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Andriana Chuchman
Boonyi Kaul/India Ophuls
Gregory Dahl
Max Ophuls
Aubrey Allicock ●
Bulbul Fakh
Sean Panikkar
Shalimar
Katharine Goeldner
Peggy Ophuls, Wife of Max Ophuls
Jenni Bank
Firdaus Noman, Shalimar's Mother
Thomas Hammons
Abdullah Sher Noman, Shalimar's Father
Justin Austin
Pyarelal Kaul, Boonyi's Father
Geoffrey Agpalo
Gopinath Razdan, A School Teacher
Elliott Paige
Bombur Yambarzal, Grand-Chief of Pachigam
Eric Ferring
Zahir
Benjamin Taylor
Cowardly Giant
Samuel Weiser
Clumsy God
Gina Perregrino
Mystic Blind Woman
Joshua Blue
Shalimar's Brother
Rafael Helbig-Kostka
Shalimar's Brother
Josh Wheeker
L.A. Policeman
Robert Mellon
L.A. Policeman
Arjun Verma
Sitar
Javad Butah
Tabla
Allen Moyer
Set Designer
James Schuette
Costume Designer
Christopher Akerlind
Lighting Designer
Greg Emetaz
Video and Projections Designer
Tom Watson
Wig and Makeup Designer
Seán Curran
Choreographer
Robert Ainsley
Chorus Master
Erie Mills
English Diction Specialist/GYA Teacher/Coach
Andrea Grant
Repetiteur
Richard Gammon
Assistant Stage Director
Kimberley S. Prescott
Stage Manager
Brian Ehrenreich
Assistant Stage Manager
Sarah Johnson
Assistant Stage Manager
Jaclyn Fulton
Intern Assistant Stage Manager
Arjun Verma
Musical Consultant to Mr. Perla
Conductor
Jayce Ogren*
Director
James Robinson
○ Debut Artist
● Former Gerdine Young Artist
† Current Gerdine Young Artist
‡ Richard Gaddes Festival Artist
The go-to summer festival for audience members seeking interesting, varied repertory...” – Chicago Tribune
Based on the novel by Salman Rushdie
Shalimar and his beloved Boonyi grow up together in a pastoral Kashmiri village, making people laugh as acrobats and dancers in a traditional folk theater. They fall in love, a youthful romance that culminates in a joyful wedding. But when the new American ambassador meets Boonyi, he seduces with the promise of a new life, sending Shalimar down a dangerous path of revenge.
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The world premiere of Shalimar the Clown is made possible by the Fred M. Saigh Endowment at Opera Theatre and with leadership gifts from the Whitaker Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Berges Family Foundation, and the Ferring Family Foundation, with an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and with major production support from Emily Rauh Pulitzer and OPERA America’s Opera Fund.
Artist residencies for Shalimar the Clown are made possible with a leadership gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and with generous endowment support from Pris McDonnell. Underwriting for community engagement events is provided by PNC Arts Alive and OPERA America’s Opera Fund.
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