ASTROVAMPS

The crew: vampires. The destination: Mars. VASA’s top astronauts are all set to begin a new civilization on the distant Red Planet. But something isn’t quite right on board. What would you do if no one could hear your victims scream?

The MA Collaborative Performance Making at Guildhall School of Music and Drama brings together innovative early-career theatre makers. In the 2024-2025, academic year, the cohort has developed multiple original projects based on given briefs. The ensembe of ten had five weeks to devise, design, produce, build and perform their final piece, ASTROVAMPS.

Credits

Bautista Araya — Video

Cici Zhao — Project Manager, Dr Acula

Fang Wongthanaroj — Stage Manager, Diversity Hire

Grace Rich — Wardrobe Deputy, Prop Collaborator, Vampire

Melissa Giraldo Serna — Sound Assistant, Tryer, Vampire

Nadja Zaremba-Byrne — Set Designer, Prop Collaborator, Officer Feratu

Nandagopan Gopakumar — Lighting Designer, Chief Sufferer

Valentina Grigera Loforte — Deputy Stage Manager, Your Mother

Viv Marino — Costume, Vamp*re

Vivian Zhang — Sound Designer, Assistant Stage Manager, Deputy Chief Sufferer

Elliot Stradling — Lighting programmer and operator

Amelia Gregg — Lighting cover

Jazz Weekes — Automation programmer

Jamie Waters — Automation programmer and operator

Manuela Poquet — Sound operator

With Thanks to: Emily Orley, Susannah Henry, Sophie Hope, Natalie Jones, Gauthier Gareau, Michael Paget, Stuart Heyes, Jordan Rousseau, Matt Farley, Matt Wheeler, Ben Collins, Casey Howson, Katie Higgins, Anthony Wood, Dave Agcaaolli, Joshua Sanderson, Pete Wallace

All Photos taken by Lidia Crisafulli & Vivian Zhang