AND SO WE WALKED

Presenter Materials

Creative Team

DeLanna Studi, Creator and Performer

Corey Madden, Director

John Coyne, Scenic Design

Andja Budinich, Costume Design

Norman Coates, Projects and Lighting Design

Bruno Louchouarn with John-John Grant & Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Sound and Original Music

Russell Snelling, Tour Production Manager

Randi Byrd, Cultural Consultant

Aimee Lynn Phillips, Associate Sound Design

Shirley Fishman, Dramaturg

Tech Rider

Script

Particulars

AND SO WE WALKED can be performed at various scales of production.

A: Full set (raised wooden deck in heptagon shape, woven backdrop for projection, all furniture, props, costumes)

B: Adjusted set (no deck/interlocking sticks frame playing space, woven backdrop for projection, all furniture, props, costumes)

C: Basic set (interlocking sticks frame playing space, no woven backdrop/projection on cyc provided by venue, furniture sourced locally, show props/costumes shipped)

D: Minimal set (interlocking sticks frame playing space, no projection, furniture sourced locally, show props/costumes shipped)

Approved Photos

Program Copy

Press Kit

A woman with braided hair, wearing a mustard jacket, holds a spherical object and sings on stage with a cosmic theme backdrop of blue and starry patterns.

Personnel

1 Performer

1 Stage Manager

1 Lighting Supervisor/ASM

1 Video/Audio Supervisor

1 Director or Production Manager (at select engagements where restaging needed)

4-5 Total

The image shows a woman sitting on a chair in a dark room with a circular pattern on the floor. She is illuminated by a spotlight, wearing a pink dress and appears to be in a theatrical setting. There is a colorful backdrop on the wall behind her.

Schedule

Per Presenter

Pre Hang

2 Days Before 1st Performance

Hang Scenery and Lay Deck

Focus Lights

Sound Check

Tech

1 Day Before 1st Performance

Tech / Dress Rehearsal

Day of 1st Performance

Work Notes
Performance

A woman on stage, squatting and smiling, with a forest scene projected in the background and wooden stage flooring.

Engagement Opportunities

It is important to DeLanna that she connect with local Indigenous students and/or communities where she performs. Engagement activities for a given community can be co-created in a bespoke manner, and previously have included:

Social gatherings for DeLanna to meet the local community
Storytelling workshops
Panel sessions on tribal sovereignty, MMIW awareness (missing and murdered Indigenous women), Indigenous voices in film/media and more

DeLanna is currently Artistic Director at Native Voices at the Autry, which presents a wide array of opportunities for wider partnership with the Indigenous artist and museum communities.

A woman standing on stage with colorful abstract backdrop.

Performance History

Audible at Minetta Lane Theatre (NYC)
Pittsburgh Playhouse (Pittsburgh, PA)
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Virginia Tech’s Moss Arts Center (Blacksburg, VA)
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts (Green Bay, WI)
Carthage International Theatre Days Festival (Tunis, Tunisa)
Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth (Hanover, NH)
ASU Kerr Cultural Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
The Lensic Performing Arts (Santa Fe, NM)
Portland Center Stage at The Armory (Portland, OR)
Trinity Rep (Providence, RI)
Triad Stage at The Hanesbrands Theatre (Winston-Salem, NC)

Commission and Development Partners

This project would not have been possible without the generous support of many partners. In particular, the support of UNC School of the Arts and participation by students and faculty in this production have been instrumental and an example of how our arts schools play a role in the future of American theatre.