the Ramayana Opens

Hear ye! Hear ye!
an adaptation of the Indian Classic Ramayana opened on Friday, May 8th, 2009.
It will show again on Sat. May 16th and Sunday May 17th at 1PM. Come one, come All.
It uses creative a story telling story theatre style to bring the complex story to
life for children and as well as those who maybe seeing it for the first time.
Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Ave.
Venice, CA

It's about 45 mins in length.

The Ramayana Adaptation

the Announcement

For kids of all ages.

at the

Adapted for the stage from Krishna Dhama's book by Lesley Ward

Produced and Directed by Dan Ward

Stage Manged by Kotrina Kajokaite

Live Music by Varuna Gunasekera

Costumes by Fiona Bannister

Lights by David Graves

House Manager Sam Stier

The Cast/The Crew

Random Pics from Dress Rehearsals and behind the scenes!

Cast/Crew
In Alphabetical Order Below

Catherine Allison

Catherine Allison plays Manthara and Hanuman with energy. She is also known as Madame Chocolate and took physical theatre training at the Lecoq School in Paris.

Fiona Bannister

Fiona Bannister makes a special appearance and she did the costumes. She is a journalist and medicinal research & has traveled in Asia for the past 15 years. Fiona teaches yoga therapy and dances with her daughter Azara.

Gabriella De La Casas

Gabriella De La Casas plays Ravana's Spy with sass and has played Bon Bon in the Madame Chocolat Show since she was three.

Jasper Eliot

Jasper Eliot makes his theatrical debut as Jatayu and had a varied career as a tap dancer, artist and drummer.

Sydney Lark Eliot

Sydney Lark Eliot plays the role of Bharata with a sweetness. She enjoys dancing signing and horseback riding.