Nuit Blanche, A Select View of Earthlings
About the Production
Nuit Blanche, A Select View of Earthlings is composed of interwoven narratives spanning from the prehistoric age to 19th century Latin America; from the back country of the American South in the 1950’s to an African country on the verge of collapse in the late 20th Century; from Neil Armstrong’s moon landing to Cambodia in the time of the Khmer Rouge. Together, the narratives create a dreamlike meditation on the state of human existence.
Dedicated to the memory of Colin Wolcott and Thorton Wilder.
Production Team And Cast
Conceived and Directed by
Ping Chong
Written by
Ping Chong in collaboration with Louise Smith, John Miglietta, Tone Blevins, and Pablo Vela
Lighting Design
Blu
Sound Design
Phil Lee and Howard Kaufman
Photography
Tobey Sanford and Didi Suydam
Media Consltant
Tony Jannetti
Stage Manager
Dennis Giacomo
A/V Director
Tony Jannetti
Cast
Pablo Vela, Tone Blevins, Louise Smith, Ping Chong, John Miglietta, Joel Beard Film Actor: John Parton Voice Over: David Wolpe, Pablo Vela, Colette Berger, Louise Smith, Vicki Margulies, Sally Kaplan, Kay Hines, Jeannie Hutchins, Gloria Zelaya, Betty Chong
Performance History
Premiere
La MaMa E.T.C., New York, NY (January 1981)
Tours
La MaMa E.T.C., New York, NY (January 1985)
Partners
La MaMa E.T.C.
Funders
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Herman and Marilyn Schwartzman
Barbara Lapcek
