| The Book of the Dun Cow | |
|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2011 - May 15th, 2011 | |
| adapted from the novel by Walter Wangerin | |
| Choreographed by Colleen Kollar Smith | |
| Original Music & Sound Design by Deborah Gilmour Smyth | |
| Adapted by Robert Smyth | |
| by Kerry Meads | |
| Directed by Robert Smyth | |
| Chauntecleer | Lance Arthur Smith |
| Lord Russell Fox | David Cochran Heath |
| Mundo Cani Dog | Bryan Barbarin |
| Cockatrice | Patrick J. Duffy |
| Pertelote | Season Bowers |
| The Dun Cow / A Hen | Kathleen Calvin |
| John Wesley Weasel/Voice of Wyrm | Jesse Abeel |
| Wee Widow Mouse / A Hen | Cynthia Peters Gerber |
| Beryl / Voice of the Dun Cow | Caitie Grady |
| Costume Design | Jeanne Reith |
| Lighting Design | Nathan Peirson |
| Scenic Design | Mike Buckley |
| Properties Design & Stage Manager | Michael McKeon |
| Assistant Director | Colleen Kollar Smith |
| Audio Master | Patrick J. Duffy |
| Audio Engineer | Robin Whitehouse |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Brendan Farley |
| Michelle Miles | |
| Matthew Meads | |
| Makeup Design | Jesse Abeel |
| Season Bowers | |
| Costume Team | Keith Bonar |
| Jemima Dutra | |
| Carolyn Lancet | |
| Noel Laws | |
| JoClare Longfellow | |
| Virginia Longfellow | |
| Aina O'Kane | |
| Marlene Amezola | |
| Juliet Czoka | |
| Jasmine Tiberi | |
| "CRITICS CHOICE! Lamb’s brings a whole lot of theatrical savvy to The Book of the Dun Cow - a haunting and exotic original score by Deborah Gilmour Smyth, inspired and often witty choreography by Colleen Kollar Smith. It’s a Class Menagerie, a weird - yet weirdly endearing – creature feature." | |
| - James Hebert ( San Diego Union-Tribune ) | |
| "A STUNNING PRODUCTION! In the climactic second act skirmish, Chaunticleer dukes it out with the rooster-hybrid named Cockatrice. This acrobatic combat occurs in mid air, in the style of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." | |
| - Pat Launer ( Patch.com ) | |
| "A treat for adventure fantasy fans!" | |
| - Don Braunagel ( sandiego.com ) | |
| "Jeanne Reith has outdone even her previous best with the costumes! Layers of ruffled tail feathers; wonderful headdresses, a striking red bodysuit and body paint for Chauntecleer; and amazing beak anc cape of fabric plumes for an old rooster – in her choice of fabric, colors, and iconography, Reith offers a riot of imagination and invention." | |
| - Ann Marie Welch ( North County Times ) | |
| "Back in the early ‘80s, Robert Smyth directed one of my all-time favorite produtions, Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus. What grabbed me was his concept of evil. The actor playing Mephistopheles wasn’t in the least demonic or bug-eyed. In fact, he moved slower than everyone else, somewhat like a monk. The actor made it clear that evil can take its time – that evil has all day. What Smyth did with time in Faustus, he does with space in Dun Cow. Evil worms its way everywhere in this beast fable. One sees visible agents, like Cockatrice, hears of basilisks, but the production suggests that what goes unseen is ever-present, onstage and in the audience, and ever ready to strike. Only constant diligence can keep it at bay. As the title character, Kathleen Calvin never says a word but speaks volumes in a balletic sequence. The Dun Cow, a brownish beast with horns, can help humanity. But in Wangerin’s world, free will rules, not destiny. The book is being written as we speak, and humans can’t wait passively for divine intervention. The Dun Cow helps those who help themselves." | |
| - Jeff Smith ( San Diego Reader ) | |