Enter ancient Persia, and be transformed by the power of storytelling. The Nora Theatre Company and Underground Railway Theater revive their award-winning production (2012 Independent Reviewers of New England Awards for Best Ensemble, Best Puppetry, Best Costumes, and Best Director) of Dominic Cooke’s Arabian Nights. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of folk tales from the Middle East and Asia, Arabian Nights is rich with suspense, romance and hilarity – stories irresistible for all ages, at its heart is the power of the imagination to heal, inspire, and transform.
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Arabian Nights 2013
Writer
- Dominic Cooke adaptor
Director
- Daniel Gidron director
Cast
- Paige Clark Dinarzad, Parizad, Ensemble
- Brandon G. Green Ensemble
- Obehi Janice Ensemble
- Elbert Joseph (E.J.) Ensemble
- Sophorl Ngin* Shahrazad, Ensemble
- Vincent Ernest Siders Shahrayar, Ensemble
- Andrew Tung Ensemble
- Christopher James Webb Vizier, Ensemble
- Debra Wise* Queen, Ensemble
Production
- David Fichter scenic & puppetry design, painter
- Will Cabell assistant puppet designer, puppet master
- costume design
- Karen Perlow lighting design
- Talia Lefton properties artisan
- Kareem Roustom composer & sound designer