HERE
Kelly Bartnik
HERE: An immersive work conceived & directed by Kelly Bartnik
With the news of the death of a long-absent father, two siblings and their childhood neighbors find themselves returning to the place they once called home. As they singularly descend on the location of their last physical connection, the four of them find themselves jolted into a layered whirlwind of memory and sensation where they must not only come to terms with their connected pasts, but with the paralleled and unexpected reality of the present.
photo credit (cover, previous & above): Maria Baranova-Suzuki
Credits
All material has been collectively created and devised by cast and director
Directed by Kelly Bartnik
Performances by Donna Costello, Jeffrey Lyon, Zach Martens, and Tori Sparks
Sound Design by John Glover
Costumes by Colleen Ehrlich
Art Direction by Tori Sparks
Stage Management by Monique Bernier
Spatial and Interactive Design by Wildrence LLC, Episode 1 at The Mist
Produced by Kelly Bartnik, Wildrence LLC, Lisa Leighton, Tori Sparks
Over 70 Performances @ The Mist, NYC 2017
Press
“This first tumultuous portal into the lives of HERE’s characters is incredibly intimate and emotional” – Hyperallergic, Allison Meier
“Forget your latest Netflix obsession; HERE will satisfy your fix with scintillating characters, an enigmatic storyline, and a finger (at least) of whiskey to boot” – Trina Mannino, The Dance Enthusiast
“HERE manages to be both experimental and accessible. Anyone would enjoy the performance and be able to relate to the very human stories that drive the narrative, even if you’ve never experienced immersive theater before.” - KaeLyn Rich, AutoStraddle
“the cast gracefully and grippingly brings past and present to life in an almost dream-like state” – Alex Biese, Asbury Park Press