SISTERS
Sisters tells the story of the 90-year relationship between Matilda and her sister Greta—the former, a human, and the latter, an AI program created by Matilda’s father to keep her company after her mom died. In my research, I was interested in images of machine interiors—its circuits and components—and was struck by the concept of a "motherboard." This idea of a core hub within a larger system made me think about the ways in which we keep, or try to keep, our most vital memories. Matilda's room, once her father's workspace, is at the center of an all-encompassing structure in this design. It is Greta's gateway to her sister's world, and where the memories of their relationship were made.
“The set, music, lighting and special effects that scenic designer Tatiana Kahvegian, lighting designer Jennifer Fok and sound/media designer Alek Deva supply make Sisters a visual and auditory wonder. [...] Theater is spatial, and this production uses the viewer's sense of scale and distance. The set expands and contracts as lighting illuminates or darkens its extent. As we watch in a large, shared space, the play shrinks to the dot of a single woman and swoops outward to the vastness of a huge screen on what feels like a limitless back wall. The text's consideration of infinity is realized in space — the play becomes a visceral experience.”
Alex Brown
“The set, music, lighting and special effects that scenic designer Tatiana Kahvegian, lighting designer Jennifer Fok and sound/media designer Alek Deva supply make Sisters a visual and auditory wonder. [...] Theater is spatial, and this production uses the viewer's sense of scale and distance. The set expands and contracts as lighting illuminates or darkens its extent. As we watch in a large, shared space, the play shrinks to the dot of a single woman and swoops outward to the vastness of a huge screen on what feels like a limitless back wall. The text's consideration of infinity is realized in space — the play becomes a visceral experience.”
Alex Brown
World premiere @ Northern Stage, 2024
*Winner of the 2022 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting
Directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy
Scenic Design: Tatiana Kahvegian
Costume design: Camilla Dely
Lighting design: Jenn Fok
Projection and Sound Design: Alex Deva
Props: Shannon Rossi
T.D.: Joshua Steckelberg
PM: Joshua Davis
PSM: Julia Egidio
NS Artist Director: Carol Dunne
Actors: Jihan Haddad and Madeleine Baker
Photos: Kata Sasvari
