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The First of All Hacks |
Chapter 1 Locked in a heated battle with interrupting footnotes and an uncooperative Don Quixote, Cervantes struggles to begin his novel |
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Burning the Future |
Chapter 6 Our hero as artist, with a different way of seeing: other worlds, other countries... can burning books extinguish imagination? |
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Phantoms in the Forest |
Chapter 8 Chapter 35 2 of Don Quixote’s grueling battles—one with windmills, another with wineskins—punctuate the journey with dance, video projection and puppetry |
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Incidental |
Chapters 14, 16, 28, 36 A meeting of the women that Don Quixote encounters on his journey |
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of the anvils and the recalcitrant flesh, |
Chapter 20 Don Quixote prepares to battle a terrifying monster in the night |
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The Man Who Was Recklessly Curious |
Chapters 33-35 Story time with a priest—a cautionary tale for adults |
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caught (el sueño sueña al soñador) |
Chapters 37-41 A veiled Moorish woman confronts the Captive/Cervantes and his addled creation |
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| Between the Books Directed & designed by Fernando Maneca/MANOISECA Writer: Greg McFadden Featuring: Fernando Maneca, *Greg McFadden, *Geoffrey Molloy |
Prologue On a plain in La Mancha, Cervantes plays God as Don Quixote battles the “False Quixote” |
| Knight Reflections Video & installation by Diane Dwyer Director: Mahayana Landowne Writer: Barry Rowell Costumes: Tara Hills Featuring: *William Balzac, Lindsay Briggs, Ryan Ganimian, Tanya Lewallen, Charles Livingston, Nomi Tichman |
Chapters 12-15 Samson Carasco after his defeat as the Knight of the Mirrors… with educational videos |
| Makin’ Truth Written & directed by Steven Dean Featuring: Ayako Dean, Tim McKee |
Chapter 25 Don Quixote’s encounter with Master Pedro collides with his fantasies in Montesinos’ Cave |
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The tale of our hero’s visit to a McDonald’s restaurant with his trusty squire, Sancho, and their encounter with a curious pair |
Chapter 30 The Don and Sancho get the royal treatment by the Duke and Duchess at a local fast food establishment |
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The Reign in Spain |
Chapter 45 Sancho Panza is finally given an island to govern, revealing his unexpected wisdom and ability |
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A Run-In with Some Bulls |
Chapter 58 Another battle for Don Quixote?this time with a stampede... and a live video feed |
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A Demise of Dueling Minds |
Chapter 64 In his final joust, Don Quixote is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon—seen from both sides |
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Stealing Pears |
Chapter 74 In defeat and fever, our hero is tormented by visions from the life he has abandoned |
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The Tour |
Various episodes From piece to piece and room to room, on the road with Cervantes and his alter-ego, Cide Hamete Benegeli |
| Production Staff: Lead Producer: Catherine Porter Producers: Ralph Lewis & Barry Rowell Project Dramaturg: Laura Butchy Production Coordinator: Benjamin Keightley Press Representative: Karen Greco Entertainment Workshop Coordinator: Andrea Lawton Lighting Consultant: David Castaneda Casting Consultant: Nomi Tichman Artwork: John Zaso Photography: Laura Butchy, Ralph Lewis |
* member, Actors Equity Association |
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