TWO ROOMS (2010)

Two Rooms by Lee Blessing
Produced at Oklahoma Christian University (2010)

Directed by Carly Conklin
Assistant Director/Production Stage Manager: Kayleigh Mayhall
Scenic Design by Carly Conklin
Lighting Design by William Bennyhoff
Costume Design by Adam Everson

Taryn Sutherland as Lainie Wells
Brett Vanderzee as Michael Wells
Josh McCoy as Walker Harris
Emmalee Barresi as Ellen Van Oss

Two Rooms served as the Capstone project for my Bachelor of Science degree at Oklahoma Christian University.
(Photography by Laura Vanderzee)

 

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"Mathison had a gun. Under his jacket."
"Mathison had a gun. Under his jacket."

Brett Vanderzee as Michael

"This is just going to have to stand for all the corners of the room."
"This is just going to have to stand for all the corners of the room."

Taryn Sutherland as Lainie

"It's our Middle-East policy that's keeping your husband hostage. Nothing else."
"It's our Middle-East policy that's keeping your husband hostage. Nothing else."

Josh McCoy as Walker, Taryn Sutherland as Lainie

"The important thing is to maintain cautious optimism. Advised hope, I call it."
"The important thing is to maintain cautious optimism. Advised hope, I call it."

Emmalee Barresi as Ellen, Taryn Sutherland as Lainie

"I wish you could sleep from first to last. That you'd never open your eyes again, till I was in front of you."
"I wish you could sleep from first to last. That you'd never open your eyes again, till I was in front of you."

Taryn Parker as Lainie

"The government doesn't dole out hope. It's not an entitlement program."
"The government doesn't dole out hope. It's not an entitlement program."

Emmalee Barresi as Ellen, Taryn Sutherland as Lainie

"I think I remember each day in my office...cold ways, wet days, days of incredible light."
"I think I remember each day in my office...cold ways, wet days, days of incredible light."

Brett Vanderzee as Michael, Taryn Sutherland as Lainie

"No one has to cry for me."
"No one has to cry for me."

Josh McCoy as Walker, Taryn Sutherland as Lainie, Brett Vanderzee as Michael

"Michael? The first time I saw you, time turned a corner."
"Michael? The first time I saw you, time turned a corner."

Taryn Parker as Lainie, Brett Vanderzee as Michael

"I can't see him anymore. All morning I haven't been able to feel him. I can't remember what he looks like."
"I can't see him anymore. All morning I haven't been able to feel him. I can't remember what he looks like."

Josh McCoy as Walker, Taryn Sutherland as Lainie

"What's Michael - a long term project? Because he wasn't lucky enough to be abducted in an airport? With a bunch of other people?"
"What's Michael - a long term project? Because he wasn't lucky enough to be abducted in an airport? With a bunch of other people?"

Taryn Sutherland as Lainie, Emmalee Barresi as Ellen

"You see? It hasn't been a prison at all. It's been...a fortress."
"You see? It hasn't been a prison at all. It's been...a fortress."

Taryn Parker as Lainie, Brett Vanderzee as Michael