SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE
Kerckhoff Grand Salon December 5th - 6th 2pm & 8pm
Music and Words by Michael John LaChiusa
Based on Short Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
As Translated by Takashi Kojima
Music Direction by Jen Lin
Set Design and Costume Design by Adam Rigg
Lighting Design by Stephanie Woropay
Sound Design by Daniel Tator
Stage Manager: Daniel Sir
Assistant Director: Nina Herzog
Directed by Hunter Bird
Love. Death. Truth.
SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE, a provocative new musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on a series of short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. In KESA/MORITO, we see two lovers struggling to reconcile their forbidden passion. In R SHOMON, we hear four eye witnesses recount a murder four entirely different ways. And in GLORYDAY, we see a Priest denounce religion, only to find himself the center of a lie that becomes the truth.
Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as, "... a little power house of a show whose sheer intensity will knock you flat-and make you think. LaChiusa's stagecraft is sure, and his edgy, pop-flavored score commandingly individual. He is thinking hard about the future of the post-Sondeim musical, and in SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE he has gone a long way toward showing us what it will look like."
THE CAST
KESA, THE WIFE, THE ACTRESS ................................................................... Rachel Lee
MORITO, THE HUSBAND, THE CPA ................................................................ Nick Tubbs
THE JANITOR, THE PRIEST ....................................................................... Jordan Aragon
THE THIEF, THE REPORTER ........................................................................ Travis Leland
THE MEDIUM, THE AUNT ........................................................................... Angelica Richie
THE CAST
KESA, THE WIFE, THE ACTRESS ................................................................... Rachel Lee
MORITO, THE HUSBAND, THE CPA ................................................................ Nick Tubbs
THE JANITOR, THE PRIEST ....................................................................... Jordan Aragon
THE THIEF, THE REPORTER ........................................................................ Travis Leland
THE MEDIUM, THE AUNT ........................................................................... Angelica Richie
Following the Opening Night Performance on December 5th, there will be a dessert gala attended by the cast and crew as well as the composer of the piece, Michael John LaChiusa.
Attire is Business Casual.
To attend this performance, please RSVP for the Guest List at actiiireservation@gmail.com
Attire is Business Casual.
To attend this performance, please RSVP for the Guest List at actiiireservation@gmail.com
