Lula Del Ray is performed with overhead projectors, shadow puppets, actors in silhouette, and live music. Told almost entirely sans dialogue, Lula del Ray is the story of a lonely adolescent girl who lives with her mother on the outskirts of a vast satellite array in the middle of the desert. After a chance encounter over the radio, Lula becomes obsessed with a soulful country music duo, the Baden Brothers. Inspired by their music, she runs away from home and into a world of danger, deception, and disappointment.
Set in the mid-century American Southwest and inspired by the music of Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and Patsy Cline, Lula del Ray is a mythic reinvention of the classic coming-of-age story.
Lula del Ray premiered in 2012
CREDITS
Conceived by Julia Miller
Based on original text by Brendan Hill
PRODUCTION
Directed & Designed by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller
Original Sound Design by Kyle Vegter with Ben Kauffman
Original Score by Kyle Vegter & Ben Kauffman with Maren Celest, Michael Hilger, & Jacob Winchester
Shadow Mask Design by Julia Miller
PUPPETEERS
Sarah Fornace (Lula del Ray)
Julia Miller (Lula’s Mother)
Lizi Breit
Evan Garrett
MUSICIANS
Maren Celest (Live Sound Effects, Vocals)
Michael Hilger (Guitar, Percussion, Vocals)
Kyle Vegter (Cello, Vocals)
Jacob Winchester (Guitar, Bass)