Vessel Collaborators
Over the past twenty five years, Vessel has collaborated with hundreds of performers, devisers, designers, and photographers.
founding member
Lea Bender
Lea Bender is a founding member of Vessel whose work with Rachel Bowditch dates back to their collaborations in 1996 on The Theater of Madness, and the original performance of Transfix. Her work reflects her passion for the use of creativity and play to promote learning and personal development and to encourage new ways of interacting with our environment and communities. Her background in performance has ranged from avant-garde theater to indie film (www.verticalpool.com/vision.html) to circus (fire, stilts, trapeze). She is based in NYC where she is the Education Director at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (www.bsec.org). Lea is also nearing completion of a memoir about the months she spent with a community of spirit mediums in Ghana. Her play on the subject, Second Sight, has been performed in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York.
performers
New York City
New York City
New York City
Lea Bender
Jeff Grow
Tracey Fischette (Raven Dawn)
Rich Szpigel
Josh Matthews
Sarah Kozinn
Jenny Sargent
Timothy Speed Levitch
Tanya Calamoneri
Serene Zloof
Ximena Garnica
Gregory Frumin
Paola Solomon
Micole Raab
Bertie Ferdman
Kristin Haynes
Nikki Verhoff
John Ivory
Kelly Bucala
Liz Pink
Gillian Chadsey
Arizona
New York City
New York City
Aaron Wester
Abraham Ntonya
Adam Cooper-Terán
Adam Pinti
Alex Smith
Anca Castillo
Anne Wareing
Anya Hernandez
Ashley Baker
Audrey Pfiefer
Austin Bree Fox
Avery Volk
Ben Overbough
Beth May
Brent Davis
Brittany Roa
Caitlyn Conlin
Caitlyn Ross
Casey Welsch
Cathan Bordyn
Celeste Carle
Arizona
New York City
Arizona
Chelsea Pace
Chris Allen
Courtenay Cholovich
Daniel Bird Tobin
David McCormick
David Starry
Deven Williams
Donna Blumenfeld
Drew Ignatowski
Elisa Gonzales
Emily May
Erica Broderick
Faith Decker
Fay Schneider
Fouad Melki
Gabrielle London
Galen Toby Johnson-Bates
Gesika Rogers
Gibran Villalobos
Gina Jurek
Grace Rolland
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Jake Hylton
Jamey Garner
Jamie Haas
Jamie Sandomire
Jasmine Benton
Jenea Sanchez
Jennifer Strickland
Jessica Rajko
Jessica Weaver
Jim Cavera
Jim Nowlin
Jody James
John Tzelepis
Jordan Klitzke
Joya Scott
Julie Akerly
Julie Rada
Kat Bingham
Kate Kugler
Kathleya Afanador
Katie Cochran
Katie Kotulak
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Kelsi Zahl
Kristina Serna
Kyle Wills
Kyra Jackson
Laine Nelson
Laura Miner
Liz Stanton
Logan Phillips
Mackenzie Allen
Marc Devine
Maria Enriquez
Marshall Vosler
Matt Myers
Matt Watkins
Michael Margetis
Michael Thompson
Mike Largent
Najyyiah Michelle Gaither
Natalie Schmidt
Nayla Altamirano
Nicholas Broderick
Nicholas McEntire
Nina Watt
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Philip Zisman
Portia Beacham
Rachelle Dart
Renetto-Mario Etsitty
Rina Hajra
Sadie Scheufler
Sara Schwabe
Sarah Clevinger
Sentell Harper
Shannon Phelps
Shay Webster
Shelby Keefe
Sophie Tzelepis
Stacey Sotosky
Stefano de Vita
Stjepan Rajko
Thomas Bross
Tim Sorek
Toby Johnson-Bates
Valerie Vasilas
Vickie Hall
designer collaborators
New York City
New York City
New York City
Chacha Sikes (graphic design)
David Brandt (sound design)
Ferenz (live violin)
Kara Hatch (graphic design)
Perchick Miller (sound design/editing)
Rick McKay (video editing)
Square Square (media design)
Stephen Brady (lighting design)
Susan Riskin (producer)
Arizona
New York City
New York City
Media Design
Adam Cooper-Terán
Alex Oliszewski
Dallas Nichols
Dan Fine
Ian Shelanskey
Matthew Reagan
Michael Bateman
Lighting Design
Adam Vachon
Dallas Nichols
Tedy Isaacks
Set Design
Brunella Provvidente
Mahya Razavi
Daniel Dillow
Arizona
New York City
Arizona
Costume Design
Anastacia Schneider
Emma Weber
Mahya Razavi
Stage management/Production Manager
Ellen Beckett
Kara Chesser
Malena Grosz
Brian Foley
Installation Artist
Saskia Jorda
Simon De Aguero (architect/graduate of Taliesin West).
devising collaborators
New York City
New York City
New York City
Alexis Ryan
Bertie Ferdman
Cypher Zero
Hannah Cabell
Jeff Grow
Kristin Haynes
Lea Bender
Matthew Hamm
Nikki Verhoff
Paola Solomon
Rich Szpigel
Sebastian White
Tracey Fischette
Arizona
New York City
New York City
Adam Cooper-Terán (Verbobala)
Amanda Pinatore
Ashley Baker
Audrey Pfeifer
Caitlyn Conlin
Cassidy Rogers
Chelsea Pace
Corinne Bocchino
Dan Tobin
Denise Uyehara
Eileen Standley
Elizabeth Widmer
Fatemeh Madani Sarbarani
Glenn Weyant (SonicAnta)
Jennifer Strickland
Jordan Klitzke
Arizona
New York City
Arizona
Julie Akerly
Julie Rada
Kate Kugler
Katie May
Kelsi Zahl
Kerry Wieder
Lauren Breunig
Logan Phillips (Verbobala)
Mahya Razavi
Martha Hernandez
Maryam Sh
Monique Massiah
Portia Beacham
Ryan Pinto
Shay Webster
Shelby Keefe
photographers
New York City
Jean Esquivel, Nicolas Goldberg, Bill Durgin, and Liz Pink,
Arizona
Kara Chesser, Chris Loomis, Scott London, John Tzelepis, Saskia Jorda, Alex Oliszewski, Bruce Bowditch, Ron Nachtwey, Dawn O'Doul.
Las Vegas
Daniel Bird Tobin.
**If you have worked with Vessel and do not see your name, email me at rachel@vesselproject.org