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=== Cast ===
=== Cast ===


*Patty Gallagher*: Hoopoe
*Patty Gallagher: Hoopoe
*Katie deBuys*, Britt Duff, Jessica Frances Dukes*, Jay Dunn*, Robert Barry Fleming*, Tara Giordano*, Celeste Jones*, Jens Rasmussen*, Annapurna Sriram*, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart*: The Birds
*Katie deBuys, Britt Duff, Jessica Frances Dukes, Jay Dunn, Robert Barry Fleming, Tara Giordano, Celeste Jones, Jens Rasmussen, Annapurna Sriram, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart: The Birds
*Tom Teasley: Musician  
*Tom Teasley: Musician  


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=== Creative team ===
=== Creative team ===


*Aaron Posner**, Director
*Aaron Posner, Director
*Tom Teasley, Original Music/Sound Design
*Tom Teasley, Original Music/Sound Design
*Meghan Raham, Scenic Design
*Meghan Raham, Scenic Design
*Olivera Gajic***, Costume Design
*Olivera Gajic, Costume Design
*Jennifer Schriever***, Lighting Design
*Jennifer Schriever, Lighting Design
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Amanda Michaels*, Production Stage Manager
*Amanda Michaels, Production Stage Manager


=== Production team ===
=== Production team ===
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*Alicia Sells, Assistant Stage Manager
*Alicia Sells, Assistant Stage Manager
*James Kramer, Production Assistant
*James Kramer, Production Assistant
*Jens Rasmussen*, Dance Captain
*Jens Rasmussen, Dance Captain
*Annalisa Dias-Mandoly, Dramaturg Assistant
*Annalisa Dias-Mandoly, Dramaturg Assistant
*Samina Vieth, Prop Master
*Samina Vieth, Prop Master
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*C2, Inc., Open Captioning
*C2, Inc., Open Captioning


:''The Nightingale Song'' by Annapurna Sriram*
:''The Nightingale Song'' by Annapurna Sriram
:''The Valley of Love'' by Britt Duff
:''The Valley of Love'' by Britt Duff




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=== Folger Theatre ===
=== Folger Theatre ===

Revision as of 12:02, 8 August 2014

Folger Theatre performed their production of The Conference of the Birds from October 23 to November 25, 2012 in the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre. The show is based on the poem by Farid Uddi Attar, and was adapted for the stage by Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook. The production was nominated for one Helen Hayes Award, "Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production", for Erika Chong Shuch.

The cast of The Conference of the Birds, stage version by Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook, based on the poem by Farid Uddi Attar, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2012. Jeff Malet.














The production

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (DCS), United Scenic Artists (USA), and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Cast

  • Patty Gallagher: Hoopoe
  • Katie deBuys, Britt Duff, Jessica Frances Dukes, Jay Dunn, Robert Barry Fleming, Tara Giordano, Celeste Jones, Jens Rasmussen, Annapurna Sriram, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart: The Birds
  • Tom Teasley: Musician

Understudies

  • Raven Bonniwell: Hoopoe, Heron, Duck
  • Colin Michael Brush: Parrot, Falcon, Magpie
  • Kathryn Connors: Nightingale, Partridge, Sparrow
  • Natalie Tucker: Peacock, Dove

Creative team

  • Aaron Posner, Director
  • Tom Teasley, Original Music/Sound Design
  • Meghan Raham, Scenic Design
  • Olivera Gajic, Costume Design
  • Jennifer Schriever, Lighting Design
  • Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
  • Amanda Michaels, Production Stage Manager

Production team

  • Marie Sproul, Assistant Director
  • Alicia Sells, Assistant Stage Manager
  • James Kramer, Production Assistant
  • Jens Rasmussen, Dance Captain
  • Annalisa Dias-Mandoly, Dramaturg Assistant
  • Samina Vieth, Prop Master
  • Brooke Robbins, Scenic Assistant
  • Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenery Construction
  • Adalia Vera Tonneyck, Costume Assistant/Wardrobe Head
  • Ananda Keator, Costume Assistant/Stitcher
  • Aaron Waxman, Master Electrician
  • John Rose-Caron, Light Board Operator
  • Matthew M. Nielson, Sound Head
  • Brandon Roe, Sound Board Operator
  • James Kegley, Promotional Photography
  • Scott Suchman, Production Photography
  • Heather Daniels, Mark Fastoso, & APTV, Promotional Video
  • WAPAVA, Archival Recording
  • C2, Inc., Open Captioning
The Nightingale Song by Annapurna Sriram
The Valley of Love by Britt Duff



Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
  • Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
  • David Polk, General Manager
  • Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
  • Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
  • Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant

Reviews


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