The Bandit and the Deputy
Rashomon
by Fay and Michael Kanin
Presented in Mount
Hall Studio Theatre
Directed by Maureen
Ryan
Cast | Production Staff | Program Copy
November 18 at 7:30 PM
November 19-22, 24-25 at 8 PM
November 23 at 2 PM
A man murdered. His wife ravaged. Four eyewitnesses.
Four true stories. But who did what—and to whom? In this gripping mystery
based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, four witnesses to a rape and murder
provide strikingly different accounts of the event. The audience must wade
through the contradictions and omissions to determine the truth.
Related Event: Screening of Kurosawa’s Rashomon
November 22 at 2 PM
Thurber Theatre
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 version of Rashomon is a great blend of interesting story and bold storytelling. Continually lauded for its innovative camerawork, editing, and storytelling, its impact has been equated with that of Citizen Kane on US cinema. Professor Naomi Fukumori from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures will lead a postshow discussion.
Cast
| Priest | Tyler Seiple |
| Woodcutter | Luke Mess |
| Wigmaker | Anthony Trujillo |
| Deputy | Christopher Lee |
| Bandit | Adrian Brown |
| Husband | Christopher M. Roche |
| Wife | Tanya Chu McBride |
| Mother | Amy E. Long |
| Medium | Monica T. White |
Production Staff
| Chair/Director of Theatre | Lesley Ferris |
| Producer | Mark Shanda |
| Director | Maureen Ryan |
| Scenic Designer | Dan Matthews |
| Costume Designer | Jocelyn Rae Jurlina* |
| Lighting Designer | Anjeanette Stokes |
| Sound Designer | David Atkinson |
| Technical Director | Chad Mahan |
| Production Coordinator | James Knapp |
| Stage Manager | Eric J. Colleary |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Kimberly Lester |
| Fight Choreographer | Kriby Wahl |
| Dramaturg | Allison Maderia |
| Box Office Manager | Rachel E. Barnes |
| Assistant Box Office Manager | Jennifer Stoessner |
| Program and Poster Design | Laura Sipe |
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