Daughters of Lot

Posted on April 22, 1996 by The LIDA Project

Nils Ivan Swanson & Katherine Guthrie. Daughters of Lot (1996).

Daughters of Lot
by Brian E. Lewis

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. And the firstborn said until the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the Earth to come into us after the manner of all Earth: Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he precieved not when she lay down, nor when she arose. And it came to pass on the marrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: Let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the Daughters of Lot with child by their father.
– Book of Genesis, Chapter 19, 30-37

Production History
April 22 – 28, 1996 : The MK-Ultra Theatre :: Denver, CO
August 1 – 24, 1996 : Jack’s Theatre :: Denver, CO
August 13 – 23, 1997 : La Tea :: New York City, NY
September 5 – October 5, 1997 : The LIDA Project Theatre :: Denver, CO

The Company (April 1996)
Direction: Brian Freeland
Assistant Direction: Brian E. Lewis
Scenic Design: Brian Freeland / Brian E. Lewis
Original Music: Paul Cure
Sound Design: Brian Freeland
Costume Design: Katharine Guthrie

Ensemble (April 1996)
Joshua: Nils Ivan Swanson
Martha: Rebeque Destro
Mary: Katharine Guthrie
Mute: Sara Casperson
Damon: Brian Freeland

The Company (August 1996)
Direction: Brian Freeland
Assistant Direction: Brian E. Lewis
Scenic Design: Brian Freeland / Brian E. Lewis
Original Music: Paul Cure
Sound Design: Brian Freeland
Lighting Design: Craig Osterberg
Costume Design: Katharine Guthrie

Ensemble (August 1996)
Joshua: Nils Ivan Swanson
Martha: Katharine Guthrie
Mary: kryssi wyckoff martin
Ruth: Sara Casperson

The Company (August / September 1997)
Direction: Brian Freeland
Assistant Direction: Brian E. Lewis
Scenic Design: Matthew Morgan
Original Music: Paul Cure
Sound Design: Matthew Morgan
Lighting Design: Matthew Morgan
Costume Design: Katharine Guthrie

Ensemble (August 1997)
Joshua: Nils Ivan Swanson
Martha: Katharine Guthrie
Mary: Tara M.E. Thompson
Ruth: Sara Casperson

Ensemble (September 1997)
Joshua: Nils Ivan Swanson
Martha: Catherine E. Worster
Mary: Tara M.E. Thompson
Ruth: Sara Casperson

US

Posted on November 17, 1995 by The LIDA Project

Tara M.E. Thompson and Paul Cure in Karen Malpede’s US (1995).

US
by Karen Malpede

Production History
November 17, 1995- January 7, 1996 : The MK-Ultra Theatre :: Denver, CO

The Company
Direction: Brian Freeland
Lighting Design: John Babcock / Jason Hiester
Scenic Design: Brian Freeland
Sound Design: Brian Freeland

Ensemble *
Paul Cure: Tony / The Man Who Came in Through the Window / Michel
Tara M.E. Thompson: Cora / Sylvie / Hannah

* Original casting included John Babcock & Sara Casperson

Mar a tha an Sguel

Posted on August 26, 1995 by The LIDA Project

Mar a tha an Sguel (1995). Kevin Phelan & Paul Cure.

Mar a tha an Sgeul (…and so the story goes) was a collection of dramatic works by Ireland’s most influential playwrights, highlighting how the political and economic climates of Ireland have influenced both Irish and western drama.

This series of works included:
Catastrophe by Samuel Beckett
Rockabye by Samuel Beckett
Come and Go by Samuel Beckett
Blood by Larry Kerwan
Dreaming of the Bones by William Butler Yeats
Not I by Samuel Beckett
Piece of Monologue by Samuel Beckett

Production History
August 26, 1995 | Denver International Irish Festival, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
September 1 – 17, 1995 | MK-Ultra Theatre, 3601 Blake St., Denver, CO

The Company
Direction: John Babcock, Brian Freeland, & Tara M.E. Thompson

Ensemble
John Babcock, Paul Cure, Beth Dodd, Renée Goldberg, Brian Freeland, Kevin Phelan, Garth Shineman, & Tara M.E. Thompson

Tainted Pavement

Posted on June 23, 1995 by The LIDA Project

Tainted Pavement (1995). Pictured: Renée Goldberg.

Tainted Pavement
a devised work of The LIDA Project

Tainted Pavement was a devised, site specific piece in which audience members experienced the work through a series of intimate character interactions. The ten interactions took place within a two-block radius in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood with audiences being guided seamlessly from one interaction to the next by the performers. Audience size was limited to four members per group and 10 groups per evening. The work was designed to blur lines between LIDA’s sculpted “characters” and the legitimate residents of the neighborhood with a particular exploration and emphasis on publicly viewable mental illness.

Production History
June 23 – July 16, 1995 : Site Specific :: Denver, CO

Ensemble
John Babcock, Brian Freeland, Rachel Fulmer, Renée Goldberg, Laura Ingram, Brian E. Lewis, Sean Perkins, Garth Shineman, Tara M.E. Thompson, & Jennifer VanHorn

Images

John Babcock in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Jennifer VanHorn in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Laura Ingram in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Brian Freeland in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Sean Perkins in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Tara M.E. Thompson in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Rachel Fulmer in Tainted Pavement (1995).

Mud

Posted on May 15, 1995 by The LIDA Project

Mud by María Irene Fornés (1995). Renée Goldberg & Brian Freeland. Photo by Brian E. Lewis.

Mud
by María Irene Fornés

The LIDA Project presented its first work, Mud, as an extension of Renée Goldberg’s final thesis at The University of Colorado at Denver. This work was a deeply nuanced, symbolic exploration of extreme poverty built within a triangle of need. The 17 scene structure was framed with original photographic projections by Brian E. Lewis.

Production History
May 15 – 23, 1995 : Jack’s Theatre :: Denver, CO

The Company
Direction: Renée Goldberg
Assistant Direction: Pat Hall Mershon
Scenic Design: Renée Goldberg
Lighting Design: Brian E. Lewis
Sound Design: Brian Freeland & Renée Goldberg
Projection Design: Brian E. Lewis

Ensemble
Renée Goldberg: Mac
Brian Freeland: Lloyd
Cliff Sundstrom: Henry