Playwriting
Under a willow tree and across time, two people meet. One is desperate to change the future and the other determined to stay in the present. That is, until the inevitable happens – they fall in love. In this lyrical short play, two entwined hearts explore the changing world around them and within themselves; all the while, time is running out.
A Love Play was originally produced as an audio play for The Theatre School at DePaul University's Wrights of Spring Festival in the Spring of 2020. In the fall of 2020, it was produced as a short film for The Theatre School's Prototypes Festival.
A Love Play
by Saskia Bakker
Directed by Stephanie LeBolt
Cinematography and Editing by Zoe Gray
Sound by Emily Hayman
Production Management by Sarah Bruni
Featuring Emily Hanson and Brian Wright
A small town where the only options are to get stuck or to disappear. An inherited curse and a chance to break it. In a house by the sea, a seagull flies through an open window, and three generations of women must come to terms with the past and look towards the future. Against the Sky is a mythic coming-of-age story about a young girl determined to make her family whole again.
Against the Sky was originally workshopped as a part of The Theatre School at DePaul University's Wrights of Spring Festival in Spring 2021 with direction by Liv Garcia
Directing
Press
Credits
Trestle at Pope Lick Creek
by Naomi Wallace
Directed by Saskia Bakker
Scenic Design by Villale Song
Lighting and Sound Design by Josiah Croegaert
Costume Design by Brianna Malotke
Fight Choreography by Ryan Luzzo
Stage Management by Linda Evans
Photos by Jesse Folks
Devising
Credits
Lady M's Suicide Note
Written and Devised by the ensemble: Athena Nickole, Sam Mullaney, Saskia Bakker, and Liv Garcia
Directed by Liv Garcia
Set Design by Saskia Bakker
Lighting Design by Maday Favela
Photographs by Artemis Westover