Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.
May 24, 2006
Double Wide Media, Performa
28 people
Meryl Streep
The Woman
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Adam Guettel
The Man (voice)
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Tony Nation
Ted (voice)
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John Tully
Tod (voice)
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Lisa Adams
May (voice)
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Garland Hunter
June (voice)
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David Sasse
Danny (voice)
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Nathan Morgan
Donny (voice)
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Anthony Inneo
Jerry (voice)
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Julie Fiorenza
Gun
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Greg Sinacori
House / Camera
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Marcus Willis
Cupcake
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