Producers: Jeff Hull, Isobel Macondray, Haley Who
Operations: Isobel Macondray
Stage Manager & Curator: Laika Young O'Brien
Costume & Puppet Designer: Haley Who
Creative Technologist: Daniellow Ribiat
Costume Design & 3D Fabrication: Salvatore Salmone
Choreography: Chris Andrews, Livya Howard-Yashar
Robot Dogs: Stokes Robotics
Production Assistants: Alice Heemang Kim, Connor Yokley
Videographer: Jeromy Barber
Photographer: Jordan Eisman
PROCESS
In-Person:
- Operated Unitree robot dogs for performance
- Assisted set-up and strike.
Remote:
- Created animated storyboard for choreography reference
- Scouted outdoor venues (assessing rental costs and accessibility)
- Budgeted large scale purchases of puppet materials
- Helped arrange loaning of robot dogs
- Managed website domain and built the splash page.
An outdoor participatory procession inspired by the morality play, Everyman. The experience was non-verbal and the audience wore simulcast headsets to listen to the score. The show featured a drone show and robot dogs. Costumes and puppets were created by designers from the Jim Henson Company and Marvel Entertainment.
I visited LA for three days for dress rehearsal, performance, and strike. In the show, I worked as a robot dog operator, imbuing them with a sense of controlled menace.
Fun fact: The robot that I operated performed in the 2023 Superbowl with Jason Derulo!