Happenstance Theater
Performance Dates
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The Happenstance quintet delves into Ancient Greek Mythology with guest artist Craig Jaster generating a live musical score. In a pared-down 1940’s aesthetic a chorus of workers, like bees, assemble lightning bolts and mines the Underworld. Like Sisyphus they must endlessly repeat their tasks. With an ample smattering of amusement, the performers invoke the Muses, offer Sacrifice, suffer Hubris, consult Oracles, and meet Fate as they portray an array of mortals and Gods whose flaws reflect their own.
Production Information
Approximate Running Time
75 minutes
Cast
Performer
Role
Ensemble (Discordia, Proteus, Charon)
Ensemble (Aristaeus, Fate, Hera/Grace, Sphinx, Oracle)
Ensemble (Orpheus, Fate, Athena/Grace)
Ensemble (Oracle, Paris, Hades, Phaethon)
Ensemble (Eurydice, Fate, Aphrodite/Grace, Sphinx, Helios)
Ensemble/Musician
Creative Team
Playwright
Director
Costume Designer
Choreographer for plays
Musical Director
Sound Designer
Composer
Lighting Designer