Jim Henson Foundation Grant Finalist!
February 2018- Theatre@37 Residency- Perry, NY
June 2018- Center at West Park NYC Object Movement Festival
July 2018- New York State Puppet Festival
Adapted from Karel Čapek’s 1930s Czech Sci-fi novel, War with the Newts
It’s 1936 and a new breed of intelligent creature is discovered off the cost of Indonesia. At first these newts are put to work as enslaved labor, but as they begin to multiply, it signals the end of human civilization as we know it. An original work of theater with Balinese shadow puppets, marionettes, original musical score, live music, and a story that sadly grows all the more relevant in time.
Director Tags: new play development, devised theatre, physical theatre, puppetry (Balinese Shadow Puppetry & Czech Marionettes), musical score development, live Indonesian Gamelan music
For Fun: Click here to hear what Indonesian Gamelan music is like! Featuring our musician Ian Coss!
Playwright: Sam J Gold
Director: Miriam Grill
Original Music: Ian Coss
Ensemble: Ajinkya Desai, Sam Jay Gold, Arielle Lever, Ariel Lauryn, Neysa Lozano
Musicians: Ian Coss, Caitlin Cawley
Stage Manager: Leigh Walter
Production Manager: Emily Batsford