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Stacey Yen in <i>Haroun and the Sea of Stories</i><br>photo by Silver Jade Deutch

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

August 5–August 14, Free Theatre | Buxton School Field

By Rushdie, Salman
Directed by Cabnet, Evan

Evan Cabnet, the director of 2003’s Ubu The King, returns to WTF with a play that has influences of Alice in Wonderland, Arabian Nights, and The Wizard of Oz. Haroun is the skeptical son of Rashid, a storyteller known as the Shah of Blah. Tired of Rashid’s constant yarn-spinning, Haroun complains, “What’s the use of stories if they aren’t even true?” But when Rashid mysteriously loses his ability to tell tall tales, Haroun sets sail on the magical Sea of Stories to get his father’s powers back. Joined by an Iff` (actually a Genie) and a Butt (actually a mechanical bird), Haroun travels to the far away land of Kahani, only to learn that his father’s tales are not only true but also alive. Staged in a bucolic setting, the Free Theatre is WTF’s perennial family favorite. Bring a picnic. Admission is, of course, free.

Cast

Soraya/Goopy
NIKKI BERGER
Oneeta/Princess Batcheat/Bagha
STEPHANIE DIMAGGIO
Mr. Sengupta/Khattam-Shud/The Walrus
JEREMY STRONG
Butt the Bus Driver/Butt the Hoopoe
JAMES MCMENAMIN
Iff the Water Genie
EDI GATHEGI
Mali/Mudra
IAN UNTERMAN
Mudra's Shadow
MAGGIE LOUGHRAN
Prince Bolo
LANCE RUBIN
Blabbermouth
AUDREY LYNN WESTON
Snooty Buttoo/General Kitab
RAY MUNOZ
Citizens/Pages/Chupwalas/Others
ERIN ANDERSON

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