Moving Photographs: A Vanishing Georgia
In Spring 2019, Theatre AUG staged Moving Photographs: A Vanishing Georgia at the Maxwell Theatre for the Performing Arts at Augusta University. Employing performance studies methods we sought to "interpret, celebrate and interrogate" the histories portrayed in photographs from the Vanishing Georgia Collection of the Georgia Archives. In Fall 2019, we took the show on the road when we were invited to perform the the work in the Hopkins Black Box Theatre at Louisiana State University. Photos by Melanie Kitchens O'Meara and Dylan Wilson
Grendel
In November 2019, Theatre AUG brought to life the first monster to appear in English literature, and I got the lead in the show. The play was adapted from John Gardner's 1971 novel by Dr. Kitchens-O'Meara and three students during the CURS Summer Scholars research program. Grendel tells the story of Beowulf, but through the perspective of the first of three creatures vanquished by the epic poem's hero.
Photos by Melanie Kitchens-O'Meara and Dylan Wilson. Poster photo and design by Lauryn Robertson.
Photos by Melanie Kitchens-O'Meara and Dylan Wilson. Poster photo and design by Lauryn Robertson.
That's on you, not me.
This performance was created for my Voice and Movement class with Dr. Melanie Kitchens-O'Meara and documented by members of the communication capstone class, The Agency. I was to write and perform a haiku in multiple vocal variations incorporating the teachings of Russian theatre director Jerzy Grotowski. My intention was to open dialogue concerning where the onus lies for dealing with discomfort when a person is bothered by someone else's personal expression, especially in relation to our experiences of gender.
I got to perform this at multiple functions both on and off the Augusta University campus. The piece was accepted into the Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conference at Augusta University in 2018, where it received a Best Presentation award.
I got to perform this at multiple functions both on and off the Augusta University campus. The piece was accepted into the Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conference at Augusta University in 2018, where it received a Best Presentation award.