Devised Work

Dwayne is the creator and co-creator of many new theatrical works.

His devised pieces include:

Maggie Lumiere and the Ghost Train
by Dwayne Blackaller and Tracy Sunderland

Narwhal! Unicorn of the Sea
by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark

The Uncanny Valley
by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark

Boise Contemporary Theater, 2014
Their last collaboration, A NIGHTTIME SURVIVAL GUIDE, reached the biggest audience in BCT history with a story that spanned sixteen time zones. In the spring of 2014 Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark took audiences into the future to explore what it means to be human. Set in a place called the Longhouse, built as a rustic artists' retreat with a view of the Sawtooth Mountains, THE UNCANNY VALLEY featured Carie Kawa, Matthew Cameron Clark, Justin Ness, Tracy Sunderland and Stitch Marker as Stanley, the caretaker who may be less, and perhaps more, than human.

Air Heart
Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 2013
KA-CRASH! And with that, Sonny and Kate crash through the roof of an old farmhouse and into a dusty attic. Trapped. But when an old radio crackles to life with a distress call from halfway around the world and out of time, the kids find themselves embroiled in a a high flying mystery with a legendary aviator named Amelia. Together they learn that sometimes the only way out is up.

A Nighttime Survival Guide:
by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark

Boise Contemporary Theater, 2013
A boy in Arco, Idaho and a girl in Hokkaido, Japan become unlikely long distance friends.  She hates her new rural home and he's terrified of what comes out when the sun goes down.  They're united by a shared mystery:  What's happened to their fathers, and are they ever coming home?  It's a fantastic adventure of friendship, hope and imagination. And things that go bump in the night... 

r e / f r a c t i o n:  
Boise Contemporary Theater, 2011
r e / f r a c t i o n  is the story of a man named Dexter whose life is about to change. When Dexter’s thumb goes numb, there’s only one person he can talk to: Chelsea, his strange and lonely dental hygienist.
r e / f r a c t i o n  dives into the mystery of symmetry, the complexities of identity, and the dividing line that runs through every human heart.

The Acheri:  
The Empty Boat Theatre Company, 2011
On December 2, 2011, we're unlocking the doors to Sunny Sky Daycare. Each night, 35 people will be admitted to experience what happened inside.  Six adults struggle to survive the impending apocalypse and the horror of what's waiting outside...

H.G. Wells:  The Science of Fiction:  
The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 2012
Travel through time to witness H.G. Wells as a young man attempting to write about inventions, contraptions, doohikeys, and thing-a-ma-jigs. Encouraged by his best friend, Philby, H.G. Wells struggles to feel confident about his writing. In turn he encourages Philby to find her passion.  As glimpse the beginnings of famous novels such as The Invisible Man and The Time Machine, we discover a friendship and a bond strong enough to help shape the future.

The Comet:
The Ohio State University, 2009
When everything you thought you knew shatters, what is left? In The Comet, a star-crossed lover looks to a pair of eccentric 16th century astronomers to rediscover the harmony of the worlds.

Destinopolis:  
The Ohio State University, 2009
A story about the neighbors you didn't know you had, Destinopolis is a glimpse at the refugee experience through a broken lens. At times intimate, at times silly, it's ultimately about the dream of a place home.

Act-O-Matic:  
Now showing on demand!
Originated at OSU Urban Arts Space, 2009
The ultimate vending machine. Drop in a token, pick a scene and BAM. Instant theatrical art. Originally conceived as a treatise on consumer art, the Act-O-Matic has become what it once railed against: a commercial cash cow. Decked out in 1960s teal white and gold splendor it is truly a thing to behold. (Contact me for bookings.)

Wild Stages:  
The Ohio State University, 2008

The Physics of Regret:  
Boise Contemporary Theater, 2006

(...dad...):  
BSU Hemingway Center, 2004