DIRECTOR / RANDY BAKER
SCENIC DESIGNER / SARAH BETH HALL
LIGHTING DESIGNER / HAILY LAROE
COSTUME DESIGNER / JESSICA UTZ
SOUND DESIGN / MADELINE '‘MO’ OSLEJSEK
PROPS DESIGN / AOIFE CREIGHTON

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DJ COREY

So, enter and be prepared for a different kind of experience. The always innovative Rorschach company has transformed an unfinished retail space in DC’s Buzzard Point neighborhood into a magical theatrical lair. Dragon wings float in a circle above the stage (gorgeous set design by Sarah Beth Hall). Lighting designer Hailey LaRoe’s evocative, orange-tinged wide circle of light draws us in. We are in a familiar suburban kitchen, and we are not. It’s evocative, mysterious, and we are waiting for dragons.

CAROLINE BOCK / DC THEATER ARTS

The setting alone makes the trip worthwhile. Rorschach has transformed an unfinished commercial space in the Buzzard Point neighborhood into a richly atmospheric theatrical lair. Designer Sarah Beth Hall's gorgeous set features concentric swirls of fabric suspended overhead and sweeping mounds of white paper that surround the stage-in-the-round, conjuring a world that feels mythic and strangely familiar at once. Lighting designer Haily LaRoe bathes the space in warm, evocative tones, while sound designer Madeline "Mo" Oslejsek wraps the audience in an immersive surround-sound environment that deepens the otherworldly atmosphere from the very first moment.

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