Dispatch
Created by Travis Lake
Premiered on December 1, 2022 at James and Nancy Gaertner Perfomring Arts Center, Huntsville, Texas, United States
Choreographed and Directed by: Travis Lake
Performer: Justin Curry
Composition and Sound Design: Travis Lake
Costume Design: Aniya Wingate
Lighting Design: Neal Petz
Callers (in order of appearance):
Colton: Drew Ritch
Fire: Undisclosed
Prank Call: Adele Nickel
Holly: Caroline McReynolds
Indiana Highway Patrol: Michea Walls
David: Saroa-Dwayne Sasa
Inspired by the Danish film, Den skylidge, Dispatch places audiences in the passenger seat of a high-risk abduction. Using architectural physicality, spoken word, and original sound design, Lake forces a magnifying glass onto a 911 dispatch operator while they race the clock to save a desperate hostage.