Whatever You Are, Be A Good One


“Whatever you are, be a good one”

The Investigation

Whatever You Are, Be A Good One is a verbatim documentary theatre event that pulls 50 excerpts from interviews conducted across the geographical United States about political polarization ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Whatever You Are, Be A Good One was performed as the fall mainstage for the Program in Educational Theatre and was simultaneously live-streamed by NYU-TV.


Production Credits

Acting Ensemble:

Averil Carr
Beth Weiss
Daniel Teutul
Devin Joyner
Jessamyn Fitzpatrick

Kayla Matters
Michael Roberts
Noah Jackson
Ran Zhu
Topaz Gao

Created by:
Joe Salvatore & Keith R. Huff

Director:
Keith R. Huff

Dramaturg:
Sarah Bellantoni

Lighting Designer:
Daryl Embry

Actor Coaching:
Lauren Gorelov
Ryan Howland
Tammie L. Swopes

Costume Coordinator:
Márion Talán
de la Rosa

Production SM:
Alicia Cabrera

Video Designer:
Adam J. Thompson

Sound Designer: Ernesto Valenzuela

NYU Production Team

Technical Director:
Willie Bruno

Technical Director:
Kevin Gannon

Assistant Director:
Nora Lambert

NYU-TV Video Production Coordinator:
Patricia C Martínez

Live Webcast Technician:
Jamie Morris

NYU-TV Technical Manager:
s.o. O’Brien

Multi-Cam Operator:
Olivia Tarcov

Broadcast Producer; Director, NYU-TV:
Toni Urbano