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BY THREE SHEETS A one-on-one bedtime story. About art. Over the phone. Conceived and directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern With Holly Andrew, Matthew Butcher, James Morogiello, Luke Solocoff, Jonathan Teklit, Quanece Thompson Philadelphia Fringe Festival (2022) Winner: Best Digital Performance |
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BY THREE SHEETS An immersive performance installation in 27 distinct stations 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, in conjunction with the exhibition: "Onward with the Revolution: Late Soviet-Era Posters" Poetry by 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
BY THREE SHEETS 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 A play with music focused on the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson. By Sharmon Hilfinger and Joan Mcmillen Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Bootstrap Theater Foundation, Pear Avenue Theater ( 2009) Winner: Silicon Valley Award for Standout New Work |
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Farewell to a Cannibal Rage
A Nigerian tale of community, war, storytelling, and moon-crossed lovers. By Femi Osofisan Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Stanford Summer Theater (2007) Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl A TYA play with music about a small town who contends with a girl with a pouch and sound-stealing powers. This production also toured free performances to the North Museum and Lancaster City's YMCA. By Lisa D'Amour Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic Design: Caitlyn Bishop and Jason Thompson (F&M Sculpture) Lighting Design: Melissa Edwards Costume Design: Holly Andrew Music Composition: Julia Kamanda Sound Design: Rachel Anderson-Rabern Franklin and Marshall College (2022) The Winter's Tale
A transplant of Shakespeare's meditation on magic and miracles into a subtitled, multimedia micro-audience event in which actors and audience members shared the environmental stage space. Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Scenic, Lighting, and Video Design: Kent Barrett Costume Design: Virginia West Sound Design: Rachel Anderson-Rabern Franklin and Marshall College (2021) 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 plot inspired by Sir Philip Sydney's 16th-century prose romance, “The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.” Directed by Rachel Anderson-Rabern Assistant Director: Priyanka Patil '21 Music Director: Julia Kamanda Costume Design: Virginia West Franklin and Marshall College (2020) The Seagull A conversation with Chekhov's play as a provocation to theatre history and to our ongoing theatrical moment. Salient questions: what might this story reveal if we stage it with women and gender expansive performers? How might the symbol of “the seagull” consequently 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) A TYA adaptation of The Odyssey through the eyes of a young refugee as he traverses the American landscape. This production also toured free performances to 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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