WALKS OF LIFE

By Blindspot Collective
A La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Sound Design by Melanie Chen Cole

This is a FREE experience. Walks of Life can also be streamed on Spotify, Apple, etc.

Blindspot Collective is developing a new WOW piece entitled Walks of Life, an original, Playhouse-commissioned work of auditory theatre featuring short scenes by playwrights and composers from across the country. In the midst of a pandemic that fractures and isolates our communities, this aural experience offers the opportunity to safely and imaginatively reconnect with each other by bearing witness to life’s intimate moments captured entirely in sound. Participants experience the performance while walking independently through their own neighborhoods, and over the course of three 30-minute parts, they are introduced to characters and stories that might be unfolding in the homes around them.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

This experience is intended for listening while you take a leisurely walk in your neighborhood. It can also be enjoyed sitting at a window looking outside. Over the course of 40 minutes you will be guided through three 10 minute moments written by playwrights. Grab your headphones or earbuds and press PLAY for further instructions.

Please stay safe and follow all rules of the road if you are walking and listening.

Soundscapes were designed from the world around us and submitted to Blindspot Collective by community members.

CAST & CREATIVES

EPISODE 1

Tatya and Nini
By Catherine Hanna Schrock
Featuring Lanna Joffrey & Julie Meram

Extra Credit
By Gill Sotu
Featuring Bryan Barbarin, Monique Gaffney & Isabella Pruter

Elaine: Live at Living Room
Book & Lyrics by Blake McCarty, Music by Ian Brandon
Featuring Andrew Paiva

Directed by: Catherine Hanna Schrock & Blake McCarty
Sound Design: Melanie Chen Cole
Production Assistant: Jack Mason-Brase
Narration: Kandace Crystal

EPISODE 2

And All the Birds Loved Her
By Christian St. Croix
Featuring DeLeon Dallas & Baby Bagos Hood

Konstantin
By Rachel Tuggle Whorton
Featuring Lisel Gorell-Getz & Hannah Trujillo

Apart Together
Book by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm, Music by Katherine Cartusciello
Featuring Tamara Rodriguez & Andrew Walters


Directed by: Catherine Hanna Schrock & Blake McCarty
Sound Design: Melanie Chen Cole
Production Assistant: Jack Mason-Brase
Narrator: Imahni King
Additional Music: Danny Ayer & Tarion Taylor-Anderson

EPISODE 3

The Starter
By Tom Bruett
Featuring Andrew Oswald & Skyler Sullivan

Home Is
By Miki Vale
Featuring Honey Duruthy & Ruben Rubio

DJ Lonelee
By Joshua Brown & Lauren D’Errico
Featuring Jasmine January & Wrekless Watson

Directed by: Catherine Hanna Schrock & Blake McCarty
Sound Design: Melanie Chen Cole
Production Assistant: Jack Mason-Brase
Narrator: Alyce Smith Cooper
Additional Design: Joshua Brown