Company WAKKA WAKKA
Dead as a Dodo
Dead as a Dodo
Synopsis
Deep within the underworld, two skeleton friends, a Dodo and a boy, tirelessly dig for fresh bones. Their ancient skeletal forms are deteriorating and without them they will disappear completely. One day something peculiar happens: The Dodo miraculously sprouts feathers! A wave of transformation begins, shattering the established order of the dead.
As the Dodo continues to grow flesh, fear and chaos erupt the two friends must flee, fighting to stay together as they are drawn into the heart of an epic battle between life and death. Infused with puppetry, humor, and stunning visual effects, Dead as a Dodo is a mesmerizing musical odyssey about survival, transformation, and the power of true friendship.
Credits
Programma
written by Gwendolyn Warnock & Kirjan Waage
with help from the ensemble
directed by Gwendolyn Warnock and Kirjan Waage
original music & sound design Thor Gunnar Thorvaldsson
puppet design & construction Kirjan Waage
projection design Erato Tzavara
lighting design Daphne Agosin
touring lighting design Scott Monnin
set design, costume design Gwendolyn Warnock & Kirjan Waage
ensemble Lei Lei Bavoil, Alexandra Bråss, Hanna Magrete Muir, Sigurd Rosenberg, Peter Russo, Anna Soland, Kirjan Waage, Mairead Kohler, Olivia Zerphy, Thea Lekang
producers Gwendolyn Warnock, Thomas Gustafson & Kirjan Waage
associate lighting design Gillian Hanemayer
props and additional puppet construction Lei-Lei Bavoil, Alexandra Bråss, Frida Vige Helle, Dorothy James, Andy Manjuck, Hanna Magrete Muir, Jack Markussen, Sigurd Rosenberg, Peter Russo, Marie Skogvang-Stork, Anna Soland, Gwendolyn Warnock
additional prop, painting & sewing Rosalie Arends, Cornelia Waage and Hallie Perlman
production WAKKA WAKKA
in coproduction with Nordland Visual Theatre, Nord Universitet and The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
with the support of Arts Council Norway, The Jim Henson Foundation, The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FFUK, and Sea-Cargo AS.
special Thanks to the Nord University Theatre Class of 2023.
Italian premiere
in English with Italian surtitles
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