Merideth M. Taylor - St. Mary's College of Maryland

Naga Mandala
A Play with a Cobra (2000)

Program Cast List

Naga-Mandala
A Play with a Cobra
by Girish Karnad

Director: Merideth Taylor
Scenic and Costume Design: Barbara N. Kahl
Lighting Design: amy g.
Assistant Lighting Design: Robert "Scott" O'Neil
Sound Design: amy g. and Merideth Taylor
Choreography (Song of the Flames): Shobha Subramanian
Original Music (Song of the Flames): Jayamangala Group
Singers: Sandhya Srinath and Shobha Subramanian
mridangam (drum): Srinath Bala
Violin: Sandhya Srinath

Cast
in order of appearance

The Man	Scott Youngs
The Flames	Rachael Barainca Jacqueline Borowski Melissa Brown Sara Sukontarak Miriam Toure Alana Smith
The Story	Alana Smith
Rani (which means QUEEN)	Marianne R. Koch
Appanna (which means EVERYMAN)	Mark A. Rhoda
Kurudavva (which means THE BLIND ONE)	Elizabeth Spies
Kappanna (which means THE DARK ONE)	Chris Layman
Naga (which menas THE COBRA)
Zannis / Three Village Elders	Dan Branigan Elizabeth Clark Benjamin Siggers

Open Forum Night
Following the performance on Friday, 17 November, we invite the audience to remain for an open, informal discussion with the cast and crew of Naga-Mandala. Rebecca Brown (art historian), Preeya Kapur (Indian Studies Association), and Merideth Taylor (dramatic arts) will contribute to the discussion.

Forum discussions are sponsored by the Department of Dramatic Arts and are intended to promote dialogue between audience members and those who have worked on the production.

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