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Lie of The Mind

Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard

 

Trinity Repertory Theater

June 2014

Sets by Eugene Lee, Lights by Dan Scully, Costumes by Cait O'Connor, Sound by Daniel Baker

Featuring the Trinity Repertory Company

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Jedermann

By Hugo von Hofmannsthal. 

Co-directed with Julian Crouch

Scenography- Julian Crouch, Musical Direction- Marin Lowe, Costumes- Olivera Gajic, Lights- Dan Scully, Choreography- Jesse J. Perez

In the Cathedral Square of The Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, Austria.

Premiere- July 20, 2013

  

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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment was adapted from Dostoyevsky by Curt Columbus and Marilyn Campbell and presented by the Trinity Repertory Company in February of 2013.  Actors: Dan Butler, Stephen Thorne and Rachel Christopher.  Designed by Eugene Lee, Dan Scully, Olivera Gajic, Daniel Baker.  Digital design by Stephan Moore and Peter Hurowitz.​  Photos by Olivera Gajic.

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Three Sisters

Three Sisters was created for the Chautauqua Theater Company in 2010, Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Ethan McSweeney.  Designed by Jim Findlay, Peter Ksander, Olivera Gajic and Broken Chord Collective.  Choreography by Jesse J Perez with Brendan Speith.

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The Greeks: Parts 1, 2 and 3

John Barton's The Greeks, a ten-play cycle was staged over three years at Juilliard.

Part 1 was designed by Blithe Quinlan, Part 2 by Mimi Lien and Part 3 by Deb 0.  Lights by Dan Scully, Paul Hackenmueller, Sound by Broken Chord Collective, Costumes by Olivera Gajic, Video by Miklos Buk, music by Jon Pratt, Stephanie Fleischmann, Phil Roebuck.  Photos by Farrol Mertes and Miklos Buk.

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The Americans

The Americans was a mash up of Sam Shepard's Paris, TexasThe Motel Chronicles, the music of alt-country rocker Jim White and personal stories by the Juilliard actors.  Premiered in 2010.  Design by Jim Findlay, Dan Scully, Olivera Gajic, Stephanie Fleischmann and Daniel Baker.

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Massacre: Sing To Your Children

Jose Rivera's Massacre premiered at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in NYC in 2011.  Design by Cait O'Connor, Andromache Chalfant, Daniel Baker and Austin Smith.

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Balm In Gilead at Industry City

Balm in Gilead was a collaboration with Director Alex Harvey, Producer Beau Willimon and a company of 70 in a raw warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.  Photos by Chris Sullivan.

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