When Your Love Sets You On Fire was a live-streaming show created for the Twin Cities Horror Festival, Season 9 Online (October 2020).
It will return for two performances, January 21 and 23 as part of the 2021 Asheville (NC) Fringe!
Amber Bjork and Derek Lee Miller are telling the story of Bridget Cleary, "the last witch burning in Ireland" in their studio. Which used to be a garage. But is now a studio. And they have shadow puppets. There's some music and some history. It's all very light and casual. Until it isn't. A woman was murdered by her husband while nine people watched. Amber and Derek try to grapple with this horror all alone in their studio, with a live camera. They know you're out there. But sometimes, they forget.
This is our first story made specifically for an online format.
Love. Puppets. Fire.
It will return for two performances, January 21 and 23 as part of the 2021 Asheville (NC) Fringe!
Amber Bjork and Derek Lee Miller are telling the story of Bridget Cleary, "the last witch burning in Ireland" in their studio. Which used to be a garage. But is now a studio. And they have shadow puppets. There's some music and some history. It's all very light and casual. Until it isn't. A woman was murdered by her husband while nine people watched. Amber and Derek try to grapple with this horror all alone in their studio, with a live camera. They know you're out there. But sometimes, they forget.
This is our first story made specifically for an online format.
Love. Puppets. Fire.
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WHEN YOUR LOVE SETS YOU ON FIRE ~~ FEATURING: Amber Bjork Derek Lee Miller Created by The Winding Sheet Outfit Direction by Amber Bjork Puppet Design by Derek Lee Miller Costume Design by Kristina Fjellman THANK YOU: Megan Campbell Lagas, Kayla Dvorak Feld, Jon Feld, Mandi Johnson, André Johnson Jr., Boo Segersin, and Tom Segersin, Nissa Nordland Morgan, Brant Miller, and the TCHF Staff and Board. |
candid shots from viewers
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comments FROM VIEWERS
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"That made my stomach flip quite a bit."
"So good as usual...some damn good art in a weird fucking time." "Thank you for continuing to make such powerful and artistically finessed pieces of theater!" "The puppets were fantastic, I loved the layered storytelling and the music." ~~ "Holy SHIT. That was amazing. Meta AF. Impressive use of multiple methods/media. And genuinely instructive, historically and mythologically. What a shining piece of work!" -- Ellie Shockley |
DIRECTOR'S NOTES
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Derek and I welcome you into our home to watch a little puppet show about "the last witch burning in Ireland." We apologize if we say or do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable during your stay. Or not. It is a horror show, after all. We've spent the whole of October doing familiar things like collecting information and building puppets, and unfamiliar things like learning to use camera equipment and rehearsing for an audience we will never see. Sometimes we forget we will be watched. It's a very strange time.
I really wanted to warn you that this show depicts scenes of domestic abuse. This is a serious topic that has touched my life in the past and has come out of nowhere to destroy the lives of others I've known, much like Bridget Cleary, the subject of our show. It isn't always easy to detect the signs of domestic violence in your own home or in others. No matter what the circumstances, if you are receiving abuse, it is never your fault. Do not hesitate to get help from friends, family, and authorities. If you do not feel comfortable reaching out to the police, there are several local organizations who can help.
Thank you for reading, and we hope you enjoy the show. As much as you can. We've never made something like this....anything could happen.... --Amber Bjork, Founding Member, The Winding Sheet Outfit |
