Welcome to the online home of my collected works. I am proud to offer my diverse catalogue, stitched together with shameless self-promotion. Enjoy!
-Dan Zellner
Modes of Spectating – Theatre and Second Life (Video)
Presentation related to my article that appeared in the book Modes of Spectating...
Improv Comedy in Cyberspace (Lecture)
Lecture given at Georgia Tech. “Improv Comedy in Cyberspace: Multimedia Improvisation.” (2007). Recorded Lecture available on Georgia Tech Website...
The Audience in Second Life: Thoughts on the Virtual Spectator (Article)
Chapter focusing on Second Life and the role of the audience. How is theatre created for a virtual audience? In: Oddey, Alison, and Christine A. White. Modes of Spectating. Intellect Books, 2009...
The Actor, the designer and digital media: a case study at Formello (Article)
Paper concerning the REMAP/RITL Workshop for Digital Media, Theatre & Design that took place in Formello, Italy. In: “The actor, the designer and digital media: a case study at Formello.” Scene 1, no. 2 (2013): 197-206...
A Guide to the Video of the Viola Spolin Collection (Book)
Index of all theater games on video conducted by Viola Spolin in the Northwestern Libraries video collection. Order via Lulu bookstore https://www.lulu.com/ or view online: https://archive.org/details/spolin-guide-video...
Toward a Virtual Theatre (Article)
Paper considers Grotowski’s Poor Theatre and theatre in virtual space. In:Inter-national Journal of Computational Science, 2008, Vol.2, No. 1, 21-28...
Definitions and Directions of the Theatre (Article)
Early article (1999) speculating on directions of theatre using the Internet and digital technology. In: Theatre in Cyberspace : Issues of Teaching, Acting, and Directing . New York: P. Lang, 1999. Print...
NMC Virtual Theater (Consult)
Consulted on the construction of a virtual theater with a configurable stage on the NMC (New Media Consortium) campus in Second Life...
The User In Your Face (Scene)
Short scene documenting the pixelation of a human being...
The Masks of Antonio Fava – Northwestern University ( Exhibit/Digital Project)
The Masks of Antonio Fava – Northwestern University – Exhibit and digital project...
Viola Spolin: Improvisation and Intuition (Exhibit)
Curated an exhibit at Northwestern University Library featuring the collection of improvisational theatre pioneer Viola Spolin...
Commedia dell’Arte (Lecture)
A Commedia dell’Arte lecture/demonstration for the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago (2009)...
Commedia nel Mondo Digitale (Lecture)
Lecture that was part of the 25th anniversary celebration of Antonio Fava’s school – SIAC (Scuola Internazionale dell’Attore Comico)...
Commedia dell’Arte Instruction (Classes)
I have taught Commedia dell’Arte classes and workshops at Northwestern University and The Second City...
Multimedia Improvisation (Classes)
A class co-taught with Karthryn Farley at Northwestern University as part of its Center for Art and Technology...
Virtual Vaudeville – (Interactive Writer)
Interactive Writer for Virtual Vaudeville – a performance simulation system Principal Investigator: David Saltz, University of Georgia. Funded by the National Science Foundation...
Adapting Dracula (Classes)
Class taught with Kathryn Farley focusing on adapting Dracula for a stage using digital media...
The Berry Sisters (Play)
Play about the worst vaudeville act in history. Featured in U.S-Australian new play festival. Full-length Comedy...
Pure Life (Play)
Solo play – one-act. A college student decides to commit a summer to living the monastic “pure” life in, of all places, New Orleans...
Into The Light (Play)
The story of an Assiniboine Indian’s journey to meet the President of the United States. Produced by the Rough Theater (L.A.), the American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco) as part of its Plays in Progress series. The play also received a reading at the Victory Gardens Theater. “Into the Light” was listed in TCG’s Play Source,...Read More...
Ad Lib TV (Play)
A collection of sketches created for the Improv Kitchen – a restaurant featuring live interactive television...
The 57th Layer (Play)
The story of Enrico Fermi and the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Presented as part of the City of Chicago’s Project Millennium. Full-length play...
The Ticket (Play)
Multimedia improvisational scenario presented by Studio Z and also the University of Georgia...
My Ass has been Everywhere (Short Story)
A very short thought piece on colonoscopies...
Le Bravure del Capitano Spavento (Translation)
Translation of the first ragionamento of Francesco Andreini’s book “Le Bravure del Capitano Spavento” (1607)...
Highway 57 Breakdown in three part harmony (Audio Play)
Busting out, breaking down, success, failure, positive thinking, and finding the right trailer hitch. An audio play that was part of the Third Coast International Audio Festival...
The Zanni Show (Play)
Masks by Antonio Fava
One-act Commedia show with two second Zanni. Presented at the University of Chicago as part of a lecture/demonstration...
One-act Commedia show with two second Zanni. Presented at the University of Chicago as part of a lecture/demonstration...
The Canine Conundrum (Play)
Dogs and reincarnation. Presented at the 2nd Annual Feast of One-Page Plays – Abydos Theatre Company...
A Bravura for Capitano (Monologue)
Mask by Antonio Fava...
DuSable (Play)
A play about Chicago’s first non-native settler. Presented at the Chicago History Museum, Red Path Theater and at the first Juneteenth Festival (University of Louisville). The play has been staged presented and written for the conventional stage and a stage featuring 3D projection...
Give Thanks (10 Minute Play)
Can a family still be thankful the day after Thanksgiving? A dinner table comedy. 10 minute play. For more info visit:https://newplayexchange.org/plays/129020/give-thanks-10-minute-play...
Waiting for Jerry Garcia (One-Act Play)
A seance for Jerry Garcia reveals unexpected truths about its participants. Slated for production at the Three Brothers Theatre (post-COVID). For more info visit: https://newplayexchange.org/plays/129016/waiting-jerry-garcia-one-act...
Rage Against Youth (Audio Play)
Short radio play about roommates late at night – part of the Project Panic radio play festival...
The Life, Death and Resurrection of Pulcinella (Translation)
Translated Antonio Fava’s masterwork on the history of Pulcinella – the mask that guaranteed the continuity of Commedia dell’Arte...
Borderline Love (Short Story)
A man gives up on love and fantasizes about finding a woman who can cook great Tex-Mex food. Short story...
St Fatso (Play)
A dark story of a modern day saint/criminal. Full-length play...
The Modem is Down (Song)
A traditional tech folk song by Eustis Tree, a data harvester/bug tracker and important folk resource from the early days of tech...
Sweet Jane (Play)
A young woman with progressive political views undergoes brain surgery. The surgery is, for the most, part a success except that she is now, suddenly, a rabid conservative Republican. A full-length comedy. For more info visit:https://newplayexchange.org/plays/812540/sweet-jane...
STUDIO Z (Theater Company)
Starting from scratch… It’s Y2K! How does a small non-equity theatre navigate its way across the digital divide?...
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