Story Sounds: A Conversation with Ron Butts and Nick Keenan

Posted by DCA Theater on July 13, 2011 in January-June 2011 Season, Lighthousekeeping

New Leaf company member and resident sound designer Nick Keenan recently sat down with Ron Butts, who plays the mysterious and mystical character of Pew in Lighthousekeeping.  Their conversation returned to a theme that runs through both the play and their lives - what it means to be a storyteller and have your life be shaped by storytelling.

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The Parrot: An Interview

Posted by DCA Theater on July 7, 2011 in January-June 2011 Season, Lighthousekeeping

An interview with Jess and Scott Ray Merchant about the development of the character of the Parrot in Lighthousekeeping.

Director Jessica Hutchinson recently sat down with Scott Ray Merchant, who plays numerous roles in Lighthousekeeping - including but not limited to Charles Darwin, a Russian Dock Worker longing for love, a sassy librarian, and most notably for today, Starbuck, a small blue parrot.

As Jess and Scott both have day jobs with somewhat easy access to the internet, when we say “they sat down” we of course mean they conversed via Google Chat.  Here’s the transcript.

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Building Scotland in the DCA (part 3)

Posted by DCA Theater on July 1, 2011 in January-June 2011 Season, Lighthousekeeping

Transportation – First, New Leaf moved from their rehearsal space in the Fine Arts Building to the performance space at the DCA Storefront Theater. Here’s the playwright taking the elevator.

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Building Scotland in the DCA (part 2)

Posted by DCA Theater on June 30, 2011 in January-June 2011 Season, Lighthousekeeping

In about 8 days New Leaf transformed the DCA Storefront Theater into Scotland.  Take a closer look at all the items required:










Piece by piece - Via the loading dock, the set pieces are moved into the space.

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Lighthousekeeping: Post Your Review

Posted by DCA Theater on June 10, 2011 in January-June 2011 Season, Lighthousekeeping

In an epic journey of love and longing, a young woman is forced to define herself and her home.

After the death of her mother, Silver is sent to apprentice with the blind lighthouse keeper of Cape Wrath, Scotland, who enchants her with stories of the town’s past. Weaving in the tale of a mysterious minister whose life was torn apart by his own secrets, Silver begins to learn of the power of myth and language on her own life. When Silver and the lighthouse keeper are expelled when the lighthouse becomes mechanized, she sets out to chart a new course on her own in a strange new world. The tale of an orphaned young girl who learns to tell her life like a story, Lighthousekeeping overflows with the possibility of new connections, and the opportunity to discover what it means to find home.

View photos by John W. Sisson, Jr.

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