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 […]
Tag: New Work
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
A Doll’s Space
A reinterpretation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Director, Media Design, Writer (Reinterpretation) ABOUT: I wanted to create a condensed 20-minute version of A Doll’s House set in the modern digital age. Inspired by the […]
ALL MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE
A collectively created production. Director, Sound Design, Media Design, Co-Lighting, Co-Scenic Director’s NoteThis process started from nothing—an intentional mission to create a theatre piece from the unknown. What emerged between the creative team of performers […]
MOTION MUSIC
Interactive Design, Media Design Presented with Molly Costello ABOUT MOTION MUSIC is a playful, interactive installation that transforms the user’s movements into musical manipulations. Set in the University of Iowa’s Motion Capture Studio, the project explored […]
WORLD CYMATICS
A flashlight driven interactive installation. Media Design, Interactive Design, Lead-Artist Presented with Chloe Cobb, Savannah Moore, Mikey Rioux About Cymatic Worlds created an instrument from an old museum’s sizable sunken sculpture garden. It presented a […]
Aboard Discovery
Step aboard the Time Capsule discovery and unlock the secrets left by an alien species. An immersive puzzle experience. Users have 4 minutes to correctly place the artifacts in the containment field, but what you […]
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