THE HAPPENINGS AT SOGMUSH RIVER
or How to Become Chic and Mysterious All at Once

A Dance Theater Musical Mystery
Inspired by the works of Edward Gorey

Our Players
(In order of appearance)

Mona Gritch, a young schoolgirl - Audra Anne Curtis
M. Passepartout, the valet, a roundish Frenchman with a curled moustache - Courtney Bourque Frederick
Jasper Ankle, a slight, down-trodden man of obvious good birth - Richard Morales
Embley, a flighty young dancer - Tabitha Boulding
The Black Doll - William da Silva
Harold “Bobby” Snedleigh, driver/butler, a shifty man of peculiar intent - Jon Burklund
Comtesse de Macache Bézef, the former silent film starlet - Adriana Chavez
Elsie Thumbfumble, the flapper - Katie Bakalars
Mlle. Splatova, the prima ballerina - Elizabeth Carey
Ortenzia Caviglia, the famous opera diva - Andy Miyamotto
Maestro Grudge, the conductor - Burak Karakaş
Gertrúdis Callosidad, Caviglia’s rival - Žilvinas Jonušas

Our Technical Crew

Artistic Director - Žilvinas Jonušas
Composer - Burak Karakaş
Choreographer - Tabitha Boulding
Writers - Žilvinas Jonušas, Courtney Bourque Frederick, Richard Morales
Filmmaker - Ulf Christer Bäckström
Costumer - Courtney Bourque Frederick
Photographers - Charulata Lakshmi, Adriano Bastos
Visual Artist - Lynn Hassan
Set Construction / Builder - Joseph Silovsky
Makeup/Hair Artist - Jen Adams

Kumble Theater Staff

Production Manager/ Lighting Designer - Holly Ko
Assistant Production Manager/ Audio - Kenien Spann
Managing Director - Rodney K. Hurley
House Manager - Ronissha Marksman
Box Office Manager - Ricardo Frias

Special Soggy Thanks

We would like to send our heartfelt thanks out to a few of our tireless Sogmush Supporters.

With special thanks to Rodney K. Hurley and the entire Kumble Theater staff for their generosity and patience and for believing in us; MaryAnn Wall (LIU Brooklyn Dance Department), John Sannuto (LIU Brooklyn Theater Department), Joseph Silovsky + scenery builders, Stanley J. Zelinkski III, Beth Meetsma, Modern Language Center staff, ARC/Testing Center staff, Jon Navarro, Charulata Lakshmi, Seymour Small.

Sogmush Supporters

We offer up a big thank you and our undead love to our many supporters, for your love and encouragement, for your financial contributions to keeping Sogmush alive and well, and for being supporters of the arts in general.

Everett Quinton, Jorge Prada, Frederick Ramos, Giedrimas and Sandra Jeglinskai, Harry Denny, Stanley J. Zelinski III, Beth Meetsma, Achim Güssgen-Ackva, Jesus Hernandez-Toro, Andrew Evans, Jeffrey Rosales, Ariel Saenz, Michael Randazzo, Michael Shemesh, Roberto Fuentes, Dale Solimene, Debra Boulding, Kevin Lasitz, Jose Augusto Dias, Paula Patiño, Bonnie Lewis, William Burgos, Waed Mansour, Mary Hanson, Courtney Bourque Frederick, Ilya Abramov, Brandon Boulding, Kendal Barrett, Russ Ross, Tyler Olsen, Nicholett Routhier, Denys Dukhlenko, Maria Palacio, and our many anonymous supporters. You know who you are... Much love!

Also supported by:

Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
QAI - Queer Art Impact
Nursha Project
KIN FOLKZ - the Global Rainbow Tribe
Sista2Sista Roadtrip