異人  (MAREBITO)

an ancient Japanese word referring to an otherworldly being who comes from afar, bringing gifts of wisdom, spiritual knowledge and happiness

「 異人 」  是移民、殖民者、走私者、黨羽、間諜、叛徒 . . .

an ongoing media & performance series

Passage

directed by ausar stewart
at carnegie mellon school of drama

february 29-march 16, 2023

media design: e. lieu wolhardt
scene design: jonah carleton
costume design: carrie anne huneycutt
lighting design: ariel bernhard
sound design: pan pan gou

dramaturg: annie nyugên
stage manager: melissa lubina

fight/stunt/intimacy director: bria walker-rhoze

photos by e. lieu wolhardt

devised experimentations

collaborative short-form media-centric pieces
at carnegie mellon school of drama

november-december, 2023

with
pria dahiya
spencer byham-carson
hannah wyatt
jonas harrison

created as part of carnegie mellon university’s EXPANDED THEATRE course

documentation by matthias neckermann

Leg Lengthening

directed by spencer byham-carson
presented at playground xxi, carnegie mellon school of drama’s student works festival

december 3-9 , 2023

lighting & media design : e. lieu wolhardt
designed using the playground rep plot in the wells video studio theatre

scenic & sound design : sonja meyers
scenic & sound design : sam regardie

stage manager : natalie lawton

photos by ava notarangelo & hailey garza

Junior Performance Project:
Caucasian Chalk Circle

by bertolt brecht
adapted & directed by tony mckay
at carnegie mellon school of drama

september 28-30 , 2023

lighting design : e. lieu wolhardt

photos by ava notarangelo