Peer Gynt, written by the famous and prolific playwright Henrik Ibsen, is a classic morality tale. It follows a young boy named Peer as he tries to navigate the space between his ambitions and his realities. Peer thinks very highly of himself, often calling himself a king when he is no more than a commoner. Since he is far from his desires, Peer turns to lies and vivid imagination to fulfill his fantasies. As he learns and grows, he comically frustrates the more honest townsfolk, meets goblins and unseen monsters, and finds his way to true friendship and grace in the end. It is an engaging and humorous story, and we hope you come to see it!
The cast is as follows: Victor Oudin ’26 as Young Peer Gynt, Danny Chu ’26 as Old Peer Gynt and Hag, Tony Zhu ’25 as Sven, Jonathan Jiang ’26 as Aase, the pig operator, priest, and Aase’s voice from afar, Alvin Wang ’25 as Aslak, Edward Yates ’25 as Green, Chris Lee ’26 as Dovre King and Kari, Siaki Crenshaw ’25 as Boyg, Ethan Bu ’27 as Mads Moen, Nathan Pang ’25 as the Button Maker, Kaden Song ’27 as the Auctioneer, Henry Callahan ’28 as Hans, and Minkyu Ko ’28 as Youth 1.
The Shadow Puppeteers are Micah Tishman ’28, Austin Yeung ’27’, the Prop/Puppet Makers are Titan Tanihaha ’25, Kijun Hwang ’28, Edward Kim ’26, Roger Callahan ’28, the Costume/Scenery Makers are James Lin ’26, Rex Wang ’28, the Backstage Crew + Sound/Video/ Spotlight Operators are Kijun Hwang ’28, David Chen ’26, Edward Kim ’26, Harvey Syers ’27, Max Fortin ’26, Henry Hornblower ’27,’ Jisung Park ’27 Ryan Yuan ’28, and the Light Crew are Alex Wendle ’25 and Charlie Hutchinson ’25.