Directing Production Photos
Up and Away by Drew Peterson
The 2018 remount of the immersive multisensory original work for children on the autism spectrum, brought back to be a part of Lincoln Center's Umbrella Festival
Courtesty of Trusty Sidekick Theater Company, photo by Buatti-Ramos Photography. Written by Drew Peterson, Directed by Leigh Walter, Original Director Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, Multi-Sensory Experience Director Peter Musante, Environmental Designer Nick Benacerraf, Production Manager Felicia Hall, Technical Director: Neil Creedon, Composer Chris Gabriel, Autism and Education Specialist Aliza Greenberg, Lighting and Projection Designer Simon Harding, Puppet Director and Designer Spencer Lott, Costume Designer Natalie Loveland, Assistant Director Alison Mahoney, Projection Animation Designer Zack Ramadan, Stage Managed by Dan Kelly, Understudy/ASM Samantha Hubshman
9000 Paper Balloons by Maiko Kikuchi and Spencer Lott
Created as a part of HARP (Here Arts Residency Program). Created and designed by Maiko Kikuchi and Spencer Lott. Directed by Leigh Walter. Photos by Paula Court
The Death of Balder by Andrew Benincasa
A part of St. Ann's Warehouse Puppet Lab. Directed by Leigh Walter, Written by Andrew Benincasa, Composed by Ilusha Tsinadze, Performed by Leigh Poulos, Costume Design by Jamie Gross. Photos by Teddy Wolff
Adventure Pizza by Marty Allen
A choose-your-own-adventure rock and roll show
As a part of Object Movement Festival 2020, presented for a live and interactive audience on Twitch. Created by Marty Allen, Dan Brennan and Leigh Walter for Monsterface Industries.
Regret + Time Travel by Charlotte Moroz
Produced by The Society for Misfit Puppets as part of Dixon Place's Puppet BloK, partially funded by The Henson Foundation. Directed by Leigh Walter, Written/Composed by Charlotte Moroz, Co-Composed by Jason Vance, Scenic Design Bruno-Pierre Houle, Lighting Design Kate Ducey, Puppet Design Anthony Napoletano, Featuring Charlotte Moroz, Chelsea Fryer, Anthony Napoletano, Jason Vance, Production Managed by Dan Kelly, Stage Managed by Taryn Uhe. Photos by Bruno-Pierre Houle and Leigh Walter
Splendid Devils by Leigh Poulas
Performed at the Plaxall Gallery, photos by Buatti-Ramos Photography. Written and performed by Leigh Poulas, Directed by Leigh Walter, Producer Brit Gossett, Lighting Designer Kate Ducey, Stage Manager Elisabeth Barnes-Flint.
The Society for Misfit Puppets with Charlotte Moroz and Dan Kelly
A year long project in 2016 that developed 7 different productions from scratch, written and composed by Charlotte Moroz. Rehearsal photos below feature: Civil War Pigeons!, LARP Me Gently, The Great Puppet Musical Revue, and Empanlement Empanelment.
Below are more rehearsal clips from Empanelment, Empanelment
Photos and video footage by Brit Gossett
Begochiddy by Charlotte Claire Moroz
Premiere of an original one woman / puppet / musical
Promotion Photos by Caroline M. Dorn
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
You Can't Take It With You by Kaufman and Hart
"A warm and delightful production...had the audience rocking with laughter and rooting for the Vanderhofs." ~ The Lincoln Journal Star