Director/Playwright/Producer/Designer
Our Work
Ursa Arts Productions is dedicated to supporting and providing opportunities to early career theatre artists. Ursa Arts is committed to bolstering non-traditional theatre artists and their work regardless of medium and need. Ursa Arts specializes in getting work on its feet and saying yes to new work. With a large network of artists that include designers, playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, choreographers, stage managers, etc. and a dedication to filling any gap in the production process, Ursa Arts will take on any challenge and work towards the artist's goals together.
Projects
The Manikins: a work in progress
The Manikins: a work in progress is a 90-minute interactive performance for two actors that pushes the boundaries of theatre by turning its single audience member into the protagonist of a psychedelic thriller. It was selected by The Stage as one of the top 50 shows of 2023.
“Genuinely new… it is hard to get more immersive than this.”
- Anna James, The Stage
“In the days since we attended, the show has burrowed itself into our subconscious to a degree we didn't know a piece of theatre could. We'll likely still be processing it for weeks to come, and it's not something that will ever be forgotten. In the simplest possible terms, this is the best immersive show of 2024, and it may take many more years for anything else to come close to it.”
- Immersive Rumours (★★★★★)
"This is the most exciting thing I've seen for years… Every bit as strange, heart-poundingly surreal and dreamlike as the most magical Punchdrunk show, but within that it gives you genuine agency, all without breaking the spell. I wouldn't have thought it possible if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes."
- Katy Naylor, Voidspace, in Broadway World
“An adventure into the avant garde… It really does leave a surreal, indelible mark like a vivid dream.”
- Caiti Grove, London Theatre Reviews
“I am lost for words, and that does not happen. That is one of the best things I’ve ever seen.”
- Owen Kingston, Artistic Director, Parabolic Theatre
“Ingenious… Mind-boggling… Completely bewildering… I didn’t want it to end.”
- Sam Booth, Actor, Punchdrunk
“Scary, exciting, wonderful, overwhelming, and thrilling. I’ve never seen anything quite like that before.”
- Zoe Flint, Artistic Associate, Parabolic Theatre
Created, written, and directed by: Jack Aldisert
Scenography: Min-Chien Feng
Performers: Jack Aldisert, Olivia Steele, Serena Lehman, Mimmi Bauer, Amber Williams, Michael Hajiantonis
Producers: Amy Sze, Sophia Ginsburg, Dominika Uçar, Claire Marieb (Ursa Arts Productions)
Sound and lighting design: Tim Eichelbaum
Assistant directors: Hannah Gintberg-Dees, Dominika Uçar
Stage Manager: Beth Atkinson
Props: Kathleen Hefferon, Hannah Gintberg-Dees
Costumes: Anna Niamh Gorman
Dramaturgy: Harley Winzenried, Audrey Regan
Deadweight Founders: Dominika Uçar, Anna Niamh Gorman, Hannah Gintberg-Dees, Jack Aldisert