Bill’s 44th, co-created by Dorothy James & Andy Manjuck, is a full-length (55 minutes), wordless, comedic puppet show performed with an original, recorded score.
The show examines the pitfalls of impatience, the wonder of loneliness, and the universal passage of time.
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Created for the Peabody Opera at John Hopkins University
Filmed in November of 2021
Directed by Alison Mortiz
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
2021
Collaboration between artists Derek Fordjour and Nick Lehane
Fly Away was part of Fordjour’s solo exhibition: Self Must Die
Petzel Gallery 2020
10 Best Theater Moments of 2020 – Vulture
Created by Nick Lehane
An hour in a theater, a day in a biomedical facility, and a lifetime in the mind of a chimpanzee.
Created by the arts collective Eat Drink Tell Your Friends, Lectures has received a workshop grant from The Jim Henson Foundation and performed at the Carriage House as part of the PATCH residency
Lectures began as part of Puppet Lab at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Eat Drink Tell Your Friends are Andy Manjuck, Ashur Rayis, Rachel Schapira, and Dorothy James
An award-winning show by Wakka Wakka
An anthropomorphized universe is created as a last ditch effort by humanity to escape a dying sun. A dystopian eco-fable that is as harrowing as it is hilarious.
Premiered in NYC at Rose Nagelberg Theater in 2011
Nominated: 3 Drama Desk Awards in 2011
UNIMA citation for "Best Play" in 2012
Nominated: Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Visiting Production
Saga is an award-winning show by Wakka Wakka.
It is the story of one man's life as it is ripped apart by the Icelandic financial crisis. As he loses everything, his rage builds and manifests itself in the form of his ancestors: a battle-hungry viking.
Premiered in NYC at Baruch Performing Arts Center 2013
Drama Desk Special Award for Sophisticated Puppetry 2013