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BACCHANALIA
Written and Directed by Brian Rott and Jessi Miller The Quasimondo, Milwaukee Physical Theatre, invites you to partake in the revelry of the divine festival honoring the Roman God Bacchus, the enigmatic god of wine, fertility and ecstasy. Generous use of dance, live music, poetry, cuisine and libations will envelope audiences in the sensuality and pleasure of this primal, mystical festival. Ancient ritual, myth, philosophy and the origins of theatre are explored through the work of local choreographers and musicians. The gods will rumble on Mount Olympus, Socrates will be executed, the Cyclops will be blinded, satyrs will dance, and Medusa will wriggle. This exciting and cathartic Quasimondo original has something for any pallette. A banquet of appetizers will be offered as an opportunity to indulge in this panoply of history and culture! PRODUCTION TEAM
Original Score by: Bill Webb Costume Design: Amanda Tollefson Set Design: Kyle Tikovitsch Mask Design: Katie Jesse Prop Design: Chase Vreeland Culinary Design and Chef: Sarah Ann Mellstrom Poster Art: David Hohenstein & Andrew Parchman Choreagraphed by: Simon Andreas Eichinger, Liz Faraglia, Chris MacGregor, Jessi Miller, Jenni Reinke and Brian Rott. ORCHESTRA Bill Webb: keyboard, many flutesThomas Nezario Chickpezio: oud, percussion Ben Yela: acoustic guitar, ukelele Sarah Mellstom: vocals ACTING ENSEMBLE Paul Bentz, ARISTOTLE, CYCLOPS, CHARON, NEWTON Thomas Nezario Chickpezio, ACTAEON, MARSYAS Mika Chenault, SEMELE, DAPHNE Michael Davis, SOCRATES, ZEUS, DESCARTES Olivia Gonzales, APHRODITE, MEDUSA, AMICI #1 Michael Guthrie, DIOGENES, THESEUS, ODYSSEUS, PERSEUS, HERCULES, SAINT AUGUSTINE, MARX Jeff Kriesel, EPICURUS, ORION, PAN, NIETZCHE Brooke Maroldi, HERA, JUDGE Jessi Miller, PERSEPHONE, QUEEN PASIPHAE, SHEEP, CALLISTO, PRIAPUS Sarah Ann Mellstrom, DEMETER, HERMAPHRODITUS Andrew Parchman, HADES, CADMUS, THESPIS, FAUN Jenni Reinke, ARTEMIS, CEREBUS Brian Rott, BACCHUS, MINOTAUR, KING MINOS Kirk Thomsen, PLATO, HERMES, SCHOPENHAUER Bill Webb, SILENUS Gina Weber, ARIADNE, SALMACIS, AMICI #2, Michael Weiss, PYTHAGORAS, TIRESIUS, ARTAUD, SAILOR Ben Yela, APOLLO, PENTHEUS, ALEXANDER, JESUS |
Poster Art by David Hohenstein
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4/18/13 "Greek classics, Quasimondo style" By Danielle McClune, Third Coast Digest http://thirdcoastdaily.com/2013/04/greek-classics-quasimondo-style/ 4/30/13 "Toga Party: Quasimondo's cornucopian Bacchanalia" By Jeff Grygny, Milwaukee Theatre Examiner http://www.examiner.com/review/toga-party-quasimondo-s-cornucopian-bacchanalia |
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