H & G, a great and terrible story
A work of music theater for voices and solo piano
Libretto by Anna Maria Hong and Jean Randich
Music by Allen Shawn
Bennington College, VT
Director: Jean Randich
Projection and Set Design: Sue Rees
Costume Design: Luciana Figliulo, Andrew Tachman, Julie Winger, and Stefanos Zogopoulos
Lighting Design: Jiyoun Chang
Sound Design: Luke Taylor and Chrysanthemum Ahmed
Choreography: Nosizo Lukhele and Emily Heath
Music Direction: Chris Rose and Allen Shawn
Freely inspired by H & G (Sidebrow Books) and Fablesque (Tupelo Press) by Anna Maria Hong © Anna Maria Hong
H & G, a great and terrible story is a cubistic re-envisioning of the Grimm’s tale of Hansel and Gretel as a surreal, feminist hero’s journey. A terrifying coming of age tale, it bristles with enchantment of the inner woods in a magical dreamscape of music by turns plaintive, swinging, and raw. How do children survive abandonment and loss and learn to make their own way in life?
Featuring: Joseph Alpar, Helen Bergstrom, Daisy Billington, Tom Bogdan, Cadence Boyce, Aidan Ellison, Emily Heath, Anna Rose King, Sarah Kramer Lee, Milo Lis, Asa Lowengard,
Nosizo Lukhele, Ayla Kanciruk, Toj Marceau, Allen Shawn, Max Weiss, Oliver Wessels, and
Stefanos Zogopoulos