potatoCakes_digital – Emily Soussana and Andrew Scriver

The company’s mandate is to technically helm and realize singularly cohesive designs for productions as a whole from conception to performance. They are also known to focus on one or two particular elements of a production, zeroing in on their complexity and delving into the heart of the story. Some of potatoCakes_digital’s main interests involve the integration and interrelation of technology and traditional art forms, and the exploration of how visual and digital art can help facilitate and elevate the telling of a story. Their philosophy of creation is story and character based, and in such intent, all design elements become characters in their own rights. As digital dramaturgs, Emily and Andrew have helped push the boundaries of the Canadian performance digital landscape, through their work with Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal and the Associated Designers of Canada. With these and other consultation work they are able to expand their mandate to offer technical and digital assistance for others’ creations, to help creators realize their digital dreams.