The Other Room
at the John Dewey Academy of Learning
"Austin is a brilliant teenage astronomer who happens to have autism. Lily is his popular classmate who happens to have an interest in astronomy. When a chance encounter after school leads to a growing connection between them, Austin's imagination, intelligence, and constant struggles to connect with the world are revealed in the form of four characters representing his inner life. By turns funny and heartbreaking, The Other Room is a compelling and sensitive glimpse into a unique and misunderstood mind."
Travis Killian
In JDAL's production of the other room, I played Travis Killian, the boyfriend of main character Lillian. Travis brings about the end of the play as he works through an emotionally charged scene involving chairs, yelling, and a bloody nose. Through and through, my performance of Travis resulted in roaring and thunderous applause each show, and I truly enjoyed playing a character so far from my personality.
From set building to rehearsals, I helped our director bring there image, and the script of Ms. Blayde to life in a unique presentation that was 100% ours.
As part of character development for the play, each of the actors had to run an Instagram account in character. You can see some examples from mine below, or you can see the whole page by clicking the button!