Indelible

Rorschach has always had a love affair with what we call “impossible stage directions.” We are drawn to moments in which playwrights invite us to create theatre magic and to embody something abstract in a tangible way. In the coming weeks, we’re going to explore the phenomenon of Impossible Stage Directions through a new project called Indelible.

Each week we’ll announce a new challenge: an actual stage direction from a play we’ve produced. Rorschach artists will have a week to interpret that stage direction by photo, video, or audio. SCROLL DOWN to see what artists have already created!

Friends and fans of Rorschach are encouraged to play along too. Just send your art to info@rorschachtheatre.com by Wednesday of the following week or tag us on Facebook or Instagram. And remember, in the Rorschach test there are no wrong answers. We are what you see.

Rorschach is offering small honorariums to our artists for creating these works. If you like what you see and you’d like to support Rorschach and help underwrite these little indelible masterpieces you can make a donation anytime by CLICKING HERE.

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Week #1 Challenge:

“SHE SMASHES THE DISCO BALL WITH HER UMBRELLA. IT EXPLODES INTO GLITTER.”

DEAD CITY by Shelia Callaghan (Rorschach 2009)

Slide #1: Video

TORI BOUTIN, Actor (Sing To Me Now, She Kills Monsters)

Slide #2: Image

DEB SIVIGNY, Set & Costume Designer (She Kills Monsters, Neverwhere, Forgotten Kingdoms and many more)

Slide #3: Video

SCOTT MCCORMICK, Actor (Neverwhere, The Gallerist and many more)

Week #2 Challenge

“HIS HEAD BECOMES THE SUN. A HUGE, BLINDING, WHISTLING LIGHT CONSUME HIM. SHE UNZIPS HIS SKIN AND INSIDE HIM IS THE SKY.”

THIS STORM IS WHAT WE CALL PROGRESS by Jason Grote (Rorschach 2008)

Slide #1: Video

GORDON NIMMO-SMITH, Sound Designer (Toxic Avenger, Sing To Me Now and many more)

Slide #2: Video

JENNY MCCONNELL FREDERICK, Co-Artistic Director (Sing To Me Now, Neverwhere, Truth & Beauty Bombs and many more)

Slide #3: Video

JONELLE WALKER, Associate Producer, Playwright & Scholar

Slide #4: Image

SYDNEY MOORE, Costume Designer (Reykjavik)

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Week #3 Challenge:

“HE STARTS TO HUM THE SONG OF GREAT SORROW + BEAUTY AS THEY WAIT. LITTLE PIECES OF THE SONG ECHO IN THE WORLD AROUND HIM.”

A BID TO SAVE THE WORLD by Erin Bregman (Rorschach 2016)

Slide #1: Video

ROBERT PIKE, Company Member (She Kills Monsters, Truth & Beauty Bombs, A Bid to Save The World)

Slide #2: VIDEO

JULIE CRAY LEONG, Costume Designer (Annie Jump & The Library of Heaven)

Slide #3: Video

SWEDIAN LIE, Graphic Designer & Set Designer (SING TO ME NOW)

Slide #4: Video

SARAH TAURCHINI, Actor (Neverwhere, Truth & Beauty Bombs)

Slide #5: Video

KYLOS BRANNON, Video Designer (Toxic Avenger, She Kills Monsters, Annie Jump, Reykjavik, 401[Gone])

Week #4 Challenge

“HE WAVES HIS HAND AT THE SKY. THE SPACE IS SUDDENLY BATHED BY UNDULATING GREEN, BLUE & YELLOW LIGHT. IT’S THE AURORA BOREALIS SHINING DOWN. DANCING.”

REYKJAVIK by Steve Yockey (Rorschach 2019)

Slide #1: Video

LOUIS DAVIS, Actor (She Kills Monsters, A Bid to Save the World)

Slide #2: Image

KATIE MCCREARY, Company Member & Lighting Designer (ANNIE JUMP, REYKJAVIK, TOXIC AVENGER)

Slide #3: Video

CATHERINE TRIPP, Director (The Gallerist and Brainpeople)

Slide #4: Video

LEE LIEBESKIND, Actor, Director (Neverwhere, Bid To Save The World, Glassheart)

Slide #5: Image

CAM MAGEE, Actor (Electric Baby, Neverwhere, Sing To Me Now)

Slide #6: Image

SYDNEY MOORE, Costume Designer (Reykjavik)

Slide #7: Video

ROBERT PIKE, Actor (She Kills Monsters, Truth & Beauty Bombs, A Bid to Save The World)

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Week #5 Challenge

“THE MOON, STANDING ON AN OLD REFRIGERATOR, PLAYS THE VIOLIN: SOMETHING LUSH AND SENTIMENTAL”

REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT by José Rivera (Rorschach 2007)

Slide #1: Video

VERONICA J. LANCASTER, Sound Designer (Annie Jump, Neverwhere, Glassheart)

Slide #2: Video

NATALIE CUTCHER, Actor (BID TO SAVE THE WORLD, GLASSHEART, FORGOTTEN KINGDOMS)

Slide #3: Video

SARA BARKER, Actor (TRUTH & BEAUTY BOMBS, A MAZE, THE GALLERIST)

Week #6 Challenge

“A SPRY SORT OF FEMININE PERSON ENTERS, CARRYING SUITCASES. SHE WEARS AN UNUSUAL HAT, SHAPED BASICALLY LIKE A LAMPSHADE. SHE IS BASICALLY A LAMP. WITH A DECISIVE CLICK, SHE PULLS A CORD THAT DANGLES FROM HER EAR. HER HAT LIGHTS UP, ILLUMINATING THE ROOM.”

Indelible

“SHE SMASHES THE DISCO BALL WITH HER UMBRELLA. IT EXPLODES INTO GLITTER.”

Slide #1: Video

Slide #2: Image

Slide #3: Video

“HIS HEAD BECOMES THE SUN. A HUGE, BLINDING, WHISTLING LIGHT CONSUME HIM. SHE UNZIPS HIS SKIN AND INSIDE HIM IS THE SKY.”

Slide #1: Video

Slide #2: Video

Slide #3: Video

Slide #4: Image

“HE STARTS TO HUM THE SONG OF GREAT SORROW + BEAUTY AS THEY WAIT. LITTLE PIECES OF THE SONG ECHO IN THE WORLD AROUND HIM.”

Slide #1: Video

Slide #2: VIDEO

Slide #3: Video

Slide #4: Video

Slide #5: Video

“HE WAVES HIS HAND AT THE SKY. THE SPACE IS SUDDENLY BATHED BY UNDULATING GREEN, BLUE & YELLOW LIGHT. IT’S THE AURORA BOREALIS SHINING DOWN. DANCING.”

Slide #1: Video

Slide #2: Image

Slide #3: Video

Slide #4: Video

Slide #5: Image

Slide #6: Image

Slide #7: Video

“THE MOON, STANDING ON AN OLD REFRIGERATOR, PLAYS THE VIOLIN: SOMETHING LUSH AND SENTIMENTAL”

Slide #1: Video

Slide #2: Video

Slide #3: Video

Week #6 Challenge

“A SPRY SORT OF FEMININE PERSON ENTERS, CARRYING SUITCASES. SHE WEARS AN UNUSUAL HAT, SHAPED BASICALLY LIKE A LAMPSHADE. SHE IS BASICALLY A LAMP. WITH A DECISIVE CLICK, SHE PULLS A CORD THAT DANGLES FROM HER EAR. HER HAT LIGHTS UP, ILLUMINATING THE ROOM.”

Slide #1: Video

Slide #2: Video

Slide #3: Video

Slide #4: Image

Slide #5: Image

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