Stage Direction, Script/Concept, Costume Design, Scenography
Produced by The LIDA Project
BINDERY | space, Denver, Colorado
February — March, 2009
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This immersive performance experience about the glories and pitfalls of revolution featured an ensemble cast of 12 and original music composed by local musicians from Denver’s indie rock scene. Through the lens of LIDA’s unique aesthetic and devised through collaborative process, Georg Büchner’s classic Danton’s Death, received new life in this story of the inevitable triumph of humanity and its insatiable lust for life...against the backdrop of sex, violence, corruption, and bloodshed.
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“It’s theater of chaos. It’s smoldering, it feels a little dangerous and it’s completely unlike any other theatrical experience you’ll get in this town.” – John Moore, The Denver Post
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Nominated for a 2009 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Lighting Design (E. Miriam Suzanne)
Performed by Nathan Bock, Kestrel Burley, Ed Cord, Eve D'Agosto, Kirsten Deane, Desiree Gagnon, Brandon Kruhm, Leroy Leonard, Elizabeth Parks, Lorenzo Sariñana, Matthew Schultz, and Todd Webster. Understudy: Jose Aquila
Stage Management by Frank Cason and Kenny Storms
Lighting Design by E. Miriam Suzanne
Sound Design by Brian Freeland
Original Music by Carrie Beeder
Costume, Properties, and Scenic Design by Julie Rada
Assistance from Melanie Owen Padilla and Doron Burks
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Photography by Kate Conger
Postcard Design by Brian Freeland