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The Crucifer of Blood by Paul Giovanni

Directed by Gabriel Grilli

Cider Mill Playhouse - January 2007

Sherlock Holmes (Tom Byrne) reveals the crucifer
while Watson (Dustin Charles) and Irene (Corrine Grover) react

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Beauty & the Beast by Timothy Mason
Directed and Choreographed by Gabriel Grilli
Texas Shakespeare Festival - July 2005

Beauty (Courtney Coston) & The Prince (Zach Hoogendyk)

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Strange Desire excerpted from Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Gabriel Grilli
Trinity Hall, Cambridge UK - July 2004

This site-specific piece inspired by the sonnets of Shakespeare was staged in multiple locations on the grounds of Trinity College in Cambridge, UK, where architecture dates from the 14th century. Audience members were given a map with marked performance locations, and the freedom to visit each space at their leisure while performers executed scenes in cycles.

       
   The Seer (Sammi Wyman)                                   The Madwoman (Jesse Jones)

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Stalking Christopher Walken
Written and Directed by Gabriel Grilli
NY Intenational Fringe Festival - August 2002



Stalking Christopher Walken is a comic dance-theatre jaunt that serves up a hot slice from the subconscious mind of acclaimed actor and cultural phenomena Christopher Walken. Haven’t you ever wondered what, exactly, might be going on in Chris’ head? This imaginary ride through the esoteric landscape of his dreams blends movement, music and text to ruminate on the essence of Chris – a subject at once mysterious, revelatory, entertaining and disturbing.

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The Lover by Harold Pinter & Love Jungle by Gabriel Grilli
Directed and Choreographed by Gabriel Grilli
The Flatiron Playhouse, New York, NY - March 2002

Two short plays which examine identity, role playing, and encounters with strangers.

 
Sarah (Huda Bordeaux) & Max (Peter Weise); Max with The Graces

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Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by Gabriel Grilli
Syracuse Stage workshop - April 2001

Our production of Shakespeare’s classic exposed its raw, essential characteristics by emphasizing the condition of youth, the presence of the elements earth, air, water and fire, & the significance of ritual.  Verona was depicted as a Middle-Eastern city of wealth and beauty, isolated from the outside world by a vast desert. The design featured regionally-inspired clothing amidst a simple environment of canvas, stone, steel, water, and wood. 

The Queen (Laura Ingalls) and the two houses of Verona


Capulet (Taylor Hooper) & Lady Capulet (Sarah Easterling) carry Juliet (Nikki Coble) to her tomb


Romeo (Matt Benson) duels Tybalt (Bill Kuhrt) while Mercutio (Paul James) looks on

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identity

Written and Directed by Gabriel Grilli

Syracuse Stage Workshop - May 2001

identity  was developed at Syracuse Stage through collaboration with 6 actors. We used text, movement, puppetry, cinematic devices and contemporary music to illuminate the struggles of five New Yorkers whose lives were curiously intertwined. A cinematic work with theatricality and humor in the vein of Robert Lepage and Howard Korder. identity developed into a play called circle.



The Company rides the subway in Liferaft

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Science Fair by Jeanmarie Williams
Directed by Gabriel Grilli
Hudson Backstage Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - May 2000

 

Robbie Berry portrayed five different characters in this one-person show

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The Windows of Albert Camus
Written and Directed by Gabriel Grilli
Penn State School of Theatre - February 1999

Inspired by Camus’ novel The Stranger, Windows examines contemporary society through the lens of Camus’ philosophy of absurdism. The play combines movement, dance, song, text and puppetry in the dream theatre tradition. Windows  developed through physical and vocal improvisations, Viewpoints, mask studies, movement études, and other exercises. 

The Nurse dances with the Plague in The Stranger

The Company in Incorporation


The Author (Brad White) and Camus (Peter Wray) in A Dream (seated)

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John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi
Adapted and Directed by Gabriel Grilli
Penn State School of Theatre - April 1998

The Duchess of Malfi (1614) is  John Webster’s dark, unsettling drama of moral dissolution and sexual politics -- This 90-minute version featured many movement sequences and wheeled set pieces, sending observers on a visceral ride through Malfi’s chaotic state.



Antonio (Daniel Magill) observes the Cardinal (Mark Light-Orr) & The Court


Ferdinand (Josh Machamer) storms the Duchess' bedchamber


The Cardinal (Mark Light-Orr) and his cabal with Julia (Heather Wight)