Burying Barbie
by Christopher Dimond

Selected to be part of the Cincinnati Directors Competition
New Edgecliff Theatre
2008

Directed by Illana Stein
Lighting Design Sara Watson
Props Design Megan Pressley
Photo Credit Michael Shooner

A heartwarming story of a seven year old girl who becomes morbidly obsessed with death after losing her father to cancer. To cope with this tragedy, Rachel finds creative ways to kill her Barbie dolls with her imaginary friend Chuck. Each ritualized death, brings Rachel one-step closer to being able to finally say good-bye to her father, grieve, and let go.

Ophelia’s Story
Hangar Theatre Lab
2007

Directed by Illana Stein

Opehlia’s Story was conceptualized using the text from Hamlet and other Shakespeare plays. The story focuses on Ophelia’s struggle for love as she is manipulated by those around her: lover, brother, and father. The use of masks concealed the characters’ identities. Using the convention of a marionette doll, the actress had strings attached to her arms and legs and her movements were controlled by the other actors. As Ophelia reaches her breaking point , the voices around her become more obscured, making it harder to tell who is pulling what string. Fighting to control her own destiny, Ophelia finds freedom by cutting her own strings and jumping to her “muddy death.”

Terms and Conditions
by Elizabeth Swearingen
TinyRhino, UglyRhino Productions
February 2013
Directed by Illana Stein

The Offering (Radio Play)
by Tara Gadomski
Co-op Theatre East
January 2013
Directed by Illana Stein
Photo credit Ashley Marinaccio
Straight from the headlines with a revisionist twist

Part of the Show
by Sarah M. Duncan
Sanguine Theatre Company Project Playwright
January 2013
Staged Reading directed by Illana Stein
Photo credit Libby Tatum

The Boat House
by Eva Adderley
Sanguine Theatre Company Project Playwright
January 2012
Staged Reading directed by Illana Stein
Photo credit Libby Tatum

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  Terms and Conditions
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  Terms and Conditions
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  Terms and Conditions
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  Terms and Conditions
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  The Boat House
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  The Boat House
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  The Boat House
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  Part of the Show
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  Part of the Show
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  Part of the Show
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  Ophelia’s Story
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  Ophelia’s Story
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  Burying Barbie
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  Burying Barbie
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  Burying Barbie
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  Burying Barbie
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  Burying Barbie
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  The Offering (Radio Play)
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  The Offering (Radio Play)
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  The Offering (Radio Play)
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  The Offering (Radio Play)