Utopian Parkway
by Charles Mee
Composed by Shui Hu
Directed by Congxiao Fei
The Little Theatre,
UCLA Main Stage Theatre Season, 2022
Acclaimed poet Charles Mee gives us a new perspective on life with this entrancing yet grounding look at what happens when fairytale meets reality.
Congxiao Fei's take on Utopian Parkway features original music composed by Shui Hu and assisted by Shuwen Cao, an innovative take from the world-music point of view that ranges from golden era's jazz, Bossa Nova, to Asian traditional music.
Cast: The girl: Izzy Roth
The Widow: Kennedy Harris
The Boy: Michael Guarasci
The Old Man: Andy Stratton
Doctor: Juliana Simone Carrasco
Judge/T-Shirt Seller: Violet Morris
Dentist/Barber: Zachariah Chasen
Cook/Executioner/Toy Seller: Zoë Buerkle
Street Musician A: Evelyn Wu-Coffey
Street Musician B: Claire Mclnerney
Choreographer: Gina Basile
Music Director/Arrangements: Ben Susskind
Composer: Shui Hu
Scenic Designer: Michelle Joo
Costume Designer: Joanne Baek
Lighting Designer: Kaitlin Trimble
Sound Design: Ben Susskind
Intimacy Director: Carly D. Weckstein
Fight Choreography: Sifu Ed
Stage Manager: Kelsey Araghi
Assistant Director: Nico Castro Ruano
Assistant Stage Manager: Anna Makauskas
Assistant Scenic Designer: Zoë Chavez
Assistant Costume Designer: Zoë Doll
Assistant Lighting Designer: Malcolm Wilson
Composer Assistant: Shuwen Cao