A Will To Live
Technical Director
Variations Theatre Group
The Chain Theatre
August 2023
Written by
Helena Weinrauch
Adapted by
Kirk Gostkowski
Directed by
Rick Hamilton
Scenic & Projection Design by
David Henderson
A Will To Live tells the story of Holocaust survivor Helena Weinrauch, and features the playwright (played by Masha King in this production) as the sole actor on stage. This staging featured projections heavily; for the build, myself and my colleague Mike Berlant constructed a 12’x22′ upstage wall to catch most of the projections. The wall was finished with a layer of brick paneling, painted a pure white.
This was a simple build that needed to be executed cleanly, and I was grateful to have Mike’s help with the somewhat fussy brick paneling (I reused this paneling for my design of Simpatico).
