Read Elizabeth Vincentelli's incredible critic's pick review of our 3D production of Nosferatu. And if you missed the live-run, don't worry! The production will available for free on TiQ's YouTube channel starting on February 1st!
Nosferatu in LIVE 3D is announced for Skirball's next season!
Theater in Quarantine is back! — I mean, we never really left, but it's been almost two years since our last fully digital livestream, and we're thrilled to announce a new production commissioned by the Skirball Performing Arts Center at NYU to be live-streamed throughout Halloween weekend. Nosferatu, A 3D Symphony of Horror, is our newest experiment in digital performance, reaching back to the classic 3D technology of cardboard glasses and old midnight movies. This reimagining of the 1922 vampire classic will be live streamed in live 3D from the closet directly to your phones or devices. The piece is being built in collaboration with puppet artist and theatermaker Nick Lehane and designer Normandy Sherwood. You'll need to get tickets for this one, but when you do you'll be sent a pair of 3D glasses to bring the Theater in Quarantine closet closer to you than ever before!
New Bandits on the Run collab with TiQ!
The new Bandits on the Run music video has been released and it's a collaboration with Theater in Quarantine! Check out their new song Radio, and see how many people we were able to fit in the closet!
TiQ goes to the Prague Quadrennial
After 14 years I have made it back to Prague! So thank you to PQ USITT for selecting my media design work with Theater in Quarantine to be part of the US National Exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial — I couldn’t think of a better excuse to return. Check out the online catalogue featuring some beloved Theater in Quarantine projects in addition to the work of just so many awesome collaborators. In particular I want to highlight Justin Nestor, Stivo Arnoczy and Jesse Garrison, who so generously shared their video expertise and fielded all sorts of bizarre programming requests while bringing their own beautiful work to the closet.
A Tiny Closet gets a HARP Residency
I was recently announced as one of the new HARP Residents at HERE Arts Center! Thrilled to be making a very tiny piece in my very tiny closet for their digital platform URHERE!
Theater in Quarantine receives an Obie!
Such an unbleievable honore to walk the red carpet at the Obies! You can watch out acceptance speech here, but this is what the Obie Committee had to say:
In the early days of the pandemic, when all of theater had shut down and a sense of terrible despair and isolation was thick in the air, one company bravely formed to remind us of what hope, and theater, looked like. They took to virtual space, showing us how we can still create, make and connect despite the odds, bringing beautiful, short-form theater pieces to us where we could watch them from the safety of our own homes. For their trailblazing vision and for being one of the first to seed a collective dream and desire of theater during the pandemic, the judges have awarded an Obie Grant to Theater in Quarantine.
The Front Page!
I have been deliquent in updating this feed with all the Theater in Quarantine news. A Drama League Award. An interview on All Things Considered. But this takes the cake.
Thoughts from a Closet
I was asked to write some thoughts about my new project, Theater in Quarantine, by NYDAC, the Carnegie Mellon's School of Drama alumni assocoiation. Here's what I said.
Abrons Season Announcement Spotlights Jazz Singer
(((jazz singer))) to appear in Prelude 2018
So excited to return to Prelude with an excerpt from our upcoming production of (((jazz singer))), which I'm excited to announce will be premiering at the Playhouse of Abrons Arts Center in September 2019! Come see our performance on Saturday the 6th!
Together We Are Making A Poem About Life
It's been an absolute pleasure getting to work with my old grad-school cohort Dean Poyner on this absolutely beautiful play Together We Are Making A Poem About Life which he'll be performing in alongside the inimitable Monica Wyche. Check it out at the newly resurrected FringeNYC starting October 14th, in an emotionally raw, intimate site-specific staging.
Skinnamarink-y-dink-y-dink!
Join Little Lord at The Peanut Butter Show, this week at Target Margin's Doxsee Theater! Tix here.
Hunger Artist nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards!
No we didn't win, but Jon Levin, Josh Luxenberg, and I had a great time at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards where A Hunger Artist was nominated for best solo performance and best puppetry design!
Pictures from the Parking Garage...
Last week Qubit opened the doors of a Harlem Parking Garage for a one-night-only evening of "21st Century Sound Stories!" Here are some photos from designer Marika Kent of the works by Alec Hall, Aaron Einbond, David Bird, featuring the TAK Ensemble and directed by moi!
21st Century Sound Stories
I'm thrilled to be directing three new works at the intersection of opera and music theater in a parking garage way up in Harlem! This evening (one night only, April 28th) is organized by Qubit, who has recently outfitted this massive industrial warehouse into a performance venue. Definitely worth checking out!
The Hunger Artist Returns!
The Hunger Artist returns to the Connelly for 7 performances only this January after acclaimed runs in New York, Edinburgh (Winner of the Lustrum Award for Excellence) and Baltimore. Tickets can be purchased here!
Ubu Shit Show!
The Ubu Shit Show happened on mischief nacht October 30th, and it was an absolutely hilarious hitjob. Check out the new gallery page to see some of the photos from the one night only event starring Randy Blair, Kate Weber, Grace McLean and more!
The Crook @ Harvard's Houghton Library
Just returning from a spectacular trip to Cambridge where I was invited to speak at Harvard's Houghton Library regarding their Black Crook collection. The talk was called Reviving and Reimagining The Black Crook. So thankful to have been able to finally examine the Charles M. Barras papers, not to mention the rest of their Crook memorabilia.
A Hunger Artist Returns From Edinburgh
It's been an incredible run for Jon and Josh and Sinking Ship's Hunger Artist over at Zoo Venues in Edinburgh. Check out all those stars! We also walked away with a Summerhall Lustrum Award for the greatest festival moments! So thrilled to be a part of it and excited to keep it going this December when we go to Baltimore's Theater Project.
Listen to Hail Oblivion!
Ryan and I have finally released the album of Hail Oblivion and we are so excited to share it with you. You can stream it here or purchase it directly at our bandcamp site.