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September - October 2002
Cleveland Public Theatre

December 2002
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a sacred text traditionally read aloud at the time of a Tibetan Buddhist's death. It is believed that the words guide the deceased through the dangerous transitional realm, or "bardo," where the soul must seek enlightenment or return once again to the cycle of rebirth.

Under the skillful guidance of director Raymond Bobgan, the remarkable Tibetan art of dying leaps to life as an ecstatic visual and choral epic for the 21st Century. Western storytelling, Eastern spiritualism, and original music by Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh blend seamlessly in this moving tale that transcends any one religious point of view. Told with sensitivity, humor, and compassion, it is a celebration of our mortality, and the bright potential we may achieve.

BLUE SKY TRANSMISSION:
A Tibetan Book of the Dead

A Production of Cleveland Public Theatre
In Collaboration with Wishhounds

CPT Executive Director: James Levin
CPT Artistic Director: Randy Rollison
CPT General Manager: Deirdre Lauer
Associate Producer: Denis M Griesmer
Director: Raymond Bobgan
Assistant Director: Deirdre Lauer
Composer: Halim El-Dabh
Music Director: Karin Randoja

Performers: Lisa Black, Tracy Broyles, Kishiko Hasegawa, Holly Holsinger, Brett Keyser, Amy Kristina, Karin Randoja, Sophia Skiles*, Rebecca Spencer, Chi-wang Yang

*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States

Dramaturg: Lisa Wolford
Documenting Dramaturg: Kara Reilly
Contributing Playwrights: Mike Geither, Patricia Harusame Leebove, Ray McNiece

Lighting: Trad A Burns
Assistant Lighting Designer: Chris Lesko
Set & Properties: Michael Guy-James
Assistant Set & Props Designer: Tracy Broyles
Costumes: Karen Young
Assistant Costume Designer: Dana Romeo
Costumes Intern: Katherine Jernejec
Sound: Jordan Davis & Joel Jacobson

Stage Manager: Maura Haas
Assistant Stage Manager: Joan Burke

Graphic Design: Brett Keyser
Photography: Matthew Ferhman

Support for this project was received from:
The Rockefeller MAP Fund
The National Endowment for the Arts
Theatre Communications Group, with
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Kulas Foundation
The Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Humanities Council
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Goundation
Community Shares
Northern Ohio Live
The Cleveland Free Times
Cleveland.com
WCPN-WVIZ