The Red Demon tells the story of a creature who washes up on the shore of a small beach town. Reddened from long exposure to the elements and seemingly unable to speak a human language, the residents of the town immediately label him a demon, coming from the sea to eat them. The Demon's lone advocate is an outcast known only as That Woman, who sees in the Red Demon a mirror image of her own rejection. Together with her simple-minded brother Tombi, and an amorous suitor, Mizukane, their journey of discovery illuminates humanity's behavior in moments of intercultural conflict, focusing on racist fears of immigration and society's struggle with intolerance.
Through satire, wordplay, wit, and a shocking surprise ending, The Red Demon asks this central question: how do we identify humanity, in both ourselves and others?
Performance license of the play was arranged through Noda Map, Tokyo (info@nodamap.com).
Written by Hideki Noda
Directed by Kevin Wetmore
Translation and Adaptation by Roger Pulvers
British Adaptation by Hideki Noda and Matt Wilkinson
Performed on Feb. 8–11, 14–17, Barnelle Theatre
Casts
Purple
Juliana DeSilva
Mateo Gonzalez
Ashley Hsu
Taiga Masuya
Orange
Nicole Li
Taiga Masuya
Zen Ng
Ari Vozaitis
Green
Andres Cabrera
Sumi Chow
Taiga Masuya
Francesca Whitsell
Production Team
Director: Kevin Wetmore
Assistant Director: Ivy Musgrove
Stage Manager: Paige Blosser
Assistant Stage Manager: Elizabeth Barrett
Lighting Designer: Jacob Nguyen
Set Designer: Carter Vickers
Voice Consultant: Andrea Odinov
Costume Designer: Leon Wiebers
Sound Designer: Salvador Zamora
Assistant Costume Designer: Gillian Mozdy
Assistant Costume Designer: Juan Pablo Lopez Arroyo
Assistant Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Assistant Lighting Designer: Tiffany Siu
Assistant Prop Designer: Bailey Wertzberger
Costume Shop Supervisor: Tammie Merheb-Chavez
Technical Director: Jason Sheppard
PM/Master Electrician: Robert Hillig
Props Artisan: Cate Chapman
Sound Board Operator: Dania Jones
Light Board Operator: Noura Smith
Running Crew: Maile Masako Brady, Morgan Allen, Lauren Burton
Work-Study Students (Costumes): Gillian Mozdy, Ethan Mullen, Katie Lowe, Kaylee Greene
Lighting/Sound: Kelly Rodriguez, Betsy Johnson
Props: Lucas Pokraka, Gabriella Papera
Special Thanks to NODA Hideki; Roger Pulvers; KATSU Yuki; SETO Norihiko; Professor Mari Boyd; Japan Playwrights Association; Masako YUASA; J. Thomas Rimer; Lacy, Kevin, and Cordelia Wetmore.
