
Ada/Ava
Bereaved of her twin sister Ava, septuagenarian Ada solitarily marks time in the patterns of a life built for two. However, a traveling carnival and a trip to a mirror maze plunges her into a journey across the thresholds of life and death. Set in a landscape of the New England gothic, Ada/Ava uses a story of the fantastic and super natural to explore mourning and melancholy, self and other.
Ada/Ava premiered in 2013.
Concept and Direction by Drew Dir
Devised by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace and Julia Miller
Original Score & Sound Design by Ben Kauffman & Kyle Vegter
Honors & Awards
Credits
Created by Manual Cinema
Concept and Direction by Drew Dir
Devised by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace and Julia Miller
Original Score & Sound Design by Ben Kauffman & Kyle Vegter
PRODUCTION
Wigs and Costumes by Mieka van der Ploeg
Shadow Masks by Julia Miller
PUPPETRY
Ada/Puppeteer Julia Miller
Ava/Puppeteer Lizi Breit
Puppeteers Sarah Fornace & Evan Garrett
MUSIC
Vocals, Clarinet, Sound Effects Maren Celest
Synthesizer, Guitar Michael Hilger
Cello, Keyboard Kyle Vegter
Additional Drums, Synthesizer, and Piano Michael Hilger
UNDERSTUDIES
Ada/Puppeteer Vanessa Valliere
Ava/Puppeteer Kara Davidson
Puppeteers Sam Deutsch, Drew Dir, Charlotte Long, Myra Su
Cello, Keyboard Alex Ellsworth
Synthesizer, Guitar Ben Kauffman, Jacob Winchester & Eric Streichert
Vocals, Guitar, Live Sound Effects Quinn Tsan