Pericles

Written BY William Shakespeare
New Verse adaptation by Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Margaret Shigeko Starbuck
Produced by BOSTON COURT PASADENA with Play On Shakespeare
West CoAST Premiere

Featuring: Jamie Gallo, Julanne Chidi Hill, Nicole Javier, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Desirée Mee Jung, Alexander Matos, Rio Rasch, Adam J. Smith, Joel Swetow, Randolph Thompson
Assistant Director: Grace Wilkerson
Movement Director: Estela Garcua
Scenic Design: Michelle Joo
Assoc. Scenic Design: You Chen Zhang
Costume Design: Nala Zinngrabe
Lighting Design: Pablo Santiago
Assoc. Lighting Design: Jennifer Gonzalez
Sound Design, Original Composition, & Music Direction: John Ballinger
Props Design: Rye Mandel
Stage Manager: Yaesol Jeong
Assistant Stage Manager: Jaclyn Gehringer
Audio Engineer: Jonas Huffer
Sound Board Op.: Emmanuel Bradshaw
Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto
Production Manager: Eric Swartz

Press & Recognition

“A fusion of the classical with the contemporary, this Pericles has plenty of laughs and a surprisingly moving denouement.  For any who consider Shakespeare’s troublesome play inaccessible and dull, this adventurous romp offers a welcome chance to reevaluate.” — Stage Raw

“imagination reigns supreme and the results are every bit as electrifying.” — Stage Scene LA

“Buy your ticket now. It’s going to sell out. It moves, it sings, it brings emotion to mythos. An incredible cast of ten, not a weak link among them, does everything from creating a storm onstage with nets and Mylar to jousting with pool noodles to staging an attack by pirates with gym equipment.” — Colorado Boulevard

“A nimble ensemble balances meta-theatrical humor with genuine feeling.” — LA Times

Photos by Brian Hashimoto