I designed two bunraku-style puppets to serve as Thyestes’ sons – Pleisthenes and Tantalus Jr. The puppets were manipulated by the chorus members. They are featured in the road trip scene, Atreus and Thyestes’ reunion scene, and Atreus’ cooking show.
Design and sculpting:
Myra Su
Body construction:
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
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