Throne of Blood, 2010
ABOUT
Throne of Blood is the first stage adaptation of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s landmark 1957 film, which is itself an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The production combines visual and aural elements from the film with ritualistic pageantry, elaborate sound score, grand sets and costumes evoking the visceral power of Kurosawa’s masterpiece for contemporary audiences.
PRODUCTION
Adapted and directed by: Ping Chong
Lighting Designer: Darren McCroom
Composer & Sound Design: Todd Barton
Scenic Designer: Christopher Acebo
Costume Design: Stefani Mar
Video and Projection Design: Maya Ciarrocchi
Dramaturgs: Lue Morgan Douthit, Gina Pisasale
Stage Manager: Amy Miranda Warner
Voice & Text Director: Sara Phillips
Movement & Fight Director: John Sipes
CAST
Kevin Kenerly, Ako, Danforth Comins, Jonathan Haugen, JaMario Stills, Richard Howard, Michael Winters, Cristofer Jean, Gregory Linington
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Premiere:
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR (July 2010)
Tour:
Brooklyn Academy of Music New Wave Festival, Brooklyn, NY (November 2010)
Click HERE for our behind-the-scenes Tumblr page and many others
PRESS
Theater Review: Throne of Blood, Epoch Times, Nov. 16, 2010
Man Who Conquered...Throne of Blood, LMagazine, Nov. 9 2010
Throne of Blood, Backstage, Nov. 12, 2010
The Macbeths in the Prism of Noh, Brooklyn Rail, Nov. 5, 2010
Throne of Blood, Theater Mania, Nov. 10, 2010
MULTIMEDIA
Photos:
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Video Clips:
Director Ping Chong Introduces "Throne of Blood," Youtube, Sep. 3, 2009
Throne of Blood, Youtube, Aug 2. 2010 Throne of Blood Oregon Shakespeare, Youtube, Jul 30. 2010
The Costumes of "Throne of Blood,"Youtube, Jul 30. 2010
PRODUCING PARTNERS
Commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
FUNDERS
Deedee and Burt McMurtry, National Endowment for the Arts, American Express, Charloette Lin and Robert P. Porter, Michael and Leslie Schroeder, The Kinsman Foundation