The Maydee Box by Rebecca Cuddy

An AR experience exploring Cuddy's own relationship with her Métis heritage.
​​Attended at FOLDA 2022 in Kingston, Ontario
Concept, Direction, Performanc, Visual Art, and Sound Design by: Rebecca Cuddy
Digital Dramaturgy and Technical Direction by: Murdoch Schon
AR developer: Alex Theofanopoulos
Concept Dramaturgy by: Yvette Nolan
Sound Design Mentor: Troy Slocum
Voice Acting by: Mackenzie Wojcik and Calla Adubofour-poju
Acknowledgements: SpiderWebShowPerformance, Canada Council for the Arts, National Theatre School of Canada

The Maydee Box is an augmented reality (AR) installation for one viewer at a time.
Individual audience members enter a space to find a cardboard box labelled “Métis Stuff”. As objects are pulled out of the box, audience members will use a smartphone to view audio and visual animations that tell the stories of those objects.
This work explores the intersection of live theatre, digital art, Cuddy’s Métis heritage, and her beadwork and visual arts practice.
Please be aware that The Maydee Box delves into sensitive material such as Indigenous identity, loss/grief, and Canada’s history.
Presentation
  • Festival of Live Digital Art (FOLDA) June 10-11th, 2022