November 3 - December 3, 2006
World Premiere
Caridad Svich
Meet Iphigenia, the pampered daughter of a ruthless Latin American dictator who learns that her corrupt father is planning to sacrifice her life to get reelected. To escape her fate, she embarks on an Alice-in-Wonderland-style trip through the dark fringes of society to reach a rave on the northernmost edge of the city. On her journey, she encounters the tormented ghost of the Woman of Juarez. “Iphigenia… A Rave Fable” exists in a world where Greek tragedy meets modern media, rave culture, androgyny, and the oppressed
Director: Matthew McCrayº
Featuring: Richard Azurdia, Doug Barry, Sharyn Gabrielº, Michelle Ingkavetº, Edgar Landaº, Alexander Wellsº, Jonathan CK Williamsº
Scenic Designer: Ken MacKenzie
Lighting Designer: John Eckert
Sound Designer: Cricket Myers
Costume Designer: Hallie Dufresne
Mask Designer: Hallie Dufresne
Puppet Designer: Deborah Bird
Projection Designer: Matthew McCrayº
Cinematographer: Michael Marius Pessah
Photography: Barbara Kallirº
Video Editor: Dominic Mah
Prop Master: Deborah Bird
Stage Manager: Christopher Rivera
º Former member of Son of Semele Ensemble.
LA Weekly Theatre Award
John Eckert – Lighting Design
Deborah Bird – Puppets (Special Recognition)
Hallie Dufresne – Masks (Special Recognition)
Barbara Kallirº – Multi-Media / Projections (Special Recognition)
Matthew McCrayº – Multi-Media / Projections (Special Recognition)
Michael Marius Pessah – Multi-Media / Projections (Special Recognition)
LA Weekly Theatre Award Nomination
Ken MacKenzie, John Eckert, Cricket Myers, Hallie Dufresne, Deborah Bird, Barbara Kallirº, Matthew McCrayº, Michael Marius Pessah, Dominic Mah – Production Design
Cricket Myers – Sound Design
