The Mini Theatre was transformed into magical Baghdad last week for The Arabian Nights – see the pictures in this post. The Arabian Nights (Mary Zimmerman’s interpretation of “One Thousand and One Nights) follows the story of a young King, Shahryar, and his quest to marry and kill a virgin girl every night, until finally there is only one girl left in the kingdom to marry. This young girl, Scheherazade, is suddenly faced with her impending doom. However, in her determination to postpone her execution, Scheherazade begins to tell her King a new story every night.
The cast of characters and interweaving plot lines transport not only Shahryar but also the audience and cast into a wonderful world filled with majestic colours, pathos and exoticism, all of which take place in the heart of Baghdad.
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Mark Correia |
Jester (and other) | |
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Julie Ettlinger |
Dance Girl (and other) | |
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Georgia Findlay |
Harun al Rashid (and other) | |
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Christina Fox |
Scheherezade (and other) | |
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Sydney Francolini |
Jesters Wife (and other) | |
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Spencer Glassman |
Girl (and other) | |
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Anoop Isac |
Principal Musician | |
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Jinu Isac |
Principal Musician | |
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Reynard Khan |
Pastry Cook, (and other) | |
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Liam Kinahan |
Madman (and other) | |
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Ben Leja |
Wazir (and other) | |
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Michael McLaren |
Shahyrar (and other) | |
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Owen Mustos |
Boy (and other) | |
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Arielle Opler |
Perfect Love (and other) | |
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Sanjay Parker |
Principal Musician (and other) | |
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Lexxus Reid |
Butcher (and other) | |
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Lisa Saban |
Dunyazade (and other) | |
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Alana Staszyczyn |
Principal Musician | |
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Simon Topp |
Clarinetist (and other) | |
CREATIVE |
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Sia Katsoupa |
Director | |
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Katarina Vujic |
Stage Manager | |
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Katie Cohen |
Technical Director, Lighting & Set Design | |
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Matthew Morris |
Composer, Vocal Coach | |
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Gabby Kamino |
Choreographer | |
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Mr. Black |
Production Advisor, Set Construction | |
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Atousa Blair |
Head of Make-up | |
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Adri Collins |
Head of Make-up | |
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Alexa-Clare Bowie |
Head of Costume | |
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Andrea Verginella-Paina |
Head of Costume | |
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Elizabeth Rasiuk |
Assistant Stage Manger | |
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Sophia Romanchuk |
Head of Props, Assistant Stage Manger | |
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Lucie Quinlan |
Assistant Stage Manger | |
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Liza Syssova |
Poster Design | |
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Jason S. |
Set Photographer | |
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Rachel Acevisius, Mr. Foster, Mr. Black Luke Mohan, Dante Pizzirusso, Andrew Young |
Set Construction | |
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Charlotte Brown, Claire Button, Xanath Fuentes-Natanson, Nicole Lane, Veronica Mederios, Maia Wyman |
Make up/Costume Crew | |
