ABOUT
Puss in Boots, or the Master Cat, is one of the great fairy tales in Western literature. First put to paper by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in the 1550s, Puss in Boots is the story of a talking cat who serves his poor owner by his wits, making his master wealthy, finding him love, and stealing him a kingdom. Ludwig Tieck’s 1797 stage version of the play, first performed in German, is a brilliant amalgam of the fairy tale, children’s theater, and social satire. Rarely performed in the United States, Tieck’s Puss in Boots, a Fairy Tale for Children is a joyous early example of absurdist theater.
CAST
THE KING: Weston McAloney
THE PRINCESS: Dakota Thorn
HINZE: Beth Josephsen
GOTTLEIB: Alec Reusch
CRITIC 1: Angela Joy Baldasare
CRITIC 2: Treasure Davidson
CRITIC 3: Jordan Shear
THE PLAYWRIGHT: Becca Kravitz
FIRST LOVER: Kelsey Hopkins
SECOND LOVER: Samuel B Partridge
PRINCE NATE: Monty Almoro
LEANDER: Helen Casebolt
PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTORS: Philip J. Hickman and Adam Simon
STAGE MANAGER: Jennifer Burton
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Lilyana Mays
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Colleen Underwood
COSTUME DESIGNER: Lindsay Simon
SOUND DESIGNER: William Bragg
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Griffin DeWitt
PROPS MASTER: Michelle Batt
SET DESIGNER: Andrew Weibel
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER: Jason Speicher
MOVEMENT COACH: Beth Josephsen
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR: Fia Friend
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR: Griffin DeWitt
