This is the shadow puppet segment in the show when Agamemnon and his family reenact the Trojan War. The shadow puppets originally served as set decoration pieces on the fireplace and then were pulled from the mantle for a “spontaneous” performance with puppets and live-action actors. The shadow show was also accompanied by live foley using the dinnerware on the table.

Pre-show

Shadow puppets as set decoration

Plagued by mosquitos

Paris meets Helen

Horses pull Hector through the ground

Odysseus gets inspired

Inside the Trojan horse

Iphigenia tells her version of the story

design and choreography:

Myra Su

Puppeteers & actors:

Rurik Baumrin, James Brooks, Ian Chronis, Emma Glass, Ruben Lesnick, Andrew Mao, Emma Pauly, Stefan Popov, Martha Templeton, Ruth Wellin

Venue:

Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago on May 29-31, 2014
(Chicago, IL)

Full cast and staff

Based on the works of: Chuck Mee, Seneca, Aeschylus, Sophocles & Euripides

Written by: Eric Shoemaker & Rebecca Segall

Directed by: Rebecca Regall & Myra Su

Cast: Rurik Baumrin, James Brooks, Ian Chronis, Emma Glass, Ruben Lesnick, Andrew Mao, Emma Pauly, Stefan Popov, Martha Templeton, Ruth Wellin

Stage manager: Brett Pepowski

Assistant stage manager: Rohan Goyal

Puppet design: Myra Su

Assistant puppets: Isabel Ochoa Gold, Cynthia Campos Costanzo & Lauren Wright

Scenic/props design: Ivy Malao

Assistant scenic/props: Niki Chen

Lighting design: Tiffany Wang

Assistant lighting: Calgary Haines-Trautman

Costume design: Kathleen Qiu

Assistant costumes: Rebeka Alvarez-Heck & Kenneth Zheng

Sound design: Alex Hale

Assistant sound: Rohan Goyal, Myra Su & Martha Templeton

Production manager: Eric Shoemaker

Choreography: Annie Pei

Videography: Hamid Bendaas

Accordion: Paul Dillon

Marketing design: Josh Miller