The world premiere of Other World opened March 4 at Delaware Theatre Company, where it will run until March 20.
In Other World, Sri and Lorraine are in a garage on earth, where they are magically transported into Sri’s favorite video game. Now trapped in the game and in a race against the clock, the pair must work together, discover their inner strengths, and connect with gifted gamers and astonishing avatars in order to survive and find a way home.
Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, the cast is led by Jamen Nanthakumar and Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo, Head Over Heels) with Adinah Alexander, Ryan Andes, Charnette Batey, Sommer Carbuccia, Jon Cooper, Bella Coppola, Madeleine Doherty, Zuri Noelle Ford, Andrew Gasparini, Adam Harrington, Heather Hill, Arianne Meneses, Kristen Faith Oei, Mukta Phatak, Seth Rettberg, Marilyn Melissa Salguero, Sav Souza, Daryl Tofa, Patrick Tombs, Joseph Torello, Zuri Washington, Jason Williams, and Sierra Wilson.
Check out photos from the production below.
Other World features a book by Hunter Bell and music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee. Choreography is by Karla Puno Garcia with art direction by Rebeka Tisch and the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop.
The production has music direction by Amanda Morton, set design by Mary Hamrick Williamson, costume design by Tilly Grimes, associate costume design by Caity Mulkearns, lighting design by Grant Yeager, associate lighting design by Alexandra Mannix, sound design by Hidenori Nakajo, associate sound design by Sam Kusnetz, projection design by Lucy Mackinnon, associate projection design by Nitsan Scharf and SooA Kim, wig, hair, and makeup design by Cassie J. Williams, assistant wig, hair, and makeup design by Caroline Schettler, with puppet design and direction by Fergus J. Walsh, Stefano Brancato, and Matt Acheson. The production stage manager is Sara Barnes.