A panel from George Herriman's comic strip Krazy Kat
Hello lovely people! It's been more than a long time since I last posted. This year has been kicking my butt -- in the best way possible.
This past November, I directed Krazy Kat, a movement theatre piece based on the 1920's and 30's comic strip by George Herriman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herriman). The show was constructed by Davis Robinson and his theatre company, the Beau Jest Moving Theatre. The company used to reside in Boston in the 1990's, but since perform semi-regularly, as Davis now teaches at Bowdoin. Their last show, Samurai 7.0, opened to rave reviews in Beantown and was nominated for an Elliot Norton award back in 2007. Check 'em out -- http://www.beaujest.com. I first saw the show performed by a few of my pals at my childhood performing arts camp, Middlesex School Summer Arts. For this production, I wanted to create a production that was just based on feelings of sheer, utter and complete joy. Armed with music of Django Reinhardt and the Raymond Scott Orchestrette (thanks Dad for the suggestions) and the fantastic visual palate of the Herriman cartoons, the cast and crew and I had an absolute blast creating this superfun world!
Again, as always, I was super super lucky to have an amazing cast and superb design team. The show was produced by my good friend Joya for The Black List at Downstage -- this year's incarnation of the student-run theatre company at Sarah Lawrence. It featured choreography by the talented and lovely Cavin Moore. More pictures can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28373785@N08/sets/72157616199070758/
Photos by Angela Goebel
Costumes by Tracy Klein
Lights by Julia Maritz
Set by Petra Marar
The cast of Krazy Kat
Ignatz (Maggie Robinson), Krazy Kat (Daryl Ellerbe) and Offissa Pup
The cast
Krazy Kat (Daryl Ellerbe)
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