direction & devised collaboration

playtime

a devised & immersive performance in warner basement

directed & conceived by Erin Amlicke
created in collaboration with the ensemble

“When you decide to live on this island that is...[theatre], it’s a beautiful island, but one with many graveyards. Sometimes you go to the graveyard, sometimes you go out for a drink. It’s life.” - Leos Carax. 

Date: unknown. Time: unknown. Location: The Basement. Trapped in the basement of a theater, five people spend their time in ritualized performance. Surreal, humorous, and bitingly real, PLAYTIME offers an original look on what live performance is and what it can become.

Created and devised in Oberlin College's Studio 4 and Prop Cages during the month of January 2015, audience members were invited to explore the merging of the real and the theatrical in this isolated and chaotic universe. Ensemble: Tae Braun, Minor Cline, Caio Ingber, Kyle Roach, Sarah Ulstrup.

the bacchae

"...this is not simply about observing the story but also the experience. The echoing of cries and music around the cliffs of Holyrood is very atmospheric and the frenzied dancing and writhing of the Bacchae does not require words to be understood. A non-English chant uttered towards the end is a moment of brilliance from all involved."

- James Beagon @JBeagon, broadwaybaby.com

The Bacchae was the result of a year long process of text analysis, physical and dramatic improvisation, and musical exploration  based in the Taiko technique. It was performed at The Arb in April of 2012 and made its international premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Holyrood Park. Directed by Grace Phelan and devised in collaboration with the ensemble. 

ZOO interdisciplinary art festival

loss and projection, 2015
actors: Erin Amlicke, Becca Cohen
directed by Taylor Greenthal
concept by Erin Amlicke, Becca Cohen, Taylor Greenthal

Exploring the power of memory after experiencing loss, the piece combined live and recorded performance through the use of projection and duplicate settings. The result was one of disorientation as an intimate moment onstage was interrupted by a recorded "memory." Hour long looped performance using multimedia and installation.