Grounded
Composed by Jeanine Tesori
with libretto by George Brant
Kennedy Center / Washington, DC
Metropolitan Opera / New York, NY (2024)
Directed by Michael Mayer
Projection Design by Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras
Conductor WNO: Daniela Candillari
Set Design: Mimi Lien
Lighting Design: Kevin Adams
Costume Design: Tom Broecker
Sound Design: Palmer Hefferan
Choreographer: David Neumann
Lead Technical Artist: Andrea Carver
Technical Artist: Luke Raymaker
Disguise Programmer: Troy Fujimura
Associate Director: Marcus Shields
PSM: Stage Manager
Cast:
Emily D’Angelo
Joseph Dennis
Morris Robinson
Frederick Ballentine
Kyle Miller
Teresa Perrotta
Willa Cook
Michael Butler
Joshua Dennis
Rob McGinness
Jonathan Patton
Photography by Jason H. Thompson
Proximity
The Walkers
Composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain
with libretto by Anna Deavere Smith
Four Portraits
Composed by Caroline Shaw
with libretto by Caroline Shaw and Jocelyn Clarke
Night
Composed by John Luther Adams
with libretto by John Haines
Lyric Opera / Chicago, IL
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Production Design by Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras
Conductor: Kazem Abdullah
Costume Design: Carlos Soto
Sound Design: Jody Elff
Choreographer: Rena Bulter
Lead Technical Artist: Andrea Carver
Disguise Programmer: Troy Fujimura
Associate Director: Alexander Gedeon
PSM: Rachel Tobias
Cast:
John Holiday
Lucia Lucas
Whitney Morrison
Kearstin Piper Brown
Zoie Reams
Gordon Hawkins
Issachah Savage
Norman Garrett
Kamari Saxon
Ron Dukes
Kathryn Henry
Lindsey Reynolds
Stephanie Sanchez
Kathleen Felty
Cornelius Johnson
Alejandro Luévanos
Darren Drone
Jeff Parker
Jamion Cotten
Corinne Wallace-Crane
Photography by Todd Rosenberg
The Valkyries
Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner
Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA
Detroit Opera / Detroit, MI
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Production Design by Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson
Conductor Hollywood Bowl: Gustavo Dudamel
Conductor Detroit Opera: Andrew Davis
Costume Design: Carlos Soto
Lighting Design: Pablo Santiago
Lead Technical Artist: Andrea Carver
Technical Artists: Thomas Hamilton, Eli McCaffrey, Kayla Wenzel
Technology Integration Lead: Derek Christiansen
Disguise Programmers: Simón Anaya, Derek Christiansen
PSM Hollywood Bowl: Barbara Donner
PSM Detroit Opera: Kimberley Prescott
Hollywood Bowl Cast:
Christine Goerke
Matthias Goerne
Amber Wagner
Alexandria Shiner
Laura Wilde
Tamara Mumford
Ronnita Miller
Jessica Faselt
Laura Krumm
Renée Tatum
Deborah Nansteel
Detroit Opera Cast:
Christine Goerke
Alan Held
Wendy Bryn Harmer
Angel Azzarra
Ann Toomey
Tamara Mumford
GeDeane Graham
Jessica Faselt
Leah Dexter
Maya Lahyani
Krysty Swann
Special Appearance by Sigourney Weaver
Appearances by Sean Panikkar and Ferris H. Thompson
Photography by Farah Stop and Jason H. Thompson
unseen by Mona Monsour
Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Ashland, OR
Directed by Evren Odckin
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Mariana Sanchez
Costume Design: Dina Abd El-Aziz
Lighting Design: Solomon Weisbard
Sound Design: Avi Amon
Cast: Nora el Samahy, Helen Sadler, Caroline Shaffer
PM: Wes Apfel
Photography by Kaitlyn Pietras and Jenny Graham
Conceived and directed by Yuval Sharon, Twilight: Gods is a site-specific adaptation of Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung—the Twilight of the Gods.
Michigan Opera Theatre / Detroit, Michigan
Lyric Opera Chicago / Chicago, Illinois
Concept, Direction, and English translation by Yuval Sharon
With new narrative poetry by Marsha Music and avery r. young
Production Design by Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras
Sound design by Mark Grey
Musical arrangement by Ed Windels
Christine Goerke, Brünnhilde
Sean Pannikar, Siegfried
Morris Robinson, Hagen
Donnie Ray Albert, Alberich
Catherine Martin, Waltraute
Avery Boettcher/ Katherin Beck, Wellgunde
Kaswanna Kanyinda / Kathleen Felty, Flosshilde
Olivia Johnson / Maria Novella Malfatti, Woglinde
Members of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra
Members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra
Photography by Mitty Carter, Kyle Flubacker, Brittany Greeson, and Jason H. Thompson
Lost Highway by Olga Neuwirth / Elfriede Jelinek
Oper Frankfurt / Frankfurt, Germany
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Scenic, Lighting, and Projection Design by
Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras
Costume Design: Doey Lüthi
Live Electronics: Markus Noisternig and Gilbert Nouno
Sound Organiser: Norbert Ommer
Photography by Monika Rittershaus
Gun & Powder
Book & Lyrics by Angelica Chéri
Music by Ross Baum
Signature Theatre / Arlington, VA
Directed by Robert O’Hara
Musical Direction by Darryl Ivey
Choreography by Byron Easley
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras & Jason H. Thompson
Scenic Design: Jason Sherwood
Lighting Design: Alex Jainchill
Costume Design: Dede Ayite
Sound Design: Ryan Hickey
Wig, Hair and Makeup Design: J. Jared Janas
Orchestrations: John Clancy
PSM: Kerry Epstein
Photography by Jason Sherwood & Kaitlyn Pietras
Revenge Song: A Vampire Cowboys Creation by Qui Ngyuen
Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Robert Ross Parker
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras & Jason H. Thompson
Scenic and Lighting Design: Nick Francone
Costume Design: Jessica Shay
Original Music & Sound Design: Shane Rettig
Puppet & Creature Design: David Valentine
PSM: Ross Jackson
Photography by Jason H. Thompson
LA Drama Critics Circle Award Winner for Best CGI/Video
LA Ovation Award Nominee for Video/Projection Design (Large Theatre)
A Trip to the Moon by Andrew Norman
LA Philharmonic / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Projection Design by
Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson
Choreography: Diana Wyenn
Set Design: Takeshi Kata
Lighting Design: Christopher Kuhl
Costume Design: Ann Closs-Farley
Sound Design: Mark Grey
Young Casesar by Lou Harrison
LA Philharmonic / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Projection Design and Illustration by
Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson
Choreography: Danny Dolan
Lighting Design: Christopher Kuhl
Costume and Puppet Design: Daniel Selon
Design Associate and Puppet Fabricator: Shannon Knox
Photography by Kaitlyn Pietras
An interview with YOUNG CAESAR designers Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras
Vietgone by Qui Ngyuen
East West Players / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Jennifer Chang
Scenic & Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras & Jason H. Thompson
Composer Shammy Dee
Lighting Design: Tom Ontiveros
Costume Design: Stephanie A. Nguyen
Sound Design: John Zalewski
Fight Choreography: Thomas Isao Morinaka and Aaron Aoki
Props Master: Glenn Michael Baker
Photography by Jason H. Thompson
Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Circle Award Winner for CGI/Video
Mysterious Circumstances by Michael Mitnick
Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Matt Shakman
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras & Jason H. Thompson
Scenic Design: Brett J. Banakis
Lighting Design: Elizabeth Harper
Costume Design: E.B. Brooks
Original Music & Sound Design: Jonathan Snipes
Projection Associate: Anna Robinson
Photography by Jason H. Thompson
How to Catch Creation by Christina Anderson
Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Ashland, OR
Directed by Nataki Garrett
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Jason Sherwood
Costume Design: Dede M. Ayite
Lighting Design: Xavier Pierce
Sound Design: T. Carlis Roberts
Photography by Jason Sherwood
Hopscotch: A Mobile Opera for 24 Cars
Produced by The Industry
The Streets of Los Angeles, CA
Conceived and Directed by Yuval Sharon
Production Design by Jason H. Thompson
Music: Veronika Krausas, Marc Lowenstein, Andrew McIntosh, Andrew Norman, Ellen Reid, David Rosenboom
Additional Music: Phillip King, Odeya Nini, Lewis Pesacov, Michelle Shocked
Libretto: Tom Jacobson, Mandy Kahn, Sarah LaBrie, Jane Stephens Rosenthal, Janine Salinas Schoenberg, Erin Young
Costume Designer: Ann Closs-Farley and Kate Bergh
Choreographer: Danielle Agami
Key Largo: Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher & Andy Garcia
Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Doug Hughes
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras & Jason H. Thompson
Scenic Design: John Lee Beatty
Costume Design: Linda Cho
Lighting Design: Peter Kaczorowski
Sound Design: Alex Hawthorn
Composer: Arturo Sandoval
Fight Choreographer
: Steve Rankin
PSM: Ross Jackson
Photography by Jeff Lorch
Videos by Patrick Brown
Mother Road by Octavio Solis
Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Ashland, OR
Directed by Bill Rauch
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo
Costume Design: Carolyn Mazuca
Lighting Design: Pablo Santiago
Sound Design: Paul John Prendergast
Photography by Jenny Graham
This show was remounted at the Arena Stage in DC. An interview with Kaitlyn about that production is available here.
Die Walküre by Richard Wagner
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe, Germany
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Projection Design by Jason H. Thompson
Scenic Design: Sebastian Hannak
Costume Design: Sarah Rolke
Lighting Design: Stefan Woinke
Photography by Sebastian Hannak
Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček
Severance Hall / Cleveland, OH
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Projection and Lighting Design by Jason H. Thompson
Animation: Bill Barminski and Christopher Louie — Walter Robot Studios
Costume Design: Ann Closs-Farley
Mask Design: Cristina Waltz
Mojada by Luis Alfaro
Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Ashland, OR
Directed by Juliette Carrillo
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo
Costume Design: Christopher Acebo
Lighting Design: Lonnie Alcaraz
Sound Design: David Molina
Photography by Jenny Graham
Featured in the 2019 Prague Quadrennial
Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage
LACMA / Los Angeles, CA
Curated by Stephanie Barron
Exhibition designed by Yuval Sharon and Jason H. Thompson
Photography by Fredrik Nilsen
Pelleas et Melisande by Claude Debussy
Severance Hall / Cleveland, OH
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Projection and Lighting Design by Jason H. Thompson
Choreographer: Danielle Agami
Scenic Design: Mimi Lien
Costume Design: Ann Closs-Farley
Photography by Kaitlyn Pietras
UniSon by UNIVERSES (Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, and William Ruiz—a.k.a Ninja)
Inspired by August Wilson's Poetry
Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Ashland, OR
Directed by Robert O'Hara
Choreography by Byron Easley
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo
Costume Design: Dede Ayite
Lighting Design: Alex Jainchill
Sound Design: Broken Chord
Photography by Jenny Graham
Crescent City Opera by Anne LeBaron and Douglas Kearney
The Crossing at Atwater Village / Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Yuval Sharon
Projection Design by Jason H. Thompson
Scenic Design: Sibyl Wickersheimer
Costume Design: Ivy Chou
Lighting Design: Elizabeth Harper
Sound Design: Martin Gimenez
Wingman Conceived by Mark Gindick
New York City College of Technology / New York, NY
Directed by West Hyler
Projection Design by Jason H. Thompson
Scenic Design: Stephen Marsh
Costume Design: Sylvianne Shurman
Lighting Design: Susan Brandt
Sound Design: Matt Stine
**Featured at the 2015 Prague Quadrennial US Exhibit
Tales from Hollywood by Christopher Hampton
Guthrie Theatre / Minneapolis, MN
Directed by Ethan McSweeny
Projection Design by Jason H. Thompson
Set Design: Lee Savage
Costume Design: Andrea Lauer
Lighting Design: Robert Wierzel
Sound Design: Robert Kaplowitz
Smart People by Lydia R. Diamond
Denver Center for Performing Arts / Denver, CO
Directed by Nataki Garrett
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Efren Delgadillo Jr.
Costume Design: Lex Liang
Lighting Design: Jeanette Yew
Sound Design: Curtis Craig
Photography by AdamsVisCom
This Beautiful City
Written by Steven Cosson and Jim Lewis
The Vineyard Theatre / New York, NY
Directed by Steve Cosson
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Projection Design by Jason H. Thompson
Choreography: John Carrafa
Scenic Design: Neil Patel
Costume Design: Alix Hester
Lighting Design: David Weiner
Sound Design: Ken Travis
Cuba Libre
Featuring Music by Tiempo Libre
Book by Carlos Lacámara
Music & Lyrics by Jorge Gómez
Winningstad Theatre / Portland, OR
Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
Choreography by Maija Garcia
Projection Design by Kaitlyn Pietras
Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo
Costume Design: Gregory Pulver
Lighting Design: Peter West
Sound Design: Sharath Patel
Photography by Kaitlyn Pietras
