Man and Moon

Man and Moon is a story about unlikely friends–– Aaron, a transitioning man, meets Luna, a twelve-year-old girl with a deep passion for outer space, in the waiting room of a hospital’s Oncology Unit. Together they learn how to wait, each navigating their own changing bodies and lives as they fit within the context of space and time.

Man and Moon is a story about unlikely friends–– Aaron, a transitioning man, meets Luna, a twelve-year-old girl with a deep passion for outer space, in the waiting room of a hospital’s Oncology Unit. Together they learn how to wait, each navigating their own changing bodies and lives as they fit within the context of space and time.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Man and Moon

    The playwright is so smart to set this play in a location where strangers are forced to interact with each other. It beautifully sets up the opportunity for these characters to form a bond. We don't know a ton about these characters coming in except that they are both deeply impacted by cancer. The gradual revelation of information was so effective in this piece. This play tackles some really heavy theme but it also makes room for small moments. This play has an amazing role for a trans actor and I hope it has a long life.

    The playwright is so smart to set this play in a location where strangers are forced to interact with each other. It beautifully sets up the opportunity for these characters to form a bond. We don't know a ton about these characters coming in except that they are both deeply impacted by cancer. The gradual revelation of information was so effective in this piece. This play tackles some really heavy theme but it also makes room for small moments. This play has an amazing role for a trans actor and I hope it has a long life.

  • Brynn Hambley: Man and Moon

    A gorgeous piece exploring change, loss, grief, and death through the eyes of two people who have experienced so much hurt and yet still hold so much hope. What an unlikely and yet perfect pairing these two characters make-- they are so different and yet their differing experiences are what make the similar ones all the more significant. MAN AND MOON feels like when you fell asleep in the car as a child and your parent carried you to bed. Necessary reading for anyone coping with big life changes.

    A gorgeous piece exploring change, loss, grief, and death through the eyes of two people who have experienced so much hurt and yet still hold so much hope. What an unlikely and yet perfect pairing these two characters make-- they are so different and yet their differing experiences are what make the similar ones all the more significant. MAN AND MOON feels like when you fell asleep in the car as a child and your parent carried you to bed. Necessary reading for anyone coping with big life changes.

  • Rachael Powles: Man and Moon

    Stunningly beautiful. The story of two unlikely united by the common enemy of impending mortality and a refusal to give up hope, MAN AND MOON is a seamless combination of reality and magic that takes you to that special place beyond the stars where few plays dare to tred.

    Stunningly beautiful. The story of two unlikely united by the common enemy of impending mortality and a refusal to give up hope, MAN AND MOON is a seamless combination of reality and magic that takes you to that special place beyond the stars where few plays dare to tred.

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AARON, 28: An observer. Introverted, musically-inclined. Always wears ear or head phones (but always still listens).

LUNA, 12: A thinker. Extroverted, curious, wants to understand every single thing, and is completely obsessed with outer space.

AARON should be played by a trans-FTM or non-binary actor.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Chicago Dramatists, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization AstonRep Theater Company, Year 2018

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Queer Theatre Kalamazoo, Year 2021
  • Type University, Organization California State University Fullerton, Year 2016