Dana H. is an entirely lip-synched play, crafted from interviews with playwright Lucas Hnath’s mother. Deirdre O’Connell plays Dana without ever uttering a word, instead delivering a remarkably layered lip-synch performance as Dana shares her story in her own words.
Steve Cuiffo, an artist who combines magic, illusion, lip-synch techniques, and theater, served as the illusion and lip-synch consultant for Lucas Hnath’s production. Here’s how he helped pull off the feat of theater you see onstage.