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Esperanto Film

A new short film is currently being edited. The screenplay is by Kevin Lucero Less, story by Casey Chapman, both of them also star in the film. Reina Takahashi agreed to contribute her amazing paper cutting skills. It's definitely a very involved project, but the results are turning out fantastic. Check out the site: www.studiobema.com/esperanto
Trap Door Photos in Chicago Stage Review

Venus Zarris of Chicago Stage Review wrote a fantastic article about the visual work for Trap Door Theatre's Chaste. Check it out here: http://www.chicagostagereview.com/?p=12820
Shotgun

Shotgun is a new film project, a study of the often anonymous romantic relationships of people in a large city. the series follows a lonely man as he attempts to connect with people by having them blow smoke into his mouth, a technique known as shotgun or blowback. Two segments have been made so far. Joannie Wu and Barry Branford lent their acting skills, Johnny Mei helped out with some cinematography. Visit studiobema.com/shotgun to watch the videos and more.
Trap Door Photos

While organizing my files, I found many great photos from the fantastic Trap Door Theatre productions over the past few years.
& Friends

Check out the site imperfectday.com/andfriends, there are a few contributions from me and my much more talented friends. You can see a picture of my kitchen too!
Harold & Bunnie

Website for the Harold & Bunnie project is up, click the image above to visit. Fun stuff for sure. Really makes me think of how I've never had a stuffed animal friend as a child, and always wanted one. For some reason, I thought getting one as a grown up is a little eerie, and now I am convinced that indeed, it is.
Video Design for The Ghost Sonata at Oracle Theatre

I am very excited for the video design for The Ghost Sonata, directed by Max Truax at the Oracle Theatre. I worked with Max on the poster designs for The Trap Door Theatre, and his victorian aesthetic and stoic direction style always inspire the best in me. When he approached me for creating video to be incorporated in the play, I could not say no, and I love the resulting imagery.
Chaste for The Trap Door Theatre

New poster for the Trap Door Theatre. We took the photographs outside at the directors house, giving them a nice, even light and healthy glow. I decided to hand-draw the typography.
The Day of the Flowers

The Day of the Flowers movie has been completed! Check out the website for the a sneak preview. The film is 16 minutes long, and it could not have been completed without the fantastic acting talent of Kevin Lucero Less, Jessica Jelinski, Robert M. Kerr, Chris Keech, and Kinga Modjeska. The film also marks another collaboration with Johnny Mei, who created the typographical treatments and took some fantastic still photos. Erika Pahk created a stunning wearable sculpture.
The New Jackson Hotel

The New Jackson Hotel is complete, thanks to the cast and crew: Kevin Lucero Less, Dustin Grove, Kathryne Starzec, Savva Krupnov, Holly Ulasovich, Rob Kerr, and Joannie Wu. Matthew Terdich, an uber-talented designer based in Switzerland designed the logo. Rob Kerr also composed a short music piece, and Jason Ackley who composed the score to the Center on Halsted video contributed music to the movie. This is by far one of the most exciting things I've worked on. Check out the website for a preview.