Part of Sarah Lawrence Reading Series

Starring:

Sasha Aronson as Adelina Genevieve Chiappetta as Pomelo Ava McDonald as Diana El Weintraub as Stage Directions

Adelina loves tangerines, her girlfriend Diana, and her oldest friend Pomelo. With them, her world is complete. But when an unexpected tragedy shatters the life they have built, Adelina goes to desperate lengths to try and put the pieces back together.

I directed Gilded Tangerines during my second year of Grad School. Due to Covid 19, it was a digital production. The script was highly visual and there were references to Pomelo, Tangerine trees and the portrait of Diane. To highlight those elements and make use of zoom, they became the offstage areas for the actors. Additionally, the audience was able to have a visual rest, and understand who was or was not in the scene.