Federica Borlenghi

Murder’s in the Heir, by Billy St. John
NYFA, December 2024

Producer Amy Van Horne
Director Diana Henry
Stage Manager Hailey Suzanne Smith
Asst. Stage Manager Mari Cipriaso
Technical Director Laz Hansen
Scenic Designer Thomas Jenkeleit
Lighting Designer Adrian Yuen
Costume Designer Federica Borlenghi
Costume Assistant Clara Wiest
Props Master Emily Asbury
NYFA Props Mgr Cami Arias
Stunt Coordinator Mike Magliocca
Armorer Rob Aronowitz
Movement Specialist Ben Mehl

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Adapted for the stage by Arlitia Jones and Michael Evan Haney
Produced by Theater Alaska in Juneau Alaska
November 30 - December 22, 2024

Director Flordelino Lagundino
Set and Properties Designer Federica Borlenghi
Costume Designer Aidan Griffiths
Composer and Sound Designer Matt Otto
Music Director Misuri Smyth
Choreographer Hali Duran
Children’s Performance Coach Donnie Gott
Associate Composer and Sound Designer Kimberly S. O’Laughlin
Stage Managers Kristin Garot, Heather Paige, Alison Lewis
Dialect Coach Christina Apathy
Company Coach Enrique Bravo
Voice and Speech Coach Thom Jones
Production Assistant Terry Cramer
Costume Technician Marta Lastufka
Stitchers Susan Oshida, Shelly Wright
Technical Assistance Earnest Eckerson
Graphic Design Manuel Miranda Practice

Theater Alaska's mobile unit show, touring to 7 locations all over Juneau.

What makes a great leader? What sacrifices must be made for the good of all? In one of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays, Henry V is new to the throne and must leave his past behind to lead his country.

CREATIVE TEAM
Director James Palmer
Set and Properties Designer Federica Borlenghi
Costume Designer Corina Chase
Composer and Sound Designer Matt Otto
Fight Director Frank Delaney
Voice and Text Coach Andrew Wade
Intimacy Coordinator Hali Duran
Production Assistant Terry Cramer
Costume Technician Marta Lastufka
Technical Assistance Erik Chadwell
French Language Consultant Corinna Cook
Stage Manager Tom Robenolt
Graphic Design Manuel Miranda
Dramaturgical Consultant John Shirley

CAST
Henry V Enrique Bravo
Montjoy/Macmorris/Chorus Connor Chaney
Canterbury/Daughin/Fluellen/Chorus Bryan Crowder
Exeter/Nym/Willaims/Chorus Flordelino Lagundino
Ely/French King/Gower Caitlin O’Meally
Erpingham/Bardolph/Constable/Chorus Becky Orford
Pistol/Katharine/Governor/Chorus Natalia Spengler

PASS OVER by Antoinette Nwandu

Director/Producer Justin Cimino
Stage Manager/Costume Design Alex Church-Gonzales
Set/Props Design Federica Borlenghi
Lighting Design Hayley Garcia Parnell
Fight Choreograph Natalia Mar Urzua
Sound Design Justin Cimino
Featuring Bryce Foley, Emmanuel Mendez (Co-Producer), and MacCallister Byrd

Small Acts of Daring Intention
(Associate Prop Designer)

Producer Mason Holdings Theatre
Artistic Director Tracy Weller
Producing Director/General Manager Reed Ridgley
Playwright Tracy Weller
Director Kristjan Thor
Puppetry Simple Mischief Studios
Scenic design Christopher and Justin Swader
Costumes Natalie Loveland
Lighting Daisy Long
Projections Yana Biryukova
Music Composition and Sound Philip Carluzzo
Props Patricia Marjorie

When Cass is accused of a heinous crime, her sister Jackie - a promising criminal defense attorney - decides to take over the case without blinking. When Lisa, their third sister, shows up in town for solidarity, she realizes there is more to the allegations than what she was told.

Written by Federica Borlenghi, winner of the Et Alia Theater Lab 2023

An Et Alia Theater production, Co-Produced by Mo Shah & Kavita Shah, Associate Producer Covi Loveridge Brannan

Performed by Maria Müller, Giorgia Valenti, Luísa Galatti (alternate cast Covi Loveridge Brannan & Ana Moioli)

Director, Costumes & Prop Designer Federica Borlenghi
Dramaturg Covi Loveridge Brannan
Executive Director Maria Müller
Press Director Giorgia Valenti
Marketing & Development Director Luísa Galatti
Narrative Director Ana Moioli
Stage Manager Skye Pallo Ross
Associate Director Isabel Criado
Dramaturg Covi Loveridge Brannan

Set & Props Designer Andrés López-Alicea
Associate Set & Props Designer Gilberto Gabriel
Composer/Sound Designer Stephanie L. Carlin
Lighting Designer Adrian Yuen
Associate Lighting Designer Em Stripling
Associate Lighting Designer Natalie Shipley
Production Electrician Jimmy Dewhurst
Electrician Parker Damm
Electrician Sydnee Peterson
Deck Manager Julia D'Angelo
Box Office Manager Ainsley Ellis
Social Media Associate Elisa Annenberg Paglia

Photographer Alexia Haick

Inspired by the late film auteur Jean-Luc Godard's breakthrough movie Breathless, playwright Drew Pisarra’s whirlwind noir concerns two wayward kids who find themselves in over their heads while negotiating the drop-off of a mysterious package to a middle-management menace… in a universe where telephone booths still exist.

Commissioned by Imago Theatre with additional support from Atelier 86 and The Drawing Board; produced by Myah Shein.

Drew Pisarra - Playwright
James Dean Palmer - Director
Myah Shein - Producer
Kaelin Fuld - Stage Manager
Anna Wheeler - Production Assistant

Designers:

Scenic Design and Technical Direction by Justin Lahue
Costume Design by Adanne Spencer-Johnson
Lighting Design by Liz Schweitzer
Sound Design by Lexi Spera
Props Design by Federica Borlenghi

The story of Riven centers the interweaving lives of Melina and Alessandra, two black Brazilian catadoras (waste pickers) working at a scrapyard in the city of São Paulo. As these two women sort through piles of waste in the predictable day-to-day of the scrapyard, they must sort through not only the accumulated discards of others, but through the accumulations of their own complex relationship and the chaotic and unforgiving world outside.

CREATIVE TEAM

Conceived and directed by Marina Zurita
Created in collaboration with Laila Garroni and Josanna Va
Performed by Josanna Vaz, Alecsys Proctor-Turner and Isabella Bushue
Stage managed by Erin Gray
Set Design by Federica Borlenghi
Co-produced by Ana Moioli and Giorgia Valenti
Music composition by Isabelle Bushue and Jackson Pelz

PROJECT HISTORY

In 2021, amid the pandemic’s spotlight on essential workers, Marina Zurita spent time in her home city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, interviewing 35 waste pickers over a span of 2 months. The pickers shared with Marina about the shame, community and prejudice embedded in the symbiotic relationship between those who work amongst trash and the trash itself. They also spoke openly and often about the incredibly complex and dissonant mother figures in their upbringing.

Riven has recently been workshopped as a part of the LAB at A.P.E. which supports the development of new work through residency, mentorship, and ongoing conversation with peers in the field of performance making. The LAB was a collaboration between A.P.E. and Serious Play Theatre Ensemble.

“DOUBLE BIND” by sarAika movement collective, premiered at TADA Theater.
Choreographers: Aika Takeshima & Sara Pizzi, in collaboration with dancers Haley Morgan Miller, Faustine Lavie, Mayu Nakaya, Maitlin Jordan
Actor: Arianna Wellmoney
Resident Artist: Carol Prud Homme Davis
Hair designer: Takeo Suzuki
Costume Designer: Federica Borlenghi
Associated Costume Designer: Clara Wiest
Videographer and Photographer: BECCAVISION (Rebecca Marcela Oviatt)

The costumes have been also featured in a shortened version of the piece, titled “I choose myself”. The two pieces have been featured at several iterations of the Queensboro Dance Festival, The Spark Theater Festival NYC and several photoshoots.

THE SPLIT EARTH

Big Green Theater (BGT) is an eco-playwriting program for public elementary school students, produced by The Bushwick Starr. I worked as a Designer on “The Split Earth” written and performed by Williamsburg’s PS84 students.

The curriculum is structured as a creative outlet for students to learn the tools of playwriting and the fundamentals of environmental justice, practice critical thinking, and develop an expressive voice.

Big Green Theater at The Bushwick Starr has grown to encompass the full school year through biannual curriculum in four public elementary school classrooms in Bushwick & Ridgewood. Our program allowed PS84 students to transition from being playwrights to exploring performing, directing, designing, and stage managing alongside an adult ensemble of mentors. The final productions are performed in their school auditorium for fellow students, teachers, families, and the community.

For this edition, I co-designed the show with Clara Wiest, assisted by Talisa Velazquez, using exclusively recycled materials.

DESIGN TEAM

Federica Borlenghi: Co-Designer

Clara Wiest: Co-Designer

Talisa Velazquez: Assistant Designer

TEACHING ARTISTS
Talisa Velazquez
Nadia Sepsenwol

BUSHWICK STARR TEAM

Noel Allain: Founding Artistic Director

Machel Ross: Associate Artistic Director

Cassandra Brown: Education Director

Jay Maury: Technical Director


An adaptation of “A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE” BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

​Produced by Et Alia Theater
Directed by SarAika Movement Collective
Associated Director: Marina Zurita
Costumes/Prop Design: Federica Borlenghi & Valentina Torresi

Performed by Ana Moioli, Giorgia Valenti, Israel Harris, Luísa Galatti and Maria Müller on August 6th and 7th, HERE Arts Center

Stella, Come Home is a dance-theater piece that translates the iconic American play A Streetcar Named Desire into movement and dance through the bodies of our company's international women. We feel urged to explore what it means to perform this pinnacle of white US theater as women immigrants in New York City, one of the most heterogeneous cities in the world. Just as a reality-stricken Blanche longs for a return to her imagined Belle Reve, we are outsiders going through the painful struggle of letting go of our past, while the promised land of NYC forces us to face our truth: culturally diverse women still have to fight to be heard.

By Federica Borlenghi, presented at the Italytime Cultural Center, June 2022.

This sensorial play is a community-based experiment, exploring the experience of international women living in New York City. Investigating themes of language, cultural expression, and familial separation, this piece invites audiences to consider what it means to exist between places called "home".

Co-Producers Federica Borlenghi & Covi Loveridge Brannan
Curator, Director, & Costume Designer Federica Borlenghi
Dramaturg & Director of Sustainability Covi Loveridge Brannan
Co-Producer Vittorio Capotorto
Lighting Design Adrian Yuen
Choreography Julia d’Angelo
Movement Direction Clara Wiest
Music Direction & Composition Judette Elliston

RIVERVILLE GOES DOWN

Big Green Theater (BGT) is an eco-playwriting program for public elementary school students that uplifts the imaginations of young people most impacted by our new climate reality and brings their ideas to life on stage ran by The Bushwick Starr. BGT aims to inspire students to manifest a sustainable and just community by using the power of their creative voice.

The curriculum is structured as a creative outlet for students to learn the tools of playwriting and the fundamentals of environmental justice, practice critical thinking, and develop an expressive voice. Guest professionals from the fields of science and activism visit the BGT classroom to lead interactive presentations, and students also take field trips to engage with the people and problems most relevant to their community. Students collaborate with each other to write plays inspired by these interactions.

Big Green Theater at The Bushwick Starr has grown to encompass the full school year through biannual curriculum in four public elementary school classrooms in Bushwick & Ridgewood. Our Fall BGT program allows students to transition from being playwrights to exploring performing, directing, designing, and stage managing alongside an adult ensemble of mentors. The final productions they create are performed in their school auditorium for fellow students, teachers, families, and the community. Our Spring BGT program culminates in a professional production at The Bushwick Starr theater, and is open for free public attendance.

The P.S. 106 BGT Team worked tirelessly with amazing students to bring the students' original play Riverville Goes Down to life! Full of a cast of characters including local townspeople, government officials, and vegan/vegetarian animals and creatures, this work reflected the importance of seeing everyone as a stakeholder in working collaboratively to actualize sustainable change in one's neighborhood/local environment.

DESIGN TEAM

Federica Borlenghi: Co-Designer

Andrés López-Alicea: Co-Designer

Clara Wiest: Design Assistant

Sheldon Bennet: Sound Op

TEACHING ARTISTS

Jonathan Assensoh: BGT Intern 

Allisha Edwards: Co-lead Teacher

Jnk Enzo: Co-lead Teacher
Nadia Sepsenwol: Assistant Teacher

Magaly Moncayo: Principal

Ms.bangora: P.S. 106 Movement Teacher

Dior St. Hillaire: BK ROT Exec. Director

Imani Russell: Songwriting Teacher

BUSHWICK STARR TEAM

Noel Allain: Founding Artistic Director

Machel Ross: Associate Artistic Director

Cassandra Brown: Education Director

Jay Maury: Technical Director

Sheldon Bennett: Tech Assistant

by Carolina de’ Castiglioni, presented at Alchemical Theater, December 2019.
Co-Producers Carolina de’ Castiglioni & Federica Borlenghi
Director Federica Borlenghi
Stage Manager/AD Jessica Ashleigh Pomeroy
Lighting Design/Projection Designer Ali Cronin
Visual Artist/Set Designer Florentina Pino
Movement Director Clara Wiest
Composer Baptise Harcolle

Three women, the Moire, are responsible for each individual's life, represented by a string. Sýrma is a short play set in this kind of universe, where everyone has the illusion of being a decision-maker, while in reality, they are unable to choose their destiny. Everyone, except for one young woman. Sýrma, a unique contemporary myth, inspired by greek mythology and Dante's Divine Comedy.