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Directors Lab West 2019
Dates:
May 25–June 1, 2019
Theme:
The Journey:
From Roots to Reinvention
Core Text:
Oedipus El Rey
by Luis Alfaro
DLW 2019 Program
DLW 2019 Quote Book
Directors Lab West 2019 is produced by the Steering Committee, in association with Pasadena Playhouse.
Special financial support for Directors Lab West has been received from the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.
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Producing Steering Committee
Che'Rae Adams
Ernest Figueroa, Founder
Janet Miller
Diana Wyenn
Associate Producers
Martin Jago
Donna Simone Johnson
Gary Lamb
Debbie McMahon
Matt Ritchey
Randee Trabitz
Gina Young
Production Coordinator
Kathryn Wilson
Interns
Kyle Best
Emily Claeys
Melissa Coleman-Reed
Kez Settle
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Group photo by Martin Jago
"The Journey: from Roots to Reinvention" LAB 2019- TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY Directors Lab West 2019 was held from Saturday, May 25 through Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Pasadena Playhouse, Kirk Douglas Theatre, East West Players and Boston Court Pasadena. The theme for 2019 was "The Journey: from Roots to Reinvention". The text for this session was "Oedipus and Oedipus El Rey". Notable Actors, Directors, Designers and Choreographers participated in these sessions and shared their experiences. Many of our own Alumni were featured throughout the week. Guests of the 2019 Lab included: Daniel Stein, Dwayne Hartford, Dan O’Connor, Anthony Runfola, Debbie Devine, Luis Alfaro, Andrew Pearson, Carly Weckstein and Danny Feldman. The week culminated with an SDC OPEN DAY of sessions featuring Alumni Marc Bruni (DLW’03), a workshop from Daniel Stein with the Lab ending with a session with Diane Rodriguez.
Lab Participants
Lisa Bierman
Chrissy Burns
Jay Carlon
Elizabeth Carter
Dennis Corsi
Gregory Crafts
Jeff Croff
Susan Dalian
Lisa Devine
Deanna Downes
Lisa Dring
Rosanna Gamson
Sheetal Gandhi
Jennifer Goff
Jessica Hanna
Jennifer Jonassen
Sara Judge
Scott Knowles
Erin Langley
David Ian Lee
Katie Lindsay
Branda Lock
Ryan Luzzo
Kathren Martin
Kelly McMahon
Annie McVey
Vincenzo Meduri
Antonio Miniño
Andrew Nienaber
Doug Oliphant
Jillian Petrie
Richard Piatt
Brandon Pugmire
Melissa Randel
Rebecca Schaffer
Makiko Shibuya
Stacy Stearns
Laura Stribling
Tara Vallee
Tracy Ward
Denise Warnsby
Dashiell Waterbury
Hannah Wolf
Annie Yee
Guest Artists
Luis Alfaro
Susan Angelo
Larry Carpenter
Martín Carrillo
Melissa Chalsma
Kate Bergh
Tim Dang
Snehal Desai (DLW’14)
Debbie Devine
Stefanie Black
David Bridel
Marc Bruni (DLW’03)
Danny Feldman
Dwayne Hartford
Martin Jago (DLW’14)
Laura Karlin (DLW’14)
Jessica Kubzansky
Ted Lange
Edgar Landa (DLW’01)
Bruce Lemon (DLW’16)
Marc Macalintal
Debbie McMahon (DLW ‘14)
Preston Mui
Dan O’Connor (DLW’08)
Andrew Pearson (DLW’18)
Anna Robinson
Trefoni Michael Rizzi
Anthony Runfola (DLW’00)
Diane Rodriguez
Daniel Stein
Deena Selenow
Elizabeth Swain
Matt Walker
Carly D. Weckstein (DLW’16)
Gina Young (DLW’18)
Steven Young