The Crucible at La Plaza Cultural

Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is a perfect fall show, particularly when executed in a community garden in the Lower East Side. One of my proudest production design efforts (costume & sets), I was able to build out one wall with salvaged oak flooring which functioned as both the inside and outside of structures. The costumes

Seeing Inside: Wearable technology, forgotton women & puppetry

Affectionately referred to as “The Puppet Dress,” this piece was selected by St Ann’s Warehouse‎ for development during the 2010-2011 Puppetlab. Additional performances were done at The FIGMENT Project weekend festival on Governors Island as well as Gemini & Scorpio‘s “Lost Circus” event. From the Messenger Theatre Company website: “Seeing Inside” takes place under the skirt of Lou Andreas-Salome

Playing a Part: Claude Cahun Documentary

Claude Cahun, photographer and member of the French resistance, is an often overlooked figure in the pantheon of her surrealist contemporaries. The project involved setting up camp in Brighton for about a month, building a set in a conference room at The University of Sussex and filming on location in Jersey and the former home

Poodle Postcard: Putting the audience on stage

Part of the “Poodle Postcard” experiment was to have theatergoers see what performers do: the audience. The majority of company members were performing in the house – however there were an additional 6 performers whose backs faced the audience. The audience experience was meant to be similar to that of those 6, watching the crowds and fans react to