The Moon is to Live On

***The Moon is to Live On*** was Meow Wolf's first (and currently only) theatre production. The play spanned 3 hours and featured dance, live music, and mixed media. It was only performed six times at Warehouse 21 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

## Official Description

Two years into its infancy, Meow Wolf ventured into the realm of live theater with “The Moon is to Live On”, a 3-hour extravaganza featuring live music, dance, time-based art installation, prominent video elements set on the fourth wall, live video, rotating sets and experimental storytelling.

Written by Vince Kadlubek and Directed by Megan Burns, the story followed the early mid-life crisis of Robert Davis and explored the chaos of his sub-conscious through dreams and internal ramblings, as the life he built for himself started to crumble around him. The play performed to six sold-out crowds at Santa Fe's Warehouse 21, and received rave reviews in local news outlets THE Magazine and The Pasatiempo.

## Plot

When Robert Davis is having "crazy" dreams, his friend recommends that he take Dramnilate, a medicine that eliminates dreams. He complains about his wife wanting to have a baby when his boss, Mr. Anderson, commands his to get back to work. At the bar, Robert considers a divorce while his friend urges him to make a decision. The inhabitants of his dreams encourage him to divorce his wife. The next day, Robert's wife is upset with him for spending too much time at the bar, and believes that he's cheating on her. She gets mad and yells at a purple flower named Demitra. When Robert says that he wants to divorce, his wife gets mad and repeatedly slaps him. An inhabitant of Robert's dreams watches gleefully and applauds. (*Marzipan*)

Dream Sequence 1 features the original song "Sleepwalker" by Glad as Knives. Although not much footage can be found online, a highlight reel was posted on Vimeo. Other clips can be viewed on Internet Archive.

## Trivia

* Robert Nott was credited for speaking of the arts, and Corvas Brinkerhoff was the technical director.
* The characters were written specifically for their actors, and only one of them had previous acting experience.
* In addition to the Meow Wolf website, *Marzipan* can also be viewed on Meow Wolf: Origin Story's special features.
* The stage had three TV screens that would show video throughout the play. Two additional small monitors are temporarily used at the beginning of the play.
* This was Meow Wolf's first time working with clear organization and planning.
* Audience members were given 3-D glasses.
* Due to *The Moon is to Live On* not having its own image on Meow Wolf's project page, it incorrectly displays an image of the Monkey Shrine from Horror.
* Dramnilate would later appear again in its own Omega Mart commercial. An oversized prop bottle of Dramnilate can also be seen outside of Omega Mart.

## References

1. ↑ https://meowwolf.com/projects/the-moon-is-to-live-on
2. ↑ https://meowwolf.com/watch/videos/marzipan-short-film-made-for-the-moon-is-to-live-on-explicit-language
3. ↑ https://vimeo.com/16897749
4. ↑ https://vimeo.com/16593807
5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/bliptv-20131031-013840-Amandacongdon-meowWolf2160
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100829041359/http://www.santaferadiocafe.org/podcasts/?m=201002
7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/bliptv-20131011-230646-Amandacongdon-TheMoonIsToLiveOnMeowWolf246
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://story.californiasunday.com/meow-wolf/
9. ↑ https://credits.meowwolf.com/omega-mart/omega-mart/omega-mart-commercial-dramnilate