SilverStar Voyages

SilverStar Voyages

Plymouth State University
Released to video from November 2020 through February 2021
Written by ten student screenwriters working in pairs
Music by Creative Commons at filmmusic.io
Directed by Mikayla Caterino, Izzy Stafford, and Paul Mroczka
Lighting design by Matt Kadam
Costume design by Danee Gosselin
Technical Director: Bob Bruemmer

Set Design, Media, and Editing by Matt Kizer

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Trailer

This series was produced by the Plymouth State University Theatre Program. During the pandemic between 2020 and 2021, live performances were not possible. Students were often required abruptly to quarantine for undetermined amounts of time. We converted our mainstage theatre venue into a basic television studio. The students wrote five original episodes and staged them. At need, some students were filmed separately or over zoom to allow them to participate on view screens. The production dates were constantly in flex. Time for shooting was brief. Masks and microphones do not mix well. We had one rule, though: be adaptable.

Episode 1: Piecing it Together
Written by MIKAYLA CATERINO and ANTHONY ELDRIDGE
Directed by Paul Mroczka

Episode 2: Robots Have Feelings Too
Written by KYLIE BOYLE and ALEKSEI ELLIS
Directed by Mikayla Caterino

Episode 3: An Unexpected Meeting
Written by Matthew Frye and Connor Butt
Directed by Paul Mroczka

Episode 4: I Haven’t the Foggiest Idea
Written by JOEY FRANCOEUR and IZZY STAFFORD
Directed by Izzy Stafford

Episode 5: Final Voyage
Directed by Mikayla Caterino

Produced in November of 2020. We learn about the mission of the SilverStar, which has just discovered a planet of trash. A special gift is created for Commander Mac.
Produced in November of 2020. We learn some of the secrets of the crew members. Ut Prosim is on a quest to find his soul. Del La Rosa presents the crew with liquid lasagna. Gleeb takes a spacewalk.
Produced in February of 2021. The SilverStar encounters a trader who might not be what she appears to be. Billy makes an important decision. The SilverStar comes under attack.
The SilverStar crew follows an energy trail to an unusual planet with strange aliens. The ship is taken over by mysterious forces. Nickie and Mac have a blowout. The SilverStar crew must fight for their ship and for their lives.

Gleeb is rescued from mysterious alien influences. The crew might have found the object of their quest. Treason and mutiny threaten the quest. An unwelcome visitor returns.
Marker board serving as a slate to mark shots
Backstage view of some of the projection screens built into the walls
The bridge during an alert
Europa Inga’s bridge console
Billy Hergasa’s console.
One of the camera control stations.