The Secret in the Wings
“The unadorned walls breathe each fairy tale into life, as nine Lunatico actors take on multiple roles.”
– Philippa Kelly, Theatrius
Descend down to La Val’s Subterranean Theater and delve into a vivid story woven from several lesser-known European fairy tales that reflect the dark and dangerous undercurrents of childhood and all of its enchantment. In Mary Zimmerman’s The Secret in the Wings, a child is left with a frightening ogre, a basement becomes an enchanted kingdom, and one strange story gives way to the next in a kaleidoscopic unfolding of fairy tale as nightmare, memory, and theatrical spell. Embracing Lunatico’s physical, ensemble-driven style, director Michael Barr, creates a grimy, beautiful, and unsettling dreamscape that emerges from the shadowy corners of La Val’s Subterranean Theater. Underneath the macabre humor and lingering images lies the haunting feeling of childhood danger–the things we feared before we had words for them, and the stories that stayed with us. This Halloween season, join Lunatico in the basement for a night of fairy-tale lunacy…if you dare.
Creative Team
Director: Michael Barr
Costume Designer: Elana Swartz
Lighting Designer: Francesca Barlow
Movement Director: Gendell Hing-Hernandez
Asst. Movement Director: Rachel Brown
Music Director: Liam Blaney
Production Team: Theatre Lunatico
Set Designer: Aella Ney
Stage Manager: Owen Parry
Sound Designer: Daynna Rosales
The ensemble cast includes Liam Blaney, Eileen Fisher, Jennifer Greene, Sarah Eli Hampton, Christian Jimenez, Shawn Oda, Erin Perry, Lauri Smith, and Umut Yalcinkaya
“Umut Yalcinkaya enchantingly plays the little girl.”
Presented by special special arrangement with Samuel French
Photos above by Robin Jackson. Photos below by Theatre Lunatico.
“As with most productions at Lunatico’s tiny theatre, costumes and props are at the bare minimum, allowing the acting to shine.”
– Lynne Stevens, Bay Area Limelight