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Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) will present the next free LAB Series event at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Carmel Clay Public Library, 425 E Main St. Click here to register.
The Man Who Would Be King is a new musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story. This new adaptation is written by DJ Salisbury with music by Neil Berg.
The story is narrated by a newspaper correspondent in British colonial India. The correspondent encounters two British adventurers intent on traveling to the remote region of Kafiristan and setting themselves up as kings among a tribe of people who are descendants of members of the army of Alexander the Great, isolated from the modern world after their Greek ancestors were stranded there by an avalanche during Alexander’s campaign through the region.
The story explores themes of ambition, imperialism, and man’s hubris, highlighting the dangers of overreaching ambition and the fragile nature of power built on deception and fear.
The show’s creative team includes nationally respected theater director and playwright DJ Salisbury (Whisper Darkly, Moonshine & Mistletoe) and off-Broadway composer Neil Berg (Grumpy Old Men, The 12, Prince & the Pauper). The show has already had multiple readings and workshops and is scheduled for a NYC premiere later in the year following the ATI reading.
Cast & Crew
- Director & Author as DJ Salisbury
- Music Director as Ginger Stoltz
- Stage Manager as Darrin Murrell
- Pete Scarbrough as Daniel Dravot
- Scot Greenwell as Peachy Carnahan
- Clay Mabbit as Cedric Marsh
- Brooklyn Stewart as Roxane
- Keith Potts as Billy Fish
- Sean Young as Nikaios
- Jaddy Ciucci as Priestess Aletha
- Nathalie Cruz as Hestia
- Josh Maldonado as Priest Imbra
- Elizabeth Akers as Ensemble
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