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House of Joy

By Madhuri Shekar
Directed by Sam Woodhouse and Arpita Mukherjee

Cast:
Devereau Chumrau* .............. “Hamida”
Karthik Srinivasan* ................. “Thermometer”
Shaun Tuazon* .......................... “Salima”
TaiReikca L.A.* ..........................  “Roshni”
Mondis Vakili* ........................... “Noorah”
Tamara Rodriguez .................... “Mariyam”
Ulka Simone Mohanty* .......... “Gulal”
Deepti Kingra ............................. “Ensemble”
Ka’imi Kuoha* ............................. “Ensemble”

*Members of Actors Equity Association

Creative Team:
Playwright: Madhuri Shekar
Directors: Sam Woodhouse and Arpita Mukherjee
Scenic & Properties Designer: Yoon Bae
Costume Designer: Jennifer Brawn Gittings
Lighting Designer: David Lee Cuthbert
Fight Director: Edgar Landa
Original Music & Sound Designer: Kevin Anthenill
Additional Music: Reena Esmail
Properties Designer: Yi Chien Lee
Stage Manager: Kendra Stockton
Assistant Director & Dramaturg: Sonia Desai
Assistant Stage Manager: Lexi DeLeon
Assistant Sound Designer: Matthew Lescault-Wood
Casting Director: Kim Heil

Understudies
Farah Dinga (Noorah, Roshni)
Deepti Kingra (Mariyam)
Ka’imi Kuoha (Gulal)
Sutheshna Mani (Ensemble)

HOUSE OF JOY, written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Sam Woodhouse, the theatre's Artistic Director, and Arpita Mukherjee, will run March 5 - 29, 2020, in San Diego REP's Lyceum Space Theatre, with previews March 5 - 10 and press opening on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m.

Set in the 17th century, in a place like Delhi, India, House of Joy spins the tale of Hamida, one of the elite female bodyguards in the Emperor's Imperial Harem. When faced with an impossible ethical quandary, Hamida goes against everything she believes and risks her life to help abused Queen Mariyam escape the heavily guarded harem. Inspired by the epic legends of Indian history, Shekar has crafted a swashbuckling action-adventure romance centering on strong women who battle each other as well as a world threatening to enter their sacred space. This wildly entertaining story of palace intrigue and betrayal features sword fights, narrow escapes and sparks of revolution that culminates in a breathtaking conclusion!

"House of Joy is an action adventure ride that tells the stories of the women in a 17th century mughal harem. Like any great story, it has thrills, romance, suspense and heartbreak. It also reminds us that history is stranger than fiction," say directors Woodhouse and Mukherjee. "In this intimate production in the round, the audience is situated inside the story, where they can experience every twist and turn in a visceral way."

The ensemble cast of San Diego REP's production is led by Devereau Chumrau playing "Hamida." Chumrau received her MFA from Asolo Conservatory at Florida State University, and has trained internationally at the University of Ghana and the London Study Centre of the Arts. Select television and film credits include HBO's Dexter, Comedy Central's Key & Peele, OWN Network's Raising Whitely and 21st Century Fox's Alita: Battle Angel.

Joining Chumrau are Karthik Srinivasan (Orange at South Coast Repertory, Shiv at Theatre at Boston Court) as "Thermometer," Shaun Tuazon (Vietgone at San Diego REP, Girlfriend at Diversionary Theatre) as "Salima," TaiReikca L.A. (T.O.A.S.T and Body of Faith at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) as "Roshni," Mondis Vakili (A Thousand Splendid Suns at The Old Globe, Dust at Cygnet Theatre) as "Noorah," Tamara Rodriguez (KISS MY AZTEC, Up Here at La Jolla Playhouse) as "Mariyam," Ulka Simone Mohanty (The Moodys on Fox, Cutthroat Kitchen on Food Network) as "Gulal," Deepti Kingra (An Ideal Husband at Cranbrook Court Theatre Company, Border Grill at Scripps Ranch Theatre) as "Ensemble" and Ka'imi Kuoha (a 7th degree black belt) as "Ensemble."

The creative team features Yoon Bae (Scenic Design), Jennifer Brawn Gittings (Costume Design), David Cuthbert (Lighting & Projection Design), Kevin Anthenill (Sound Design and Compositions), Edgar Landa (Fight Director), Kendra Stockton (Stage Manager), Chelsea Smith (Production Manager) and Kim Heil (Associate Producer & Casting Director).
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      • West Side Story
      • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      • The Nutcracker
      • Cookies for Prisoners - A Reading
      • The Breakthrough Revue 2014
      • Plumbing - A Reading
      • Dear Harvey 2014
      • Attach[ed] @ the SD Fringe
      • We Foxes, A New Musical
      • Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
      • In the Heights - Cabrillo Music Theatre
      • Bethany - The Old Globe
      • Bearded
      • Ching Chong Chinaman
      • The Warriors' Duet
      • Ass or A Midsummer Night's Fever
      • SD Fringe: Dear Harvey, The Warriors' Duet
      • A Year with Frog & Toad
      • Visions of Broadway
      • DerbyWise
      • San Diego, I Love You
      • Street. Art. Prophets.
      • Invasion!
      • Altar Boyz
      • RENT ft. Gwen Stewart
      • Deconstruction of a Drag Queen
      • Once Upon a Mattress
      • Pinkalicious
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      • Joseph... Dreamcoat
      • Dooley, World Premiere
      • Switch!
      • Heddatron - Staged Reading
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