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El Misterio

Written by
Unknown
Translated and Adapted by
Luna Izpisua de Kissel
Directed by
Luna Izpisua de Kissel
Apr
13
2023
to
Apr
21
2023
Location
CalArts Walt Disney Modular Theater (MOD)
El Misterio is an adaptation of the 700-year-old Spanish liturgical drama Misteri d’Elx, which depicts the dormition, assumption, and coronation of the Virgin Mary. El Misterio uses the original medieval narrative as a framework for investigating modern rites of human connectivity, spirituality, and embodiment in a technologically-mediated world.

CAST:
Bull: Kelli English, Oliver Gifford, Daniel Newman-Lessler
Gethsemane Lake: Avi Glover
Gethsemane Tree: Elie Korio
Holy Sepulcher: Sebastian Rosales
Holy Tree: Olivia Xing
James: Grant Garcia
James the Little: Michael Lanham
Jesus: Oliver Gifford
John: Beverly Steel
Paul: Kyle DiGiorgio
Peter: Kody Nelson
Mary Jacobe: Nina Malinow
Mary Salome: Gary Cook
The Angel: Karolina Kwaśniak
The Virgin Mary: Claudia Dockery
Virtuous Leader: Fred Affambi/Liangliang Fu
Voices of Mary Salome and Mary Jacobe: Natalee Hapeniewski, Eva Clare Hendricks, Venice Mountain-Zona, Daniel Newman-Lessler
Voice of the Stations of the Cross: Daniel Newman-Lessler
Voice of Virgin Mary: Karolina Kwaśniak
Full Choir: Sophie Alter, Bella Marie Andrews, Carolyn Avenger, Alec Boyd, Samuel Buroker, Kayla Dobbs, Kelli English, Sylka Feliciano, Olivia Fogel, MaryKate Glenn, Elizabeth Goldmane, Natalee Hapaniewski, Eva Clare Hendricks, Taylor Ice, Romy Kim, Venice Mountain-Zona, Ayla Noel, Jordan Oakley, Gia Ochsenbein, Stella Pappas, Sydney Rahilly, Olivia Ross, Jordyn Ryan, Sage Michael Stone, Amelia Whitney, Aaron Zucker
Chamber Choir: Sophie Alter, Bella Marie Andrews, Kayla Dobbs, Kelli English, Ben Formella, MaryKate Glenn, Elizabeth Goldmane, Natalee Hapaniewski, Eva Clare Hendricks, Taylor Ice, Romy Kim, Venice Mountain-Zona, Kody Nelson, Jordan Oakley, Gia Ochsenbein, Sydney Rahilly

CREATIVE TEAM:
Director: Luna Izpisua de Kissel
Scenic Designer: Benny Pitt
Costume Designer: Danica Martino
Lighting Designer: W. Alejandro Melendez
Sound Designer: Nick DePinto
Video Designer: Natalie Nicholas
Music Director/Organist: Daniel Newman-Lessler
Assistant Music Director: Michael Lanham
Assistant Scenic Designer: Holly Joy Webb
Assistant Scenic Designer: Ariel Ling-An Huang
Assistant Costume Designer: Emily Unthank
Assistant Lighting Designer: Jackson Funke
Master Electrician: Jack Cannon
Assistant Video Designer: Wei-Fang Chang
Vocal Coach: Rafael Lopez-Barrantes
Movement Consultant: Annalee Traylor
Producer: Gefei Liu
Assistant Producer: Vladimir Tuaev
Associate Production Manager: Katherine Paez Froehlich
Stage Manager: Sami Hansen
Assistant Stage Manager: Mia Condon
Deck Assistant Stage Manager: Liz Zaragoza
Technical Director: Sam DuBois
Assistant Technical Director: Sophia Prothero
Graphic Design: Luna Izpisua de Kissel, with photography by Natalie Nicholas