4.48 Psychosis
by Sarah Kane
Performances October 12 – November 9, 2019
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by David Offner
Lighting by Matt Richter
Sound by Daniel Gower
Video by Corwin Evans
Costumes by Michael Mullen
Stage Managed by Cecilia Soghikian
“… a visually stunning, if horrifying world…”
– Anthony Byrnes, KCRW
The Other Place
by Sharr White
Performances September 29 – October 21, 2018
Produced by Chance Theater
Photos by Casey Long
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Megan Hill
Lighting by Alexander La Valliant Freer
Sound by Cricket S. Myers
Video by Nick Santiago
Costumes by Katie Wilson
Stage Managed by Bebe Herrera
Featuring Krystyna Ahlers, Philip Black, Ron Hastings and Jacqueline Wright
“… a great ringing cry from the darkness, suitable for an amphitheater, carrying us along blindly, obsessively, with edgy anxiety, for the ride of our lives.”
— The Show Report
Plunge
by Tom Jacobson
Performances May 26 – June 17, 2018
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Micheal Fitzgerald
Lighting by Alexander La Vaillant Freer
Sound by David Marling
Video by Matthew McCray
Costumes by Michael Mullen
Stage Managed by Daphne Kinard
Featuring Gary Patent and Dan Via
“[McCray] gets great work from his actors and manages to keep up with the script’s frequent shifts in time, which is no small feat.”
— Terry Morgan, Stage Raw
Our Class
by Tadeusz Slobozianek, in a version by Ryan Craig
Performances April 6 – June 9, 2014
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Sarah Krainin
Lighting by Anna Cecilia Martin
Costumes by Jenny Foldenauer
Sound by Cricket S. Myers
Music & Musical Direction by Sage Lewis and Matthew McCray
Assistant Directed by Diana Payne
Dramaturgy by Barbara Kallir
Polish Culture Advisement by Anna Podolak
Stage Managed by Paige Fodor and Laura Carson
Featuring Melina Bielefelt, Sharyn Gabriel, Matt Kirkwood, Michael Nehring, Gary Patent, Gavin Peretti, Sarah Rosenberg, Kiff Scholl, Dan Via, and Alex Wells
LA Drama Critics Circle, Production of the Year
LA Drama Critics Circle, Direction
SAGE Award, Production of the Year
SAGE Award, Direction
Ovation Award, Production of the Year (nomination)
Ovation Award, Direction (nomination)
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Production Design
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Lighting Design (nomination)
Ovation Recommended, LA Stage Alliance
WINNER of 2013 LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Direction and Best Production
“… an epic examination of the quandaries of 20th century existence with the magic of alert theatricality.”
– Myron Meisel, Hollywood Reporter
The Ridiculous Darkness
adapted from a radio play by Wolfram Lotz
Performances October 21 – November 12, 2017
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Azra King-Abadi
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Micheal Fitzgerald
Lighting by Azra King-Abadi
Sound by John Ruml
Video by Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh
Costumes by Vicki Anne Hales
Stage Managed by Beth Scorzato
Featuring Taylor Hawthorne, Sarah Rosenberg, Ashley Steed, Alex Wells and Dan Via
“Lotz’s comedy was written as a radio play… [an] opportunity to have a creative field day.”
— Neal Weaver, Stage Raw
The City
by Martin Crimp
Performances August 17 – September 30, 2012
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Matthew McCray
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Nick Benaceraff
Lighting by Jeremy Pivnick
Sound by John Zalewski
Costumes by Gwynneth ConawayBennison
Stage Managed by Ashley Regan
Featuring Melina Bielefelt, Elise Ramacciotti, Sarah Rosenberg and Dan Via
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Scenic Design
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Direction (nomination)
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Production Design (nomination)
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Sound Design (nomination)
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Lighting Design (nomination)
Ovation Recommended, LA Stage Alliance
5 LA Weekly Theatre Award Nominations including Direction of a Play
“A look at the script demonstrates director Matthew McCray’s astonishing creativity.”
– Paul Birchall, Stage and Cinema
“[this production] secures Son of Semele’s reputation for producing impressive productions of envelope-pushing plays.”
— Thomas Antoinne, Stage and Cinema
Love and Information
by Caryl Churchill
Performances November 6 – December 13, 2015
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Matthew McCray
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Drew Foster
Lighting by Chu-hsuan Chang
Sound by Jeff Polunas
Costumes by Jenny Foldenauer
Technical Direction by Michael Harvey
Assistant Scenic Design by Carlo Maghirang
Stage Managed by Lyndsay Lucas
Featuring Richard Azurdia, Darren Bailey, Melina Bielefelt, Daniel Getzoff, Michael Lopez, Betsy Moore, Cindy Nguyen, Sarah Rosenberg Ashley Steed, and Alex Wells
LA Stage Raw, Production of the Year
LA Stage Raw, Direction
LA Stage Raw, Ensemble
LA Stage Raw, Video Design
LA Stage Raw, Sound Design
LA Stage Raw, Costume Design
6 LA Stage Raw Award Nominations including Production of the Year and Direction of a Play
“A look at the script demonstrates director Matthew McCray’s astonishing creativity.”
– Paul Birchall, Stage and Cinema
Eternal Thou
by Matthew McCray
Performances April 6 – 29, 2013
Produced by South Coast Repertory
Photos by Matthew McCray
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Sarah Krainin
Lighting by Ian Garrett
Sound by Joseph ‘Sloe’ Slawinski
Costumes by Ariel Boroff
Dramaturgy by Bryan Davidson
Director’s Assistance by Caitlin Gannon, Stage Managed by Lyndsay Lucas
Featuring Rachel Appelbaum, Darren Bailey, Vonzell Carter, Jeffrey Johnson, Liam Springthorpe, Jenny Greer
Ovation Award, Sound Design
Ovation Recommended, LA Stage Alliance
“His direction is sophisticated, precise, and densely choreographed. McCray culls unexpected emotion through his work.”
– Mia Bonadonna, LAist
The Designated Mourner
by Wallace Shawn
Performances May 1 – June 5, 2009
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Matthew McCray
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Sarah Krainin
Lighting by Jeremy Pivnick
Video by Adam Flemming
Sound by Ryan Poulson
Costumes by Suzanne Wakefield
Featuring Don Boughton, Sarah Boughton and Michael Kass
Critic’s Choice, Los Angeles Times
““Critic’s Choice … judiciously kinetic”
— David C. Nichols, LA Times
Wish I Had A Sylvia Plath
by Edward Anthony
Performances March 12 – April 17, 2012
Produced by Rogue Machine Theatre
Photos by John Flynn
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by David Mauer
Lighting by Dan Weingarten
Video by Adam Flemming
Sound by Joseph ‘Sloe’ Slawinski
Costumes by Jennifer Pollono
Featuring Amy Davidson with appearances by Kevin Brief, David Bickford, Sharon Lawrence, Sophie Pollono and Michael Traynor
Ovation Recommended, LA Stage Alliance
What The Moon Saw
by Stephanie Fleischmann
Performances in September 2011 on the 10-Year Anniversary of 9/11
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Matthew McCray
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Sarah Krainin
Lighting by Dan Weingarten
Sound and Music by Daniel Corral
Props by John Burton and Kristin Carmi,Costumes by Ariel Boroff
Stage Managed by Benoit Guerin
Featuring Maria Ashna, Melina Bielefelt, Allie Costa, Whitton Frank, Leah Harmon, Erith Jaffe-Berg, Edgar Landa, Brandon McCluskey, Michael Nehring, Marissa Pistone and Alex Smith
On Emotion
by Mick Gordon & Paul Broks
Performances October 15 – November 21, 2010
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Matthew McCray
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Sarah Krainin
Lighting by Ian Garrett
Video by Adam Flemming
Sound by Joseph ‘Sloe’ Slawinski
Costumes by Laura Wong
Featuring Melina Bielefelt, Sami Klein, Michael Nehring, Sarah Rosenberg, Alex Smith
Ovation Recommended, LA Stage Alliance
Iphigenia… A Rave Fable
by Caridad Svich
Performances November 3 – December 3, 2006
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Barbara Kallir
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Ken MacKenzie
Lighting by John Eckertt
Video by Matthew McCray, Michael Pessah, Dominic Mah and Barbara Kallir
Original Music by Ryan Poulson
Costumes & Masks by Hallie DuFresne
Puppets by Deborah BirdSound by Cricket S. Myers
Featuring Richard Azurdia, Doug Barry, Sharyn Gabriel, Michelle Ingkavet, Edgar Landa, Alex Wells, and Jonathan CK Williams
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Lighting Design
LA Weekly Theatre Award,Multi-Media/Projection
LA Weekly Theatre Award,Production Design
LA Weekly Theatre Award,Sound Design
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Puppets
LA Weekly Theatre Award, Masks
Machinal
by Sophie Treadwell
Performances April 10 – April 19, 2014
Produced by Chapman University
Directed by Matthew McCray
Set by Jeanine Ringer
Lighting by Jeremy Pivnick
Costumes by Katie Wilson
Video by Matthew McCray
365 Days / 365 Plays
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Performances April 2 – April 8, 2007
Produced by Son of Semele Ensemble
Photos by Barbara Kallir
Co-Directed by Don Boughton, Dawn Hillman, Barbara Kallir, and Matthew McCray
Set by Ken MacKenzie
Lighting by Barbara Kallir
Video by Barbara Kallir and Matthew McCray
Sound by Ryan Poulson
Costumes by Erica Rice
Amended
by Matthew McCray
Performances 2005
Produced by REDCAT
Photos by REDCAT
Directed by Matthew McCray
Choreographed by Anthony Powell
Featuring Will Bowers, Matthew McCray, and Anthony Powell
