Artist Work Sample

Purgatory in Ingolstadt    directed by Marina McClure

written by Marieluise Fleisser directed by Marina McClure CalArts Ensemble Theater, May 2012

In this excerpt from my staging of Marieluise Fleisser’s 1926 play, please focus on: 
-The overlapping textures (use of color, shapes, underscoring music, physical and gestural vocabulary, stage composition) that combine to create a consistent aesthetic. 
-Use of physical gesture to support the extremity of emotion (a sequence of advances and
rejections is theatrically physicalized (0:40-2:00) and compositionally supported by duets DSL
and USR and solos inside the room).
-My ability to harness the visual, aural, and emotional power of a large cast.
I will use similar techniques to build an immersive and dynamic world for ZZ's Sleepaway Camp.
 

“One of the most astonishing productions I have ever seen. The experience is terribly moving...Marina McClure[‘s] imagination is just breathtaking.”
Susan Solt, former Dean of the School of Theatre, CalArts

“A masterful achievement... Marina McClure has developed a singular vision for the stage”
Travis Preston, Dean of the School of Theatre, CalArts