Annaleise Loxton
theatre DIRECTING PORTFOLIO
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs for a New World. The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make.
Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Music Direction by Wesley Byers
Lighting Design by Rachel Replogle
(Filmed 4/6/19)
Cast:
Lucy Economos (light purple blouse)
Lexi Angel (dark purple blouse)
Tatum Langley (white blouse)
Sommer O’Donnell (black blouse)
Chase Andreae (burgundy shirt)
Graeme Mahon (white button-up)
Cartier Stewart (orange shirt)
ORDINARY DAYS
Ordinary Days tells the story of four New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love, and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home.
Music/Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Music Direction by Wesley Byers
Lighting Design by Ashley Talcott
Sound Design by Zoelle Zellers
(Filmed 11/18/18)
Cast (in order of appearance):
Deb - Devon Hayakawa
Warren - Nick Johnson
Jason - Jake Letts
Claire - Sommer O’Donnell
Pericles: Prince of tyre
Pericles: Prince of Tyre, is a nautical coming of age story about a prince faced with a choice, a family separated at sea, and then reuinted again by fate and pirates.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Produced by Braving The Bard
More information at Braving The Bard
Our adaptation of Julius Caesar was devised with a cast of gender-nonconforming and female artists to find the lust, desire, and gayness inside this classic tragedy.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Produced by Braving The Bard
More information at Braving The Bard
Julius Caesar
The carol of belle
This one-act play takes inspiration from the characters of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and explores the relationship between a young Ebenezer Scrooge and his fiancé, Belle. Reimagined at the turn of the 21st century Chicago, this memory play reminds all of the true reason for giving during the holiday season.
Written by Stephen F Murray
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Produced by Possibilities Theater Co.
Cast:
Belle - Alana Sao Pedro
Ebenezer - Andre Colin
Jacob - Tommy Waddell
Caroline - Hannah Boutilier
The fall of anne boleyn
This ten-minute semi-historical drama presented as a modern facetime call is a grim reminder to always keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
Written by Samantha Oty
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Produced by One House Productions
Cast:
Jane Boleyn - Janae Robinson
Lissa - Cara Niebling
Queen Anne Boleyn - Rose Meehan
WORKSHOPS
BRAVO!
Book by Andrew Moorhead, Cristian Guerrero
Music by Stephen Schmidt
Lyrics by Andrew Moorhead, Cristian Guerrero, Stephen Schmidt
Directed by Annaleise Loxton
Music Direction by Micheal Hassel
(Filmed 1/17/2020)
Cast (featured):
Franco - Easton Michaels (glasses)
Peter - Cameron Kuhn (curly hair)
Franco’s Storyteller - Jake Letts (black hair)
Peter’s Storyteller - Sawyer True (blonde hair)
During WWII, a group of Jewish youth become trapped in fascist Italy and must do whatever it takes to survive. In this scene, after a night of celebrating the overthrow of Benito Mussolini, Franco and Peter celebrate over a bottle of wine. The two discuss their hopes, dreams, and plans for after the war ends. In I Wonder, both boys find themselves sensing something towards the other. Will Peter or Franco act on their feelings? Or will their love go unrequited in the end?