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ARGONAUTIKA Cast List ARGONAUTIKA The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts Written by Mary Zimmerman Director Jeff Bengford Choreographer Bridgette Loriaux Fight & Taiko Director Rob Rothrock Vocal Director Meg Fischer Stage Manager Lindsey Lynch Assistant Director Rebecca Uddin Assistant to the Director Deanna Beatty Technical Director JP Lafreniere Lighting Designer Ryan Mohs Master Carpenter Anton Gudanets Costume Designer Kyah Hossay Sound Designer TBA Props Designer TBA Special Effects Designer TBA Social Media Director TBA Publicity Manager TBA ACT ONE Jason, our Hero Johannes De Quant Hera, Queen of the Gods Ella Tarczy Athena, Goddess of Wisdom & Companion of Heroes Anna Benedict The Argonauts 1 Idmon, the prophet Rebecca Alvarez 2 Meleager, the punk Rebekah Monson 3 Castor, stubborn demi god brother to Pollux Rachel VonSchriltz 4 Pollux stubborn demi god brother to Castor Amanda Clausen 5 Tiphys, the pilot Nicolas Bennett 6 Hercules, the strong Emir Jacobs 7 Hylas, companion to Hercules Daniel Lindstrom 8 Atalanta, the challenger Nina Gopal 9 Uncle, uncle to Meleager Elizabeth Mercado 10 Polyphemos, the sensative Sarah Younan 11 Zetes, son of Boreas who can fly Emily Armenta 12 Pelias’ Son, who joins the Argonauts Theresa Duran King Pelias (Act One only) Ally McGreevy Servant Cepheus (Act One only) Jasmyn Molaei Servant Asterion (Act One only) Alonzo Bocanegra Puppeteer #1: Phrixus (16-18) Kayla Pusatero Puppeteer #2: Helle (16-18) Dariana Gomez Verdin Puppeteer #3: Step Mother, Father & Ram (16-18) Iman Yousuf Birds (37-38) Catherine Heneghan / Iman Yousuf a Centaur (37-38) Kayla Pusatero Villagers (37-38) Dariana Gomez Verdin, Kendra Lincoln, Samantha Morbo, Trinity Phan-Low, Joshua Aplaon, Emerald Inay, Ryan Mohs, Valerie Milanes, Rory Williams, Wayne Morgan, Austin Nipper Alcimede, Jason’s Mother (38-43) Elise Renard Aeson (Jason’s Father) (38-43) Joshua Aplaon Underworld Ghost, Aeson’s Father (38-43) Rory Williams Infant Son Marionette Puppeter (38-43) Hera Boreas, God of the North Wind (44-47) Nguyen Dang Thracian Priest (48) Wayne Morgan Andromeda, girl sacrificed to sea monster (48-53) Catherine Heneghan *The Sea Monster (48-53) Ally McGreevy, Jasmyn Molaei, Alonzo Bocanegra, Iman Yousuf, Dariana Gomez Verdin, Dariana Gomez Verdin, Austin Nipper, Joshua Aplaon Woman of Lemnos #1(54-62) Kendra Lincoln Woman of Lemnos #2(54-62) Samantha Morbo Woman of Lemnos #3(54-62) Trinity Phan-Low Old Soldier (54) Austin Nipper Rumor (54-62) Iman Yousuf Young Girls of Thrace (58-59) Emerald Inay Men of Lemnos (58-59) Ryan Mohs Dryope, a water nymph (62-74) Valerie Milanes Amycus, Poseidon’s drunken Giant Son (74-80) Rory Williams Dymas, the sole survivor who joins the Argo (74-85) Austin Nipper Dymas’ Partner (76) Nguyen Dang Harpies on skates (80-85) Who can roller skate? Phineus, the 200 year old prophet (80-85) Jasmyn Molaei Bird Puppet (85-88) Iman Yousuf ACT TWO Medea (Act Two only) Emerald Inay Aeëtes, Medea’s Father (Act Two only) Ryan Mohs Aeëtes’s Servant (Act Two only) Austin Nipper Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty (Act Two only) Kendra Lincoln Aphrodite’s Servant #1 (91-96) Elise Renard Aphrodite’s Servant #2 (91-96) Valerie Milanes Aphrodite’s Musician (91-96) Catherine Heneghan Eros, God of Love (Act Two only) Jasmyn Molaei Medea’s Man #1 (103 & 112) Alonzo Bocanegra Medea’s Man #2 (103 & 112) Austin Nipper Medea’s Man #3 (103 & 112) Emir Jacobs Medea’s Man #4 (103 & 112) Joshua Aplaon A Winged Fury (117) Samantha Morbo Bull #1 (118-120) Rory Williams Bull #2 (118-120) Wayne Morgan *Skeleton Soldiers (118-120) Everyone that’s not an Argonaut or Bull or Dragon Dragon (120-123) Emir Jacobs Styrus, Medea’s Fiancé (Act Two only) Rory Williams Apsyrtos, Medea’s Brother (Act Two only) Wayne Morgan Colchian Messenger (130-134) Iman Yousuf Goddess of the Desert #1 (134-141) Rachel VonSchriltz Goddess of the Desert #2 (134-141) Amanda Clausen Meleager’s Mother (134-141) Ally McGreevy OPTION B Kaylee Medeiros Swanson Michael Presa ARGONAUTIKA is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. www.bretadamsltd.net “World premiere by the Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago” .
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