THEATRE
ASTRO BOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS
by Natsu Onoda Power
Directed by Dylan Arredondo
October 19 – November 3, 2024
Flying V and ASTRO BOY team up to save the world in this DC-theatre favorite!
Join Flying V and take to the stars with manga & pop culture icon ASTRO BOY and his creator, Osamu Tezuka – the “Father of Manga”. This exciting, retro-futuristic race against time asks the audience to consider, what’s the human cost of creation? Rocket through all ten “episodes” of this explosive and emotional story in a single performance every night.
Astro Boy and the God of Comics was first produced at the Studio Theatre; an earlier version of the play was developed by Live Action Cartoonists.
ASTRO BOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS is produced by special arrangement with BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
Produced by Joey Ibanez and Kelly Colburn
STarring
Janine Baumgardner, Lee Liebeskind, Jasmine Proctor, Isabelle Jennings-Pickering, Oz Heiligman, Hannah Chester, and Jennifer Knight.
CREATIVE
Direction: Dylan Arredondo
Production Management: Ruben Vellekoop
Scenic Design: Patti Kalil
Costume Design: Taylor S. Payne
Props & Puppetry Design: Oli Turner
Lighting Design: Dylan Uremovich
Projections Design: Mark Costello
Sound Design: Madeline “Mo” Oslejsek
Production crew
Stage Management: Joshua Stout
Assistant Stage Management: Carolyn Emery
Wardrobe: Nyasha Klusmann
Technical Direction: Chas. Colburn
Lighting Supervisor: Nathan Nichipor
Audio Engineer: navi
Video Engineer: Kelly Colburn
Scenic Artist: Hope Blahusch
Carpenter: Joey Ibanez
Props & Puppetry Artisans: James Turner, Chris Reuther, navi, Lauryn Barnes, Jenn Kotler
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reviews
“…An ambitious marriage of traditional performance, athletic choreography, real-time drawing, interactive animation, puppetry, live camera feeds, projections, papercraft, and more, Flying V is truly in its element.“
– Brittany Proudfoot Ginder, DCTA
“This is the kind of superhero we can use right now.”
– Mary Lincer, Broadway World
“One need not be a fan of anime, or even comics in general, to appreciate and enjoy the superlative stagecraft on display in “Astro Boy and the God of Comics.” This is a show not to be missed, and one that hopefully will not take another dozen years to return to the D.C.-area stage again.”
– Peter Orvetti, MD Theatre Guide
“Still a damn marvel.“
“A true ensemble production.“
– Chris Klimek, Washington City Paper
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WHERE
8641 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
WHEN
October 19 – November 3, 2024
TICKETS
General Admission: $30