The Mechanical Rabbit

Sacred Fools Theater Company presents

The Mechanical Rabbit

by Padraic Duffy
directed by Padrac Duffy & Mauri Bernstein

 

A darkly funny and surreal tale of a young boy's search for identity and free will. This multimedia concoction of puppetry (in styles ranging from Japanese bunraku to shadow puppets to Muppet), actors and music is brought to you by the author of 2001's critical smash hit, Feet.

This show was written for adult audiences. Although it has no sexual content, the surreal, abstract, and occasionally scary world it depicts may render the show inappropriate for younger juvenile audiences.

"Ingenious... breathtakingly inventive... groundbreaking!" - L.A. TIMES
"Ambitious... outstanding... fascinating!" - BACKSTAGE WEST

at Sacred Fools
660 N. Heliotrope Ave 
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Opening

03/20/2003

Closing

04/26/2003

Showtimes

Thurs-Sat, 8pm


RESERVATIONS

(310) 281-8337

Ticket Prices:

Cast


Lou Burnstein as "Father"
Julianne Buescher as "Angie"
Paul Collins as "Sal/Don"
Conor Duffy as "Marty"
Ralph Gorgoglione as "Duck"
Sam Hale as "Marty's Hands"
Beverly Hynds as "Momma Bird"
Jessica Hanna as "Mother"
Kenny Johnston as "Len"
Gregory Manion as "Crab"
Ruth Silveira as "Moon"
Yulia Yemelin as "Lester"
Steven Loeb - Puppeteer/Understudy

Marina Peterson - Violoncello

VIDEO SEQUENCES:

"Pawnshop"
Puppeteers - Steven Loeb & Mauri Bernstein

"Factory Accident"
Puppeteers - Mauri Bernstein (Cat), Christine Papalexis (Duck)

Crew


Production Stage Manager - Heatherlynn Lane
Assistant Stage Managers - Julie Alexander, Julie Mullen, John Sylvain
Puppet Design and Costume Design - Christine Papalexis and Ruth Silveira
Set Design and Video Direction - Jim Walters and Trey Stokes
Sound Design and Original Music - Kevin B. Barron and Kubilay Uner
Producer - Paul Plunkett
Associate Producer - Jones Welsh
Technical Producer - Jim Tavares
Lighting Designer - Sean Telles
Lighting Consultant - Isaac Ho
Set Designer - Jim Walters
Sound Designer - Kevin B. Barron
Props/Scenic Painter - Lisa D. Watson
Puppet Builder: First Technicial - Mary Bryan Wilson
Puppet Builders - Lena Ergen, Sam Hale, Mandolina Moon, Sarah Ormsby, Maida Pirich, Olga Volozova
Shadow Puppets - Beth Peterson, Lena Ergen, Sarah Ormsby
Crab Design/Creation - Mary Bryan Wilson and Mandolina Moon
Fish Rod Puppets - Coutesy of Donna Kimble and Frank Lengley
Graphic Designer - Bernard Chang
Master Carpenter - John Nickles
Construction Crew - Dawn Akemi, Patrick Duffy, Aaron Francis, C.M. Gonzalez, Mary Hayes, Tom Kiesche, Kara Leigh, Julie Lockhart, Allen Lulu, Peter Mattson, Dave Moore, Olivia Nanovic, Chris Peterson, Paul Plunkett, T.M. Raymond, Hayles Salas
Scenic Artists - Susan Burns, Sheryl Lynn Davey
Paint Crew - Julie Alexander, Aldrich Allen, Mauri Bernstein, Padraic Duffy, Corey Klemow, Sondra Mayer, Gerald McClanahan, David LM Mcintyre, Meredith Anne Patt, John Sylvain, J Warner, Lisa D. Watson
Master Electrician - Doug Gabrielle
Lighting Crew - Joe Jordan, Paul Plunkett
Light Operators - Andy Corren, Carla Jo Bailey, Joe Jordan
Sound Operator - Corey Klemow
Production Stills - Kabira Stokes
Publicist - Philip Sokoloff

VIDEO TEAM
Director/Editor - Trey Stokes
Producer - Jim Bartscherer
Technical Advisor - Robert Dixon
Sound - Kevin B. Barron
Sandwich and Turkey Dinner Stylist - Martin Balcaitis

 

NOT Wheelchair Accessible
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Parking & Directions: We're just just south of Melrose, between the 101 and Vermont. A parking lot is available. If the lot is full, you can park at the meters (no charge after 6pm), on Melrose (after 7pm), on Clinton, and on Heliotrope north of Melrose or south of the freeway overpass. (Do NOT park in unmetered spaces on Heliotrope on our block - it is resident parking only, and you will be ticketed!)
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