Artemis is Burning is a bold, women-led theater company igniting a revolution in immersive storytelling. We are creators of worlds—blending immersive theater, film, and dynamic performance to craft powerful, sensory-driven experiences that transport you to uncharted realms. Each production is an invitation to step beyond the ordinary, where narrative, enchantment, and audience interaction collide in unforgettable ways.
Fiscally sponsored by New York Live Arts, we are currently in production at the LMCC on Governors Island—where the fire of creation is just beginning to spread.
Ashley Brett Chipman
Creator & Co-Director Ashley Brett Chipman is haunted by beautifully strange worlds. She has a background in film, dance, installation art and everything whimsical. She has worked in set decorating for film and television for over a decade on projects ranging from M Night Shyamalan's Servant to Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Stories. There she has lead large teams to create countless visually rich worlds for characters to inhabit. She has an eye for beautiful objects, patterns and color stories and an ear for music that sets a mesmerizing mood. Working in the film industry has fine tuned her skills to a bottle rocket speed and expanded her creative network infinitely. Her desire to take her profession to a living and breathing enchanted world with a present audience, along with her never ceasing infatuation with the mystery surrounding Rasputin and Imperial Russia, has inspired her to create the Death of Rasputin.
Hope Youngblood
Creative Producer & Co-Director Hope Youngblood is captivated by the enchantment of immersive experiences. With a background steeped in directing, visual art, and dance, she thrives at the intersection of creativity and audience interaction. Formerly the Resident Director of Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More in Shanghai (2018-2022), Hope has curated mesmerizing campaigns, photo shoots, music videos and events for prestigious brands such as Valentino Act Collection, TikTok, and Tom Ford. Her career is a testament to her passion for transporting audiences into fantastical realms. From commanding roles in Sleep No More productions across Boston, New York, and Shanghai, to her collaborations with Davis Freeman's Random Scream and Patricia Noworol Dance Theater, Hope is known for crafting immersive worlds that blur the lines between reality and imagination.
Kelly Bartnik
Producer Kelly Bartnik is a NY-based choreographer, performer, director, teacher and producer with an extensive career in Immersive Theater. She was an original cast member of both the Boston and NY productions of Sleep No More. She has performed in the Immersive experiences Waking La Llorona and Portaleza, by Optika Moderna and The Unbrunch, created by Cinereal Productions. She also was Movement Director for Optika Moderna’s latest project, Las Quinceañeras. She was the recipient of an evening-length commission by Gibney Dance for the premiere of her latest stage work - Fuck / Love: The Poetics of Adoration. She has conducted Immersive performance training at Meow Wolf, Santa Fe. She has directed and choreographed Immersive experiences for Amazon, Tentr, Twitch, and AMC. Kelly mounted Immersive productions in both Atlanta and New York called HERE and HERE{after} and was recently the Creative Director of the first large-scale Immersive experience called Hotel Wonderland in Amsterdam.
Julia Sharpe
Co-Writer & Assistant Artistic Director Julia Sharpe is enchanted by immersive theater’s blending of reality and imagination. As a documentary filmmaker, painter and scholar, she is invested in pushing the boundaries of our sensory experience. Julia holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is a Doctoral Candidate in Film and Visual Studies at Harvard University, where she is working on her interdisciplinary dissertation “Between Visualty and Being.”
Allison Camali
Production Manager Allison Camali is thrilled to be collaborating with a visionary team of multi-disciplinary industry leaders to bring The Death of Rasputin to audiences world-wide. As an entrepreneur with a background in film, television & commercial production, Allison has extensive experience in overseeing day-to-day administrative and financial operations, while collaborating with internal teams to address the evolving needs of the production's creative and business objectives. Allison is dedicated to building comprehensive financial frameworks and projections that support future endeavors and ensure long-term viability for entertainment partners.