Merlin
Theatricum Botanicum
Topanga, California
You will know
What is to come
You will scream
From the pain and joy of it all
- The Gift
Reframing the wizard warrior in a context that merges fact, fiction and mythology, Geer sets the play against a bloody backdrop of Roman invasions and the start of the Crusades. As the "untold adventures" of Merlin begin, the Celts and their druid priests face expulsion and death, and fear looms over Britain and her neighboring isles. Combining elements from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, biblical texts, Atlantis, Stonehenge and a clash of kings and dynasties, Geer introduces a young Merlin grappling with his identity.
Written & Directed by // Ellen Geer
Composition // The McDaniel Brothers
with Aaron Hendry, Abby Craden, Andrew Thacher, Ben Birmingham, Charles M. Howell IV, Charlotte Bailey, Christopher Weir, Clayton Cook, Colin Simon, Corbin Mayberry, Dane Oliver, Dianne Manaster, Ed Giron, Edward Gallogly, Emelie O’Hara, Esdras Toussaint, Evan Tamayo, Greg Steinbrecher, JB Waterman, Jessica Butenshon, Jim LeFave, Jonathan Blandino, Leo Knudson, Luis Ordaz, Mannette Antill, Marcelo Olivas, Melora Marshall, Michael McFall, Nick Molari, Ruth Coughlin, Samara Frame, Sarah Lyddan, Setareki Wainquito, Susan Angelo, Syd Mason, Tanya Edwards, Taylor Jackson Ross, Valeka Holt, Victoria Hilyard, Wendy Pigott, Will Hickman, Willow Geer, Clair Andrew, Lilly Andrew, Liam Mackenzie