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Hotel Cassiopeia (2006)

Written by Charles L. Mee
Directed by Anne Bogart
Created and performed by SITI Company
   
CAST  
Akiko Aizawa Mother
J. Ed Araiza Pharmacist
Michi Barall Waitress
Leon Ingulsrud Herbalist
Ellen Lauren Ballerina
Barney O’Hanlon  Joseph
Stephen Duff Webber Astronomer
   
Projection Design Gregory King
Set Design Neil Patel
Costume Design James Schuette
Lighting Design Brian H Scott
Sound Design Darron L West
Assistant Sound Design Matt Hubbs
Company Stage Manager Elizabeth Moreau
Property Master Mark Walston
Dramaturg Adrien Hansel
Assistant Stage Manager Justin Donham
Sound Engineer Mark Huang

The American artist Joseph Cornell made boxes filled with pocket watches, coiled springs, maps of the stars, a forest of thimbles, parrots, seashells, broken glass, children's alphabet blocks, brightly colored balls, soap bubbles, whales' teeth, a colored lithograph of the moon in the night sky, star fish. This piece, written by Charles L. Mee is a sustained peek into the irrational, miniature, and magical world of Joseph Cornell. It premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville in 2006.

link to Harry Roseman's web project featuring Hotel Cassiopeia