Director, Designer Presented with support from The University of IowaFeaturing: Dale Leonhart and ChatGPT 5 Theatrical Études for Artificial Intelligence: A Process Journal Short Abstract I started with a simple question: can AI write a […]
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Tony and Leo
By MD FrankPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Reading Series Directed by Søren Olsen An adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra in which a closeted Republican Congressman and his boyfriend ruin one another’s lives. Guest […]
Head Over Heels
Original Broadway Production produced byChristine Russell Louise Gund Donovan Leitch Rick FerrariGwyneth PaltrowScott Sigman Hunter Arnold Tom Kirdahy Jordan Roth Lighting Designer The World Premiere of “Head Over Heels” took place at Oregon Shakespeare FestivalBill […]
Playwrights’ Center PlayLabs Festival
Lighting Designer About The Festival PlayLabs is a can’t-miss event for theater leaders and new play enthusiasts in the Twin Cities and across the country. Three playwrights partner with teams of artistic collaborators for an […]
Romeo And Juliet
by William Shakespeare, translated by Søren Olsen, edited by Emma Murray Director, Composer, Translator BLURB From its chaotic, unorthodox opening brawl, Søren Olsen’s Romeo and Juliet delivers a bold, unapologetic reimagining that challenges the legacy of […]
Mamma Mia!
Music & Lyrics Benny Andersson, Bjorn UlvaeusBook By Catherine JohnsonConceived by Judy CraymerAdditional Material & Arrangements by Martin KochDirected by Michael Walling Lighting & Scenery by Jack Mehler Lighting Director Mamma Mia, Trollwood Performing Arts […]
ARATORIO FOR THE MISREMEMBERED
Presented at the University of Iowa Sound, Projection, and Lighting Design About A live performance that occurs through projections, AR and VR simultaneously, ARatorio for the Mis-Remembered features the story of veterans at the University of Iowa […]
An Enemy of The People
By Henrik IbsenDirected by Johanna KasimowA New Version Adapted by the Ensemble Lighting Design, Composer, Sound Design Creative Team Director | Johanna KasimowFight Director | Paul KalinaDramaturg | Margaret SmithStage Manager | Maggie McClellanScenic Designer […]
The Indoctrination of Bananas
Collectively Created Presented with The University of Iowa Theatre Arts Department Director, Conceptual Storyboard, Sound/Music, Lighting BLURB Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. […]
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