University Theatre
The Arabian Nights

The Arabian NightsArabian Nights
Adapted by Mary Zimmerman
Thursday April 12-Sunday April 15, Wednesday April 18-Sunday April 22, Titmus Theatre
Evening shows at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinee at 2 pm

 

First written down somewhere around Syria and Egypt in the tenth century, The Arabian Nights have been translated and adapted numerous times over the last millennium. Scheherezade’s predicament frames the storytelling that begins when The King walks in on his wife passionately embracing another man. To be certain he will never be betrayed again, the King marries a new woman every night and kills her the next morning. When it is Scheherezade’s turn, she devises a clever plan to save herself and the other girls. Each night, she tells the King a story, a series of magical tales, stopping at the critical moment of the story. The King must wait to learn the resolution, thus sparing the gifted storyteller to weave the tales another day. But she must keep the king interested, or she will forfeit her life. Always on the edge of danger, Scheherezade unfolds her stories, each more wondrous than the last, with action and adventure, humor, and sometimes even a touch of naughty. Some adult themes.

 

“We encounter a world that is both foreign and recognizable at the same time…This unfamiliar familiarity gives us the gift of perspective and reminds us that we are a part of something much larger than ourselves. We are citizens of the world and participants in history, inhabitants of an interconnected global community.” Alex Rosenthal, Berkeley Repertory Theatre

 

 

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Thank you to all who turned out for auditions! We are pleased to have so many interested students for University Theatre productions.

 

Accepting a role in this show is a commitment to be at all rehearsals and performances. Be sure to check the rehearsal calendar! Please contact your stage manager, Kimberlin Torain[ktorain@ncsu.edu], with ANY questions. TO ACCEPT YOUR ROLE IN THE SHOW, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK NEXT TO YOUR NAME AND ROLE AND FILL OUT THE FORM ATTACHED WITH YOUR CONTACT AND BIO INFORMATION. THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT WILL GO IN THE PLAYBILL FOR THE SHOW. THANKS.

 

CAST LIST

 

Actor

Roles (all also play ensemble)

 

Allison Hedges

Scheherezade; Aziz’s Mother

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Leanna Hall

Dunyazade; Dancing Girl and Fool; Jester’s Wife; Azizah; Little Foot and Second Genie

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Destiny McNeill

Perfect Love; Other Woman; Harun’s First Girl, Tortoise, and Little Girl; Woman by the River

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Erica Abed

Slave Girl; Girl in the Garden; Sleeper; Woman by the River

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Ifyeani Welson

Dancing Girl and Fool; Green Grocer; Mother, Experienced Woman, and First Sister-in-Law; First Woman by the River

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Katisha Sargeant

Dancing Girl; Woman; Sympathy the Learned; Harun’s Second Girl; Experienced Woman, Little Girl, and Second Sister-in-Law

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Diana Quetti

Dancing Girl and Fool, Bride, Ala al-din abu Shamat

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Wah Tran (Nick)

Shahryar; Mock Khalifah/Aziz

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Stephen Dozier

Harun al-Rashid; Sheikh al-Islam; both Kings
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Matthew Hogan

Wazir; Fool; Pastrycook, Old Boatman; Friend, Desert Thief, and Farmer
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Brian Allison

Camel; Figure and Fool; Kadi; Friend. Desert Thief, Farmer, and Genie; Donkey;

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Nicholas Peaks

Prince of Fools; Jester; Sympathy’s Brother; Hard Head and First Genie

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Kunal Vasudev

Jafar; Fool; Man in the Dream, Farmer, friends, and Desert Thief; Sheikh al-Fadl

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Mohammad Nabil Najeeb

Fool and Shop Assistant; Third Stage; Bilateral; Masrur

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Zachary Francis

Chief of Keys; Chief of Police; Abu al-Hasan; First Sage; Prince; Ishak of Mosul

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Nathaniel Conti

Madman; The Poor Man; Butcher; Second Sage; Sleeper

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