GLITCH
VIDEO DESIGNER
VAULT FESTIVAL, FEB 2020
Autism, grief, small towns and video games. Kelly's got 'em all.Sutward's 'diagnosed weirdo', Kelly, loves video games and doesn't love Sutward, or change. When a gaming contest comes to town, Kelly senses an opportunity to save her sick Dad... and herself.
CAST & CREATIVES:
Written and performed by Krystina Nellis
Directed by Callie Nestleroth
Design by Tim Kelly
Produced by Studio Odder in collaboration with Chronic Insanity
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Reviews
“The captioned performance, using blocky video game animation was a really nice and relatable touch. It was hard not to just look at the screen as it was such an interesting bit of video design that served a key purpose. Callie Nestleroth’s direction of this monologue is engaging; incorporating video design and performance seamlessly in a show that accommodates its audiences whatever their needs.
Shanine Salmon, View From The Cheap Seat
“This gaming connection is gorgeously brought to life by the screen on stage, which not only brings us Kelly’s words in real time but also the characters, rendered perfectly, and with changing backdrops (an affordance not otherwise possible in this black box studio), in 90s dot matrix-game style.”
“The combination of skilled acting, writing and direction helps to make her a full person in a way that autistic people often aren’t allowed to be in pop culture. Where else do you get to see a play which places an autistic woman at the centre, who is also given real agency over her own story? As part of these considerations, the play also has stylised captions for every performance, which is clearly useful for not only D/deaf people but also people with the audio processing issues that are often associated with autism.”
