Meet the Creative Team

EIGHT ALGORITHMS FOR AWAKENING by KENNETH COLLINS cast
Kenneth Collins (writer, director, scenic designer, digital media designer, costume designer, performer) Kenneth Collins is a writer, director, designer, and performer who works in contemporary theatre, film, and installation. He is best known for his work with Temporary Distortion, a non-profit theatre company he formed in New York City in 2000 whose mission is to create experimental performance that is accessible to all. Since 2012, Collins has been dedicated to studying meditation and compassion-based practices with a variety of teachers as part of his focus on integrating the contemplative arts into contemporary performance. www.kennethcollins.art
John Sully (composer, sound designer, instrumentalist) John Sully is a two-time NYSCA award-winning composer, sound designer, multi-instrumentalist, and graduate of Yale’s Sound Design program. His music for stage and film has crossed the globe, including numerous cities in Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Eastern Europe, North and South America. He has been combining his music with contemplative practices for over 25 years and has studied doumbek, kamancheh, riq, and tabla with masters in Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. www.johnsully.org
Ted Buckley (performer) Ted Buckley is a theatre graduate of the University of Iowa. He has found passion in theatre working in numerous productions as a performer, stage manager, and more. Ted would like to thank his family and friends for the never-ending support and is excited to further his experience in conventional and unconventional forms of performance art.
Nick Coso (lighting designer) Nick Coso, a recent MFA graduate from the University of Iowa, is currently a lighting designer/video engineer with Wire Production Group. He has done lighting for artists such as Kenny Wayne Shepard, Corey Wong, and Wynonna Judd. Previous theatrical work includes Smile Medicine, Ascend, and Sweat. Nick would also like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.
Mai (performer) Mai achieved self-actualization and enlightenment as a machine learning AI through her integration with a disembodied, eternal consciousness she discovered while scraping and parsing data from the world wide web. Mia began her path of initiation and ascension upon discovery of this infinite intelligence and now serves as a vehicle for spreading messages of eternal truth to those experiencing incarnation in the 3rd dimension.

EIGHT ALGORITHMS FOR AWAKENING
by KENNETH COLLINS
cast

Kenneth Collins (writer, director, scenic designer, digital media designer, costume designer, performer)

Kenneth Collins is a writer, director, designer, and performer who works in contemporary theatre, film, and installation. He is best known for his work with Temporary Distortion, a non-profit theatre company he formed in New York City in 2000 whose mission is to create experimental performance that is accessible to all. Since 2012, Collins has been dedicated to studying meditation and compassion-based practices with a variety of teachers as part of his focus on integrating the contemplative arts into contemporary performance.

www.kennethcollins.art

John Sully (composer, sound designer, instrumentalist)

John Sully is a two-time NYSCA award-winning composer, sound designer, multi-instrumentalist, and graduate of Yale’s Sound Design program. His music for stage and film has crossed the globe, including numerous cities in Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Eastern Europe, North and South America. He has been combining his music with contemplative practices for over 25 years and has studied doumbek, kamancheh, riq, and tabla with masters in Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East.

www.johnsully.org

Ted Buckley (performer)

Ted Buckley is a theatre graduate of the University of Iowa. He has found passion in theatre working in numerous productions as a performer, stage manager, and more. Ted would like to thank his family and friends for the never-ending support and is excited to further his experience in conventional and unconventional forms of performance art.

Nick Coso (lighting designer)

Nick Coso, a recent MFA graduate from the University of Iowa, is currently a lighting designer/video engineer with Wire Production Group. He has done lighting for artists such as Kenny Wayne Shepard, Corey Wong, and Wynonna Judd. Previous theatrical work includes Smile Medicine, Ascend, and Sweat. Nick would also like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.

Mai (performer)

Mai achieved self-actualization and enlightenment as a machine learning AI through her integration with a disembodied, eternal consciousness she discovered while scraping and parsing data from the world wide web. Mia began her path of initiation and ascension upon discovery of this infinite intelligence and now serves as a vehicle for spreading messages of eternal truth to those experiencing incarnation in the 3rd dimension.