by Salman Rushdie
Directed by Kelly Parsley
March 2006
Set in a city so ruinously sad that it has forgotten its name, this is the magical tale of a master storyteller who loses his ability to tell stories once he discovers his wife has left him for another man. That is until his son sets out on a glorious adventure to find the fabled Sea of Stories, where many of his father’s outlandish tales turn out not only to be true but alive.
Cast
Mr. Butt/ Butt the Hoopoe Carlos Bustamante
Soraya Khalifa/ Goopy/ Ambassador Erica Chamblee
Unsmiling Man/ Mali/ Mudra’s Shadow/ Egghead Jonathan Church
Blabbermouth Mikal Evans
Iff Maggie Glauber
General Kitab Deb Gotesman
Mr. Sengupta/ Snooty Buttoo Soldier/ Khattamshud Danny Ladmitault
Rashid Khalifa Ian LeValley
Mudra/ The Walrus Scott McCormick
Unsmiling Man/ Snooty Buttoo Soldier/ Prince Bolo Alex Perez
Haroun Khalifa Anu Yadav
Production Team
Director Kelly Parsley
Assistant Director Jennifer John
Stage Manager Roy SA. Gross
Production Assistant Lauren Perovich
Technical Director Tim Getman
Scenic Designer Matt Soule
Lighting Designer Kathy Couch
Costume Desinger Kate Turner-Walker
Assistant Costume Designer Ryana Richardson
Sound Designer Mark K. Anduss
Properties Designer Suzen Mason
Master Electrician Dustin Dunsomre
Scenic Painter Megan Tooey
Press
What They Say
“Combining movement and sign language with sound and lighting effects, director and choreographer Kelly Parsley melds the mythical and metaphysical aspects of the story with its sing-song poetics.”
“Choreographed and directed by Kelly Parsley with supple lyrical language Haroun delivers a tall order of visually-rich movement by the hardest-working ensemble in town.”
“LeValley is absolutely superb as Rashid, and director Kelly Parsley paces the play nicely. The other kids at the show seemed as riveted as did Valeria. Although the play is unquestionably aimed at children, it has meat for adults as well.”
“With nods to Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum and even the Beatles — Rushdie attempts to reveal, at long last, who utters the words “I am the walrus” — “Haroun” casts a wide net. It seeks to tie together a lot of the stories in that sea.”
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