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Beach Day

Written and Directed by: Angus Leslie
Short Film 2023

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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Blood Money

Written and Directed by: Angus Leslie
Short Film 2022

Desperation pushes a young addict to his physical limits

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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The Tower

Written and Directed by: Ethan Reichwald
Short Film 2023

Confronted by their unethical involvement in the silencing of political activist Amos Azari, government operative Sarah begins to question why the world they live in is designed to keep society stagnant and compliant.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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Footloose

Directed by:

Ella Wyatt
NoSquare Theatre's

2022 Season

A live stage reimagining of the 80's film icon of the same name, this production of FOOTLOOSE interpreted the grandeur of wild choreography and rock and roll, in an intimately up close theatrical space.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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Amduat: The 12 Hours of Ra

Directed and Written by: Laura Boutros

Digital Art New Media MFA Exhibition 2022

An immersive multimedia theater experience tackling the Egyptian American diaspora. Drawing on themes of circularity and liminality, Amduat situates Ancient Egyptian aesthetics in the Western museum space calling on the Ancient Egyptian myth of Ra’s twelve-hour journey through the Duat.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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Eurydice

Directed By:

Noah Luce

UCSC Mainstage

2023 Fall Season

In Sarah Ruhl's iconic feminist retelling of the ancient greek myth of the legendary musician Orpheus and his wife Eurydice, our two tragedy struck lovers find themselves in the swell of romance in a contemporary 1950's setting.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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She Kills Monsters

Directed by: Madi Lang-Ree
UC Santa Cruz
Barnstorm Theatre Company 2023 Season

A tale of 90s nerd culture, sisterhood bonding, love and death comes together in a wild adventure of violence, thrills, laughs, and tears.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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Cry-Baby

Directed by:

Ella Wyatt
NoSquare Theatre's

2021 Season

Based on the John Waters cinema cult classic of the same name, Cry-Baby's rock and roll fiasco of 50's caricatures follows a roustabout-meets-small town trope in its own creatively vulgar satire.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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Do Not Pass Go

Written and Directed by:

Cameron Scott
Short Film 
2022

When a high stakes game of monopoly takes a turn for the worse, Mark is forced to choose between monetary and personal values.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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You're a Mean One Courtney Finch

Directed by:

Ella Wyatt
NoSquare Theatre's

2019 Season

The notorious trio of yuletide ghosts make an appearance in a classic reimagining of Dickens's A Christmas Carol; only this time, they take a young teenage bully through the error of her ways

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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The Toll: Bridging the Gap

Written and Directed by:

Sebastian Salazar

Short Film 2023

This mockumentary tells the unlikely story of a filmmaker with every intentions of humiliating a local public misfit, only to find himself involuntarily discovering his humanity

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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The Wake

Written and Directed by: Jackson Page
Short Film 2023

Two years ago, about half of the population of the United States willingly entered a simulation, leaving the other half to fend for themselves with no help. Then, without explanation, the simulation turns off, waking those who left. Now, they must re-assimilate to a world that doesn’t want or need them.

As a burnt out man approaches what he intends to be his last day on earth, his intrusive thoughts begin to manifest themselves as a personification only he can see; a sardonic merman.

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