Elizabeth Elias Huffman
Director, Playwright, Actor, Theatre Instructor
Alumni of Directors West
Member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society
Member of SAG/AFTRA/ACTORS EQUITY
Member of MENATMA
Elizabeth Elias Huffman is the Artistic Director of Chain Reaction Theatre. She is an acclaimed international actor, an award winning director and playwright. She is known for her visionary and diverse productions, often working in different languages. She teaches Shakespeare and classical theatre worldwide and offers online classes and coaching for actors in film, television and theatre.
THE ROPE
By Titus Maccius Plautus
ICAP Theatre, Los Angeles
PRODUCTION NOTES
The Rope was ICAP Theatre's first production. This ancient comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus was given a modern, multimedia, multi-language spin with the traditional use of masks. Mask maker Wendy Gough created exact replicas of Roman comedy masks that were absorbed into a contemporary world of crazy characters with modern costume and hip hop choreography set on an island in the Bermudas.
World music, an opening film sequence, subtitles and a still hilarious play that holds up 2000 years later, the Rope was a big success for our growing company. Performed in French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and English.
CAST
Daemones
Tim Maloney
Sceparnio/Gripus
Nick Ortega
Josh Hayden
Ptolomacratia
Kaori Sato
Ampelisca
Maria Pasquarelli
Kelly Quigley
Palaestra
Mariko Oka
Mandana Rothschild
Bodyguard/Fisherman
Morgan Lariah
Plesiddipus
Eric Fernandez
Labrax
Joy Sudduth
Trachalio
David Leone
Turbalio
Julia Storace
Charmides
Sten Jacobs
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director
Elizabeth Huffman
Set /Lighting Design
Mia Torres
Costume Design
Elizabeth Huffman
Mask Design
Wendy Gough
Film sequences
Eric Michael Halderman
Film sequence actor
Frank Dwyer
Sound Design
Kevin Rittner
