A seated man in peach studies a small dark object in warm low light while two women stand behind him.

Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College2021

Passage

The Production

Rose Bruford College’s November 2021 Autumn Season production of Christopher Chen’s Passage was performed in the Barn Theatre by Acting and Actor Musicianship students. Chen’s fantasia, inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, examines power, occupation and uneasy cross-cultural friendship.

48 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Hassan Mahamdallie
Musical Director: Harry Curley
Lighting Design: Anna Lundberg
Set & Costume Design: Toby Coulton
Sound Design: Alan Dufton
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

A solitary woman stands in a triangular shaft of smoky blue light framed by dark angled walls.

A man in a cream suit stands centered on the platform while an ensemble poses around him in red theatrical light.

A woman in a blue top gestures with both hands as she performs, with a guitarist partly visible in shadow behind her.

A lone woman stands on a raised white platform in a blue-lit grey-walled stage space, with other figures held in shadow at the edges.

A performer stands behind a small tray or stool holding a cup, framed by warm orange backlight, haze and a torn opening in the wall.

Two women sit side by side near an upright double bass, watching attentively in low warm stage light.

A wide view shows several performers spread around a rugged stage, with one man standing on a central platform under amber lights.

A performer in an orange top leans into shadow with one arm raised, a handheld microphone catching the warm light.

A seated man in pale orange raises his hands in blue haze, with a red-cardiganned figure blurred behind him.

Seated performers at the front edges frame a central walkway where a figure moves upstage between tall grey walls.

A blond performer kneels and holds a seated woman’s hand in warm side light.

Several silhouetted performers move across the stage in saturated red light.

A man presses his hand to a blue wall, his face and body partly swallowed by shadow.

Five performers occupy the full stage, with one gesturing outward as others stand across the blue-grey set.

A woman in dark clothing gestures with both hands while a man stands beside her with folded arms.

Two performers face one another across the stage as their shadows fall sharply on the wall behind them.

A central pair stand upright with arms lifted while the surrounding ensemble kneels and reaches around them.

A woman wrapped in a grey-blue shawl is caught in a close pool of blue backlight and heavy shadow.

A man in a red shirt kneels low on the dirt floor, bracing one hand near a wooden stick.

Two men embrace tightly in warm red light while seated performers remain soft in the background.

A seated man in peach faces the floor while a man in a cream suit stands apart by the wall.

A woman sits alone in blue light with her head bowed into both hands beside folded fabric.

Distant figures stand in a dark stage space while large green facial projections fill both side walls.

A blond performer in a sleeveless white dress raises both arms against a blue-purple wall.

A man in a red cardigan stands centered in a triangular opening of light, his long shadow stretching forward.

A woman in a shawl holds a dark rod in a tight pool of cool light within angled set walls.

A man and woman crouch together smiling and reaching forward in cool blue stage light.

A seated woman occupies the foreground while a dancer crouches in a blue-lit pool behind her.

A blond performer bends toward a blue wall with both hands raised in a stylized, tense pose.

A kneeling group encircles seated performers under cool blue light and a bright overhead glow.

A man and woman sit together at the stage edge in purple-blue haze with open-mouthed, intent expressions.

A woman sits composed in the foreground while a blond performer crouches behind her in blue light.

A woman stands singing or speaking in the foreground, with a musician in shadow and distant performers on the blue stage.

A woman in a pale dress is lit by a green-blue rim light, with a dark standing figure behind her.

A man in peach kneels close to the camera as a dancer and seated figure are lit behind him.

A seated man is isolated beside an empty chair, lit from the side by a strong warm lamp in the dark stage space.

A performer in a red cardigan clasps his hands and looks upward against a cool blue-grey wall.

A lone man stands on the central platform in a dark blue stage space, casting a long shadow toward the camera.

A woman in a pale dress looks upward in blue light, with another performer blurred low behind her.

A woman stands at a narrow table or rail while a man sits behind her in the blue-walled set.

Four performers stand closely near visible stage equipment and a bright side light, watching toward the action.

A young man in a beige coat faces forward while a blond dancer bends behind him in blue and magenta light.

Three performers stand together in a small pool of blue light beneath the high grey walls.

A red-cardiganned performer crouches at the front while two figures pose in the triangular lit opening behind him.

Two performers point toward the audience together, one standing close behind the other against the blue-grey wall.

A young man with glasses sits in the foreground as other performers gather behind him in magenta and amber light.

A seated woman raises one hand while a blond performer stands behind her and a guitar neck cuts across the lower frame.

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