Words & Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Presented by Out of the Box Theatrics at Theatre 154
September 2024
Director: Emilio Ramos
Music Director / Conductor: Adam Rothenberg
Choreographer / Associate Director: Paul McGill
Associate Music Director: Ian Chan
Scenic Design: Emmie Finckel
Lighting Design: Kat C. Zhou
Costume Design: Siena Zoë Allen
Sound Design: German Martinez
Puppetry Design: Tom Lee
with fabrication by Chicago Puppet Studio
featuring Aaron Albano, Bebe Browning, Nikki Calonge, Marina Kondo, Takemi Kitamura, Kelvin Moon Loh, Justin Otaki Perkins, Zachary Noah Piser, Ann Sanders and Sam Simahk
Production Stage Managers: Kyra Bowie and Abi Rowe
Production Photos: Thomas Brunot
Poster Photos: Matt Rodin
SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE was nominated for three 2025 Drama Desk Awards!
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Zachary Noah Piser)
Outstanding Puppetry (Tom Lee)
“Aided by Rothenberg’s burrowing music direction and McGill’s smooth choreography, Ramos develops a visual style that prioritizes feeling over fact […] he demonstrates a sensuous hand …
… [Ramos] allows [the] music to take center stage while providing a conceptual backbone that sensibly connects […] and quietly reclaims the work for its all-Asian cast …
… That ingeniousness is also present in the vignettes that begin each act [...] Ramos stages these sequences with particular beauty.”
(Juan A. Ramirez for Theatrely.com)
