The Messenger
Video & Projection Design for Theatre
The Messenger, a world premiere play inspired by the life of Hungarian Holocaust survivor Georgia Gabor, is a theatrical meditation on the connections between past, present, and future, and on the choice between speaking up and speaking out regardless of the consequences.
The video design featured a series of immersive poetic projections on a completely white set, continuously transforming the space around each of four characters as she moved between four different emotional worlds and time periods.
Production History
Palm Beach Dramaworks | Palm Beach, FL | 2023
Creative Team
Directed by William Hayes
Assistant Director: Jessica Chen
Written by Jenny Connell Davis
Scenic Design: Anne Mundell
Costume Design: Brian O'Keefe
Lighting Design: Kirk Bookman
Sound Design: Roger Arnold
Video & Projection Design: Adam J. Thompson
Production Stage Manager: Kent James Collins
Executive Producer: Roberta Golub
Video & Projection Design Team
Video & Projections Designer: Adam J. Thompson
Sketchbook Illustrations by: Jennifer Gould
Performed By
Margery Lowe: Georgia Gabor
Gracie Winchester: 1969
Angela Gulner: 1993
Annie Fang: 2020
Press
“Adam J. Thompson’s video design vividly shows a young artist honing her skills.” - Florida Theater On Stage
“Parts of the play are filled with projected videos, some falling on the actors themselves but mostly on the white walls, in particular videos of artistic compositions by Miley, and very moving to see them being created in real time. Other projected images are disturbing, such as the bombed out Ghettos which Gabor ‘lived in,’ and symbols of hate that both Gabor and 2020 had to endure. Overall, the video…[is] even more integral than the typical play and kudos to Mr. Thompson…” - Lacunae Musing
“Adam J. Thompson handled the video design, which vividly shows an artist at work.” - Theatrical Musings