SONDER: or the bus piece
SONDER: or the bus piece is a new immersive dance/theatre piece about experiencing SONDER on an everday bus ride. SONDER coined by John Koewig is "the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and as complex as your own." Audience members are taken on a journey by the bus driver and tasked to help decide where the bus travels to, and which stories they want to see performed. Captivating dance, heartbreaking theatre and a mix of audience involvement, has made audiences around the world inspired to think about others around them.
Devised in collaboration with: Lauren Rotante, Abigail Crane, Ben Allen Carter, Ailka Samora, Akisse Morton, Angelee Riall, Will Smith, Kendal Williams, Mason Sadlier, Alannah Munn, Matthew Kula, Amanda Sun, Esai Martinez, Rose Goodman, Julia Polisoto, Benjamin Kucharski
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
November 29th, 2024
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre (Brisbane, Australia)
Presented as part of the Work-in-Progress showings
Director/Choreographer: Lauren Rotante
Playwright: Caroline Lapinski
Performers: Angela Barnard, Daena Ann, Kari Scott-Matthews
April 28th-May 1st, 2024
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival (Pittsburgh, PA)
Director/Choreographer: Lauren Rotante
Assistant Director/Playwright: Abigail Crane
Assistant Choreographer: Ben Allen Carter
Stage Manager: Gracie Flanick
Original Music by: Theo Kutsko & Mando Gonzalez
Performers: Ailka Samora, Will Smith, Kendal Williams, Mason Sadlier, Alannah Munn, Matthew Kula, Esai Martinez, Rose Goodman, Julia Polisoto, Benjamin Kucharski, Lauren Rotante, Abigail Crane
April 5th-7th, 2024
Pittsburgh Playhouse (Pittsburgh, PA)
Presented as part of the Raymond Laine Memorial One Acts Festival
Director/Choreographer: Lauren Rotante
Assistant Director/Playwright: Abigail Crane
Assistant Choreographer: Ben Allen Carter
Stage Manager: Kirsten Kirster
Scenic Designer: Elizabeth Martin
Projection Designer: Emmaline Naud
Lighting Designer: Isabel Caldwell-Aranza
Original Music by: Theo Kutsko & Mando Gonzalez
Performers: Ailka Samora, Akisse Morton, Angelee Riall, Will Smith, Kendal Williams, Mason Sadlier, Alannah Munn, Matthew Kula, Amanda Sun, Esai Martinez, Rose Goodman, Julia Polisoto, Benjamin Kucharski