HAHunter Abal
A red-lit laboratory beneath rows of circular lights

See the experiment

The Tragedy of Doctor Ivanov

Written by
Park Lytle
Venue / Year
Highways Performance Space / 2026
Direction
Hunter Abal

A scientist studying chimpanzees becomes his own experiment.

Lighting: W. Alejandro Melendez
Live projection art: Zoë Lappin
Costume: Tara Froelich
Photography: Travis Chao & Park Lytle

A woman sits on a laboratory table beside a scientist beneath rows of lights
A scientist hangs upside down among circular laboratory lights
A scientist crouches in a narrow pool of red light
A viscous substance stretches between gloved hands under red light
Two scientists face each other across a laboratory table
A performer is framed by amber beams of light
A scientist stands alone beneath rows of circular lights
Two scientists argue across a laboratory table
The laboratory is transformed by an intense red projection
Two performers struggle beneath a red projected face
A performer is isolated beneath the laboratory lights