'Grimly Handsome' by Julia Jarcho at The Lir, Dublin- July 2016
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Costume & Set- Valentin Eisele
Lights- Bill Woodland
Sound- John Gunning
Cast- Frank Blake, Eimear Keating, Conor O Riordan
Production photos by Keith Dixon.
Occupied- A Collaboration with Colm McNally and Valentin Peter Eisele
"And now you’re here. I saw you. The camera saw you. And by the way, might I add, you all look terrific. You really do. You look happy. You look together."
He turns to take a selfie with the audience. Flash.
"I was there, too. I mean, I am here, too. Now. With you. The camera saw us. We’re happy. We’re together. We’re a part of something. And I have proof. "
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 at The Lir, Dublin, Ireland.
Director: Keelie A. Sheridan
Lights: Colm McNally
Costume: Valentin Peter Eisele
Actors: Amy Hughes, Aron Haggerty, Colin Smith, Jerry Iwu, Ciara Smyth
Photos by Valentin Peter Eisele
''Ain't No Raindrop When She's Gone' Collaboration with Valentin Peter Eisele
Design and concept by Valentin Peter Eisele. Performed at The Lir, Dublin, Ireland, December 2015.
"Wasteland" Collaboration with Valentin Eisele, Ciara Murnane and Bill Woodland
I had the opportunity to collaborate with three of the MFA Theatre Design students on an evening of design showcases inspired by T. S. Eliot's "The Wasteland." It was a different approach to creating performance than I've engaged in previously; using design as the leading element and developing narrative and performance from the visual concept for the piece.
I worked with Valentin Peter Eisele on a piece inspired by this portion of the poem:
If there were water
And no rock
If there were rock
And also water
And water
A spring
A pool among the rock
IF there were the sound of water only
...
But there is no water
I worked with Ciara Murnane and Bill Woodland on a piece inspired by this line:
My feet are at Moorgate, and my heart
Under my feet
More photos and video to follow.