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Dead as a Dodo at Pasadena Playhouse

Dates: 2/3/2027 - 2/28/2027

📍 Theatre: Pasadena Playhouse


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Deep within the underworld, two skeleton friends, a Dodo and a boy, tirelessly dig for fresh bones to keep their deteriorating forms from disappearing completely. One day the Dodo miraculously sprouts feathers, triggering a wave of transformation that shatters the established order of the dead. As fear and chaos erupt, the two friends must flee together into the heart of an epic battle between life and death. Infused with puppetry, humor, and stunning visual effects, the production is a mesmerizing musical odyssey about survival, transformation, and friendship, led by co-directors Gwendolyn Warnock and Kirjan Waage with an ensemble including Peter Russo, Sigurd Rosenberg, Anna Soland, Mairead Kohler, Anya Opshinsky, Lilia Ireland, and Lexie Baker.

Cast and Creative Team for Dead as a Dodo at Pasadena Playhouse

Cast

Peter Russo
Ensemble
Sigurd Rosenberg
Ensemble
Ensemble
Anna Soland
Ensemble
Mairead Kohler
Ensemble
Anya Opshinsky
Ensemble
Lilia Ireland
Ensemble
Lexie Baker
Ensemble

Creative Team

Director
Writer
Thor Gunnar Thorvaldsson
Composer
Thor Gunnar Thorvaldsson
Sound Designer
Puppet Designer
Erato Tzavara
Projection Designer
Pelham Johnston
Projection Designer
OBLSK Interactive
Projection Designer
Daphne Agosin
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Scenic Designer
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Thomas Gustafson
Producer
Producer
Moon Artists Management
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