DIRECTING
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The idea of a directorial "concept" gets a lot of bad press; stick to the text, we like to cry. Keep it simple. Concepts muddy up the story. And sometimes all that is true. But sometimes, bringing a transformative new concept to a text can elevate it and turn it into something entirely new, something entirely special. When I directed Daddy Long Legs, a story about a pair of smitten Turn Of The Century pen pals, instead of creating a realism-tinged minimalist set with some books and a desk, I made the entire space appear to be constructed out of book pages and letters. Over the course of the play, both characters added each new letter they received to the already copious collection covering the walls, and every prop exchanged between the characters, from tea cups to boxes of chocolate, was made from paper. Jerusha and Jervis' relationship was built on their mutual love of literature, Jerusha's authorial aspirations, and of course, their prolonged and intimate letter correspondence- their relationship was built on a foundation of paper, and so, then, was their shared space. The script may not have called for paper birds and torn up book pages, 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
For more info-
https://www.beatingofwingscollective.com/neveralone
https://www.instagram.com/cassandra_clemm/
https://news.avclub.com/an-influencers-unraveling-is-playing-out-as-an-interact-1844718965
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