Tickets: bad things happen here at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
"Bold, unexpected and gripping, ‘bad things happen here’ is a brilliantly-acted feast for the imagination....The staging of the piece is expertly executed by director Lila Rachel Becker, who never has Carrero and Winstead linger on moments of tragedy or humour, but rather keeps the piece thumping with energy throughout....an urgent and brilliant reminder that theatre can and should be political." — The Mumble
by Eric Marlin
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
The nation has never been healthier. Crime is down. Streets are clean. Civility reigns. But out of the corner of your eye, you might catch a glimpse of the men keeping things orderly. In a series of brief, enigmatic scenes, two women take us into the heart of a nation that has been disciplined by violence.
scenic & costume design by Savanna Genskow
lighting design by Courtney Gaston
sound design by Bri Atwood
photos by R. Eric Stone
poster design by Carly Watson
ensemble: Cristina Goyeneche, Molly Winstead, Nicholas Grzesik, Donovan Roberts
by Margot Connolly
Iowa New Play Festival
Iowa City, IA
A year after the mysterious death of Petra, her twin sister Dash convinces the scattered and estranged members of her Scout troop to re-form in order to return to Exploration Expedition, the site of her sister’s passing.
scenic design by Savanna Genskow
costume design by Hayley Ryan
lighting design by Jacob Sikorski
photos by Ted Brown
ensemble: Molly Winstead, Chastity Williams, Kaitlyn Vote, Mackenzie Elsbecker, Kaylyn Kluck, Laura Brightman, Jenna Smithson, Erica Toney, Maggie John
by Anna Fox
Cloud City
Brooklyn, NY
Ashes to ashes. Stuff to stuff.
produced by Caitlin McCarthy & Carter Caldwell
associate produced by Chandler Smith
scenic design by Caitlin McCarthy
lighting design by Jenn Burkhardt
costume design by Caitlin McCarthy
sound design & composition by Avi Amon
photos by Lila Rachel Becker & Jenn Burkhardt
poster by Caitlin McCarthy
ensemble: Marieta Carrero, Carter Caldwell, Anne Kostick
by Idris Goodwin
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville, KY
scenic design by Hannah Allgeier
lighting design by Natasha Bray
costume design by Maggie McGrann
sound design by Rachel Regan
photos by Bill Brymer
poster design by Amie Villiger
ensemble: Kelsey Johnson, Andrew Cutler
by Cory Hinkle
Actors Theatre of Louisville
an immersive staging at the Tim Faulkner Gallery
Louisville, KY
scenic design Hannah Allgeier
lighting design by Michael Donnay
props design by Sidney Martin
costume design by Adrienne Nixon
music composed by Daniel Johnson
photos by Bill Brymer
poster design by Amie Villiger
ensemble: Anne-Marie Trabolsi, Elijah Jones, Alex Milak, Daniel Johnson, Regan Moro, Andrew Cutler, Kelsey Johnson
five solo performances by Laakan McHardy, Anna Lentz, Alice Wu, Sam Wisenden, and Abby Huffstetler
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville, KY
dramaturged by Paige Vehlewald and Bryan Howard
lighting design by Natasha Bray
costume design by Maggie McGrann
sound design by Rachel Regan
photos by Bill Brymer
by Kristen Davis-Coelho
Source Festival
Washington, DC
lighting design by Mary Keegan
props design by Lauren Klamm
costume design by Lynly Saunders
music by Melanie Hsu
photos by Daniel Corey
poster illustration by Donald Ely
ensemble: Lee Gerstenhaber, Tekle Ghebremeschel, Liz Dutton, Caroline Lucas, Erick Sotomayor
by Madeline Dennis-Yates
Source Festival
Washington, DC
lighting design by Mary Keegan
props design by Lauren Klamm
costume design by Lynly Saunders
music by Melanie Hsu
photos by Daniel Corey
poster illustration by Donald Ely
ensemble: Lee Gerstenhaber, Tekle Ghebremeschel
by Anna Fox
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown, MA
lighting design by Gustavo Valdés
music by Andrew Butler
costume coordination by Michael Magaraci
swing designed and built by Marissa Bergman
photos by Lila Rachel Becker and Paul Fox
poster design by Larissa Jantonio
ensemble: Tierney Malloy, Alli Trussell, A.J. Warden
by Laura Jacqmin
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown, MA
sound design by Annemarie Scerra
costume coordination by Rachel Harmon and Jenny O'Donnell
photos by Paul Fox
ensemble: Brittany Liu, Annie Fox, Nick Carter, Matt Ketai, Christian Schneider
by Griselda Gambaro
Portland Stage Company Studio Theater
Portland, ME
lighting coordination by Emily Kenny
costume assistance from Susan Thomas & Claire Robinson
photos by Todd Brian Backus
poster design by Lila Rachel Becker
ensemble: April Singley, Hal Cohen, Adam Ferguson
Five Creation Myths from Around the World
adapted by Lila Rachel Becker
'92 Theater, Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
lighting design by Gabriel Finkelstein
props design by Stefan Skripak
costume design by Noa Borkan
masks by Codi Leitner
sound design by Lila Rachel Becker with Fumi Tanakadate and Lu Corporan
photos by Adrian Rothschild
poster design by Codi Leitner
ensemble: Avery Trufelman, Tavo True-Alcalá, Min Suh, Rob Kipp, Geri Rosenberg, Michael Inkles, Gwen Rosen
by Sophie Treadwell
'92 Theater, Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
set design by Lily Haje
lighting design by Ross Firestone
props design by Stefan Skripak
costume design by Sarah La Rue
photos by Adrian Rothschild
poster design by Lila Rachel Becker
ensemble: Lina Breslav, Michael Inkles, Meghan Twible, Mia Rossi, Anika Amin, Dan O'Sullivan, Dominique Moore, Joel Salda, Jakob Shaeffer, Richie Starzec, Michael Yee, Geri Rosenberg, Dylan Zwickel
June-July: WE MIGHT FALL APART in the Iowa Summer Partnership in the Arts [assistant director to Vanessa Stalling]
Aug.: bad things happen here runs August 4-18 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Paradise in the Vault. Click for tickets.
Nov. 8-11: REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. by Alice Birch at The University of Iowa
Feb. 21-24 2019: LATERALITY by Leigh M. Marshall at The University of Iowa
