Hunter-Hunted
https://youtu.be/R76dOD2zNS4 Hunter-Hunted was a digitally-augmented performance performed at the Antonin Artaud Centre at Brunel University London as part of a Masters research project. Isadora was to design interactive projections, and Ableton Live to design interactive sounds. All visuals and sounds were triggered through TouchAble iOS app on an iPhone 6 attached to the wrist. The […]
Oracle
https://vimeo.com/202907970?fl=pl&fe=sh Oracle was an original performance that explored both live and digital spaces. Performed in the round, Oracle built two separate sound-dependent spaces, and questioned whether the digital world brought those spaces closer together, or pushed them further apart.
Proud
PRODUCTION IMAGES SOUND DESIGN Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited understanding of her role as an MP. Using her ignorance to his advantage, the PM hatches a plan to have Jisbella […]
Seussical the Musical
PLAYBILL PRODUCTION IMAGES Seussical the Musical was a Dinner Theatre production performed at Lister Centre, University of Alberta in April of 2012. CAST The Cat in the Hat: Kyle TennantHorton The Elephant: Matthew DevittJojo & Circus Performer: Abigail Dering Gertrude McFuzz: Dominic Collin-DoyleGeneral Genghis Khan Schmitz: Luay EljamalMayzie LaBird: Erin StrubleSour Kangaroo & Circus Performer: […]
The Insanity of Mary Girard
PRODUCTION IMAGES SOUND DESIGN REVIEWS https://youtu.be/6kSRr_I_jQ0 In 1790, Mary Girard is committed to an asylum. After Mary became pregnant by another man, her husband had her declared legally insane. Now, Mary sits in a chair as the “furies” dance around and impersonate people from her past. By the end of this haunting and highly theatrical […]
Freeing Heaven’s Secrets
https://youtu.be/g3P7OgbUkf0 CAST Scheherazade: Arpita IslamHer Father: Jon QpidHer Mother: Shweta SutharThe Boy: Coburn Fadden CREATIVES Playwright & Director: Luay EljamalProducer: Leah NandStage Manager: Melissa Collette Scheherazade, a young girl on her deathbed, promises her father she will visit him in his dreams and tell him what her heaven is like. On her journey to the other side, Scheherazade passes […]
Young Frankenstein
REVIEWS PRODUCTION IMAGES In November of 2012, I was hired to direct the University of Alberta’s first Campus Musical Dinner Theatre. Working alongside choreographer Cara Chong, and Vocal Director Miranda Marks, we lead a team of 29 actors and 18 crew members towards putting on a production of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. The Campus Musical was […]
Sexy Laundry
PLAYBILL PRODUCTION IMAGES REVIEWS Checking into a trendy hotel, Alice and Henry are on a mission to jump start their twenty five year marriage. Time has taken its toll – so have kids, stress and gravity. Hoping to rekindle their sex life, Alice and Henry stumble through their fantasies, finding that flaming the fires of […]
Misery
PLAYBILL PRODUCTION IMAGES SOUND DESIGN https://youtu.be/MrKfGrUgA6w After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon (Brodie Dransutavicius) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Ashley Makey), who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off […]