OCTOPUS’S GARDEN

Written BY WESTON GAYLORD
DIRECTED BY JESSICA KUBZANSKY
CO-Produced by CIRCLE X THEATRE CO., OUTSIDE IN THEATRE, and BOSTON COURT PASADENA
World Premiere

Featuring: Zachary Bones, Tim Cummings, Perry Daniel, Danielle McPhaul, Kacie Rogers, and Vincent R. Williams
Tara Cover: Ashley Romans
Assistant Director: Melissa Coleman-Reed
Puppetry Design & Direction: Emory Royston
Scenic Design: François-Pierre Couture
Assistant Scenic Design: Audrey Szot
Costume Design: Wendell C. Carmichael
Lighting Design: Karyn D. Lawrence
Sound Design & Original Composition: Noel Nichols & UptownWorks
Props Design: Nicole Bernardini
Dramaturg: Jen Kays
Stage Manager: Kat Haan
Assistant Stage Manager: Yaesol Jeong
Sound Board Operator: Jonas Huffer
Intimacy Consultant: Elizabeth Rainey
Casting Director: Victoria Hoffman
Production Manager: Eric Swartz
Producers: Jessica Hanna, Jen Kays, Jessica Kubzansky & Manuel Prieto

Press & Recognition

“Octopus’s Garden is a terrific production of an impressive new work. It wasn’t the play I was expecting – it’s a better one.” — ArtsBeatLA

“When a play this touching and magical comes along, it aches for audiences. To see wonderful acting, gorgeous design work, flawless direction, beautiful storytelling and a HUGE PUPPET, catch Octopus’s Garden before it swims off.” — Larchmont Buzz

“…an intriguing oddity packed with big ideas…a gripping meditation on what it means to be human.” — Stage Raw

“…this production is not only successful in the acting front but in the design aspect that plays an integral role in creating this incredible world…weaving together a world that succeeds in conjuring the surreal and mysterious beauty of the vast, unknown ocean…” — The Nerds of Color

Photos by Brian Hashimoto