Jackie
by Elfriede Jelinek
translated by Gitta Honegger
“It really hurts to express an emotion for everyone to see it.”
directed by Brian Eckert
production design by Jane Hamor & Joshua Moreno
costume design by Jamie Costin
sound design by Jimmy Mura
produced by Brian Eckert and Everleigh Brenner
Featuring: Everleigh Brenner
photos by Kasee Shambora
Press:
“Marvelous… complex and provocative… a fucking sharp, precise performance” - Theatre Theater Podcast
“A tumbling of political sloganizing, acidic babblings, and grimly dark humor … director Brian Eckert keeps the bombastic ball bouncing with laudable dexterity” - The TVolution
★★★★ - LA Theater Bites
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney
by Lucas Hnath
“You can’t change the world and have a small life at the same time.”
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Joshua Moreno
lighting design by Matt Duran
costume design by Indigo Rancourt
sound design by Jimmy Mura
produced by Brian Eckert and Sidne Phillips
Featuring: Sasan Ahmed, Everleigh Brenner, Daniel Stonewall, Maya Valenciano
photos by Kasee Shambora
Press:
“A beautiful example of artistry, direction, production … [executed with] the precision of a perfectly sharpened knife” - LA Journal
“Astonishingly good … both disturbing and hilarious at the same time” - Broadway World
★★★★ - LA Theater Bites Recommended!
The Last Supper and Three Years Later
by Calamity West
“It’s a brave new world … get a cookbook.”
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Maren Prophit and Joshua Moreno
lighting design by Miranda Waldron
costume design by Indigo Rancourt
sound design by Jimmy Mura
creative advisement by Sarna Lapine
produced by The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Featuring: Jason Goldwin Chang, Gabe Gonzalez, Meghan Guastella, Julia Fhym Luna, Almu Martinez, Nick Moseley, Lily Speiser, Mesgana Teklu
photos by Hunter Canning
Testing Dunleavy-Grove
by Jonathan O’Neill
a campy, sci-fi audio play in 10 episodes…
directed by Brian Eckert
sound design by Jimmy Mura and Renee Yeong
produced by Fast Radio Burst! podcast
Featuring: Olivia Cade, Mateo Correa, Sinclair Daniel, Keyana Hemphill, Charlie Hurtt, Jose Pelegri, Charlie Manoukian, Shannon Morrall, Cashton Tate Rehklau, Kamal Sehrawy, Maggie Tully, Nicholas Wainwright
Press: BroadwayWorld
Reviews: ★★★★★ on Apple Podcasts
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
“You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away -
a man is not a piece of fruit.”
directed and adapted by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Benny Pitt
lighting design by Tim Van ‘t Hof
costume design by Emmy Weissman
sound design by Alex Bush
dramaturgy by Maria Paduano
produced by Playwrights Downtown
Featuring: Lachlan Brooks, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Sinclair Daniel, Michelle Kariuki, Kemper Kisner, Emily Leventhal, Aigner Mizzelle, Rebecca Thompson
photos by Charlie Dennis
Brecht’s Antigone
translated by Judith Malina
“When we forget the past, the past returns.”
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic & costume design by Meggy Lykins
lighting design by Cati Kalinoski
sound design by Jimmy Mura
produced by Playwrights Downtown
Featuring: Sara Kommer, Isabel Langen, Emily Leventhal, Maria Müller, Jennifer Parkhill, Rebecca Thompson, Molly Watts
photos by Omri Ariav
Rippled Reflections
music and lyrics by Jules Murtha
book by Nicholas Ryan
“Can I breathe one small breath? Will I scare myself to death?”
directed and designed by Brian Eckert
music directed by Jules Murtha
produced by La Strada Ensemble
Featuring: Kyle Bergslien, Emily Chester, Jonathan Jacob, Harrison Kaufman, Jules Murtha, Maria Paduano
Sleepwalk
by William Mastrosimone
“Woke up from a sleepwalk on a tightrope over a deep, dark pit. Couldn’t stand there, couldn’t go back, and I couldn’t quit.”
directed and designed by Brian Eckert
produced at Ocean County College
Featuring: Jessie Anton, Nadia David, Corinne Di Clemente, Katie Endreson, Kieth Godfrey, LaSavia Hairston, Alphonse Gonzales, Marilyn Gribben, Davina Resto, Marissa Smalls, Kelly Start, Ross Sullivan