The Amazing and Marvelous Cabinets of Kismet is the first full-length theater piece created by Wit’s End Puppets. It was inspired by the work of artist Shaun Tan and premiered in Washington DC in April 2013 with the support of CulturalDC.
Our hero Kismet finds himself in a strange and shadowy world. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
Production: Cecilia Cackley (producer), Genna Beth Davidson (producer), Carmen C. Wong (director), Patricia Germann (managing director, box office), Niell DuVal (technical director), Rachel Manteuffel & Colin Dieck (stage manager).
Designers: Samina Vieth (set), Zachary Dalton (lights), Nicole Martin (sound), Kate Ketcham (video).
Puppeteers: Amy Kellett, Cecilia Cackley, Genna Beth Davidson, Matt Reckeweg, Amie Root, Rachel Menyuk.
All Photos by C. Stanley Photography
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- Puppeteers Amy Kellett, Cecilia Cackley and Genna Davidson, with Nurse, Zoom and King Lamp.
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- Genna Davidson and Amie Root with Lightbulb Head in Cabinets of Kismet (2013). Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
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- Puppeteer Amie Root with Lightbulb Head in Cabinets of Kismet (2013). Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
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- Kismet, discovering that his world has been destroyed.
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- Kismet escaping across the drawers. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
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- Kismet discovers Paper World in Cabinets of Kismet (2013). Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
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- Kismet meets the paperfish.
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- Kismet with Frank, a paper puppet.
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- Matt Reckeweg and Genna Davidson, with Kismet and Jellybird in Cabinets of Kismet (2013). Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
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