Robert "Bobcat" Augustine is a devised theatre maker who has spent the last few years doing some Experimental Living. After graduating from Portland State University and going through the year long training at the Institute of Contemporary Performance by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, where he devised two full length productions. There he went through extensive training in devised performance creation, The Viewpoints, Suzuki Method, and Clown. His work explores removing the boundary between performance and reality. Following his time there he went on to live in a camper and travel the United States sharing clown and theatre in untraditional spaces. He worked for a camp in Nevada City, CA where he built story experiences for the kids that attended. Theatre in the woods? Lots and lots of generators! Soon after found himself living and working with a group of students at Phare Ponleu Selpak, a circus school in Battambang Provence of Cambodia. There he translated the Viewpoints into Khmer, the native language of Cambodia, and worked with a group of ten theatre students in Ensemble Based Practices and Devised theatre. He has also trained with South Coast Repertory Theatre, Del'Arte International, The Red Bastard, and The Actor's Gang. Now I am looking to plug into Los Angeles and get an ensemble going to make a new show!
Amelia Whitney is an LA based theater participant and creator. At California Institute of the Arts (2018-2023), she performed in many mainstage productions and directed two shows which went up as part of the CalArts Coffee House Series. After graduating, she performed at many historic venues including; The Elysian Theater, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, and REDCAT. She has performed in many unconventional corners of Los Angeles including; Highways Performance Space, The Bardo, The Illusion Magic Lounge and PDA Space. She often appears in new works and makes works of her own. She wrote and directed a solo piece called Dance, Monkey, Dance. She has studied Grotowski with Experience Cult Research Group and at the official assembly for Grotowski movement in NYC. She continues to study movement disciplines including The Viewpoints, Allen Wang, Butoh, Clown and Pole Dancing (!). Most recently, she completed a 9 week course through Pauline Oliveros' Institute for Deep Listening. Her next endeavor is joining forces with Robert to create a new kind of theater in LA. Other explorations include: Singing in a band titled Super Hit, writing short stories, and teaching small humans. Her greatest loves are moving in strange ways and being alive. All love to all.