Cat Mountain

Cat Mountain tells the story of Sho, a young servant girl who journeys to a strange and far-off mountain where she hopes to find her freedom and her lost cat.  But as the people she meets on the way tell her, no one has ever returned from Cat Mountain!

Hand and shadow puppetry, dance, masks, and Japanese theatre-styles all combine in Behind The Mask's original production of this magical folktale.

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Cat Mountain credits

Production:
Stage Director ------------------- Mari Novotny-Jones & Behind The Mask Theatre
Asst. Stage Director ------------- Andrea Taylor-Blenis
Script and Story Adaptation ----- Eric Bornstein & Kelly Cutler
Masks ---------------------------- Eric Bornstein & Deborah Coconis
Original music/lyrics ------------- Patricia Vleig
Musical assistance from --------- Ayakano Cathleen Read
Choreography -------------------- Leda Elliott
Set Design ------------------------ Moriah Tumbleson
Shadow puppet Design ----------- Kelly Cutler, David Kessler, & Paul Rehm
Stage Management -------------- David Kessler & Paul Rehm
Promotional Photography -------- Susana Montesinos
Additional Photography ---------- Tricia Wilk
Adaptation from the title story in Francoise Richard's collection of folktales, On Cat Mountain.

Cast:
Sho ------------------------------- Kelly Cutler (Heather Caruso)
Mistress Hatamori / Secret ----- Deborah Coconis
Story Teller / Fortune Teller ---- Eric Bornstein
Kuroko --------------------------- David Kessler
Cats / Dancers ------------------- James Banta, Leda Elliott, Rachel Fouts, David Kessler (Andrea Taylor-Blenis)
Musician ------------------------- Patricia Vleig
Shadow puppetry ---------------- David Kessler & Paul Rehm (Heather Balchunas)

Special Thanks to:
Puppet Showplace Incubator, Dr. Scot E. J. Shaw, Jeff Stowe, Aurora Vlieg, Toni Galassso, Lilliana Galasso, Lynn Noel, M.C. Lamarre, Josh Belkin, Rebecca King, Will McMillan, The staff of the Puppet Showplace.

   

   

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