Hippodrome Theatre
DRY LAND
By Ruby Rae Spiegel
A finalist for the 2014-2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel is an unexpected coming-of-age story. Set in Florida, the play is about Amy and Ester, two teens on the high school swim team whose aspirations can’t overcome their circumstances. A beautiful and brutal examination of abortion, female friendship, and resiliency, and what happens in one high school locker room after everybody’s left.
The Female Gaze
I further investigate a working methodology in bringing The Female Gaze to the theatre stage. In curating and designing "found" film projections, I want to challenge the audience to re-focus their gaze to the interiority of a character's experience, as well as creating a symbolic sense of place using film imagery.
Creatives
Photos by Jacqueline St. Pierre
Projection Design/Curation/Editing: Michelle Bellaver
Sound Design: Michelle Bellaver
Assistant to the Director/Dramaturge Jacqueline St. Pierre
Stage Manager: Olivia Bradshaw
Amy: Ella Romaine
Ester: Alina Sunoo
Reba: Sophia Paige
Victor: Bryce Hagen
Janitor: Timothy Shamrock McShane