Projects Produced
in the Virtual World as "Caledonia Skytower"
Upcoming/Current Projects:
January - February
2017: EXPLORE The World of John Steinbeck
Creating a virtual world presenting source material and
related information, in partnership with Tacoma Little Theatre, in
support of a production of "Of Mice and Men" using immersive
format. Produced on the Kitely Grid, this project will include live voice
presentations of the novella, virtual, tours, and be accessible for exploration
online by anyone 24/7 during the production run. (Kitely Grid, Educational)
Role: Project
Manager, Design, Research, Promotion, Partner Liason, Talent and Event
Management
March - May 2017:
"Poetry of the Planets" at Linden
Endowment for the Arts
Working across the virtual spoken and written word
communities, Poetry of the Planets will invite residents to be inspired by, and
engaged in the creation of poetry. Visitors to the project will be invited
visit one of seven "planets” whose visual design is inspired by the seven movements
of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” Visitors will be encouraged to write and
submit poetry as part of a larger celebration of Poetry Month in the United States .
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture)
Role: Design,
Produce, Promotion, Event Management
Decembers 2012 - 2018:
The Dickens Project
Walking in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Dickens
project is an immersive environment reflecting the words of Charles Dickens'
novella, and providing a framework for live presentations of the story. Additional works are presented, plus
supporting information on the author, his time, and adaptations of his work. In
2016, 26 hours of live music and story performances were presented, with event
attendance at approximately 650 unique, and traffic regularly in the high 2000s during the ten day festival.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture, Education)
September 2016: Pirate
Sunday - International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Created a pirate cove interactive quay area with explorable
ships, as site for a story and music event held in the virtual world, raising
money for Stand Up 2 Cancer.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture, Fundraising)
Role: Create,
Produce, Promotion, Talent and Event Management
June - December 2016:
Virtual Baker Street
In residence at the University of Washington 's
campus in the virtual world of Second Life, installed custom built "Baker Street "
environment including Galleries with information on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
Sherlock Holmes canon, adaptive works and pastiches, notable performances of
the Great Detective and his loyal companion.
His Last Bow, The Hound of the
Baskervilles, and The Sign of the Four,
plus some adaptive works, were all presented live over the six month residency. In all 30 hours of live voice performances
were presented, with event attendance at approximately 541 visits.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture)
March 2016: EXPLORE
Anton Chekov and The Absurd
Creating a virtual world presenting presenting source material and related information, in partnership with Tacoma Little Theatre, in
support of a production of Christopher
Durang's "Vanya, Sonya, Masha, and Spike" using immersive format.
Produced on the Kitely Grid, this project included live voice presentations
from the works and letters of Anton Chekhov, virtual, tours, and was accessible
for exploration online by anyone 24/7.
(Kitely Grid, Educational)
Role: Project
Manager, Design, Research, Promotion, Partner Liason, Talent and Event
Management
February - May 2016:
Seanchai Library's Crazy Eights at Linden
Endowment for the Arts
A celebration of Seanchai Library's eight years on the
Second Life grid as a spoken word promoter of literature and stories. Created a custom built region which included
four major event venues, a "story forest" walk through tableau of classic
tales with links to the texts, a resource center, and an gallery space. 41 live events were produced for a total of
58.5 event hours, involving 32 individual artist/presenters, totaling 3,178
visits over a four month period.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture)
Role: Co-design,
Produce, Promotion, Talent and Event Management
Video Glimpse Another Video Glimpse - Story Forest
EXPLORE The Great Gatsby, image taken by Caledonia Skytower
January - February
2015: EXPLORE The Great Gatsby
Creating a custom built virtual world presenting presenting source material and related information, in partnership with Tacoma Little Theatre, in
support of a production of "The
Great Gatsby" using immersive format. This project was the pilot of the
EXPLORE program, and included live voice presentations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's
great American novel, virtual, tours, and was accessible for exploration online
by anyone 24/7. This pilot included 10 hours of voice presentations (the entire
novel twice through), over 100 virtual visits from around the world, and was
exposed to 1500 theater patrons through a computer station in the lobby of the
theater.
(Kitely Grid, Educational)
Role: Project
Manager, Design, Research, Promotion, Partner Liason, Talent and Event
Management
Octobers 2011 - 2014: BOOFest
An annual gathering or storytellers and story readers, to
share scary tales (both original and published works) around a virtual
campfire. Over the course of its four
year term, this event produced 24 hours of live voice programming, and raised
money for various charities including Child North America, and Kenya - Feed a
Smile.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture, Fundraising)
Role: Produce,
Promotion, Talent and Event Management
Augusts 2011 - 2013: Bard
on the Virtual Beach
A celebration of the work of William Shakespeare in scenes,
sonnets, and poems. The vent was built and produced in a "Shakespeare in
the park" type format, where visitors sat on benches and blankets on a
virtual beach in front of a "festival set" where live performances
where offered. Over the course of its three year term, this event produced 10 hours
of live voice performances, and raised money for various charities
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture, Fundraising)
Role: Produce,
Promotion, Talent and Event Management
Marchs 2011 - 2014:
StoryFest
An annual gathering or storytellers and story readers, to
share live voice presentations in celebration of World Storytelling Day. Over the course of its four year term, this
event produced 31 hours of live voice programming, and raised money for various
charities.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture, Fundraising)
Role: Produce,
Promotion, Talent and Event Management
2013-2014: Avatar
Repertory Theater Plays Around Friday Night Showcase
Producer and designer of
multiple one hour sessions over a two year period, including – “Edgar
Allan Poe's Salon”, "Robert Burns Night", "World Theatre
Day", "Shaw Scenes", "Heartbreak House" (3 parts),
Shakespeare By Request, "Topsy Turvy Monologues", "Gifts
of the Irish", "Behind Auditions and Callbacks", "Great
Dane Appreciation Night", Scenes from "Later Life", Scenes from
"The Rainmaker", Script Workshop Readings "Bette &
Lizzie", "War of the Worlds"
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture)
Role: Produce,
Direct, Talent and Event Management
War of the Worlds on tour in 2011, image taken by Inara Pey
October 2011: War of the Worlds –
Radio Script
Produced and directed a live voice presentation of Howard
Koch's 1939 script for the Mercury Theater featuring nine performers, which
toured to various venues around the grid. Created a HUD controlled set which
included a Martian ship landing, blasting ray beams, fog, smoke, and a surprise
explosion at the end.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture)
Role: Produce,
Direct, Design, Talent and Event Management
October 2008 and 2010: Dracula –
Radio Script
Produced and directed a live voice presentation of Larry
Albert's script for Seattle 's
Jim French Productions, featuring nine performers, which toured to various
venues around the grid. Redesign in the second year featured a
"castle" set inspired by some of the actual locations where Vlad
Dracul was thought to have lived.
(Second Life Grid, Arts and Culture)
Role: Produce,
Direct, Design, Talent and Event Management
Projects As Performer:
Over 800 hours of literature and
stories presented live for Second Life
Storyteller for CeaKay
Ballyhoo's "A Watercolour Wander" on Linden Endowment for the Arts Region 12,
October - December 2016
Various Roles as part of the
Avatar Repertory Theater "Plays Around" Friday Night Showcase
A Christmas Carol (“Mrs.
Cratchit”) Avatar Repertory Theater in partnership with StoryFest Events 2012
Arsenic and Old Lace –
Radio Script (“Martha Brewster”) Seanchai Library 2012
Richard III – Scene
(“Lady Anne”) Bard on the Virtual Beach 2012
Twelfth Night –
Scene (“Viola”) Bard on the Virtual Beach 2012
Petah & The Wolf –
Ballet (“The Duck”) Independent Ballet 2012
MacBeth – Scenes with
Kayden Oconnell (“Lady MacBeth”) Seanchai Library 2011
War of the
Worlds – Radio Script (Various Voices) Seanchai Library 2011
Richard III – Scene
(“Lady Anne”) Bard on the Virtual Beach 2011
Romeo & Juliet –
Scene (“Juliet”) Bard on the Virtual Beach 2011
MacBeth – Scene
(“Lady MacBeth”) Bard on the Virtual Beach 2011
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream – Scenes ( “Titania”, Helena )
Seanchai Library 2011
Swan – Ballet
(Narrator & Corps) Independent Ballet 2011
A Christmas Carol –
(Narration, Charity Lady, Maid) Seanchai Library 2010
Dracula – Radio
Script (“Mina Harker”) Seanchai Library 2010
A Christmas Carol –
(Narration, Belle, Mrs. Cratchit) Seanchai Library 2009
The Poe Show –
(Various Voices) Seanchai Library 2009
A Christmas Carol –
(Narration, Mrs. Cratchit) Seanchai Library 2008
Dracula – Radio
Script ("Mina Harker") Seanchai Library 2008
Other Key Achievements:
Lead Staff – Seanchai Libraries. Coordinating content, scheduling
staff of 13+ volunteers, website/social media & promotion for online spoken
word library, producing 5-8 hours of live voice programming weekly. plus
special events. Seanchai Library, founded in
2008. http://bit.ly/seanchai
As staff of the Seanchai Library
since August 2008 – over 800 hours of literature and stories personally presented
… partial list here http://jdcstoryteller.blogspot.com/2012/01/works-presented-in-live-voice...
Owner & Manager – Stories Unlimited! Information Group
Virtual Columnist:
- Guest Columnist: In A Modem World, SLArtists Most Recent Series:
"If you just build it, They won't come: promoting events in Second
Life" (6 parts) https://modemworld.me/2016/09/07/if-you-just-build-it-they-wont-come-promoting-events-in-second-lifefinal/
- Former Columnist: Arts and
Literature for the SLEnquirer
Virtual Speaker/Lecturer:
Upcoming/Current Projects:
January - February
2017: EXPLORE The World of John Steinbeck
March - May 2017:
"Poetry of the Planets" at Linden
Endowment for the Arts
Decembers 2012 - 2018: The Dickens Project
September 2016: Pirate Sunday - International Talk Like A Pirate Day
June - December 2016:
Virtual Baker Street
March 2016: EXPLORE Anton Chekov and The Absurd
February - May 2016:
Seanchai Library's Crazy Eights at Linden
Endowment for the Arts
Video Glimpse Another Video Glimpse - Story Forest
EXPLORE The Great Gatsby, image taken by Caledonia Skytower |
January - February 2015: EXPLORE The Great Gatsby
Octobers 2011 - 2014: BOOFest
Augusts 2011 - 2013: Bard on the Virtual Beach
Marchs 2011 - 2014: StoryFest
2013-2014: Avatar Repertory Theater Plays Around Friday Night Showcase
War of the Worlds on tour in 2011, image taken by Inara Pey |
October 2011: War of the Worlds – Radio Script
October 2008 and 2010: Dracula – Radio Script
Projects As Performer:
Over 800 hours of literature and stories presented live for Second Life
Other Key Achievements:
Lead Staff – Seanchai Libraries. Coordinating content, scheduling staff of 13+ volunteers, website/social media & promotion for online spoken word library, producing 5-8 hours of live voice programming weekly. plus special events. Seanchai Library, founded in 2008. http://bit.ly/seanchai
Owner & Manager – Stories Unlimited! Information Group
Virtual Columnist:
- Guest Columnist: In A Modem World, SLArtists Most Recent Series: "If you just build it, They won't come: promoting events in Second Life" (6 parts) https://modemworld.me/2016/09/07/if-you-just-build-it-they-wont-come-promoting-events-in-second-lifefinal/
- Former Columnist: Arts and Literature for the SLEnquirer
Virtual Speaker/Lecturer:
- Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, March 2016 - Field Practices, Lecture - "Putting the Language back into Language Arts Engagement" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEQyj_5Ltac
- Virtual Worlds Best Practices in
Education Conference, March 2015 - Panel Discussion - "A Virtual Library Out Loud" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETXxBeEuSD
- Key Note Speaker - VCARA Conference, SJSU School of Information, April 21, 2015 "If You Build It ... It Is Still Just Stuff" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=galWLTd3tKI
- Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, March 2016 - Field Practices, Lecture - "Putting the Language back into Language Arts Engagement" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEQyj_5Ltac
- Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, March 2015 - Panel Discussion - "A Virtual Library Out Loud" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETXxBeEuSD
- Key Note Speaker - VCARA Conference, SJSU School of Information, April 21, 2015 "If You Build It ... It Is Still Just Stuff" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=galWLTd3tKI
Other:
Company Member - Avatar Repertory Theater, 2013 - 2014
Company Member – Independent Ballet http://independentballet.blogspot.com/
Other:
Company Member - Avatar Repertory Theater, 2013 - 2014
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