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
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
Photo by Yi Zhao
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