By the Bog of Cats... by Marina Carr

Directed by Alexis Macnab

Marina Carr’s loose adaptation of Medea doubles down on both visceral and mythic imagery in By of the Bog of Cats… Set in the bogs of Ireland where ghosts tread more easily than the living, and prophesies are known to come true. An undergraduate production of the Theatre Arts Department at California State University at Long Beach. March 2014.

“When a production can create a metaphorically rich world of movement and sound, based on and in alignment with its source material, some truly magical things can happen. Under Macnab’s direction, By The Bog Of Cats finds just that and the result is always engaging and at times actually breathtaking. This is unquestionably the best-directed show I've seen in Long Beach..." – Long Beach Post

CAST:

Alyssa Garcia – Hester Swane

Carolina Montenegro – Josie Kilbride

Cassidy Lemon – Father Willow

Chris Bearden – Ghost Fancier

Danielle Sappleton - Catwoman

Deon Jones Jr. – Carthage Kilbride

Dilians Sosa – Monica Murray

Josphe Byingtyon – Xavier Cassidy

Lottie Frick – Mrs. Kilbride

Nora Hall – Caroline Cassidy

Ralphie Bracamontes – Ghost of Joseph Swane/Young Dunne

DESIGN and CREW:

Brittany Blouch - Scenic Design

Adrina Wilson - Lighting Design

Wendy Wallace - Costume Design

Jessica Westerfield - Sound Design and Composition

Sierra Baggins - Stage Manager