Production History
Cathay: Three Tales of China
Conceived, written and directed by Ping Chong
Made in collaboration with
the Shaanxi Folk Art Theater, Xi'an, China
September 10 - October 9, 2005
| Assistant Director and Dramaturg, Liang Jun |
| Puppet Designer |
|
Stephen Kaplin |
| Puppet Co-Designer |
|
Wang Bo |
| Set & Lighting Designer |
|
Randy Ward |
| Costume Designer |
|
Stefani Mar |
| Projections Designer |
|
Ruppert Bohle |
| Sound Designer |
|
Christopher Walker |
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| Performers |
Shaanxi Folk
Art Theater
Liang Jun
Liang Yunru
Feng Mei
Song Dongqing
Wang Bo
Yang Qing
|
|
Carter
Family Puppet Theater
Dmitri Carter
Heather Carter
Xie Zheng Yang
|
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| Project Manager/ China |
|
Lu Xianglin |
| Additional Text |
|
Michael Rohd |
| Stage Manager |
|
Claire Zawa |
| Production Assistant |
|
Lori Amondson Flint |
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Produced
by
Ping Chong & Company
Bruce Allardice, Managing Director
|
in
partnership with
Shaanxi Folk Art Theater
Zhu Jie, General Director
and
Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Commissioned
by
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
General Manager
Lisa Booth Management, Inc.
Deirdre Valente, Vice President |
Project Management/China
Shaanxi Council for the Promotion of External Cultural
Exchange, Xi'an |
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is the
corporate sponsor of Cathay.
The creation of Cathay was also made
possible with generous support from the Association of Performing
Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant Program,
a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Theatre
Initiative; Asian Cultural Council, the National Endowment for
the Arts; and a Theatre Communications Group/Met Life Foundation
Extended Collaboration Grant.
Sponsorted, in part, by generous contributions from
Season Sponsor:The Boeing Company
Title Sponsors: The Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural
Affairs, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation