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'First performed by female actors and later by males, the Kabuki theatre has evolved from collections of comic sketches and dances into a highly formal theatrical mode. Descended from a kind of variety entertainment performed by itinerant troupes of actors, throughout its history the Kabuki theatre has borrowed and absorbed styles and traditions of other modes of Japanese theatre such as Kyogen, Bungaku and Noh. But though the history of Kabuki is multiple and diverse, Kabuki theatre today is a highly stylized and ritualized mode of theatre.
Though first performed strictly by male actors, the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries also descended from organic "street performances" and large popular theatres. Shakespeare's many texts are composed from older borrowed medieval play cycles, from myths and tales of folklore. Often several of these are combined within a single play. However, from this popular and diverse beginning, Shakespearean theatre has also evolved into a strictly ritualized mode of presentation. The idea of Shakespeare connotes the most traditional and the most elite of theatrical performances. Shakespeare has become an iconic figure serving as the measure against which not only theatre, but all English literature is measured.
Just as Kabuki is often appreciated in terms of memorable scenes and dramatic moments, "Kabuki Shakespeare" is a collection of popular moments from Shakespeare's works. Mixing Japanese and English language, borrowing the colours, costumes and manners of Kabuki, "Kabuki Shakespeare" will blend the styles of two different and contrasting theatrical traditions. In this manner, "Kabuki Shakespeare" will experiment with the flexibility and organic popular origins of both Kabuki and Shakespeare, exploring both the timeless and cross-cultural nature of human themes upon which both theatres are built. While the differences of two cultures' theatres are expressed and contrasted in colours and sounds, various themes such as love, rage and laughter will find a single, understandable expression.'
Cary Dipietro, MA Shakespearean Literature
Producer....................Ezekiel Sanborn/Timothy Morey
Director........................................................Cary DiPietro
Production Assistant................................Courtney Burry
Stage Manager.................................................Myloc Dinh
Musical Advisors.....Emily Chenot/Jeffrrey Pennington
As You Like It
Christopher Sly.............................................Joshua Sturk
Lord........................................................Charles Kowalski
Bartholomew...........................................Doug Chetwynd
Usher.........................................................Lenore De Asis
Servants.................................Emily Chenot/Tony White
Rosalind.........................................................Sarah Pickett
Celia.....................................................................Aisa Haga
Orlando.......................................................Walker Leiser
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo......................................................Ezekiel Sanborn
Juliet.....................................................................Tina Chin
Love's Labour's Lost
King Ferdinand....................................Charles Kowalski
Biron............................................................Greg Harvey
Dumaine.....................................................Vayong Moua
Longueville..................................................Mark Moore
Princess...........................................................Lou Barron
Rosalind......................................................Vicki Hayden
Catherine...................................................Leah Kirkland
Maria.....................................................Bridget Mathews
Boyet...................................................
Mercade'..................................................
Macbeth
Macbeth.................................................Jeffrey Hawkins
Witch 1....................................................Lenore De Asis
Witch 2...............................................Bobbie Jo Tucker
Witch 3............................................................LJ Cagney
Chorus Witches.........Helen Taylor/Saori Nakamura/
\Saiko Sakabura/Mari Kawmura
Apparitions.........................................Heather McGhee
King Lear
King Lear.........................Greg Harvey/Mark Moore
Fool...............................................................Lou Barron
Kent..........................................................Vayong Moua
Edgar.......................................................Walker Leiser
Gloucester.......................Mark Moore/Greg Harvey
The Winter's Tale
Chorus................................................Saori Nakamura/
\Saiko Sakabura/Naoko Katsura
Leontes......................................................Joshua Sturk
Hermione......................................................LJ Cagney
Paulina.............................................Bobbie Jo Tucker
Cleomenes..................................................Tony White
Dion..............................................Mark Cristopherson
Perdita.............................................................Tina Chin
Florizel...............................................Doug Chetwynd
Messenger...........................
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