Our Work So Far!
(2015) Linda Takes One
Linda Takes One is a multimedia narrative performance, told through dance interacting with video collage. The story follows a woman named Linda, a normal single woman who works a standard office job. While walking home after a disappointing one-night stand with a coworker, she discovers a book which imparts to her all of the historical perspective she could possibly have about her place in society, and the world. Following this, she develops a sense of agency in her own life, and an awareness of the struggle for liberty.
Unfortunately, in my hubris, I didn’t record the one performance the show had, and can only provide you with some photo-documentation. Here are the credits:
Concept: Jordan Wright and Chris West
Music: Jordan Wright
Choreography: Chris West, Olivia Bettinger, Jordan Wright
Prop and Set Design: Chris West
Set and Prop Building: Mitch Runnels and Chris West
Costume Design: Chris West
Lighting Design: Jordan Wright, Chris West, and Emma Giles
Video Collage Research: Jordan Wright and Chris West
Video Collage Editing: Chris West
Sound Design: Jordan Wright and John Cruncleton
Poster Design: Jade Gotcher
The Narrator: Jordan Wright
Linda: Olivia Bettinger
Phantom Woman: Chris West
Stagehand: Mitch Runnels
Music and Dance Consultation: Alicia Chesser
Poster Designed by Jade Gotcher 
Chris designed these mannequins with only cardboard, foam, and basic screw parts. He obsessed over them until they could stand on their own and were completely poseable. It was important to us that Linda felt completely alone in her world, so we used these mannequins as stand -ins for people in the story. 
All the props and setpieces were made from cardboard (except for Linda’s bed). Everything in the show was labeled with big signs, like “bed” and “desk”, Linda wore a shirt that said “Linda”. It was important to us that it felt like she saw the world as being simple and clearly defined. 
This is how we did stage layout and choreography, with different diagrams for each scene
Closing Thoughts: There was a lot that was really visually impactful in this show. We made good use of the multimedia elements, however the show was too short for the effort it required. It was less than 30 minutes long. We’d love to do a new version of it, with a more complete story.