Haroun and the Sea of Stories
August 5 - August 14 | Free Theatre | Buxton School Field
2004 Season
Evan Cabnet, the director of 2003’s Ubu The King, returns to WTF with a play that has influences of Alice in Wonderland, Arabian Nights, and The Wizard of Oz. Haroun is the skeptical son of Rashid, a storyteller known as the Shah of Blah. Tired of Rashid’s constant yarn-spinning, Haroun complains, “What’s the use of stories if they aren’t even true?†But when Rashid mysteriously loses his ability to tell tall tales, Haroun sets sail on the magical Sea of Stories to get his father’s powers back. Joined by an Iff` (actually a Genie) and a Butt (actually a mechanical bird), Haroun travels to the far away land of Kahani, only to learn that his father’s tales are not only true but also alive. Staged in a bucolic setting, the Free Theatre is WTF’s perennial family favorite. Bring a picnic. Admission is, of course, free.
Cast
Stacey Yen
Haroun
Michael Braun
Rashid
Nikki Berger
Soraya/Goopy
Stephanie DiMaggio
Oneeta/Princess Batcheat/Bagha
Jeremy Strong
Mr. Sengupta/Khattam-Shud/The Walrus
James McMenamin
Butt the Bus Driver/Butt the Hoopoe
Edi Gathegi
Iff the Water Genie
Ian Unterman
Mali/Mudra
Maggie Loughran
Mudra's Shadow
Lance Rubin
Prince Bolo
Audrey Lynn Weston
Blabbermouth
Ray Munoz
Snooty Buttoo/General Kitab
Erin Anderson
Citizens/Pages/Chupwalas/Others
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