life & trust

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SCOPE

Experience Direction / Production & Scenic Design / Advance Production Consulting / Supplemental Installation and Fabrication

YEAR

2024-2025

LOCATION

Conwell Tower, Manhattan

CLIENT

emursive

press and awards

“The scenic design…creates a universe rich with colors and textures that’s delightful to explore…” - The New York Times

“The level of design detail is gloriously insane” -The Observer

“Life and Trust is a lushly designed fever dream, sumptuously conceived and lovely to look at” -The Daily Beast

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Directed by Teddy Bergman

Experience Direction and Scenic Design by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn

Co-Directed and Choreographed by Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman

Costume Design by Emilio Sosa

Hair and Makeup Design by J. Jared Janas

Lighting Design by Jeanette Yew

Video Design by Ray Sun

Sound Design by Brendan Aanes, Michael Kiley and Nick Kourtides

Scenic Design by Grace Laubacher

Creative Casting and Movement Direction by Stefanie Batten-Bland

PRODUCTION HISTORY

From 2019 through its opening in 2024, we had the pleasure of working with longtime collaborator Teddy Bergman on Life and Trust, a four-and-a-half-story, 100,000 square foot, immersive reimagining of the Faustian myth, taking place in the centuries-old Manhattan bank at the base of Conwell Tower. As Experience Designer, Gabe both lead the design team through an expansive and rigorous process and was instrumental in the narrative crafting of the piece. A massive labor of love, with a cast of dozens, brought to life by more than 75 artisans, carpenters, musicians, designers and engineers, "Life & Trust" was a feast for all the senses. And Gabriel & Grace were honored to be nominated for the 2025 Drama Desk for Best Scenic Design.