Moonchild
By Sid Zhang and Connor Lifson
“Constantly present but almost unnoticed is Iok Kei Kevin Chen intricately and artfully filming close ups that project on a large screen above the action and/or on a smaller screen at the apex of a mountain dominating center stage — just one part of Bren Kekoa Bartol’s overall whimsical scenic design often employing materials from crumpled cloth to stacked netting to miniature sets that explode in projection to become detailed, full-size wonders.” - Theater Eddy’s
“Hands and fingers become creatures Lyra encounters while projected scenes emitting from tiny structures on stage become real, fascinating, beautiful, and even spine-chilling.” - Theatre Eddy’s
Skills exhibited: 3D/digital modeling, Model building, model design, scenic painting, carpentry, prop creation, prop sourcing, set dressing sourcing/creation, devising
Stanford TAPS, Developmental Series, 2026
Directed by Connor Lifson
Bren Kekoa Bartol, Scenic & Miniature Design
Raina Yang, Lighting Design
Eito Murakami, Sound Design & Composition
Ezra Melosh, Costume Design
Madelyn Foulkes, Hair & Makeup Design
Sid Zhang, Shadow Puppet Design
Marina Castilla-Liu & Charlie Lyerly, Puppet Design
Alex Stumpf, Stage Manager
Crystal Peng, Producer
Pictures by Frank Chen, Kelvin Niu, Stephanie Okada