The Long Christmas Ride Home
By Paula Vogel

Direction: Todd Coulter
Assistant Direction: Sally Mehan
Stage Management: Eva Ludwig
Puppet Design: Carol and John Farrell of Figures of Speech Theatre
Costume Design: Christine Nilles
Scenography: Jim Thurston
Assistant Light Design: Emily Post
Assistant Light Design: Francesco Tisch
Assistant Scenic Design: Diana Sunder

"Past, present and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Featuring puppets designed by Figures of Speech Theatre, the play puts the family on display to show how we love, hurt, and dream. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life." Source: Colby Theater and Dance website.

November 10-12, 2011 at Strider Theater, Colby College, Waterville, Maine.

Produced by Colby College Department of Theater and Dance.


Current Research: "Innovation and Aesthetic Change in Scenography for
Contemporary Dance"

The digital age continues to revolutionize technology used in rendering more abstract scenographic visions. This intense technological change in turn radically reshapes choreographic possibility and, ultimately, the aesthetic used in creating dance. This aesthetic change is at the core of my research. How is the collaborative relationship changing between designers, choreographers, and performers? How is process, including scenographic process, altering the way these artists conceive of new work? What scenographic potential is now in the hands of the performer?

Curious? See the work of Troika Ranch and Chunky Move.


Waterville Opera House, Waterville, Maine

As a member of the Physical Plant Committee and I am working with committee members and TFH Architects to oversee renovation of this historic building. The plan includes general architectural and specific stage machinery upgrades.



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