Past Projects
Baggage Claim
Bizarre Bazaar
August 22, 2009
The Owlrey
Bizarre Bazaar was not your typical yard sale. The event brought together spoken word poetry, barbershop singing, live music and fire dancing in the spirit of back yard camaraderie. Friends, neighbors and strangers alike bonded over refreshments and entertainment for eight straight hours on a beautiful summer's day to support The Heroes.
April 18 – 26, 2009
Freehold Theater
An original play about a group of childhood friends gathered to celebrate the life of a dying friend, Baggage Claim is at its core, a funny/sweet/sad meditation on the things that matter most: love and death.
Director:
Lamar Lewis
Cast:
Kate Abarbanel
Greg Bagdasaryan
Nathan Bean
Jessica Day
Jaimie Gusman
Danica Horton Lamar Lewis
Jon Peck
Matthew Riggins
Aaron Samuels
Bryony Thompson
Lauren Williams
Eunice Yang
Performers:
Aaron Samuels
Bryony Thompson
Eliza Hudson
Matt Ober
Neil Fauerso
Lauren Williams
Abby Woodington
The Sirenettes:
Jessica Day
Lauren Williams
Bryony Thompson
Danica Horton
Carrie Purcell
“Truly powerful. Brims with smart dialogue, true-to-life vibrant empathetic characters, by turns hilarious and intensely moving. Part of the irresistible magnetism & charm of BAGGAGE CLAIM is its greenness & sheer originality as a theatre production, both as a piece of writing & performance.” - A comment by Audrey on The Stranger blog.
“So much fun!”
-Random Yard Saler
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“This most profound experience of my life.”
-notHH The 14th Dali Lama
not
from
around
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a series of unlikelihoods
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readings and performances by writers, non-writers and others you might
not expect.
featuring
nathan bean
anne beaudreau
jessica day
bond huberman
carrie a. purcell
chris sergeant
seattle sometimes feels like a city of transplants. natives are few and far between, especially in the arts world. the theme of this reading asks participants (some native to the art of writing, some not) to consider how they relate to place, both locally and beyond. am i texan because i was born and raised there? am i a seattleite because i live here now? in what ways am i both? in what ways am i neither?
not from around here
November 10 & 11, 2009
Jewelbox Theater at Rendezvous
media sponsor
Don’t miss this scrumptrulescent display of “marathon theatre”. In our case, this is the ambitious idea that presumes you can actually produce quality work with only a single day’s rehearsal. The inspiration for each of these plays was vacuum cleaners. When was the last time you saw twenty vacuum cleaners filling a stage? Each play you’ll see on this night tackles wildly different material, perhaps unlike anything you’ve seen before. Why do we do marathon theatre? To build community, to make people laugh, and to marvel at the fact that yes--it can be done.
The Vacuum Project
Saturday, April 17th at 7:30pm and 9:00pm
Freehold Theatre
2222 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
media sponsor
GoudouGoudou
On the six-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, The Heroes are curating an evening of art and readings for the country that now playfully refers to the devastating natural disaster as “Goudougoudou.” The program for the evening will be presented by a diverse group of individuals from various disciplines including: literature, film, performance, dance, and more. The goal of this event is to both educate and entertain; offering a window into both the tragedy and the beauty of the Haitian culture. In difficult times, it is often art that best transcends disaster and mends despair. The art presented this evening has that purpose.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 @ 7pm
Next Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 @ 7pm
Jewelbox Theater at Rendezvous
Haitian Organization Program for Education and Health Inc. (HOPEH) is a non-profit started by Haitian born Marline Olivier in 1998. After growing up without access to education or adequate healthcare, Mrs. Olivier decided to do whatever she could to offer these services and more to the people of her small village in the central plateau called Jaumpas. Today, HOPEH serves the Juampas community by offering healthcare in a clinic that was built in 2006. HOPEH also provides 160 children the opportunity to learn through our School Sponsorship Program. Hosting volunteer groups throughout the year, HOPEH also oversees various other projects and hopes to build a grade/primary/vocational school by 2012.
This is a night seeking to raise funds for worthy organization– but it is first and foremost about creating a forum for superior creative work that speaks in a global context. All proceeds from this event will be donated to HOPEH, a national aid organization providing medical and educational support in Haiti among its many other programs. Additional donations for HOPEH will be warmly accepted.
Since 2009
Versus
Performers
James Holland (musician), Mona Sterling (vocals), Linnea Beasley (co-writer/drama coach), Caitlin Schooley (actress), Herbie Ziskis (actor), Meg Doyle (visual artist), Patrick Savedra (videography), Lauren Williams (poet), Krystal Lechner (makeup), Jeremy Todd Abraham (hair stylist), Justin Taylor (videographer), Jon Peck (fight choreographer), Tara McLauchlan (fight performer), Ben Lehman (Dj Limerence).
Models
Daniel Casaletto, Olivia Exline, Bethany Roberts, Kirsten Rue, Alexis Vergalla, Kwame Warlick, Lauren Williams, Caitlin Schooley, Amber Hargett, Solange Misciagna, Candace Bale, Erin Carr, Joss Jagielski, Amanda King, Mary Maveety, Kirsten Rue, Rhea Quintanilla, Emma Sarge, Meg Schmidt, Jessica Bettencourt, Brianne Bowman, Samantha Leischow, Alyssa Russell, Raven West, Tara McLauchlan, Jon Peck
Stylists
Jessica Gore, Samantha Ang Huynh, Krystal M. Lechner, Alisha Sanvicens, Braeden Blunt, Blair Brown, Dior Carraway, Roger Chim, Claudia Collier, Reese Danley, Bianca Diaz, Geo Flowers, Brooke Harrison, Linda Irving, Mackenzie Karr, Samarya Lee, Vixen Pavón, Presley Pearson, Arlo Reimer, Erica Stone, Stacie Thomas, Marissa Timmerman, Kara Turner
What Is Versus?
Versus is a fashion performance that involves and celebrates the entire artist community. The show features fashion designers who have partnered with artists outside of the fashion medium to present their original outfits and costumes. This means that the cast of this fashion show includes musicians, poets, dancers, film editors, painters, photographers, and more. Additionally, the entire program is built around the theme of resolving contrasting ideas. Some of the themes explored include carrier pigeon vs. text messaging, paper vs. plastic, dream vs. reality, and processed vs. organic. In short, Versus presents its audience with a buffet of the arts including some incredible new and complex fashion design.
Transforming a wonderful, yet woefully underused, downtown venue (a 3400 sq. ft. former theatre currently serving as a storage locker), Barnstorm will invoke the original European cabarets by bringing audiences and artists together in an intimate and seemingly "off limits" setting. People will physically mingle in a variety of spaces; they'll trip over each other; thumb their noses at one another and engage - however indirectly - in a dialogue about things that matter, things that disturb, things that art is best at digging into. Patrons will drink cocktails, enjoy small bites, relax on couches, peruse two- and three-dimensional displays.
They'll drift away to other engagements - and hopefully back again. They'll feel at ease, even as provocative work is cropping up spontaneously around them, because they will choose their level of engagement (seated in the front row, or across the room at the bar). They will be inspired and arrested and forced to listen quietly only to the works that they deem good enough. Whatever happens, they'll be immersed in excellent creative work - and they'll feel good about just being seen there.
Barnstorm is an event series that seeks to reawaken the cabaret spirit by supporting and encouraging pioneering performers and by cultivating audiences with a craving for dangerous, witty and uncharted theatre and art. Barnstorm will do this by taking the cabaret experience back to its roots while offering an up-to-date and fresh feel. Barnstorm will create a space where artists, audience and community can enter into dialogue that challenges the social, cultural and sexual status quo and inspires contemplation of a future without injustice. The art presented will be diverse, provocative, and encourage audience participation in order to generate conversation.
BARNSTORM: the cabaret re-imagined
May 5-7, 2011 6 p.m. – 2 a.m.
1927 3rd Ave.
Seattle, WA
Formal Inquiry
The Sonata Undressed
Friday, June 10, 2011 to Sunday June 12th, 2011
Velocity Dance Center
Doors at 7, performance begins at 7:30
Tickets available on brownpapertickets.com
Pay What You Can on Sunday, June 12th!
Formal Inquiry is what happens when one composer, three poets, and three visual artists work within and against centuries old structures. Visual art that translates music to color. Sonnets from the last seven hundred years collaged in sonata form. The world premier of new chamber music.
For Formal Inquiry artists are collaborating to create sonatas in three different mediums: a chamber work for piano, violin and cello; sonnet sequences; and three series of visual pieces. After three large workshops, hours of practice, dialogue, and revision, the results will be performed and viewed at Velocity Dance Center from June 10th-12th, 2011.
