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BERA HANDAThe Sound of the Drum |
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Adapted by Directed and Choreographed by Lakshmi Damayanthi
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Sula Mahagam Arachchi - Translator H. H. Bandara — Composer Ranjith Balasuriya — Music transcription Ali Sadeqi — Music arranger and Copyist |
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CAST
PRODUCTION TEAM
Lakshmi Damayanthi - Director & Choreographer
Melissa Yanchak - Musical Director
Jithendra Vidyapathy - Assistant Choreographer
Laura Fine Hawkes - Scenic Designer
Devon Painter - Costume Designer
Yuruo Zhang - Costume Design Assistant
Gayani Bulathsinghala - Headdress & Makeup Designer
Nate Wheatley - Lighting Designer
Ava Zuckerman and Zane Noel - Assistant Lighting Designers
Celesta Siby - Stage Manager
Olivia O'Brien - Production Stage Manager
Emma Kephart- Assistant Stage Manager
Grace Burkart - Assistant Stage Manager
Mia Hargest- Assistant Stage Manager
Marianna Kyriacou- Assistant Stage Manager
Chris Hawkes - Technical Director
Scott Selmeski - Assistant Technical Director
Clarence Hause - Scenic Artist
Cady Vitale - Props Master
Ariel Thomke - Costume Shop Manager
Laura Kensley - Lighting & Sound Technician, Master Electrician
Olivia Dilworth - Costume Construction Specialist
Jana Kucera - Costume Shop Assistant
Laura Kensley - Lighting & Sound Technician, Master Electrician
Xutong (Sunny) Shi - Assistant to the Director
Ali Sadeqi - Orchestrator/Arranger/Copyist
Anjalee Sula - Translator
ORCHESTRA
Melissa Yanchak - Music Director / Keyboard
Ali Sadeqi - Orchestrator/Copyist
Jithendra Vidyapathy - Drums
Austin Shadduck - Shakuhachi
Devyn Jenks - Flute
Abriana Arokiaraj - Violin
Scenic/Props:
Thea Huang Kirtland
CK Zaki
Sophia Romano
Michael Esquivel
Scenic Fabrication Crew:
Rebecca Nowicki
Keaton Hemminger
Allison Sanel
Zoha Khan
Yuruo Zhang
Shaw Peng
Xutong Shi
Steven McKnight
Costumes:
Justin Frank
Claire Sekarore
Joyeuse Sekarore
Ravin Van Gelder
Costume Fabrication Crew:
Abdul Razak Mohammed
Alexandra Blum
Charles Speciale
Chris Chang
Grace Burkart
Jadon Lau
Julianna Mpazicos
Kaitlyn Hennie
Kenneth Davis
Rachel Kim
Ravin Van Gelder
Santiago Parra
Shaw Peng
Stephenie Lin
Xiaoning Wang
Sunny Shi
Yuruo Zhang
Costumes/Makeup:
Yana Serjantov
Sound:
Val Sasso
Anthony Letta
Sophia Greggio Mas
Lighting Board Operator:
Deborah Rodriguez
Lighting Crew:
Billy Szabo
Zayn Noel
Olivia Richmond
Jade Jiminez
Jade Torres
Isabella Ambrosio
Chantal Jenkins
Rocco Dominguez
Michael Esquivel
Sebastien Scioscia
Erica Gunderson
Linda Chen
Ava Zuckerman
Caleb Lai
Kristina Yim
Samantha Goldman
Makeup executed by the Beijing Opera Class:
Yifei Chen
Aixuan Zhao
Yutong Liu
Shoaping Yan
Baohao Wang
Aurora Wu
Claudia Cui
Yingyin Xu
This production is presented by the Department of Theatre.
Department of Theatre Chair: Barbara Wolfe
Assistant to the Chair: Keriann Dillenbeck
Accounts & Budgeting: Theresa Price
Marketing & Communications: Barbara Call
Social Media Marketing: Alana Nappi, Arianna Ortega, & Allison Sanel
Photography: Marcus Newton
Special thanks to:
KCACTF
Anderson Center Box Office, House Operations, and Technical Staff
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