Directing Thesis: Richard III

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Nana Dakin '18

 

The sport of Kings is a contest of fair and foul play. Richard, the underdog, is spurned at court for his physical condition but eyes the crown with bloody determination. No bond is too sacred to betray as he manipulates his way to glory.

 

In this story of depravity and ambition, an all-female cast redraws the lines that define gender and power and asks, how far is too far to get what you want?

 

Production Team:

 

Dramaturgs: Lucy Powis and Annie Wang

Producer: Paloma Estévez

PSM: Megan Webb

ASMs: Ada Zhang and Dennis Ho

Company Manager: Ikumi Kuronaga

Scenic Designer: Santiago Orjuela Laverde

Costume Designer: Emily White

Lighting Designer: Elizabeth Mak

Sound Designer: Pornchanok Kanchanabanca

Fight Choreographer: Ellen Bryan

Graphic Designer: Anchuli Felicia King

 

Featuring:

 

Brie Archer, Anya Banerjee, Tessa Barlow-Ochshorn, Hannah Rose Benjamin, Elizabeth Chappel, Britta Kuhn, Katie Mack*, Maya Martin-Udry, Rita McCann, Zainab Musa*, Adaku Okpi, Alice Renier*, Briana Sakamoto*, Kea Trevett*, Phoebe Wright

* Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

 

The Director’s Bio:

 

Nana Dakin is a Thai-American director of new plays, classics and devised performance. Having grown up in multiple countries, Nana’s work is driven by a great curiosity and empathy for diverse cultural and sociopolitical realities. She is committed to promoting social justice and challenging her audience through the interplay of language, movement and bodies in space. Nana is a core member of B-Floor Theatre, Thailand’s vanguard physical theatre company. Her directorial work with B-Floor, Begin Again (2009) and Damage Joy (2011) ranked in the top 5 theatre productions of that year by the Bangkok Post. This summer she will be Anne Bogart's Assistant Director for the SITI Company's production of The Bacchae at the Getty Villa.