The Case Files of Dr. Moreau
Case Files Dr. Moreau
22 April 2015
Re-Imagined Radio presented a live performance by Willamette Radio Workshop actors and other community volunteers at Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Archival recording available for on demand listening.
Inspired by the 1896 science fiction novel The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells, this radio adaptation by William S. Gregory, Portland playwright, radio dramatist, lyricist, and screenwriter, focuses on a scientist who attempts to convert animals into humans using vivisection. Themes include pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature.
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Recorded live performance.
Credits
Cast
Moreau/Wolf = Sam A. Mowry
Monkey/Lynx = Cynthia J. McGean
Dog/Chetah = Scott Jamieson
Prendick/Leopard = Tim McKinney
Cat/Sailor = Amy Gray
Sayer/Captain = Phil Rudolph
Director and Producer
Sam Mowry
Sound Design
Marc Rose
Live Foley
David Ian and Dino de AElfweald
Drums Composition
Martin John Gallagher
Live Sound
D. Neil Blake
Projections
Joe Medina
Merchandising
Jamie Lawson
Dramaturge
Cynthia J. McGean
Promotional Graphics
Kate Palermini
Promotion
Gallery
Videos
An eight minute video excerpt by the Willamette Radio Workshop
Students in my DTC 338 Audio Performance class participated in the production and produced digital backstories for several of the characters. This work was exhibited as "The Wunderkammer of Dr. Moreau" in the Kiggins Theatre Lobby before and after the performance. Wunderkammers, collections of unusual or unique natural and created curiosities, began in Renaissance Europe as a way to categorize collections of objects, and gained popularity in Victorian England with many cabinets being prominent features in personal homes. These Wunderkammers were precursors to what we now know as museums. LEARN more.