The Dragon Play
A World Premiere by Jenny Connell Davis
Directed by Shannon Grounds
On a lonely farm in northern Minnesota, a husband and wife's peaceful existence is shattered by the appearance of an unexpected visitor. On a hot stretch of highway in central Texas, a boy befriends a wounded dragon.
Spanning two moments in time and space and blurring the lines between each, The Dragon Play explores what happens when reality and fantasy converge, when desire and duty conflict, and when our deepest secrets show up breathing fire.
Cast
Woman - Liz Fisher
Dragon/Loserboy - Joseph Garlock*
Dragongirl - Amelia Turner
Man - Rommel Sulit*
Boy - Xander Slay-Tamkin
Production Crew
Director - Shannon Grounds
Production Manager - Melinda Parr
Stage Manager - Katherine Beamer
Technical Director - Zac Crawford
Set Designer - Connor Hopkins
Lighting Designer - Patrick Anthony
Sound Designer - Jimy Gunn
Songs by - T. Lynn Mikeska
* Award Nominated
"The Dragon Play is a novel experience, a take on one of the most famous mythological creatures that could not be less whimsical. Connell's, and in turn, director Shannon Grounds', ability to keep the subject matter so imaginative while at the same time grounding it so fiercely in reality is admirable"
- Ryan E. Johnson, Austin Theatre Examiner - Full Review
"Director Shannon Grounds keeps well-focused on the drama's emotional stakes, a task she's aided in by actors with a deep sensitivity to feelings...Thus this fable of the fantastic feels very grounded, its heartrending choices all too real. We catch ourselves reflected in the mythical beast's shining scales, seeing what it is to sacrifice our identity for love and choose the ordinary over the extraordinary." - Robert Faires, Austin Chronicle - Full Review
Video Trailer - Lydia Nelson
Austin Culturemap Article - Georgia Young
Production Photos - Kimberley Mead
