Razia's Shadow: A Puppet Rock Opera at The Hive Collaborative

Phantom Chorus Theatre presents Razia’s Shadow: A Puppet Rock Opera 

a fantastical tale told through puppetry & song, full of wild characters and eye-popping spectacle

SAINT PAUL, MN. – In 2019, a rag tag group of theatre artists performed “Razia’s Shadow: A Puppet Rock Opera” on a stage barely bigger than a card table, in a tiny South Minneapolis theatre (that doubled as a Martial Arts studio). A few years later, they would come together again to form Phantom Chorus Theatre.  And now, after 7+ shows together, it’s time to dust off this Ancient Tome and bring this epic, fantastical, musical journey back to life – bigger and better than ever before.
 

Razia’s Shadow: A Puppet Rock Opera tells the story of a world divided in two by the selfish actions of the powerful yet insecure Ahrima. After generations of darkness, his descendant Adakias seeks to reunite the two fractured halves and return harmony to the world.  The show features the talents of 10 amazing puppeteers/vocalists, and over a dozen unique puppet characters – including a vengeful Satyr, a gigantic technicolor Spider, a pair of reptilian Witch Sisters, a mechanical Mad Doctor, and more!
 

“Razia’s Shadow is such a deeply meaningful piece of art to me,” explains director Marc Berg. “It found me as an aimless college student, in its original form as an album by the band Forgive Durden. My discovery of this amazing, complex, and beautifully weird story coincided with a burgeoning passion for puppetry. It was like lightning struck, I made it into a puppet rock opera for my senior thesis project and never looked back. When I got the chance to mount it professionally in 2019, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring the show even closer to the version that lived in my head – live vocals, bigger and better puppets, shadow puppetry sequences, and more! And now, with the help of my incredible team of Phantoms, I have the chance to truly make it the jaw-dropping spectacle it always deserved to be. We’re not holding anything back! As Ahrima says, “Let my unique deft hands be known!””
 

The cast features: Marc Berg, Rhiannon Fiskradatz, David Gamache, Thalia Kostman, Lindsey Oetken, Kristen Ragnacci, Andrew Rosdail, Will Schroeder, Joren Skov, Bethani Talatala. 

Direction and puppet design by Marc Berg.

Stage Manager and Tech Designer Brian Bishop.

Assistant direction and choreography by Thalia Kostman.

Live-stream and filming by Aaron Fiskradatz.

Puppets, props, and set built by Marc Berg, Thalia Kostman, Josh Vogen, Kristina Jansons, and Will Schroeder.

Music by Forgive Durden.

Show image illustrated by Marc Berg 

RUN TIME: 1 hour and 20 minutes, no intermission. 

WHEN 

April 10, 7pm   (live-stream available!) 

April 11, 4pm 

April 11, 7pm

April 18, 4pm  (sensory friendly performance!) 

April 18, 7pm 

April 19, 3pm (live-stream available!) 

April 23, 7pm  (live-stream available!) 

April 24, 7pm  (live-stream available!) 

April 25, 4pm

April 25, 7pm 

About Phantom Chorus Theatre

Phantom Chorus Theatre (PCT) is a grass-roots non-profit theatre company specializing in collaborative, experimental, original works or adaptations. Through the mediums of puppetry, movement, music, and multimedia they strive to harness the power of imagination – to make the impossible real. With a focus on accessibility and community outreach, PCT’s aim is to bring a unique theatrical experience to a wide audience. www.phantomchorus.com