Work samples

A Chorus Within Her

A devised choreo-poem whose text included writing commissioned from Gabrielle Brant Freeman, Glenis Redmond, Christine Sloan Stoddard, Carmin Wong and writings by the cast: Kathleen Akerley, Siani Beckett, Jasmine Brooks, Ezinne Elele and Anna Shafer. The piece centered on women’s experiences during the pandemic and highlighted topics including ancestry, community, identity, racism, health, and survival. A Chorus Within Her was directed by Alina Collins Maldonado and choreographed by Tiffany Quinn at Theater Alliance.

Stitching

Stitching is a music theatre piece that tells its story through drama, music and multimedia. Play by Colin Stanley Bell. Music and additional text by Sarah O'Halloran.

Workshop performance by George Washington University faculty and students as part of Sarah O'Halloran's residency at the Department of Music.

Stitching tells the story of Lana and her Nana, who have lived together since Lana was little. All they have is each other, and they share a life full of imaginative stories. These stories protect them from the harshness of life. Recently Nana hasn't been doing very well. Her memory is starting to fail, so Lana looks after her as best she can. She's afraid to ask anyone for help because they don't want to be separated. Besides, who would she ask? After finding Nana waiting at a bus stop in her nightdress, Tom, the local postman decides to get involved. He takes Lana on a journey through time and space to try to recover her Nana's memories. Will she succeed?