The Concord Players Present

Rashomon

By
Fay & Michael Kanin

based on stories by
Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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58th Season
February 1978

 

Directed by
William Sigalis
Produced by
Jean English
Mary-Jac Hatch

 

The Action takes place in Kyoto, Japan, about a thousand years ago at

  • an edge of the Rashomon gate
  • at a police court
  • and in a nearby forest.

Before the time of our play, Rashomon was the largest gate in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. It was 106 feet wide and 26 feet deep, its wall rising 75 feet and topped by a ridge - pole. With the decline of West Kyoto, the gate fell into bad repair and became a decayed relic with an unsavory reputation, a hideout for thieves and a dump for unclaimed corpses.

 

Production Pictures

 

The Cast
Priest
Woodcutter
Wigmaker
Roger
Bull
Deputy
Bandit
Husband
Wife
Karen
Bell
Mother
Medium

 

Kenjutsu (Sword-Fighting) scenes staged by Dick Sproul, Second Degree Black Belt - Shim gum do (Korean Zen Swordsmanship) First Degree Black Belt - Goju-kai Karate-Do.

 

 

The Crew
Stage Manager
Set designer
Set construction
Set painting
Set dressing
Properties
Concy Smith
Light designer
Light Crew
Leroy Newbold
Sound
Costumes
make-up

 

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