Opening Date

Dec 07, 2024

Closing Date

Oct 26, 2025

PlayOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Setting
1976-78. Pondicherry in India, Tomatlán in Mexico and the middle of the Pacific Ocean

Produced by Simon Friend and Daryl Roth
Based on the novel by Yann Martel; Adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti; Composer: Andrew T. Mackay
Directed by Max Webster; Tour Director: Ashley Brooke Monroe; Resident Director: Jon Hoche
Scenic Design by Tim Hatley; Costume Design by Tim Hatley; Lighting Design by Tim Lutkin and Tim Deiling; Sound Design by Carolyn Downing; Puppet Design by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell; Video Design & Animation by Andrzej Goulding; Hair and Wig Design by David Brian Brown; Associate Scenic Design: Ross Edwards; Associate Costume Design: Robin L. McGee; Associate Lighting Design: Timothy Reed and Paul Toben; U.K. Associate Sound Design: Sam Clarkson, Elliott Williams and Sound Quiet Time; Associate Puppet Design: Caroline Bowman; Associate Video and Animation Design: Brad Peterson; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Meg Murphy; Assistant Costume Design: Jeanna DiPaolo; Moving Light Programmer: Paul Toben
Executive Producer: Hanna Osmolska and Seth Wenig; U.K. General Management: Simon Friend Entertainment; General Manager: Gentry & Associates and Gregory Vander Ploeg; Company Manager: Katie Cortez; Associate Co. Mgr: Frank Deming II
Production Manager: NETworks Presentations and Walker White; Production Stage Manager: Kelsey Tippins; Stage Manager: Matthew Brooks; Assistant Stage Mgr: Fouad Hassan
Casting: ARC, Duncan Stewart, CSA and Patrick Maravilla; Digital Marketing: The Theater Lovers; Puppetry and Movement Direction: Finn Caldwell; Tour Booking & Marketing Direction Bond Theatrical; Global Associate Puppetry & Movement Director: Scarlet Wilderink; U.S. Associate Puppetry & Movement Director Jon Hoche; Assistant Puppetry & Movement Direction / Puppet Captain: Betsy Rosen; Dramaturg: Jack Bradley; Fight Captain: Toussaint Jeanlouis; Lift Captain: Austin Wong Harper; Fight Direction: Rod Kinter; Dialect Coach: Luca Fontaine; Photography: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
 
Nurse
 
Orange Juice
Mr. Okamoto
 
Captain
 
Jai
Ensemble
 
Voice of Richard Parker
 
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Cook
Dec 07, 2024 - ?
 
Voice of Richard Parker
Dec 07, 2024 - ?
 
Richard Parker
Dec 07, 2024 - ?
 
Ensemble
Dec 07, 2024 - ?
Pi
Alternate
 
Ensemble
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Mamaji
 
Pandit-Ji
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Lulu Chen
 
Mrs. Biology Kumar
 
Zaida Khan
Ensemble
Dec 07, 2024 - ?
Admiral Jackson
 
Russian Sailor
 
Father Martin
Ensemble
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Father
Understudies: Pragun Bhardwaj (Father, Admiral Jackson, Russian Sailor, Father Martin, Mamaji, Pandit-Ji), Savidu Geevaratne (Pi, Rani/Ravi), Austin Wong Harper (Mamaji, Pandit-Ji), Jon Hoche (Mr. Okamoto, Captain, Jai, Richard Parker), Rishi Jaiswal (Father), Intae Kim (Admiral Jackson, Russian Sailor, Father Martin, Lulu/Leonard Chen, Mrs./Mr. Biology Kumar, Zaida/Mr. Khan, Mr. Okamoto, Captain, Jai), Sharayu Mahale (Pi) and Maya Rangulu (Amma, Nurse, Orange Juice, Lulu/Leonard Chen, Mrs./Mr. Biology Kumar, Zaida/Mr. Khan, Rani/Ravi)
Hair and Wig Design by Meg Murphy (Jan 2025 - ?)
Production Manager: Jason Juenker; Production Stage Manager: Kristin Newhouse; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sarah Holland

Cast

 
Richard Parker
 
Voice of Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
 
Voice of Richard Parker
Richard Parker
 
Ensemble
Understudies: Mahnaz Damania (Amma, Nurse, Orange Juice, Rani/Ravi), Intae Kim (Cook, Voice of Richard Parker) and David Shih (Cook, Voice of Richard Parker, Admiral Jackson, Russian Sailor, Father Martin, Mr. Okamoto, Captain, Jai, Lulu/Leonard Chen, Mrs./Mr. Biology Kumar, Zaida/Mr. Khan)
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