ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Creator and Performer: Julia Masli
Director: Kim Noble
Sound Designer and Composer: Alessio Festuccia
Live Sound Designer: Sebastián Hernández
Original Lighting Design by: Lily Woodford
Live Lighting Designer: Sarah Chapin
Costume designers: Alice Wedge, Annika Thiems, David Curtis-Ring
Associate Producer, Production Manager, & Stage Manager: Sarah Chapin
Consulting Producers: Maria Manuela Goyanes, David C. Frederick & Sophia Lynn
Originating Producer: Impatient Productions

Generous support for the ha ha ha ha ha ha ha tour provided by David C. Frederick & Sophia Lynn.

Special thanks to Jennifer Fok & E-hui.

Special thanks to the San Francisco crew:

Producer: Topher Lin
Electrician: Todd Narruhn
Fabricator & Rigger: David Gardner
Stagehands: Mercy Coleman & Evie Noël
Front of House: Nick Mikesell

ABOUT THE UMBRELLA THEATER

The Umbrella Theater is a home for unconventional and deeply affecting performance art, alternative comedy, and experimental theatre, elevating new and unusual voices and bringing together the best of the local Bay Area scene with touring artists drawn from the Fringe theatre circuit around the US, UK, and beyond. We present shows that break the form, bust through the fourth wall, and challenge audiences intellectually and emotionally, all while staying grounded in communal, humanistic values

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Julia Masli

JULIA MASLI (she/her) is an award-winning clown from Estonia, based in London. All she wants to do is solve people’s problems and eventually win the Nobel Prize, presented to those who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. But this plan keeps going wrong as she continually wins prizes for comedy.

Kim Noble

KIM NOBLE (he/him) was a critically acclaimed artist and performer from London. He used to be quite good at stuff like theatre. He got an award. And he does some directing. The New York Times described him as “Annoying.” He is re-writing a book and recently had to move back into his mum’s flat due to financial difficulties. www.mrkimnoble.com

Sarah Chapin

SARAH CHAPIN (she/her) fuses her technical expertise, performance training, and passion for systems and organization with an expansive can-do attitude to support artists making a more just and joyful world. She works as a stage manager, producer, production manager, tour manager, educator, electrician, carpenter, all-around technician, and non-profit consultant for performance artists and arts organizations. Her passion for experimental work includes extensive history in contemporary dance, movement-based performance art, and improvised and site-specific work. She lives in DC with her wife Em and their 90-lb dog.​

Sebastián Hernández

SEBASTIÁN HERNÁNDEZ (they/them) is a Latine-American technical clown and sound designer. They have worked as a multidisciplinary technician at UCB, BCC, The Second City New York, The Elysian, The Bell House, Littlefield, The Public Theater, The Rockwell, and Pasadena Playhouse. They have worked on shows such as Stamptown, That Show with Chris Gethard, Mr. Cardboard, and countless more. They are hardworking and their biggest weakness is that they’re too much of a perfectionist. They’re so excited to be working on ha ha ha ha ha ha ha again. You can follow them @sebastianforgov.

Alice Wedge

ALICE WEDGE (she/her) is a Womenswear Fashion Designer specialising in creative drape. She takes a lot of her inspiration from art history, tribal robes and knots, diving into research to create a rich storytelling within her designs. Alice graduated from Nottingham Trent University with first-class honours and was featured in Vogue Magazine as a graduate to watch. With nine years of industry experience, she has designed for brands like Vivienne Westwood and Tommy Hilfiger. Coming from a creative family, Alice’s parents both successful artists and her sister an art director, the artistic environment always influenced her. It was also a musical household which led to her love for Opera which continues to inspire her. Based in London, she is now focused on starting her own fashion venture under her name ‘Alice Wedge’, transforming existing fabrics into elegantly draped, limited edition pieces.

David Curtis-Ring

DAVID CURTIS-RING (he/him) is a queer British artist based in London and working internationally. He specialises in spatial design and costume for performance, photography and installation. His practice is centred around the storytelling possibilities of contemporary sculpture; whether that be in a gallery, worn on the body or installed into a store. No matter the medium, his otherworldly interpretations of nature are characterised by a playful approach and mythic strangeness, with handmade craftsmanship being key. He is best known for his production design for Pink Floyd’s The Endless River, for his collaborations with fashion designer Craig Green and for his theatrical designs for writer/performer Bryony Kimmings. He has art directed music videos for Arctic Monkeys, Sinead O’ Connor and created numerous multi sensory installations for Italian brand C.P. Company. Follow him @davidcurtisring.

Annika Thiems

ANNIKA THIEMS (she/her) is a German multidisciplinary artist based in London. By fusing functional clothing with psychoanalysis, she creates wearable sculptures that reveal the fragility of the human mind and body. She applies couture tailoring to perishable and discarded materials like dried herbs, reclaimed fabric and single-use packaging in a process that mirrors free association. Thiems regularly creates custom garments and installations across the visual and performing arts, including Damsel Elysium’s EP launch (2024), Madelon Vriesendorp’s exhibition at the Cosmic House (2023-24), Shirin Fathi’s performance at the Victoria & Albert Museum (2024), and Paulina Lenoir’s cabaret and solo show at Soho Theatre (2022-24). Thiems holds degrees in Psychology and Curating and was the recipient of the 2019 NEON Curatorial Award hosted by the Whitechapel Gallery. She previously worked at the design office Zak Group and arts organisation Forma.

Alessio Festuccia

ALESSIO FESTUCCIA (he/him) is an Italian Sound Designer based in London, his special skillset combines technical aptitude with creative intuition. In the course of his professional experience, he has worked as sound designer, music producer (Mr Everett, Alèfe, Tersø), and re-recording mixer for adverts, short films, documentaries, and immersive audiovisual projects. He has recently featured as Sound Mixer for Netflix’s Bad Dinosaurs (2024), and his credits include editorial work for Armani and Vogue. His work was showcased at Dolby headquarters in London as a result of a workshop in composition for Dolby Atmos at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in 2023. IG: @alefesounds

Lily Woodford

LILY WOODFORD (they/them) is a technical designer who specialises in lighting design and multimedia work. They live in London, U.K. on a boat that they refurbished themself and studied at Goldsmiths, University of London where their love of all things beautifully strange was solidified. They thrive on creating work that pushes the boundaries of conventional design and building powerful, thought provoking spaces. They have worked as a multidisciplinary designer for productions such as Julia Masli (‘ha ha ha ha ha ha ha’), Frankie Thompson (‘CAttS’, ‘Body Show’), Liv Ello (‘SWARM’, ‘Jack the Mack’, ‘Body Show’), Adrian Bliss (‘Inside Everyone’), Eloina (‘HIGH STEAKS’), Stamptown Comedy (‘STAMPTOWN’).