by William Shakespeare
Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
April/May 2012
Directed by Aaron Cromie
Scenic Design by Lisi Stoessel
Costume Design by Natalia de la Torre
Puppet Design by Aaron Cromie and Jered McLenigan
Lighting Design by Maria Shaplin
Sound Design by Aaron Cromie
Stage Managed by Anthony Bullock
Photographs by Aaron Cromie
Cast: Jered McLenigan, Caroline Crocker, Johnny Smith, Ian Sullivan, Rob Kahn, Lesley Berkowitz, Davon Williams
“Aaron Cromie, known primarily as a puppet and mask-maker, has found a way to play it, and a very good way it is. Using Grand-Guignol style (a throwback to 19th c. Parisian puppet shows), he has made forty puppets, some handheld, some shadow puppets, which share the stage with a superb cast of actors.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer
“Director Aaron Cromie turns the Bard’s bold work into a spectacularly gleeful bloodbath that is both intense and insanely entertaining...the result is one of the season’s most wildly entertaining productions... Cromie tells the story visually...the production employs approximately 40 puppets, including hand puppets with wonderfully detailed facial expressions. That, combined with nearly two gallons of blood, give us a visual feast of mayhem that recalls the gory thrills of Paris’ infamous Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol...No director in Philly exudes as much charm as Aaron Cromie. Highly regarded for his skill designing puppets, Cromie made a splashy directorial debut in 2007 with his innovative, award-winning staging of the musical The Fantasticks at the now-defunct Mum Puppettheatre. At the PST, he scored again with an all-student cast in an exuberant production of Henry V. And earlier this season, he co-created and directed the Philly Fringe sleeper-hit A Paper Garden.”
— Philadelphia Weekly
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