Wed, March 23, 2016 7:30 PM - Sun, April 3, 2016, 7:30 PM FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE. Students:$11.50, Adults: $24.50. Passionate, playful, provocative storytelling, The Arabian Nights by Tony
Award winning playwright/director Mary Zimmerman and directed by
Vancouver favourite Evan Frayne, tells the tale of Scheherezade’s nightly
telling of evocative tales. 1001 nights later, the storyteller and listener are
forever changed.
Sumptuous costumes in shades of blue by Nicole Bairstow, BFA in Theatre
Design & Production, with an evocative set design by MFA candidate Heipo
Leung, a sandbox of ornate pillows and lanterns, the performers never leave
the stage and play all the original music by Sound Designer Andy Horka
themselves.
Story: Enraged by his wife’s adultery, King Shahryar marries a bride a day and beheads her at sundown. When his vengeance ravages the town of its women, Shahryar finally meets his match when he weds the captivating storyteller Scheherazade. Each night he prepares for her execution but her evocative tales of human folly mesmerize Shahryar into delaying the deed. Over the course of one thousand nights, the plot thickens and Scheherazade’s legends change both of their lives.
CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION TEAM – Evan Frayne (Director), Robert Gardiner (Scenery and Lighting Design Supervisor), Sophie Tang (Lighting Design), Tory Ip (Assistant Lighting Design) Heipo Leung (Scenic Design), Gwendolyn Loi and Courtney Verwold(Assistant Scenic Design), Nicole Bairstow(Costume Design), Lizzy Fu & Nicolette Szabo (Assistant Costume Design), Andy Horka (Sound Design), Jessica Lai(Assistant Sound Design), Benton Neufeld (Stage Management), Megan Lavergne & Linda Yang (Assistant Stage Management).
CAST – Elizabeth Willow (Scheherezade), Francis Winter (Shahryar), Mariam Barry (Ensemble), Riley Bugaresti (Ensemble), Daniel Curalli (Ensemble), Rowan Denis (Ensemble), Seamus Fera (Ensemble), Tai Graumen (Ensemble), Bronwyn Henderson (Ensemble), Sarah Hicks (Ensemble), Stefanie Michaud (Ensemble), Sophia Niewerth (Ensemble), Sachi Nisbet (Ensemble), Cassandra Phillips Grande (Ensemble), Parmiss Sehat (Ensemble)
Runs till April 2. 7:30 pm. No shows Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Tix: box.office@ubc.ca, 604.822.2678.
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