HIGH WINDS

October 9, 2017 at Bob Baker Marionette Theater

“a glimpse of what artists’ books can do — expanding and elevating their form and content.” — Los Angeles Times

Writer Sylvan Oswald makes his Los Angeles performance debut with text from his new book, High Winds, a collaboration with graphic designer Jessica Fleischmann about a trans man whose insomnia sparks a fantastical search for his estranged half-brother through hallucinatory desert landscapes. Fleischmann’s images and a live electro-acoustic score performed by Jerome Ellis set an otherworldly tone.

Text written and performed by Sylvan Oswald
Images by Jessica Fleischmann
Directed by Ellie Heyman
Music written and performed by Jerome Ellis
Cafeteria song music by Dane Terry
with lyrics by Dane Terry and Sylvan Oswald
Projection Design by Shawn Duan
Production Stage Management by Sarah Lurie

Sylvan Oswald is an artist based in Los Angeles who creates plays, texts, publications, and video. His work explores the ways we forge our individual and national identities. He is an assistant professor of playwriting at UCLA and an alum of New Dramatists. sylvanoswald.xyz

Jessica Fleischmann is an award-winning graphic designer and creative director whose work on socially conscious projects engage built and unbuilt spaces. She is the principal designer at still room in Los Angeles. still-room.com

Jessica Fleischmann (Left), Sylvan Oswald (Center), and Jerome Ellis (Right). Photo by Gema Galliana
Sylvan Oswald (Left) and Jerome Ellis (Right). Photo by Gema Galliana
Sylvan Oswald (Left), Jessica Fleischmann (Center), Jerome Ellis (Right). Photo by Gema Galliana
Sylvan Oswald (Left) and Jerome Ellis (Right). Photo by Gema Galliana