http://karendeecarpenter.com/measure-of-she daily 0.75 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1513980973114-LUX8WH7N6JX25NWL1CGV/miley-w-fashiontography-3.jpg Films - The Measure of She Feature Screenplay, 96 pages Once a rising star in the art world, a young painter abandons her career after a devastating collapse and seeks refuge in a stable marriage with an ambitious academic. But when her need to create becomes impossible to ignore, she secretly returns to painting—unraveling the fragile balance of her marriage and forcing her to confront the artist she was meant to be. Film project currently in development. In competition: Finalist, New York International Film Awards, 2025 Finalist, Rome Prisma Awards, 2025 Winner, New York Screenwriting Awards, 2024 Winner, Berlin Women Cinema Festival, 2024 Finalist, Women’s Independent Film & Television Festival, 2024 A Screencraft reviewer wrote, “Tonally and thematically, the script has the contemplative feel of great cinematic storytellers like Woody Allen and Noah Baumbach, in films like Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters and Interiors, and Baumbach’s Frances Ha and Marriage Story, especially in the very contemporary and dramatically involving ways that your script’s characters interact with each other and express themselves.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1513980973114-LUX8WH7N6JX25NWL1CGV/miley-w-fashiontography-3.jpg Films - The Measure of She Feature Screenplay, 96 pages Once a rising star in the art world, a young painter abandons her career after a devastating collapse and seeks refuge in a stable marriage with an ambitious academic. But when her need to create becomes impossible to ignore, she secretly returns to painting—unraveling the fragile balance of her marriage and forcing her to confront the artist she was meant to be. Film project currently in development. In competition: Finalist, New York International Film Awards, 2025 Finalist, Rome Prisma Awards, 2025 Winner, New York Screenwriting Awards, 2024 Winner, Berlin Women Cinema Festival, 2024 Finalist, Women’s Independent Film & Television Festival, 2024 A Screencraft reviewer wrote, “Tonally and thematically, the script has the contemplative feel of great cinematic storytellers like Woody Allen and Noah Baumbach, in films like Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters and Interiors, and Baumbach’s Frances Ha and Marriage Story, especially in the very contemporary and dramatically involving ways that your script’s characters interact with each other and express themselves.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1477371822532-ZS7RV9Y5TAQPDFY262T5/lucia_on_bed.jpg Films - YOU TRY LIVING HERE 14 minutes, S-16mm film An aspiring actress intent on making her mark in Hollywood has botched an audition, can't find the means to bury her cat and is about to be evicted. She finally decides to solve her dilemmas, and make her mark, with one brash stroke. Cast: Lucia Brizzi, Calida Jones, Chic Daniels Screened at film festivals internationally, including San Antonio Film Festival, New York City Independent, NewFilmmakers NY, Golden Door and Chicago Arthouse, among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1477262121527-XYFV4EG34OW455FENMSF/10997774_810832445619079_281516651326532928_n.jpg Films - SARAH + DEE 20 minutes, S-16mm film Two young house-cleaners hate their jobs. Their work takes them out of their blue-collar neighborhood and into the wealthy suburbs where they feel the sting of their inferior position. When they discover a stash of money they suddenly have an opportunity to change their lives- but it's going to cost them. Cast: Rachael Kemery, Ana Nogueira Awarded the prestigious Princess Grace Award. Screened at film festivals internationally including, Aspen Shortsfest, Mill Valley, Holly Shorts, Cucaloris and Baja International among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1477373097814-1Q0G08YB5BJC7MJ1G377/suitcase_still.jpg Films https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1480301944590-FHV53FLO9AZ218A8QRH6/scarlet.jpg Films - My Scarlet Letter 35mm film, 10 minutes Marked as outsiders, Emily and her friends are searching for a quick escape from their small town on this Friday night. The close-minded oppression that pervades their community is disguised by the idyllic landscape that surrounds it. A backwoods boy and his car finally provide a way out but as the night wears on Emily realizes that no matter where she goes, she will always be from here. Cast: Emily-Grace Murray, Rachael Kemery, Rebekah Bonney, Jessica Brettle, Tobias Segal Screened at film festivals internationally including Torino, Brooklyn Intl., Mill Valley, Hamptons Intl. and Tampere. 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A sort of post-modern, commedia dell’ spectacular, by way of skid row…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1479618620873-HC2JG79E5G41NGC13HSC/IMG_1053.JPG Plays - Street Play 86 pages, 9 characters 2019 Workshop Reading, The Company of Angels, Los Angeles 2018 Semifinalist, O’Neill American Playwright’s Conference Darcy Robinson, a once celebrated chess player, now plays on the street for five bucks a match. “...somewhat improvisational with an unwitting and mercurial cast. A sort of post-modern, commedia dell’ spectacular, by way of skid row…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1479621611525-XTUE86Y2ZX6R337TR3XC/IMG_0047.JPG Plays - You Try Living Here 10 pages, 3 characters You Try Living Here, revolves around an aspiring actress who has botched an audition, is about to be evicted and can’t find the means to bury her beloved, dead cat. This play has been workshopped at the ATHE Play Development Workshop and The Other Space Theater with FRESH PRODUC'D LA. 2017 - Published by Leicester Bay Theatricals in an anthology of works selected by the ATHE New Play Development Workshop. http://karendeecarpenter.com/new-index daily 0.75 2016-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1477373812008-UG8ALGNT1LWUSAZ90H1H/suitcase_still.jpg Home http://karendeecarpenter.com/virtual-reality daily 0.75 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1513909646160-FU76UB2D7TC0Z46ZZQT6/laurencliff3+copy.jpg Virtual Reality - Muse of the Underworld: A Virtual Reality Opera Muse of the Lower World will be a short, virtual reality (VR) opera based on the half-woman, half-bird sirens of Greek mythology that were cursed to use their beautiful voices to lure sailors to their deaths. In our retelling of this myth, the siren laments her fate, and her inability to escape the cruel life to which she’s been cursed. On this day she pursues two sailors, but she’s challenged by one of them to show mercy. She considers the request, longing to be compassionate and take control of her destiny. She knows that this kindness will mean her death, but asks, “Will not this death, sweeten life, in these last breaths?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1513909646160-FU76UB2D7TC0Z46ZZQT6/laurencliff3+copy.jpg Virtual Reality - Muse of the Underworld: A Virtual Reality Opera Muse of the Lower World will be a short, virtual reality (VR) opera based on the half-woman, half-bird sirens of Greek mythology that were cursed to use their beautiful voices to lure sailors to their deaths. In our retelling of this myth, the siren laments her fate, and her inability to escape the cruel life to which she’s been cursed. On this day she pursues two sailors, but she’s challenged by one of them to show mercy. She considers the request, longing to be compassionate and take control of her destiny. She knows that this kindness will mean her death, but asks, “Will not this death, sweeten life, in these last breaths?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1513908662819-V8X8EU9EM7NG6D4OLJJC/image-asset.jpeg Virtual Reality - Project Development This video shows some of the development process as we prepare for production. This project was a quarterfinalist in the inaugural XR Alliance 2018 competition, a distinction achieved by less than 5% of all submissions. A workshop performance was held on October 23, 2017 at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA. In December 2017 this project was chosen to be presented as part of Stereopsia, an international VR symposium (organized in collaboration with the Hollywood-based Advanced Imaging Society) held in Brussels in December 2017. The project was featured in Stereopsia's "3D Film Booster" program, which is designed to help independent producers to find financing and to reach their market and audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1508104571400-91PRYH6ZZ4JG4GNWRRU0/HGFfmvON.jpg Virtual Reality - Lauren Han, soprano Lauren will perform the role of the siren in Muse of the Underworld. She is an opera singer, actress and model. She has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Bel Canto Institute in Florence, Italy. Lauren has won numerous awards for her singing. These awards include first place in the 2016 NATS-LA Competition, the performance award at the 2015 Bel Canto Institute and first place in the 2012 Los Angeles Young Musician Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1513911591464-1A67SQYP3OBFLA4FHT8L/1494257109968-ObscuraDigitalDome7.jpg Virtual Reality - Exhibition In this VR work it is our intent to allow a full immersion into all aspects of the opera. We imagine that this opera would be viewed not only on a VR headset but also in a “Digital Dome”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1508019131576-8KYBK94R6PVWT20V47DZ/laurencliff3.jpg Virtual Reality - Muse of the Underworld Muse of the Underworld will be a short, virtual reality (VR) opera based on the half-woman, half-bird sirens of Greek mythology that used their beautiful voices to lure sailors to their deaths. In Greek mythology, the Sirens were seductresses who lured sailors with their enchanting voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island where they were cursed to spend their days upon the cliffs luring sailors to their death. In our retelling of this myth, the siren Thelxiope regrets her fate, and her inability to escape the cruel life to which she’s been cursed. On this day she pursues two sailors, but she’s challenged by one of them to find the beauty within herself and show mercy. She considers the request, longing to be compassionate and take control of her destiny. She knows that it will mean her death, but asks, “Will not this death, sweeten life, in these last breaths?” She answers by releasing her hold upon the men. In this VR work it is our intent to allow a full immersion into all aspects of the opera and switch perspectives throughout the story. The opera opens on the white, jagged cliffs that overlook the turquoise sea, where the siren lays in wait. When she intercepts the sailors a drone will capture siren’s point of view. A camera will be placed on the boat with the sailors as the siren flies overhead. When the younger sailor dives off the boat to go to the siren, an underwater camera will capture his plunge into the sea. These perspectives will create an adventurous experience for the viewer while also communicating a philosophical story of freewill through music and song. This project’s unique hybrid creature and the seaside atmosphere would be difficult to duplicate on a theater stage, but through the use of VR we can transport the audience into the world of the story. This combination of VR technology with classical opera has the potential to expand an audience’s understanding of both forms. For this opera, choosing a story that features a main character that communicates through song was intentional and uses the musical metaphor of a bird’s song throughout the score created by the musical composer Emer Kinsella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1566680451022-RCR26P038DFSKLIN1XAI/IMG_0646.JPG Virtual Reality - Libretto and Score This document is the book and libretto for the project written by librettist Karen Dee Carpenter. This document is the musical score written by music composer Emer Kinsella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1508104166560-Z11YCDVK9A6DEY0D2E26/IMG_0623.JPG Virtual Reality - Muse of the Underworld Muse of the Lower World will be a short, virtual reality (VR) opera based on the half-woman, half-bird sirens of Greek mythology that used their beautiful voices to lure sailors to their deaths. In Greek mythology, the Sirens were seductresses who lured sailors with their enchanting voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Originally they had been maiden companions of the young goddess Persephone, but when Hades, god of the underworld, abducted Persephone, the sirens were given wings to search for her. When they were unsuccessful in finding her they were cursed to spend their days upon the cliffs luring sailors to their death. No man who heard the siren’s song could escape death, but in Homer’s The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, was so curious that he had his men tie him to the mast of their ship and then plug their own ears with wax so he could listen to their song. Sirens were fated to die if a man escaped their grasp, and after Odysseus passed by unharmed, the sirens flung themselves into the water and perished. In our retelling of this myth, the siren regrets her fate, and her inability to escape the cruel life to which she’s been cursed. On this day she pursues two sailors, but she’s challenged by one of them to find the beauty within herself and show mercy. She considers the request, longing to be compassionate and take control of her destiny. She knows that it will mean her death, but asks, “Will not this death, sweeten life, in these last breaths?” She answers by releasing her hold upon the men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1508019083516-LL7JSR3WK4OWPARMU8U5/laurencliff3.jpg Virtual Reality http://karendeecarpenter.com/about daily 0.75 2024-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580c3e87725e25bbaad87476/1479623351631-1VAWCN0LS1G9JLASIF6R/image-asset.jpeg About http://karendeecarpenter.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-08-27