Angeles Gonzalez-Prado, Leslie Hamilton, Stephanie Harmelin, Micheal J Healy, Steven Johns, Renee Kalandar, Kathryn Kono, James Lemma Jr, Bonnie MacMillan, Christine Mantey, Nina McKissock, Ky Mettler, Hydie Miller, Ed Nace, Travis Neel, Elizabeth Piersol Schmidt, Lid Reilly, Rosanne Sarkissian, Katie Scheuer, Catherine Schmitt, Cliff Schwinger, Sogol Shirazi, Kate Spellissy, Susan Walker, Zanna Yoshida, Tom Lebeau, Sarah Gladwin Camp, Megan Mazarick, Mazarick Rivera, Les Rivera, Julia Switzer, Katie Samson, Marla Burkholder, Sarah Bishop-Stone, Sara Outing, Pete Tridish, Robin Stamey, James Jackson, Jule Maurer, Jack McManus, Angie Kwon, Ciara Collins, Alexa Mani, Lily Grace, Ellawyn Marvelous, Jesse Delaney, Jim and Mary Hesser, Michelle Rochkind, Nick Slie, Alan Smith, Laila Swanson, Teresa Wilensky, Kimiko Doherty, Christopher Malstrom, Emily Cooney, Andrea Lord, Steve Gudelunas, Ben Safran, Christopher Carcione, Thomas McManus, Sherri Michalovic, Amanda Robinson, Susan Walker, Laurie McCants, Stephen Dotson, Paul Blore, Jeffrey Tan, Nicolas Benacerraf, Abigail Guay, Mark Kennedy, Laurel Hostak, Cybele Moon, Peter Schmitz, Margaret and David Camp, Joclyn Cacaccio, Michael Golden and Shelley Green, John Frisbee, Arthur Larrabee, and Gary and Ellen Reuben.
