The Mad Ones Lab
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Randi was invited to participate in The Mad Ones Lab as a director. The Lab facilitates collaboration with folks around the globe to form teams, who each created a digital short adaptation of an assigned section of The Mad Ones. Randi directed a watercolor animation version of the song Moving on, with vocals by Renan Teodoro, Alexandra Desuze, Jenna Kuerzi, and Sidney Houck. Sound design and film editing by Damien Figueras. The Lab culminated in a digital showcase, launching November 8th, in which audiences can watch the full musical, with each section of the show having been created by a different team. This showcase platform is The Mad Ones Engine, and is available for viewing at engine.themadonesmusical.com
The Mad Ones' story of two girls in a car overcoming their grief has inspired a bestselling cast album, thousands of performance videos, viral fan-art, and over 20 million views. www.themadonesmusical.com |
The Buried Life
Text & Stories by The Ensemble & Matthew Arnold
Arrangements by Damien Figueras
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"But often, in the world's most crowded streets,
But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unspeakable desire After the knowledge of our buried life;........” The Buried Life was Randi's directorial return to Fringe! This immersive storytelling piece is a cabaret//gathering//soiree that adapts a poem by the same name for the stage. Inspired by The Life and Death Brigade, seven wayfaring friends hold an annual gathering to uncover their shared time capsule, take stock, and bury a piece of wisdom for their future selves. |
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Now We Are Six
directed & conceived by Randi Alexis Hickey
book & score by The Ensemble & Damien Figueras
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An ensemble of six actors create an original, stage adaptation of A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. The piece explores the complexities and joys of growing [up]- whether we be six or eighty six. Six friends make their annual trip to Galleon's Lap to reconnect to the truest parts of themselves through a collection of songs, stories, and dances.
"Sitting there they could see the whole world spread out until it reached the sky, and whatever there was all the world over was with them at the Enchanted place on the very top of the Forest." |
She Fool
by Francesca Piccioni and Randi Alexis Hickey
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She, a modern clown, playfully navigates the misconceptions and misunderstandings of third-wave feminism, and how it manifests in media, relationships, and body image. Creators, Randi Alexis Hickey and Francesca Piccioni, grapple with She’s ignorance and curiosity as she seeks to find the truths behind feminism. As co-creator/directorial collaborator, Randi worked with performer, Francesca Piccioni, to collect first person stories from fellow artists and feminists and translate them into a solo clown piece. She Fool was performed as a part of Philadelphia's SoLow Fest.
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At Sea
by Ben Hennesy
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"She. Rooted like old growth. He. Like soft wind, like a breeze."
Last July, in a span of 24 hours, At Sea was created in a room with two actors, a writer, and Randi as director, and then performed for the general public as a fully rehearsed, staged, and memorized short play. It is one of five plays created during The Sideways Mandate Experiment with Chalkboard Theatre Project. 21 artists. 24 hours. 5 world premiere plays. |