The King and I-2003
directed by kim durr
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I is a moving, radiant story of East meets West. It is the early 1860s when newly widowed Anna Leonowens and her son, Louis, set sail from their native England for Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand). Anna, still grieving, has her sights set on a new adventure and taken a position as the schoolteacher for the royal offspring of the King of Siam. The King is determined to usher Siam into the modern world and he thinks Western education can be a part of that-yet, Anna is horrified at first by many of the traditions that he holds dear. Anna and the King struggle to find common ground. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by rulers of the West, and he takes Anna on as an adviser, asking for help to change his image- if not his actual practice. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King teach each other about understanding, respect, and love that can transcend the greatest of differences. Beneath the fraught, fiercely opinionated, conflict-ridden surface of Anna and the King's relationship lies one of the most unique love stories in the musical theatre canon.
cast
The King- David R. Bell
Anna Leonowens- Susan Denney
Louis Leonowens- Nick Abbott
Lun Tha- Adam Pate
Tuptim- Amy Elkins
Lady Thiang- Jacque Pierce
Captain Orton- Terry Miller
Sir Edward Ramsay- Bill Cline
The Kralahome- Adam Elkins
Phra Alack- Mark Pulling
Prince Chululongkorn- Christopher Studabaker