For the past two years Marc Arthur has been developing a production of Peter and the Wolf that he’s thrilled to announce will soon be realized. He has brought together an amazing cast of mostly child actors and ballerinas, along with a production team that he’s honored to work with, and a beautiful 120 seat space in the lower east side in New York where the piece will be produced this March. Based on Prokofiev’s original musical concept, in which characters are represented by musical instruments, this performance uses painting to represent characters. Actors will paint live as they perform a theatrical version of the story.

Producing a show like this is costly and Marc has no outside funding… he’s  relying on individual donations to cover all of the budget.  So we’d like to point your attention to the fundraiser running to make the dream possible on Indygogo to raise $10,000 over the next 2 months. All donations are tax-deductible through Marc’s partnership with Fractured Atlas.  And the best part is that, if you donate, you’ll get some delightful rewards in return!  So please make a donation today – any amount helps.

This is your chance to be part of the process.  Spread the word.

You can learn more about Peter and the Wolf on Marc’s website.

Cast

Peter: Calvin Rezen
Bird: Lydia Batten
Duck: Eliza Berner
Cat: Erol Tamerman
Wolf: Kyrian Friedenburg
Grandfather: Ashton Crosby
The Hunter/Moon: Anita Durst
Narrator: M. Lamar
Dancers/Chorus: Sophie Gorai, Jessica Doherty, Destiny Spruill, Alani Figueroa, Melissa Goldberg, Dana Wilton, Rose Iannaccone and Angelica Lopez.

Production

Marc Arthur (Writer & Director)
Savannah Knoop (Costume Design)
Matthew Varvil (Musical Director)
Claire Helene (Assistant Director)
Amanda Millis (Stage Manager)
Rios Tagiuri (Dramaturge)

And in closing, here’s a photo of Marc and I performing in his show “The Key”. We love you Marc!