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The idea of a directorial "concept" gets bashed a lot. Concepts muddy up the story. Stick to the text. Keep it simple. And sometimes that's true. But sometimes, bringing a transformative new concept to a show can elevate it until it becomes something entirely new, something entirely special. For example, when I directed Daddy Long Legs, a story about smitten turn-of-the-century pen pals, I didn't create a simple set with some books and a desk- I made the entire space appear to be constructed out of book pages and letters. Both characters, Jerusha and Jervis, added every new letter they received over the course of the play to the already copious collection of paper covering the walls. Every prop exchanged between the characters was made from paper, from tea cups to chocolate boxes. Jerusha and Jervis build their relationship on paper: on a mutual love for literature, over Jerusha's education to become a writer, and of course, over their continued letter correspondence- and so, then, was their shared space. The script didn't call for it, but the story did.
PHOTOS
Photos by Scott Ray
#NeverAlone and "Cassandra Q+A"
An Immersive Instagram Experience
Story by: Anna Miles, Chloe Cole, and Sabina Friedman-Seitz
Directed and Edited by Anna Miles
Scripts by Chloe Cole and Anna Miles (respectively)
Performed by Sabina Friedman-Seitz
Production photos by Max Herzfeldt and Miranda Clement, Publicity Photos by Chris Meissner
A Sad Tale's Best for Winter
A Feminist Adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Written and Directed by Anna Miles
Workshopped with Noise Now at A Noise Within Theatre
Click here to read an excerpt from the script.
Click here to see our production pitch/press packet.
Photos by Chassey Bennett
Scavenged Stories: Making Something from Nothing
A Photo Series created for Beating of Wings: An Artist Collective exploring the boundaries and expansions of femininity, and the ways in which we craft our identities even in an absence of abundant resources; styled and directed by Anna Miles
Production photos by Regan Wong, Featuring John Shartzer and Melissa Dunham
Daddy Long Legs: The Musical
Book by John Caird
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Directed by Anna Miles
Produced by Melissa Dunham
Production Photos by Chauna Goldberg
Think of Me, Fred Weasley
Written and Directed by Anna Miles
Produced by Melissa Dunham
Adapted from the actual high school journals of Anna Miles and Melissa Dunham
Starring Anna Miles and Melissa Dunham with Mazie Rudolph on piano
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Click here to read an excerpt from the script.
For more info:
https://www.beatingofwingscollective.com/think-of-me-fred-weasley
Production Photos by Flordelino Lagundino
Sisterplay
Directed by Anna Miles
Written by Griffin Sharps
Performed by Ashley Butler
Production Photos by Chris Meissner (Divine)
and Carly Bracco (Phoenix Songs)
Storytelling Shows
Divine: Songs for a New Moon
Phoenix Songs: A Night of Rebirth and Reclamation
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For more info:
https://www.beatingofwingscollective.com/divine-1