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Theatrical Director
Westmark School
The Giver
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Macbeth
A Murder of Crows
Annie the Musical
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alice in Wonderland
The Wizard of Oz
As You Like It
Photo: Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theatrical Director
Basis Independent Manhattan
Antigone
Annie the Musical
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Photo: Production of Antigone
Pousette and the Pirates
(The Journey of a Show)
Margot Fitzsimmons creates a theater for young audiences show over the course of a year for children on the autism spectrum called “Pousette and the Pirates.”
A Documentary Directed by Kelsey Faamausili and Margot Fitzsimmons
*Golden Door International Film Festival Official Selection
*Best Film For Raising Awareness Nomination
(Golden Door Int'l Film Festival)
The Butterfly
Adapted by Bijan Mofid from Shaparak Khanum by Farideh Fardjam and translated by Don Laffoon
Directed by Maseeh Ganjali
Asistant Director: Margot Fitzsimmons
In this delightful Persian fantasy set in the insect world, a beautiful butterfly is trapped in a barn and falls into the clutches of a spider. They strike a bargain that sends the butterfly on a journey that ignites a new understanding of beauty, sacrifice and freedom.
Patience
Devised Theatre Performance for Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
Awarded the "Outstanding Ability to Captivate & Transcend Through Performance" Award
Co-Devised By: Matthew Kelty, Margot Fitzsimmons, and Soonsup Hong
Shadow Puppeteers: Kelsey Faaumasili, Lauren Mau, Shannon Iriarte
The Journey Home
The Journey Home
PRODUCTION DETAILS
By Mark Branner
Songs & Additional Contributions by Margot Fitzsimmons, Nathaniel Niemi, Aubrey Watkins
Director: Mark Branner
PUBLICITY BLURB: Join Apoha, native Hawaiian o’opu fish, on The Journey Home – an interactive puppet show based on the City and County of Honolulu’s engaging children’s booklets.
Papa's Prince
A seven-minute musical short mixing live action and stop motion animation. The story focuses on a 7-year-old girl named Viv who invents a fairy tale about how her Dads met as a way to entertain her new friend, Henry.
Produced & Written by Ted Sod
Directed & Edited by Blake McCarty Music by Dan Martin with Lyrics by Michael Biello
Featuring Howie Michael Smith, Javier Munoz, Meghan Chang, Joey Curtis-Green & Jillian Louis
Music Director: Jeff Caldwell Director of
Photography: Joseph Reecher
Production Manager: Victoria Flores
Sound Mixing: Jon Gordon
Costume Designer: Marion Talan
Puppetry Consultant: Margot Fitzsimmons
Graphic Designer: Katie Diamond Production Assistants: Carol Andrewsk, Leticia Lemos & Justin Bailey
I Laid an Egg
I Laid an Egg is an original piece inspired by Margot’s childhood dream. In the show she goes on an adventure with her imaginary friend Egg. The show uses household items from Margot’s everyday life and shadows to create an imaginative world.
By using the elements of Shadow Theater, Object Theater, Physical Theater and music, the show will bring the audience into a child’s imaginary world.
Concept by Spica Wobbe, Margot Fitzsimmons
Performed by Spica Wobbe, Margot Fitzsimmons
Directed by Nancy Smithner
Designed by Spica Wobbe
Music by Driftwood Fire, Vlada Yaneva
Lighting by Joyce Liao
A Chance Shadow
A Chance Shadow has been in development since 2009. A Chance Shadow is a poetic play inspired by the Chinese poet Xu Zhimo (1897~1931) and the Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca (1898~1936). By using the elements of pop-up art, Shadow Theater, Toy Theater and Object Theater, the show brings the audience into the poets' romantic and historical worlds.
Concept by Spica Wobbe/ Margot Fitzsimmons
Designed by Spica Wobbe
Directed by Nancy Smithner
Lighting by Joyce Liao
Music by Yukio Tsuji
Performed by Spica Wobbe / Margot Fitzsimmons
★ The show is made possible by the Jim Henson Foundation’s Seed Grant (2012) and the Jim Henson Foundation's Project Grant (2013) ★
Wink
What happens when we go to sleep? Spellbound Theatre's Wink is an imaginative and multi-disciplinary performance that explores dreams from the perspective of a young child and her bear. Blending shadow puppetry, physical theatre, and animation, this unique show is a captivating journey designed to engage and inspire the very youngest audience members. Inspired by the classic poem, "Wynken, Blynken and Nod," Wink transforms a familiar bedroom into an imaginative world full of surprises.
WINK
Created by Lauren Jost and Margot Fitzsimmons
Music by Drew Peterson
Animation by Christine Dehne
Set Design by WT McRae
Costume Design by Devon Ritchie
Puppet Consultant: Spica Wobbe
Shadow Play
Well, it turns out that some shadows are more mischievous than others. Trusty Sidekick's production of Shadow Play follows a character named Flash who discovers that his shadow has moving plans of his own! Follow the playful adventures of Flash and his exciting quest to reunite with his shadow in this multimedia performance for the youngest of audiences (ages 2-5) and the young at heart.
TRUSTY SIDEKICK CREATIVE TEAM
Paul Brewster, Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, Christopher Gabriel, Simon Harding, Drew Petersen, Zack Ramadan, Jorge Sanchez, Leigh Walter
CAST
Drew Petersen
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Margot Fitzsimmons, Spica Wobbe
ORIGINAL CONCEPT
Edie Demas, Jonathan Shmidt Chapman