The 3rd annual Twilight Soiree is dedicated to the memory of JoAnn Gracey. We are grateful to her loving family- Bob Gracey, Pam and Kelly Senter, and Beth Lavercombe for generously supporting this magical community event that JoAnn adored and contributed her talent and creativity to over the years.

Creatives and Crew-

Erin Orr, Lead Artist

Chris Green, Lead Artist

Nikki DeShea Smith, Lighting Design

Elizabeth Stillwell, Stage Manager & Production Manager

Matthew Hicks, Lighting Assistant

Builders/Makers:

Roger Chambers

James White

Redfox

Shelley Kellam

Tyler Dorney

Sara Rashelle

Jameson Parker

Johanna Cummings

Matthew Hicks

Jackie McCorkle

Dakota Foster

Raemia Kelley

Pam Smith Brown

Christian Tucker

James Warilla

Ethan Abodeely

Megan Shannon

Cartlos Romero

Justin Lopez Aterrado

Allie LeBlanc

Sarah Arredonda

Cy Dyer

Lake Simons

Jazmin Moncada

Ezra Stewart

Families:

Gabriel Keomanila

Anthony McDevitt

Sophie McDevitt

Bethany Malone

Veronika Stelmakh

Tyler Kinser

Nikola Kinser

Clara Kinser

Barbara Wooten & Torin

Jericho Parker

Jess , Nicole, Andy, Peter Price

Robin and Alex Wilkins

Performers-

Justin Lopez Atterado- Moth Guide

Redfox- Bat Guide

Erin Orr- Owl Guide

Chris Green- swing puppeteer

James White- Vulture, spider, eyeball puppeteer

Tyler Dorney- Seraphim, eyeball, toy theatre puppeteer

Carlos Romero- Seraphim and eyeball puppeteer

Eric Villareal- Seraphim,  & nature spirit puppeteer

Shelley Kellum- Oak branch possum , leaf & lantern puppeteer

Lake Simons- Seraphim, Leaf, & lantern Puppeteer

Cy Dyer- Bug, Toy theater & lantern puppeteer

James Warilla- Seraphim and eyeball Puppeteer

Dakota Foster-Oak branch bunny, leaf, & lantern Puppeteer

Jerss Price- Oak branch bobcat & lantern Puppeteer

Christian Tucker- Seraphim & eyeball Puppeteer

Jameson Parker- Oak branch Racoon, leaf, & lantern Puppeteer

Jazmin Moncada- Leaf & Lantern puppeteer

Pam Smith Brown- Lantern

Jackie McCorkle- Grandma Oak & Lantern puppeteer

Bug Families:

Veronika Stelmakh, Nikola & Klara Kinser
Bethany Malone Anthony & Sophie McDevitte

Jericho Parker

Nicole, Peter & Andy Price

Torin & Kirsten Ballard, Barbara Wooten

About Chris Green and Erin Orr, our fearless resident artists from Brooklyn, NY.

Chris Green is a Tennessee-born, Brooklyn-based designer, performer, and director. His original theatrical, cinematic, and immersive projects draw from the vast tool-kit of visual theater and puppetry with works presented over the past 27 years both nationally and internationally. Honors and grants include:  Creative Capital Award, MacDowell Fellowship, LMCC Process Space grant, as well as multiple grants from Theater Communications Group and the Jim Henson Foundation.  Film credits as performer and visual effects designer include ‘Silo’ directed by David Soll (shot inside a defunct Atlas-C missile silo) and ‘White Noise’ directed by Noah Baumbach.  In 2006, Green founded Chris Green Kinetics – an award-winning interdisciplinary design studio creating one-of-a-kind theatrical productions and interactive installations with a wide variety of partners and clients ranging from non-profit museums to major theme parks (chrisgreenkinetics.com). Recent projects include kinetic set design for David Neumann and Marcella Murray’s Obie Award-winning ‘Distances Smaller Than This Are Not Confirmed.’  Current projects include stop-motion puppetry for the artist Swoon’s upcoming feature film ‘Sibylant Sisters.’  Green has had the honor of working with Erin K. Orr and Lake Simons over the years to stage community-driven pageantry on the acreage around Hip Pocket theater and is thrilled to be returning for this next adventure. 

Erin K. Orr is absorbed in the creative alchemy of turning the raw ingredients of images, objects, folklore and food into a feast. Erin creates puppet works in collaboration with living composers ranging from a dark fairytale for adults, to a circus about the real life drama of honeybees and a puppet musical inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca.  She has received grants from LMCC, the Jim Henson Foundation and the Jerome Foundation. Erin also creates thematic dinners for immersive theatrical events and is currently working on a storytelling dinner that draws on Estonian werewolf lore and personal narrative exploring hunger and domestication. She is an award winning arts educator who has taught puppetry throughout the NYC public schools for 30 years, and works as an artist mentor and curriculum specialist for federally funded research about literacy and puppetry. She has worked for over 20 years with Chris Green and Lake Simons and is pleased to return to create her 8th Hip Pocket Puppet Pageant!