Welcome Home

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS

24700 MCBEAN PARKWAY,

VALENCIA,

CALIFORNIA 91355

March 9 (Dress), 10 + 11, 2023

Written, directed, and choreographed by Shoji Yamasaki, “Welcome Home” is an evening-long immersive experience that takes place on the campus of California Institute of the Arts.

CAST:

Kody Nelson: Agent X (Madame Aranya)

Olivia Xing: Jane (Realtor)

Josephine Núñez: Agnes (CEO of ARACHNO Inc.) / Wilhelmina (Spider Bunny)

Manya Aggarwal: Security / Spider Bunny Fairy

Eden Algoso: Security / Spider Bunny Fairy

Risa Padilla: Security / Spider Bunny Fairy

Matreya Teichrow: Security / Spider Bunny Fairy

Madeline Wray: Security

Savanna Rae Gonzalez: Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tubeman / Paid Actor

CREATIVE TEAM:

Shoji Yamasaki: Creative Director / Playwright / Choreographer / Props / Sets

Christopher Welch: Composer

Amanda Carter: Composer

Byungkyu Lee: Sound Designer

Sohyong Lee: AV Technician

Giahn: AV Technician Assistant

Angel Lam: Animator

Mahedi Anjuman: Costume Designer

Zhen Lu: Graphic Designer, UX designer

Gefei Liu: Producer

Gin Xie: Stage Manager

Yuki Shiyu Ding: Scenic Design Consultant

2F HALLWAY GALLERY ARTISTS:

James “Cricket” Colter

Riley Elliott

Jamie Griffiths

Gregor Martin

Toria Kahni Shi

SOUNDTRACK:

🕷 Welcome to Arachno Realty

Written by Christopher Welch

Performed by Manya Aggarwal, Eden Algoso, Risa Padilla, Matreya Teichrow, Madeline Wray

🕷 Super Ultra Storage Space

Written by Amanda Carter + Christopher Welch

Performed by Manya Aggarwal, Eden Algoso, Risa Padilla, Matreya Teichrow, Madeline Wray.

🕷 Brainwash Chamber

Animation: Angel Lam

AV Technician: Sohyong Lee

AV Technician Assistant: Giahn

Sound Design: Byungkyu Lee

🕷 New Webs to Weave

Written by Amanda Carter

Performed by Josephine Núñez and Olivia Xing.

THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

🕷 Ariel Osterweis (Chair)

🕷 Rosanna Gamson

🕷 Matt Lemp

🕷 Rosanna Tavarez

🕷 Julie Tolentino

🕷 Peter Sellars

360 Video Recording by Alexsa Durrans