ON STAGE
Homo Dramaticus by Alberto Adellach
Directed by Alberto Justiniano, Sir Curtis Kirby III, Meena Natarajan, and Dipankar Mukherjee
November 8-November 17, 2024
ASL Performance November 10th
The Southern Theater
Content Guidance: Mentions and depictions of gun violence, political violence, sexual harassment/assault, and murder. Loud sounds including gunshots, bombs, and sirens present. Use of strobe light effects. Recommended for individuals 16 and older.
Two Theaters, Once Voice: Unmasking the Human Drama
Pangea World Theater and Teatro del Pueblo are excited join together to present Homo Dramaticus, a series of three short plays by Alberto Adellach, exploring different aspects of the human condition. Homo Dramaticus delves into humanity’s complexities through Children (Criaturas), which explores childhood innocence and discovery, March (Marcha), a surreal tragicomedy that warns of dehumanization, and Words (Palabras), which investigates the profound impact of communication and language on shaping reality. Each play offers audiences a unique lens through which to view timeless and relevant societal issues.
Alberto Adellach, born in Buenos Aires, is renowned for his powerful plays that often reflect the political turmoil of his homeland. His works have endured beyond borders, resonating with audiences around the world for their poignant themes and social critique.
Cast
Children (Criaturas) — Nate Kay, José Sabillón
March (Marcha) — Paulina Aparicio, Wasima Farah, Sarah Furniss
Words (Palabras) — Ernest Briggs*
* Actor Equity Association
Artistic Personnel
Director of March (Marcha) — Alberto Justiniano
Directors of Words (Palabras) — Meena Natarajan and Dipankar Mukherjee
Director of Children (Criaturas) — Sir Curtis Kirby III
Assistant Director Words (Palabras) — Isabel Koch
Assistant Director Children (Criaturas) — Jennifer Cortes
Lighting Designer — Jordan Hall
Set Designer — Mike Grittner
Costume Designer — Abigail Vaughan
Choreographer — Sandra Agustin
Sound Designer — Diego Vasquez Rios
Musician — Vladimir Garrio
Production Staff
Stage Manager — Cassi Henning
Production Assistant — Nathan Berglund
Production Assistant — Queenie Wynter
Production Assistant — Noelle Awada
Program
Performance Guide
Photos by Bruce Silcox
Press
Cherry and Spoon
November 15, 2024
"Everyone in the six-person cast is so good, really committed and believable in their roles. Acting almost as a seventh ensemble member, musician Vladimir Garrido plays multiple instruments (often at the same time), the guitars, flutes, and percussive instruments almost in conversation with the cast. The traditional South American music and instrumentation lends an authenticity to the story, adding warmth and color, and filling the space between the plays.
Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman
Directed by Ismail Khalidi
October 25-November 2, 2024
ASL Interpretation: October 27th
Pangea World Theater Studio
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Content Guidance: Use of prop gun on stage. One instance of gun shot sound played. Mentions of sexual, physical, psychological abuse and assault. Recommended for individuals 16 and older.
Photos by Gisell Calderon
“A terrifying moral thriller which combines brilliant theatricality with clear thought and fierce compassion.” — London Sunday Times
Set in an unnamed country emerging from a U.S.-backed dictatorship, the play explores the ripple effects of state violence. With an unknown visitor arriving at their secluded beach house one night, Paulina Escobar is sure she recognizes the guest’s voice from her own harrowing detention years before. Deciding to take justice into her own hands, the following 24 hours are full of tension and intrigue as Paulina’s husband is forced to decide whether to believe his wife or the seemingly respectable Dr. Roberto Miranda.
This riveting white knuckle thriller is an intellectual and emotional tug of war about time, trauma and the meaning of justice.
Cast
Paulina Salas — Claudia Veronica Garcia
Gerardo Escobar — Tyler Stamm
Roberto Miranda — Tom Whalen*
* Indicates Equity actor
Artistic Personnel
Director — Ismail Khalidi
Lighting Designer — Jasmin Garcia
Set Designer — Sadie Ward
Assistant Set Designer — Briana Boden
Costume Designer — Claire Frederick
Sound Designer — Dameun Strange
Choreographer — Leila Awadallah
Production Staff
Stage Manager — Suzanne Victoria Cross
Production Assistant — Janet Sanchez
Production Assistant — Noelle Awada
Production Assistant — Moe Kojima
Program
Performance Guide
Press
Minnesota Theater Love
October 25, 2024
"The new production of Death and the Maiden at Pangea World Theater is a tense thriller that will linger in audience members' minds long after they leave the theater. "
Hecuba by Marina Carr
Directed by Dipankar Mukherjee
April 5-21, 2024
The Southern Theater
Photos by Bruce Silcox
Hecuba “teases out the barbaric aftermath of the fall of Troy, while also presenting it as a metaphor for the modern day plight of those dispossessed by warfare – especially women and children.” — The Stage
In the aftermath of the fall of Troy, Agamemnon, the victor, locks horns with Hecuba, the vanquished queen. Both have suffered intimate loss — the sacrifice of a daughter, the murder of a son. In Marina Carr’s bold engagement with Euripides, there’s a demand for further bloodshed. The drama weaves threads of inconsolable rage and grief with fate, revenge and inevitable carnage. It explores the shreds of duty and honour as well as the terrible deeds hatred breeds as it touches bravely on Hecuba’s heroic nature and ‘the endless tears of women’.
Cast
Hecuba Queen of Troy, Wife of Priam — Suzanne Victoria Cross
Agamemnon King of Achaeans — Matthew Saxe
Cassandra Daughter of Hecuba — Ankita Ashrit
Polyxena Daughter of Hecuba — Anne Guadagnino
Polymestor King of Thrace — Ernest Briggs*
Odysseus King of Ithaca — Tyler Stamm
Polydorus Youngest Son of Hecuba — Nathan Berglund
Nepotolemus Son of Achilles — J. Antonio Teodoro
Boy 1 Son of Polymestor — Neel Shah
Boy 2 Son of Polymestor & Servant — Sudarsna Mukund
* Indicates Equity actor
Artistic Personnel
Director — Dipankar Mukherjee
Assistant Director — Sir Curtis Kirby III
Lighting Designer — Mike Grogan
Set Builder & Lead Carpenter — Orin Herfindal
Costume Designer — Mary Ann Kelling
Assistant Costume Designer — Laura Jones
Composer, Live Musician & Sound Designer — Bethany Lacktorin
Choreographer — Sandra Agustin
Dramaturg — Amy Muse
Production Staff
Stage Manager — Cassi Henning
Assistant Stage Manager — Winona Honey
Production Assistant — Zachary Kulzer
Production Assistant — Nathan Berglund
Program
Performance Guide
Press
WCCO Mid-morning
April 3, 2024
Mid-morning host Shayla Reaves and Heather Brown interview Suzanne Victoria Cross (Hecuba and Pangea World Theater Production Manager) and Dipankar Mukherjee (Director and Pangea World Theater Co-Artistic Director).
Minnesota Theater Chat Podcast
March 24, 2024
Julie Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love and Jill Schafer of Cherry and Spoon dig into the work of Pangea World Theater with Adlyn Carreras (General Manager) and Suzanne Victoria Cross (Hecuba and Production Manager).
Sahan Journal
April 5, 2024
Myah Goff interviewed director and co-artistic director, Dipankar Mukherjee. “Our job is to bring people together, to engage in a discussion so that hopefully, every day we’re asking questions. Along with the audience, we’re searching for answers out of this violence, you know? What do we need to do so we don’t leave the next generation behind, where everything is set up for them to be depressed and jaded?”
Returning to Haifa
Written by Ghassan Kanafani
Adapted by Naoimi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi
Directed by Dipankar Mukherjee
April 21-23 & May 3-6, 2023
Mixed Blood Theatre
Photos by Bruce Silcox
"Kanafani’s parable is even-handed enough to explore the agony of both the exiled Palestinian couple and the Jewish widow...and to empathize with all of them." — Jewish Renaissance
The touching story centers on Palestinian couple Said and Safiyya who were forced to flee their home in 1948. Now, in the aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War, the borders are open for the first time in 20 years and the couple dare to return to their house in Haifa. They are prepared to find someone else living where they once did. Yet nothing can prepare Said and Safiyya for the encounter they both desire and dread.
Cast
Said — Ernest Briggs*
Young Said/Dov — Mohamed Haji
Safiyya — Rasha Ahmad Sharif
Young Safiyya — Sayli Khadilkar
Miriam — Esther Ouray
* Indicates Equity actor
Artistic Personnel
Director — Dipankar Mukherjee
Assistant Director — Sir Curtis Kirby III
Lighting Design — Mike Grogan
Set Design — Orin Herfindal
Costume Design — Mary Ann Kelling
Sound Design — Eric M. C. Gonzales
Movement Coach — Leila Awadallah
Production Staff
Stage Manager — Suzanne Victoria Cross
Assistant Stage Manager — Winona Honey
Directing Apprentice/Production Assistant — Zachary Kulzer
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