Fringe Festivals Etc
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Conceived and directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern
Co-created with Holly Andrew, Payton Becker, Sena Taskapilioqlu Collaborators: Quanece Thompson, Atticus Rabern The Iron Factory, Philadelphia Fringe Festival (2019) Age of Revolution
A staging of three lyric voices of Russian symbolist poetry: Anna Akhmatova, Zinaida Gippius, Marina Tsvetaeva. Co-conceived by Rachel Anderson-Rabern and Jon Stone Collaborators: Holly Andrew, Elizabeth Cizmar, Sands Hall Phillips Museum, Franklin and Marshall College (2017) Three Sisters and a Wolf
Chekhov's Three Sisters meets the history of the last sightings of wild wolves in Pennsylvania. Conceived and directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Collaborators: Pamela Vail, Holly Andrew, Amanda Schumacher, Charlotte Brooks, Vanessa Hart, Charlie Wynn Adrienne Theatre, Philadelphia Fringe Festival (2015) Tell It Slant Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern By Sharmon Hilfinger and Joan Mcmillen Bootstrap Theater Foundation, Pear Avenue Theater 2009 *Winner of the Silicon Valley Award for Standout New Work |
Colleges and Universities |
Farewell to a Cannibal Rage Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern By Femi Osofisan Stanford Summer Theater (2007) Head Over Heels: The Musical An outdoor, socially distanced musical comedy (hello, pandemic theatre!) staged at F&M's Winter Visual Arts Center. Songs by 1980s new wave quintet, The Go-Go's, and a plot inspired by Sir Philip Sydney's 16th-century prose romance, “The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.” By Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Anya Reiss Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Assistant Director: Priyanka Patil '21 Music Director: Julia Kamanda Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2020) Digital Program available here. The Seagull This production conversed with Chekhov's play as a provocation to theatre history and to our ongoing theatrical moment. We asked, what might this story reveal to us if we staged it with women and gender expansive performers? How could the symbol of “the seagull” then transform? By Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Anya Reiss Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: Shannon Zura Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2020) Anon (ymous) An adaptation of The Odyssey through the eyes of a young refugee as he traverses the American landscape. This production also had free performances at the Lancaster Visitor's Center and Lancaster City's YWCA. By Naomi Iizuka Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: Shannon Zura Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2019) Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
In a post-apocalyptic world, The Simpsons are the source material for a new performance-based economy. By Anne Washburn Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: Debra Holmes Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2017) Arcadia
One room, two time periods, a mystery, and math. By Tom Stoppard Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: John Whiting Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2017) One Man, Two Guvnors
Goldoni's commedia Servant of Two Masters meets Brighton in the 1960s. With a live band. By Richard Bean Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: John Whiting Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2016) Three Sisters
Moscow is a longed-for utopia, musicians stalk outside the windows, and no one loves who they should. By Anton Chekhov Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: John Whiting Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2015) Spring Awakening: The Musical
A musical retelling of Wedekind's controversial masterpiece about innocence, desire, rebellion, and the violence of childhood. Music by Duncan Sheik Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: Christopher Hoyt Music Direction: Coralie Gallet University of New Haven (2014) Secret in the Wings
Dark fairytales tangle with song, dance, shadow puppets, drag, and babysitting. By Mary Zimmerman Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic and Lighting Design: Christopher Hoyt Costume Design: Valerie Webster University of New Haven (2013) War Story
A site-specific collection of song, spoken word, and scenes dedicated to exploring veteran combat and post-combat experiences. Conceived and directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern University of New Haven (2013) Propositions
A site-specific, devised response to California's 2009 ballot propositions. Co-directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern and Matthew Moore Stanford University (2009) R&L
World premiere, site specific choreopoem production about Asian-American experience. Produced by Stanford's Asian American Theatre Project. By Takeo Rivera Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Stanford University (2008) The Cherry Orchard
By Anton Chekhov Translation by Marina Brodskaya Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic Design: Erik Flatmo Lighting Design: Michael Ramsaur Costume Design: Connie Strayer Stanford University (2006) She: In Absence of Love and Death
6 visible stage spaces with continuous simultaneous action: In Moscow in the 1970s she is a lonely lover, an irreverent dreamer, a rebellious daughter, and the obsession of jazz musicians. She lives in a world of melodies and double meanings: love is still love, even if it's imagined. By Edvard Radzinsky Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic Design: Erik Flatmo Lighting Design: Michael Ramsaur Costume Design: Connie Strayer Stanford University (2005) |
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