St. Kilda
by Jody Christopherson
Written and Performed by Jody Christopherson
Directed by Isaac Byrne
Sound and Foley Design by Andy Evan Cohen
Lighting Design by Isaac Byrne
Voice Over Acting by Michael de Roos
Dialect Coaching by Chloe Dirksen
featuring the lost music of St Kilda
After the death of her Grandmother, an American woman travels to an abandoned island off the coast of Scotland and unearths a dark family secret.
St. Kilda is a new horror play/theatrical mono-concert written and performed in near darkness by New York-based award winning theater artist Jody Christopherson.
Christopherson has been called “a talent to watch, not to mention a pleasure to hear” (Time Out NY) “the ANTITHESIS of the manic pixie dream girl” (Zouch Magazine) and a “Rock Monster” (Brooklyn Rail). Her work has been performed in 28 cities in 6 countries, including Canada, Detroit MI, New Orleans, Key West FL, Miami, Amsterdam, Germany, Lithuania, Australia, New York and has been compared Margaret Atwood’s writing and Richard Linklater’s films. http://jodychristopherson.wixsite.com/jodychristopherson
In St Kilda, Christopherson uses live foley and vocal looping pedals to create a foreboding soundscape while spinning a tale of supernatural horror. Instruments include violin bows on bowls of water, monochords, pie tins full of salt, folk singing and more. This narrative is inspired by the 1930 evacuation of Hirta, St Kilda's only inhabitable island, Christopherson's Nebraskan/Scottish heritage and the role that music plays in women's narratives.
St Kilda is Directed by Texas/ NYC based Director Isaac Byrne. Isaac has been awarded the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Direction twice and productions he has directed have been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, an Off Broadway Alliance award, and 29 NYIT awards. Isaac’s touring shows include: Aztec Economy’s Butcher Holler Here We Come (performer), The Other Mozart by Sylvia Milo (Director), AMP by Jody Christopherson (Director) and Tar Baby by Desiree Burch (Devising Director).
St Kilda is Sound and Foley Designed by Andy Evan Cohen, who has composed classical instrumental works for orchestra and chamber groups, jazz pieces for radio airplay, music and sound design for dance and theatrical performances, and songs for rock and pop bands. His compositions have been performed by such groups as the Minnesota Orchestra and he has written music for PBS TV and United Nations Radio. http://www.andycomusic.com/
St Kilda features voice-over work by Amsterdam based artist Michael de Roos, who plays Alex de Boer on Amertdam’s long running soap series “Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden” and Detective Simon in Nickelodeon’s “Hunter Street”. He is also a presenter on FOX in Jack-tv’s “Brutale Apen” and for VVN in “Veilige Feitjes”. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5442562/
Dialect Coaching for St Kilda by Chloë Dirksen, who holds a BA in Literature and Linguistics from the University of Toronto and studied acting at Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York. Chloë works as an actor and private dialect coach, in person and via Skype. www.chloedirksen.com
St Kilda is made possible with support from The New York Community Trust and Alexander Sanger
Friday Oct 26th 10:00PM
Saturday Oct 27th 7:00PM
Sunday Oct 28th 4:00PM
Thursday Nov 1st 7:00PM
Saturday Nov 3rd 8:30PM
Genre(s) of Performance (Theater, Music, Dance, Film, etc):
Music, Theater
Genre(s) of Horror (Comedy, Gore, Psychological, etc):
Badass Scottish/ American, Supernatural, Feminist, Travel Horror, includes some Comedy and Gore
RATINGS
Language (0-5): 5
Violence (0-5): 4
Blood (0-5): 3
Suggested Age (13+, 16+ or All Ages): 16+
Directed by Isaac Byrne
Sound and Foley Design by Andy Evan Cohen
Lighting Design by Isaac Byrne
Voice Over Acting by Michael de Roos
Dialect Coaching by Chloe Dirksen
featuring the lost music of St Kilda
After the death of her Grandmother, an American woman travels to an abandoned island off the coast of Scotland and unearths a dark family secret.
St. Kilda is a new horror play/theatrical mono-concert written and performed in near darkness by New York-based award winning theater artist Jody Christopherson.
Christopherson has been called “a talent to watch, not to mention a pleasure to hear” (Time Out NY) “the ANTITHESIS of the manic pixie dream girl” (Zouch Magazine) and a “Rock Monster” (Brooklyn Rail). Her work has been performed in 28 cities in 6 countries, including Canada, Detroit MI, New Orleans, Key West FL, Miami, Amsterdam, Germany, Lithuania, Australia, New York and has been compared Margaret Atwood’s writing and Richard Linklater’s films. http://jodychristopherson.wixsite.com/jodychristopherson
In St Kilda, Christopherson uses live foley and vocal looping pedals to create a foreboding soundscape while spinning a tale of supernatural horror. Instruments include violin bows on bowls of water, monochords, pie tins full of salt, folk singing and more. This narrative is inspired by the 1930 evacuation of Hirta, St Kilda's only inhabitable island, Christopherson's Nebraskan/Scottish heritage and the role that music plays in women's narratives.
St Kilda is Directed by Texas/ NYC based Director Isaac Byrne. Isaac has been awarded the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Direction twice and productions he has directed have been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, an Off Broadway Alliance award, and 29 NYIT awards. Isaac’s touring shows include: Aztec Economy’s Butcher Holler Here We Come (performer), The Other Mozart by Sylvia Milo (Director), AMP by Jody Christopherson (Director) and Tar Baby by Desiree Burch (Devising Director).
St Kilda is Sound and Foley Designed by Andy Evan Cohen, who has composed classical instrumental works for orchestra and chamber groups, jazz pieces for radio airplay, music and sound design for dance and theatrical performances, and songs for rock and pop bands. His compositions have been performed by such groups as the Minnesota Orchestra and he has written music for PBS TV and United Nations Radio. http://www.andycomusic.com/
St Kilda features voice-over work by Amsterdam based artist Michael de Roos, who plays Alex de Boer on Amertdam’s long running soap series “Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden” and Detective Simon in Nickelodeon’s “Hunter Street”. He is also a presenter on FOX in Jack-tv’s “Brutale Apen” and for VVN in “Veilige Feitjes”. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5442562/
Dialect Coaching for St Kilda by Chloë Dirksen, who holds a BA in Literature and Linguistics from the University of Toronto and studied acting at Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York. Chloë works as an actor and private dialect coach, in person and via Skype. www.chloedirksen.com
St Kilda is made possible with support from The New York Community Trust and Alexander Sanger
Friday Oct 26th 10:00PM
Saturday Oct 27th 7:00PM
Sunday Oct 28th 4:00PM
Thursday Nov 1st 7:00PM
Saturday Nov 3rd 8:30PM
Genre(s) of Performance (Theater, Music, Dance, Film, etc):
Music, Theater
Genre(s) of Horror (Comedy, Gore, Psychological, etc):
Badass Scottish/ American, Supernatural, Feminist, Travel Horror, includes some Comedy and Gore
RATINGS
Language (0-5): 5
Violence (0-5): 4
Blood (0-5): 3
Suggested Age (13+, 16+ or All Ages): 16+
