La Jolla Playhouse Presents
By
Lisa Sanaye Dring
Directed by
Ralph B. Peña
A Co-Production with
Ma-Yi Theater Company
Scenic Design Wilson Chin
Costume Design Mariko Ohigashi
Lighting Design Paul Whitaker
Sound Design Fabian Obispo
Projection Designer Hana Kim
Wig and Hair Design Alberto "Albee" Alvarado
Taiko Drummer and Composer Shih-Wei Wu
Intimacy Staging and Co-Fight Director Chelsea Pace
Cultural/Martial Arts Consultant and Co-Fight Director James Yaegashi
Dramaturg Alice Tuan
Casting TBD Casting/Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA; Jacole Kitchen
Stage Manager Marie Jahelka*
Assistant Stage Managers Kira Vine*
Senior Production Manager Benjamin Seibert
General Manager Ryan Meisheid
Executive Producer Eric Keen-Louie
SUMO will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.
THE CAST
Kannushi 1, Rikishi Kris Bona*
Kannushi 2, Rikishi Michael Hisamoto*
Shinta Earl T. Kim*
Kannushi 3, Tate Gyoji, Rikishi Ryan Nebreja*
Mitsuo David Shih*
Fumio, Boss Miller Tai*
Akio Scott Keiji Takeda*
Ren Adam Tran*
So Viet Vo*
Taiko Drummer Shih-wei Wu
UNDERSTUDIES
Fumio, Ren Kris Bona*
Akio, Mitsuo Michael Hisamoto*
Shinta, So Ryan Nebreja*
Understudies are never substituted for listed roles unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
ADDITIONAL STAFF
Assistant Director Isabel Rodriguez
Assistant Lighting Designer Jason Bieber
Associate Projection Designer Jesus Hurtado
Assistant Sound Designer Salvador Zamora
Video Engineer & Programmer Erin Teachman
Fight Captain Earl T. Kim*
Production Assistant Brian Salvanera
People and Culture Consultants Cornerstone Consulting HR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fuse Technical Group • Asano Taiko U.S
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and Actors’ Equity Association. | |
| The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. | |
| This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. | |
This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 122. | |
La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. | |
| ‡ | UC San Diego M.F.A. Candidates in residence at La Jolla Playhouse |