THE MAD ONES LAB, 2020
DIRECTOR: STACY ALLEY

Created by writers of the cult hit musical, The Mad Ones, (which was headed to Broadway pre-pandemic), The Mad Ones Lab is a community-driven digital program created by Kait Kerrigan and Bree (formerly Brian) Lowdermilk.
Through a new digital licensing agreement with Concord Theatricals, this one-of-a-kind lab provided various resources, including workshops and panels, and spanned four months and eleven time zones. I was assigned to direct a seven-minute scene from the musical, The Mad Ones, and, by using green screen technology, was able to safely collaborate not only with theatre-makers from across the globe but also with several of my students who worked on both sides of the camera. Culminating in a digital, international showcase on a web platform designed to create seamless, randomized “shorts” of the musical, this project forced us all to step outside our comfort zones and venture into territory outside of traditional musical theatre.



