The Garden – River’s Edge
Audience Reactions
“It was Magical!”
“Loved how equal parts solemn and playful it was, and just overall so beautiful.”
“I felt taken care of and challenged to be more myself”
“Magical, deeply moving. Left traces of memories of the experience long afterward”
“A little slice of heaven on earth”
“My soul needed that.”
“I’m still VIBRATING from the energy, truly such a wonderful experience.”
“Luxurious and Awakening”
Collaborators
Original Composition and Sound Design: Michael Kiley
Performers: Eun Jung Choi, Rhonda Moore, Chelsea Murphy, Beau Hancock, Nichole Canuso, Simon Canuso Kiley, Dylan Smythe, Chloe Marie Newton
Voice-over actors: Rhonda Moore, Makoto Hirano, Simon Canuso Kiley, Nichole Canuso
Costume Design: Rebecca Kanach
Props: Emily Schuman & Nichole Canuso
Writing: Nichole Canuso with additional contributions by Jackie Sibblies Drury and Anna McDonald
Video/Lighting: Christopher Ash
Dramaturgy: Mieke D.
Production Stage Manager: Payton Smith
Project Manager: Sarah Chandler
Special Thanks: The staff at Arch Street Meeting House, Lisa A. Sonneborn, Katie Samson, Jaime Ray-Leonetti, Joe Canuso, Hazele Goodridge, Noa Machover, Natanya Sortland, Nicole Sardella, and Opalanietet Pierce and Pastor John Norwood of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape tribal nation of New Jersey