Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead "And yet it doesn't seem enough; to have breathed such significance. Can that be all? And why us?" Looking through the prism of this simultaneously freewheeling and nihilistic play, I found there to be three distinct character worlds to explore: the unshakable bond between the rather ordinary citizens Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the dynamic of a traveling Shakespeare company composed of sex workers, and the crushing threat of the King Claudius’s court and influence, seen here as more of a modern dictator. We chose to imagine our production of R&G in a contemporary world adjacent to ours, a Denmark and monarchy trapped within the confines of a motel lobby waiting room. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern spin round, trapped in the crosshairs of an unstable royal power struggle, tossed about at the whims of everyone except themselves, and wondering aloud where to find meaning in it all. Credits: Playwright: Tom Stoppard Directed: Arin Arbus Scenic Design: by Oscar Escabedo Costume Design: by Megan Rutherford Lighting Design: Joshua Martinez-Davis Venue: Atlas Theatre Company: New York University Photography: Ella Bromblin

In The Red And Brown Water Credits: Playwright: Tarrell Alvin McCraney Director: Melissa Crespo Scenic Design: Anna Driftmier Costume Designer: Megan Rutherford Lighting Designer: Abigail Hoke-Brady Sound Designer: M. Florian Staab Venue: Lenfest Center for the Arts Company: Columbia University

Into The Woods Credits Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine Director: Michael Barakiva Music Director: Danny Lincoln Choreographer/Associate Director: Andrea Smith Scenic Designer: Shoko Kambara Lighting Designer: Miriam Nilofa Crowe Sound Designer: Jacqui Herter Costume Designer: Megan Rutherford Production Stage Manager: Myles C. Hatch Photographer: Rachel Philipson

Shakespeare's R&J Credits: Playwright: Joe Calarco Director: Melissa Kievman  Scenic Design: Daniel Zimmerman Lighting Design: Barbara Samuels Costume Design: Megan Rutherford Venue: Hangar Theatre

Balm in Gilead by Lanford Wilson PRODUCTION TEAM: Director: Rory McGregor Stage Manager: Shalyn Clark Lighting Designer: Cha See Set Designer: Margaux Maeght Sound Designer: Rory McGregor/Andrew Oakes Costume Designer: Megan Rutherford Fight Choreographer: Andrew Mayer Poster design by Chris Maudsley Producer: Hannah Goldstein