APRIL 2018 AT THE BACKPACK

Self Portraits is an exercise in controlled chaos and self-expression. And honesty. So much honesty. An uncomfortable amount of honesty. Because when you paint a self portrait of yourself that's what you have to be - honest with yourself and what you see.

There were thirty pieces of theatre performed each night in random order. Some of them funny. Some very dramatic. In some no words are spoken at all. It is a fast-paced controlled disaster where you will get to learn about us, as people. Oh, and at some point you'll get to throw socks.

Cast: Tim Olivares, Rachel Holderbach, Kim Gifford, Abigail Rose, Paige Breese, Amanda Aguirre, Marci Blackwell, Gy Odom, Mick Primmer, Tiffany Navarro, Chris Fontanes & Dani Stetka

Written by The Ensemble

Directed by Chris Fontanes & Dani Stetka

Poster Design by​ Corinna Browning

Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre - Broadway World Austin

SEPTEMBER 2018 AT THE BARN

Black Dog is a site-specific and immersive theatrical piece revolving around the relationship between two women - Ophelia and Rainey - who capture, torture, kill and consume men who have been accused of sex crimes. The play deals with themes of violence, cannibalism, and memory and is not for the faint of heart (or stomach).

Cast: Rachel Holderbach, Sara Cormier & William F. Reed

Written by Chris Fontanes

Directed by Dani Stetka

Poster Design by ​Corinna Browning

Awards:

ROADWAY WORLD AUSTIN BEST DIRECTION OF A DRAMA - Dani Stetka

BROADWAY WORLD AUSTIN BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCRIPT) - Chris Fontanes

BROADWAY WORLD AUSTIN BEST PRODUCTION OF A DRAMA

Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre - Broadway World Austin

APRIL 2019 AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE

The Rain Sessions is a site-specific theatrical piece revolving around a necromancer, one of the last remaining members of a coven of witches, and her conjuring of the dead during four stormy nights. The play deals with themes of witchcraft, loss and duality.

Cast: Annelise Smithmier, Liz Waters, Danielle Bondurant & Rachel Holderbach ​

Written & Directed by Chris Fontanes

Dramaturgy by Elizabeth Kemble

Sound Design by Justin West

Makeup Design by Amber Wilson

DECEMBER 2019 AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Based on the classic Greek myth of a similar title, The Reciprocity of Persephone aims to give the Queen of the Underworld a little more agency in this modern, feminist re-telling. This devised piece of theatre told the story of the young Goddess Persephone living with her fiercely loving and overprotective mother Demeter, Goddess of agriculture and harvest. When Hades, God of the Underworld casts a gaze on Persephone there is nothing left to do except…strike up a conversation with her and invite her home. Eventually Persephone is left with a choice to make; stay with her Mother and the only home she has ever known or go off with a person that could give her a Realm unlike anything else.

Cast: Cassidy Timms, Miki Johnson, & Abigail Lucas

Directed by Dani Stetka Odom

Assistant Directed by Amber Wilson

Costume Design by Stefanny Granados

Lighting Design by Rhiannon Monet

Poster Design by Corinna Browning

Photos by ​Lauren Giebetz