The Harder Courage

Written by Leslie Slape. Directed by Rod Ceballos. Photo credits: Dale Peterson

Starring: Thomas Nabhan, Clyde Berry, Jennifer Skyler, Elizabeth Rothan

The Harder Courage is set between 1891-92, in the jail cell and courthouse of Cowlitz County in Washington.  This show follows the relationship and decisions between the sheriff and the accused, counseled by the women in their lives. I sought to keep the two main characters, Ben Holmes and Robert Day, in the same basic outfit throughout, aside from changes seen on stage. It was through the women that the passage of time was observed.

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Bethany Sees the Stars

Written by Emily Golden. Directed by Stephen Alexander. Photo credits: Dale Peterson

Starring: Annalyce Winkler, Marah Walsh, Leo Elkington, Thomas Nabhan, Elizabeth Rothan

A play about grief, trios, friendship, and the relationships that help us get through it all. As with all Theatre 33 productions, this was a new play in the works with script changes happening throughout the rehearsal process as the writer sees the play get up on its feet. As such, it was important for me to distill the essence of each character from the beginning, to account for potentially needed flexibility as edits and new pages come out.

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Burst

Written by Rachel Bublitz. Directed by Theresa Robbins Dudeck

Starring: Chelsea Janzen, McKenzie Potter-Moan, Fiona Jenkins

Burst deals with the personal and large scale ethics of technology and consumption through the looming climate crisis with regards to plastic. I was heavily inspired by Elizabth Holmes and Steve Jobs, and decided to make this a monochromatic show that focused on shape and pattern as our lens into the characters. For example, the more soft spoken scientist is in a smoother almost tie dye seeming top, contrasting with the sleek and geometrical “no nonsense” shapes of the main character.