written by Roni Ragone

directed by Julie Fishell

Play Synopsis

It's midnight, but that doesn't mean the world slows down. Night Night, Roger Roger by Roni Ragone is a comedic fanciful play about the world after the sun goes down. Roller skating Nanas, kids with tin cans, literary obsessed vampires, clumsy security guards, kids without tin cans, quirky game show hosts, and more. This play is a plea for every person to stop growing up so fast. Take your moment with the universe and enjoy it.

About the Playwright

Roni Ragone is a playwright who specializes in dissecting human problems in absurd and mystical worlds. Ragone’s short play, We’re All Girls Here, was selected and performed in the Top 30 for the 47th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons. Night Night, Roger Roger has previously been produced at The College of Siskiyous, Pascack Valley High School, and Young Artists Ensemble. Short plays, Hiding in Flowers and Security!, were both selected and performed in Southern Rep Theatre’s Pop Up Play Series in both April and May of 2021. Their newest full length play, Up Strung Down, was workshopped through UCSB's Amplify Program in October 2022. Along with William Huffaker, Ragone is one of the co-creators of Doubles - a playwriting festival produced through The Initiative for New and Reimagined Works. Ragone has been an intern for esteemed playwrights such as James Still and Idris Goodwin through Risa Brainin's play workshop initiative LAUNCH PAD,and will be graduating UCSB with BAs in both English and Theatre with a specialization in playwriting in 2023.