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 & 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
MYRA SU 
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