The Kind of Flag I Would Make
(L-R) Yifei He, April Johnston, Carrie Croft, Samantha Fox, Emily Dickson, Lu Herbert, Caelan Oram, Jennifer Honsa, Max Juan-Balch, Hazuki Mogan
Milton Court Theatre, London, 2022
Devised by the Guildhall School MA CTPD Cohort 21/22
Directed by Samantha Fox
Lighting design by Hazuki Mogan, Yifei He, and Max Juan-Balch
LX programmed and operated by Caelan Oram
Video design by Hazuki Mogan, Carrie Croft, Samantha Fox, Max Juan-Balch, and Caelan Oram
Video programmed and operated by Max Juan-Balch
Music by Hazuki Mogan
Set design by Yifei He, and Lu Herbert
Costume design by Lu Herbert
Sound design by April Johnston
Sound operated by Emily Dickson
Production managed by Emily Dickson
Stage managed by Carrie Croft
Deputy stage managed by April Johnston
Assistant stage managed by Jennifer Honsa
Photography by Connor Dye, Josie Ireland, and Emily Orley
designer's notes
This was the last project created by the MA CTPD cohort of 21/22 that asked the question "what is queer joy?", and answered it through an exploration of the meanings behind the colours of the original pride flag made by Gilbert Baker. Every aspect of this production was a collaborative effort from the concept to the final performance. One of my favourite lighting states was the one we created for the green section, where we created a map-like effect on the floor using gobos and colours. One of my personal contributions that I'm quite proud of is the queer films montage from the turquoise section and you can watch the exact video here!