THE ISLAND OF B.A.D. KIDS Company
CAST
Alison Holmes - AMANDA
Asa Horpayak - AYA
Ando Naruishi - ADAN
Anton Schneiderwind - ANDRES
Averie Chandra - ALISHA
Belén Palomino Young - BELLA
Delilah Kambourakis - DELIA
Dempsey Baker - DEMI
Elena Rubio - EMMIE
Iridae Cordeau - IRIS
Izzie Agostino - ISADORA
Jamie McKenna - JORDAN
Josh Buenviaje - JULIUS
Kai West - KRISTOFFER
Madeline Tulagan - MEILI
Melanie Tulagan - MAYA
Natalia Nava - NOEL
Neeku Nemati - NIKI
Neelu Nemati - NEDA
Roberto Cone - RAUL
Saisha Sharma - SRIA
Siaki Malone - SHANI
Tulasi Napolitani - TIERNEY
Val Von der Kret - VIC
Will Baker - WYATT
CREATIVE TEAM
Courtney Corey - Script, Lyrics, Development, Video Editing
Matthew Armstrong - Music Composition, Audio Mixing, Mastering
Trevor Armstrong - Audio Mastering
Melanie Tulagan, Tulasi Napolitani - Animation
Delilah Kambourakis, Asa Horpayak - Digital Art
Jackson Armstrong - Underwater Photography
Grace Davis - Production Assistant
The entire cast developed artwork for this film.
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THE ISLAND OF B.A.D. KIDS
A Theatre Arts School of San Diego Studios production, THE ISLAND OF B.A.D. KIDS is highly innovative mini-series film which features 25 emerging digital theatre, animation, and visual artists. Developed by Courtney Corey with an original EDM (electronic dance music) score by Matthew Armstrong, THE ISLAND OF B.A.D. KIDS explores the lives of young people navigating the 2020 pandemic crisis.
The story begins the second week of March, as news arrives that schools are being shut down. Students leave school with unresolved feelings, unfinished projects, and their plans for the remainder of the school year are unknown. Many of them feel BAD. They are castaway to their islands (their homes), shut off from friends, teachers, and their community. After braving the swell of the initial storm, the waters calm, and they learn to use the resources on their islands. They discover art and music, which helps them connect with the outside world. And, pretty soon, their bad feelings reside and they learn they are BEAUTIFUL, BOLD, BRAVE / AWESOME, AUTHENTIC, AMAZING / DARING, DYNAMIC, and DOPE.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
This project was rehearsed and filmed remotely. Director Courtney Corey worked with the cast for five months via Zoom sessions. Composer Matthew Armstrong wrote an original score of 7 songs for the project which the cast learned in rehearsals and recorded at home. Students were taught how to utilize their technology in order to record audio files and film video sequences. They participated in art sessions and developed both digital and traditional projects which are utilized in the film. The film was edited in San Diego and Los Angeles.
HOW TO VIEW
You can watch THE ISLAND OF B.A.D. KIDS on this website page. We hope to release more content soon!
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN TICKETS
We want everyone to experience the amazing work these young artists have created, so we are not selling tickets.
BUT - If you are able to contribute to TAS+SD, we would greatly appreciate your generosity.
Thank you, in advance, for your contribution.