Prince Rama & the Monkey King is based on the Indian classic, The Ramayana. Prince Rama was taught about duty, conduct, spiritual law and respect for his elders by the Guru Vishvamitra, who also taught Rama the fighting arts and gave him magical weapons to use in the fight against evil. Rama is set to be crowned King, but is instead banished from his home to the jungle with his wife Sita. In the jungle, Sita is kidnapped by the evil demon king, Ravana. Rama befriends the legendary Hanuman, a great leader of an ancient and magic race of monkeys, who helps Rama defeat Ravana and free Sita. Rama and Sita return home to rule for ten thousand years. This epic tale is filled with examples of virtue, values and morality lived out in a challenging and complex world, and is the most frequently produced theatre in South Asia.
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Acknowledgements
Photos by David Bazemore. Directed by Jeff Mills and the Boxtales Theatre Company. Written by Allie Menzimer and Boxtales Theatre Company. Masks and props by Timo Beckwith. Music by Montino Bourbon. Costumes by Kira Gold. Lighting by Tony Mangini.