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Wood boy dog fish 2018

Wood Boy Dog Fish is a visual feast that combines masks, highly expressive physical performance, dance, interactive sets, multiple puppetry traditions, projected media and sophisticated special effects and illusions — including 3D enhancement — to transport audiences inside an old carnival ride.

Presented at the Garry Marshall Theater. 

Producing Company: Rogue Artists Ensemble. 

Title: Stage Manager. 

Run Dates: May-June 2018

Photos: Chelsea Sutton and Aaron Batzdorf

 

performers:

  • Wood Boy: Rudy Martinez

  • Wood Boy Puppeteers: Mark Royston, Sarah Peters

  • Geppetto: Ben Messmer

  • Blue: Tane Kawasaki

  • Fox: Amir Levi

  • Cat: Tyler Bremmer

  • MC of Funland: Miles Taber

  • Dog Fish: Paul Turbiak

  • Wick: Lisa Dring

  • Fire Eater: Keiana Richard

  • Fire Eater Understudy: Jamie Lyn Beaty

  • Puppeteer Understudy: JoBeth Wagner

  • Geppetto Understudy: Patrick Daly

Production: 

  • Director: Sean Cawelti

  • Written By: Chelsea Sutton

  • Production Manager: Anil Margasahayam

  • Scenic Design: Froncois-Pierre Couture/ Matthew Hill

  • Props: Jason Anderson/Victoria Pamlenyi

  • Lighting Design: Joey Guthman

  • Costume Design: Lori Meeker

  • Sound Design: Steve Swift

  • Composer: Adrien Prevost

  • Video Design: Dallas Nichols

  • Mask/Puppet Design: Sean Cawelti, Morgan Rebane, Brian White, Jack Pullman, Greg Ballora, Christine Papalexis

  • Assistant Stage Manager: Danielle Arellano

  • Assistant Lighting Designer: Lauren Wemischner

  • Dresser: Jazz Hager

  • ASL Interpreter: Shannon O'Donnell

“A BREATHTAKING FEAT OF THEATER… wildly imaginative… A dizzying fusion of sound, lights, puppets, masks and music… the Pinocchio puppet is a spectacular creation.” —Los Angeles Times “MAD INVENTIVENESS… magically combines its [grim] vision with buoyant comedy and colorful spectacle… an overwhelming sensory feast… a dazzling romp through the dark side” — Mark Hein, Theatre Ghost Broadway World (+ –) “SPECTACULAR... amazing visuals… a heartfelt illustration of the redemptive power of love.” — élan Dostal, Broadway World Horror Buzz (+) “BLEW ME AWAY… delightfully dark in all the best ways… definitely one show you do not want to miss.” — Jeff Heimbuch, Horror Buzz Ivan Steel Presents “A THRILLING spectacle of sight and sound” — Ivan Steel, Ivan Steel Presents LA Splash (+) “A WILD AND ZANY RIDE… astounding costumes and masks, original music and phenomenal stage effects” — Ron Irwin, LA Splash Nightmarish Conjurings (+) “FANTASTIC… UNIQUE… truly top notch” — Shannon McGrew, Nightmarish Conjurings On Stage Los Angeles (+) “ROCKS… the audience is engulfed in a transcendental miasma of sights and sounds.” — Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los Angeles Stage Raw (+) “RECOMMENDED… STAGE RAW TOP 10… a toy-box of visual wit” — Gray Palmer, Stage Raw Stage SceneLA (+) “WOW!... DELICIOUSLY TWISTED… terrific news for those who like their fairy tales dark and dirty and theatrically magical.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA May 12 – June 24, 2018 Previews: Saturday, May 12 at 8pm, Sunday May 13 at 3pm & 7pm, Wednesday May 16 at 8pm Regular Run: Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm and 7pm Tickets: $45 - $65 Location: Garry Marshall Theatre, 4252 W Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505 More info - rogueartists.org/woodboydogfish TIX: garrymarshalltheatre.org/wood-boy-dog-fish Written by Chelsea Sutton with Rogue Artists Ensemble Original Music by Adrien Prévost Directed by Sean T. Cawelti In this delightfully macabre take on The Adventures of Pinocchio, the cricket is killed, a blue poltergeist haunts us all, the legendary Dogfish monster preys on our greatest fears and a little wooden puppet struggles to discover what it means to be real. This new production of Wood Boy Dog Fish is more dangerous and immersive than ever before, with new scenes, music, puppets, masks and special effects. The action is set in the tumbledown town of Shoreside, a tourist trap built around the legend of a terrible sea monster — the Dogfish. The Wood Boy Dog Fish experience begins one hour before show time, just inside the gates of the Garry Marshall Theatre. Audiences are immersed in the mysterious and quirky carnival world with games, food, drink and surprises before they even find their seats. Wood Boy Dog Fish is a visual feast that combines masks, highly expressive physical performance, dance, interactive sets, multiple puppetry traditions, projected media and sophisticated special effects and illusions — including 3D enhancement — to transport audiences inside an old carnival ride. Wood Boy Dog Fish is Pinocchio like only the Rogues could imagine it. Guard your crickets. RATED PG-13 for Mature Content