We Are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R.
By Barbara Hammond
In 2012, the feminist art collective known as Pussy Riot performed their Punk Prayer Virgin Mary, Chase Putin Away! upon the altar of Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, where women are forbidden to stand. Three of the members were summarily sought out, arrested, and prosecuted on charges of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred."
As the world then turned its eyes to Russia, so does the audience now as it is immersed within the joint trial for these three women. Bureaucratic lawyers, political prisoners, and devout followers of the Orthodox converge to debate the effectiveness of chaotic protest, all under the watchful eye of our world’s most powerful living leader. WE ARE PUSSY RIOT is a new documentary musical. It mashes the hymns of Rachmaninoff with the punk of Pussy Riot to build a bridge across the hemispheres.
THE YURODIVY (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Erin Bednarz: Nadya / Anon PR
Adera Gandy: Masha / Anon PR
Charles Hawkins: Guard / Patriarch / Ceelo Green / TV Host
Caitlin Macy-Beckwith: Reporter / Anna Politkovskaya / Doctor / Anon PR
Katherine Mahoney: Prosecutor / Security / Russian Language Professor / Anon PR
Danielle Alexis Nicole Mitchell: Defense / Security / Madonna / Anon PR
Mandy Rose Nichols: Devout Woman / Lieutenant / Anon PR
Joshua Hamilton: Sergei
Jesse Parce: Putin / Peytr / Cossack / Cello
Matthew Reed: Keyboard / Clarinet / Percussion / Accordion / Guitar
Tiana Ross: Anon PR
Sango Tajima: Katya / Anon PR / Violin
CREATIVE TEAM
Logan Ellis: Director
Lex Marcos: Scenic Design
Amber Parker: Lighting Design
Luna McMeen: Costume Design
Matthew Reed: Original Music / Music Director
Gianna Gargiulo: Dramaturg
Kathryn Stewart: Casting Director
Michael Owcharuk: Russian Music Consultant
Cassie Neiss: Stage Manager
Tianna Ross: Asst. Stage Manager
Annabel Clark: Production Photography
INTERNS
Dustin Chom: Asst. Lighting Designer / Board Operator / Judo
Deliyah Harris: Production Assistant / Carpenter
Monique Preston: Asst. Costume Designer / Asst. Dramaturg / Wardrobe Crew
Laura Shearer: Asst. Director / Administrative Asst. / Stitcher
Sam Shoemaker: Asst. Props Designer
STAFF
Logan Ellis: Producing Artistic Director
Gianna Gargiulo: Associate Artistic Director
Rebecca White: Associate Artistic Director / Web Developer
Charles Hawkins: Co-Director of Production
Tiana Ross: Co-Director of Production
Katherine Mahoney: Associate Producer
Danielle Alexis Nicole Mitchell: Associate Producer
Joshua & Annelih GH Hamilton: Social Media Managers
Taylor Nelson: Graphic Designer
