THE DOOR SLAMS, A GLASS TREMBLES
by Paul Zimet
April 24, 2026, LaMaMa Downstairs Theater
Set and projection design
Directed by Paul Zimet
Lights by Mary Ellen Stebbins
Costumes by Olivera Gajic
Music composed by Ellen Maddow
TD: Mark Tambella
photos by Maria Baranova
Cast: Patrick Dunning, Delaney Feener, Amara Granderson, Jesse Koehler, Ellen Maddow, Lizzie Olesker, Steven Rattazzi, Tina Shepard, Jack Wetherall
The dining room of a sanatorium in the Alps. The deck of a ship on its way to Egypt. A country home in the Northeast. An uprooted family. An accidental death. Time elongates, compresses, becomes disjointed, and layers events past, present and imagined.
In Anna Kiraly’s set and video design, a few key pieces are all that is needed to convey time and space. A slanted roof shape and window define the dwelling. Rather than execute the scene changes under cover of darkness, the cast emphasizes the shifts with sound and gesture. A well constructed family table easily converts to one appropriate for a large banqueting hall. The front deck of the house is also the deck of a ship. A window displays the actual woods outside and the murky waters of the mind. Read more here.
