We’d like to give special thanks to the San Francisco Museum & Historical Society and Tamara Hayes for allowing us to host the All Worlds Fair at the beautiful San Francisco Old Mint.
Production Crew
| Colin Fahrion Lead Exhibitor Envoy / Creative (Non)DirectorRubin Starset Exhibitor Envoy / CustomsNina Ramos Exhibitor Envoy / Accounting / Project ManagerCourtney King Exhibitor Envoy / Ascension Gong MasterCamron Assadi Exhibitor EnvoyJason Sylvester Exhibitor Envoy / Passports | Chicken John Technical DirectorMikl Em Docent LeadPaige Saez Passport LeadTy Mckenzie Lead Door & TicketingBenjamin Wachs Minister of InformationAndie Grace Minister of Facebook Relations |
Closing Ceremony Performance
Bad Unkl Sista
Artistic Director: Anastazia Louise
Music Director: Goyo Aranaga
Featuring: Ahna Anomaly, Alex Schwartz, Amber Eckley, Angie Avdeef, April Taylor, Daniel Yasmin, David Flaig, Donna Bias, Gabriel Goldberg, Maryann Hulsman, Michael Curran, Rick Dean, Sophia Constance, Zoe Bender
Downstairs Vault Level Exhibitors
All Worlds Night Court & Jail — Ted Scharff, Rachel Kalmar, Steven Sher, Rion Snow, Dan Kurtz, Allen Cohn, Stephanie Geerling, Alex Merlin Glowaski
All Worlds Fair Oracle — Dawn Corrine, Christina Shonkwiler, Damien Chacona (oracle booth design/construction), Amanda Ortmayer (lighting)
Arbollax — Abbie Dwelle, James Cross, John Michael-Hernandez, Kelly Gallamore, Orin Zebest, Glenn Bachmann, Alex Darr, Alice Li, Cyndera Quackenbush, Richard Humphrey, Charlie Ringer, Alejandra Cruz
Arbollax Animal Hospital — Missy Church
Cult of Emperor Norton — Kasey Smith (concept), Chris “MFC” Ory (experience design), Aaron Teixeira (Emperor Norton), David “Starchy” Grant, Morley John (troll), Dani Gellis, Alexis George, Jared Grippe, Olivia Stambor, Sarah Hagstrom, The entire staff of GameScape SF
Double Exposures — Amy Ng, Adam Smieja, Rodger Rosenberg, Rod Siu, Jonathan Fleming, Bridget Fleming
Dr Burgundy’s Electrostatic Medicine Show — Randal Alan Smith
Dr Higgins Whilshire, IV Esq.’s Out of This World’s Elixers — Rick “RICK!” Abruzzo
AxiodimenSional Adventures, a division of Double Plus Happy Fun — Sean Glang, Mathew Pittman, Matt Meier, Vriana Kempster, Seth Rosenblatt, Dave Derpich
Merkintile — David Fine and merkin-makers: Nifer Kilakila, Tess Aquarium, Krissa Fowler, Annette, Eso Aldrin, and others
Mustache Rides — Rachel McConnell, Lucy Runkel, Zedd Epstein, Sarah Aguirre
Mystic Order of the Lost and Found — Helena Noona, Lynae Zebest, Rebecca Marshall
Open Secret Cabaret — Sean Owens, Chris Kuckenbaker, Nikita Schoen, Cameron Eng, Amanda Ortmayer (lighting), Jeremy Solterbeck (“Dangers of Digital Devices” film)
Seas of the Subconscious — Joseph Hren (concept), Tess Aquarium (mermaid wrangler), Joe Jordan (captain), Walter German, Beth Cowan, Alayna Peony Layne, Adam Flynn, Sara Sherman, Fae Comisky, Shalaco Wordsmith, Caroline Christman, Laura DeLeon
Silicon Mines — George Zisiadis, Rich DDT, Tyson Ayers, Anthony Piscitella
Tone Sound Installation — Benjamin Carpenter
The Chairs — Bill “Billfrog” Stern, Lisa Choromanski, Loretta Wilson, Lisa Dunmeyer
Undivino — Jonathan Moore
Ydromancy — Scott Ethersmith, Laura Baron, Petrina Robins, Tom McCarty, Sam “CyberSAM” Frangiamore, Mercedes Vazquez, James Coldsnow, Juniper Ethersmith
Upstairs Ballroom & Atrium Level Exhibitors
Book of Revelations — Hillary Andujar & Hemmie Lindholm (concept and costumes), Jeff LaPenna (lighting), Jordan Machardy (sound), Matthew Goodwin (projections), Henry Lipkis (sculpture), Johna Goldenflame (hair), Hannah Concannon (makeup), Michael Angelo (narration), Sonia Aggarwal (The anti-Christ), Eric Nielson (The Lamb), Travis Sigley (The Angel), Michael Latronica & Nick Melle (The Winged Being), John Smith & Morgan Fitzgibbons (The Locust), Hannah Concannon (The Creature), Hemmie Lindholm (The Notorious Prostitute), Hillary Andujar (The Woman)
Botanarium of Wrongitudinal Flora — Aimee Baldwin, Alexis Berger, Anandamayi Arnold, Cali “starfive” Mastny, Claire Woods, Corey Monteith, Gary Amaro, John “jD” Daniel, Logan Austeja Daniel, Mirabelle Jones, Sarah Tappon, Zeph X Fishlyn
Lisa Bufano — Lisa Bufano (RIP) and assistants: Eliza Fernand, Sonsheree Giles, Mark Guthrie, Heath Allen
Musical Turrets — Alex Merlin Glowaski
OuterBody Racetrack — Jason Wilson, Ariel Rathbun, Lyra Levin, Jessica Kuno, Meredith Andrews, Anastasia Panagiotidis
Paper Ballroom Sculpture — Paul Hayes and helpers
The Peculiar Penny Arcade of One Flea Circus — Al Daniel, Bernard Vash, Rebekah Cavender, Cathy Diebold, Nikolas Strubbe
Ladies Passport Office “Ants”
Paige Saez, Colleen Paz, Michelle Burke, Carla Riggi, Tatiana, Callie Beck, Mandy Hixson, Sarah Tappon, Claire Woods, Abi Kelly, Emily Schneider, K.C. Crowell, April Arcus
Ticket Agents
Ty Mckenzie, Linda Edling, Erin Gibb, Clody Cates, Lynae Zybest, Lorelei Lamberson, Elsa Kim, Sarah Noyes
Customs Officers
Rubin Starset, Sean Mahan, Laura Mahan, Thomas Lotze, Michael “MC” Clement, Jackie Hasa, Ian Kizu-Blair, Tom Lowenthal, Amanda Gilmore, Mike “MotoMike” Ashmore, Michelle Fugate
Aura Detector — Michael “MC” Clement
Downstairs Docents
Mikl Em, Alexia Staniotes, Dan Foley, Mark Krawczuk, Steffanos X, John Harrison, Monica Hernandez, Tiffany Galaxea, Kimberly Maclean, Jody Frandle, Gerri Lawler, Kathryn Wood, Lesley Freeman, Andrew Warner, Becky Hirschfield, Erin Lucas
Upstairs Docent
babaLou Orlowski
Docent & Passport Costuming
Paige Saez (passport ants concept & design), Tess Aquarium (costume fabrication guru), Abi Kelly, Calli Beck, Colin Fahrion, Rebekah Howard, Charity Majors, Cameron Eng, Dan Foley, Larry Lansing, Jess Fung, Dan Foley, & numerous other helpers
General Stage Crew and Set Construction
It was an amazing group as nearly everyone stepped in to lend to other exhibitors and for the event as a whole. The following people were not involved in an exhibit listed above, nor did they have a specific title but were nonetheless integral to the event.
Justinian Morton, Simon Sutherland, and others
Design
Kim Anderson, Official All Worlds Fair Narwhal seal
April Arcus, Passport interior page design
Carla Riggi, Passport concept & production
Colleen Paz, Exhibitor passport stamps
Joshua Ellingson, Docent passport stamps
Colin Fahrion, art (non)direction, random last minute design, and website development
Rubin Starset, All Worlds Fair obnoxious online forms
Chez Poulet Drunken Narwhals, Passport production & assembly
Photographers
- Photos by Julia Fox
- Photos by Audrey Penven
- Photos by Julia O’ Test
- Photos by April Blackman
- Photos by Frankie Norstad
Listed photos are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
Documentary Crew
Dean Mermell, Tim Laurel, Becky Hirschfeld, Lesley Freeman, Kiko Aumond
Original Dreamer
We’d like to thank Valerie Leavy, who provided the narrative spark we were seeking during our initial brainstorming meeting. She channeled something magical that day when she came up the name and concept of the All Worlds Fair, a fair of worlds beyond our own.
Additional Early Brainstormers
While not involved in the production of the event, we give thanks to those not listed above who leant their creative wisdom during the initial brainstorm meetings…
Brody Scotland, Ben Zero, Jonathan Meyer, Aaron Muszalski, Eden Gallanter, and others
Services
Security — High Rock Security
Ticketing Vendor — Eventbrite
Lasercutting — Ardent Heavy Industries (thanks to lasercutter owner Mike Estee)
Fuck’n Spreadsheets — Google Docs