Crossing the Mediterranean originally debuted in Nov. 2006 in partnership with the Glenbow Museum and was inspired by their Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World exhibition.
Crossing The Mediterranean is the story of a young artisan on a hero's journey. His quest to discover his ancestry and identity takes him through the Egyptian and Greek underworlds, Rome, the Oracle at Delphi and to the bottom of the Ionic Sea. Along the way he meets infamous mythic and historic characters, among them Isis and Osiris, Persephone, Virgil and Cleopatra.
Using puppets, mask, music, acrobatics and giant stilt creations, Green Fools Theatre takes you on an epic and mystical tour through ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. This whirlwind adventure transports audiences to a time when three of the world's greatest cultures collided.
Title: Crossing
The Mediterranean
Company: Green Fools Theatre
Genre: Puppetry, mask, theatre, music
Audience: All Ages
Length: 75 minutes
Language: English
Availability: Year round
Address: 2404 Erlton Road S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2S 2X2
Phone: (403) 237-9010
Fax: (403) 266-1508
Email: info@greenfools.com
Website: www.greenfools.com
Contact: Stacy Clark
Written by Jennie
Esdale
Directed by Eileen Sproule*
Music composed by David Rhymer
Cast: Dean Bareham, Stacy Clark*, Jennie Esdale* and Jamie Konchak*
Musicians: Vi An, David Rhymer, Celene Yohemas
Lighting design by Gavin Shaw
Designed by Dean Bareham and Jennie Esdale
Crew and additional designers: Bill Beauregarde, Cassandra Christie
Additional Crew: Harold Bareham, Lindsay Hindes, Julia Jungwirth
*appear with the permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.