World Premiere — July 2026

The Still Point

An immersive multimedia dance-theater performance that premiered at SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, in July 2026. The world of the show lives on in its original score.

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Two performers among glowing fabric panels in violet and rose light, one raising a small handheld light — The Still Point

Critical Reception

"a visual spectacle that melded space, projection, sound, and performance"
Noah Nelson · No Proscenium
"The Still Point builds to be something electric, drawing its power from the eternal moment we inhabit and transmuting it into something visible. Promising perhaps that what we can see, we can change."
Noah Nelson · No Proscenium
"a remarkable understanding of character, motivation, reaction, and expression."
Skylar Wolff · 48 Hills
"The dancing is beautiful, the soundscape is evocative, the special effects and settings are cleverly and creatively done"
Larissa Archer · Broke-Ass Stuart

The run

SOMArts Cultural Center · San Francisco, CA

Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 8 PM
Friday, July 17, 2026 · 8 PM
Saturday, July 18, 2026 · 8 PM
Sunday, July 19, 2026 · 7 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026 · 8 PM
Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 8 PM

All performances have concluded.

Production team

Director / Lead Choreographer

Sophia Stoller

Associate Director / Producer

Nic Murphy

Producer / Dramaturg

Claire Elliott

Rehearsal Director

Majella Bess

Producer / Publicity

Jena McRae

Composers

Drew Corey & Justin Scheid

Video / Lighting Design

Aron Altmark

Scenic / Costume Design

Pamela Rodriguez-Montero

Technical Director

Aaron Simunovich

Stage Manager

Krystal Harfert

Director of Immersive Performance

Haylee Nichele

Sound Design

Justin Scheid

Live Vocalist

Drew Corey

Project Manager of Lighting & Video

Anna Freitag, Visual Endeavors

Associate Producer / Assistant Stage Manager

Daniel Appenzeller

Audio Engineer Lead

Justin Scheid

Master Electrician / Board Operator

Colin Johnson

Associate Lighting Design

Frankenstein Fregroso, Visual Endeavors

Associate Lighting / Video Design

Alonzo Acosta, Visual Endeavors

Video Content Design

Abigail Cinco & Jorge Esquivel, Visual Endeavors

Graphic Design & Original Card Artwork

Roger White Stoller

Original Text by

Naomi Stoller, Claire Elliott & Sophia Stoller

Audio Engineer Technician

AJ Klein

Assistant Costume Designer

Poppy Chambers

Wardrobe Supervisor

Z Hansen

Assistant Scenic Designer

Eli Schinke

Assistant Props Design

Jaqi Yeazel

Scenic Build Crew

Nick Brently, Z Hansen & Kitty Linsky

Casting

Sophia Stoller, Majella Bess & Claire Elliott

Photography

Nic Murphy, Chris Chavez & Wernher Krutein

Videography

Peter Amodeo Gould

Cast

Headshot — Majella Bess
Majella Bess@majellabess
Headshot — Haylee Nichele
Haylee Nichele@hayleenichele1
Headshot — Marcel Mejia
Marcel Mejia@_____michel_______
Headshot — Jae Neal
Jae Neal@jaeneal
Headshot — Livanna Maislen
Livanna Maislen@livanna.maislen
Headshot — Kevyn Butler
Kevyn Butler@kevynr.butler
Headshot — Will Ervin Jr.
Will Ervin Jr.@wille_ervworks
Headshot — Iva Dixson
Iva Dixson@its_iva
Headshot — Ava Shannon
Ava Shannon@avashannonart
Headshot — Ale Preciado
Ale Preciado@ale_preciado
Headshot — Tai Lum
Tai Lum@tailum
Headshot — Tina Diaz
Tina Diaz@__tinatinatina
Headshot — Reese Windust
Reese Windust@reese.windust
Headshot — Mitch Stone
Mitch Stone@_mitchstone

Images

A dancer engulfed in translucent sheeting lit violet and rose Two dancers hand in hand before rippling projection waves A performer, arms spread wide, dancing among the standing audience The ensemble clustered in warm light between two rows of audience members

Audience Reactions

"The plethora of feelings that I felt throughout the performance were profoundly beautiful, wondrous and mirrored life."
"[I felt] a sense of having been transported."
"More please!"

Created in partnership with

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Special thanks to SOMArts Cultural Center

We are deeply grateful to the entire SOMArts staff for welcoming The Still Point into this space. While every member of the staff has supported this production, we are especially grateful to Sean Garahan, Evan Meyer, and Jesus Rodriguez, whose expertise, support, and countless hours of collaboration helped transform an ambitious vision into a reality. This production would not exist in its current form without their dedication.

SOMArts Director

Maria Jenson

Technical Director

Sean Garahan

Event Manager

Evan Meyer

Events Coordinator

Crismerly Santibañez

Lighting and Video Technician

Jesus Rodriguez

Audio Technician

Dion Reiner-Guzman

Site Operations Manager

Codie Vogel