God Favors the Predator, 2004
ABOUT
God Favors the Predator (2004) is an expansion of an earlier work, Nocturne in 1200 Seconds exploring the dark side of human nature in modern times. It was originally commissioned by Virginia Tech and used Virginia Tech acting students in the cast. God Favors the Predator marked the second world premiere that Ping Chong and Michael Rohd created in collaboration with Virginia Tech after Truth & Beauty. God Favors the Predator was re-commissioned in 2006 by Theatre Lanterne in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a new 2nd act, which was adapted from a broadcast of the siege of Sarajevo by a local television station.
PRODUCTION
Conceived by: Ping Chong
Written and Directed by: Ping Chong and Michael Rohd
Assistant Director (Rotterdam): Dave Schwab
Stage Manager: Courtney Golden
Set & Lighting Design: Randy Ward
Sound & Projection Design: David Wedin
Costume Design: Lisa Liebetrau
Managing Director: Bruce Allardice
CAST
Bryan Breau, Anna Brown, Bary Kidd, Katie Maconaughey, Kate Raines, Travis Russel, Ashley Sparks
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Premiere:
Virginia Tech Department of Theater Arts, Haymarket Theater (December 2, 2004)
Dutch version:
Lantaren/Venster, Rotterdam (June 2006)
PRESS
Virginia Tech Announces Ping Chong Residency, Virginia Tech News 2004
A Conversation with Ping Chong and Michael Rohd, Roanoke Times 2004
University theatre experimentation, Office of the Vice President for Research 2004
MULTIMEDIA
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PRODUCING PARTNERS
Virginia Tech Department of Theatre Arts and Ping Chong + Company
FUNDERS
National Endowment for the Arts