Fall 1999 - Summer 2002
In an attempt to transliterate this epic poem for a contemporary world audience, Theater Mitu adapts this Hindu Holy Scripture as a treatise on nonviolence in a world with an inherent need for war.
WRITTEN, ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY: Rubén PolendoSET AND COSTUME DESIGN: Carol BaileySET DESIGN: Scott SpahrCOSTUME AND MASK DESIGN: Miranda HoffmanLIGHTING DESIGN: Ryan MuellerSTAGE MANAGER: Sally PlassASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: Scott SpahrORIGINAL MUSIC: Jef Evans
Jenni-Lynn Brick, Aysan Celik, Jef Evans, Ben Fox, Ryan West, Vanessa Asipillaga (workshop), Airrion Doss, Leif Huckman, Kevin Lyons (workshop), Lourdes Martin, Raphael Nash-Thompson, Noel Robichaux, Liam Torres, Ed Vasallo (workshop), Miriam Laube, Aya Ogawa, Darren Pettie, Charles Smith, Bill Torres
Developed at The McCarter Theater, Manhattan Class Company, Rising Phoenix Rep and New York Theatre Workshop