Left to right: Naama Friedman, Lewis Chapman, Hadley Parrish-Cotton, August Bickett, Juliana Cable. Photo: Liam Mitchell.
THE LAST TO GO (REPRISE)
Devised by the Company
Directed by Ryan Gamblin
Scenic Design: Liam Mitchell
Lighting Design: Cassius Comfort
Costume Design: Morgan Meister
Sound Design: Ryan Gamblin
This devised song cycle was the capstone project of my undergraduate thesis at Reed College and my directorial debut. It used monologue, dialogue, movement, image, and song to examine memory, its inconsistencies, and those inconsistencies' effects on how we understand ourselves. The erratic but evocatively strong nature of memory led to a fractured, postdramatic dramaturgy.
The text and movement were devised, while I brought in musical and compositional ideas that were then refined and arranged collectively.
The full cast album (recorded live on closing night) can be found here.
August Bickett. Photo: Liam Mitchell.
Foreground: Juliana Cable. Background, left to right: Lewis Chapman, Naama Friedman, Hadley Parrish-Cotton, August Bickett. Photo: Liam Mitchell.
Lewis Chapman. Photo: Liam Mitchell.