Discovered at the City Theatre:
A Special Late-Night Production:
He-Man, Live!
November 5-6 and 13-14, 10:45
(separate admission after City Theatre's Hamlet)
The idea for HE-MAN Live! came from the minds of Dario Konjicija and D. Heath Thompson as the two were sitting and reminiscing on their favorite Saturday morning cartoons.
Both fondly remembered eating cereal and sitting in their pajamas watching “The Most Powerful Man in the Universe” defeat his nemesis, Skeletor, a purple man with a skeleton head, all while defending the secrets of the powers of Castle Grayskull.
He-Man Live! takes…and takes liberties with…two of the ten best episodes from the classic Filmation cartoon He-Man and the Masters of The Universe as voted on by He-Man fans.
The original cartoon ran from 1983-1985 and then in syndicated reruns until 1990. It was based on The Masters of the Universe toy collection line introduced by Mattel. The cartoon spawned a spinoff She-Ra: Princess of Power and was also re-packaged in a failed run as The New Adventures of He-Man in 1990.
Many thanks to all who help put He-Man Live! together and we hope your our audience will enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed putting it on.
Cast:
He-Man (Prince Adam)…………...Judd Farris
Skeletor……………………………Dario Konjicija
Man-At-Arms……………………..D. Heath Thompson
Beast Man…………………………Michael Ferestenfeld
Teela………………………………Kylie Baker
Tri-Klops………………………….Derek Vandi
The Sorceress……………………..Laura Ray
Evil-Lyn…………………………..Bridget Farris
Battle Cat (Cringer)………………David Baugh
Mer-Man………………………….Matt Sigers
King Randor………………………Daniel Sawtelle
Trap-Jaw…………………………..Aaron Alexander
General Tataran…………………...Michael Ferstenfeld
Queen Marlena……………………Daniel Sawtelle
Villagers/Goblins…………………Laura Ray, Derek Vandi,
Matt Sigers, David Baugh,
Bridget Farris
And…(groan)
Orko………………………………Bobby DiPasquale
*The show runs roughly 1 hour with a short 5-10 minute intermission.
About the He-Man Characters:
Defenders of Castle Grayskull and the planet Eternia:
King Randor: Ruler of Eternia and father of Prince Adam.
Queen Marlena: Queen of Eternia and mother of Prince Adam. She is originally from Earth, and was one of the first female astronauts. She came to Eternia when she her spaceship malfunctioned and crashed. She was rescued by, and later married King Randor.
Prince Adam: Prince of Eternia, son of King Randor and Queen Marlena who rule the planet of Eternia. In order to hide his identity of He-Man, Adam acts lazy and incapable of doing even menial tasks.
He-Man: The most powerful man in the universe. He is the alter ego of Prince Adam and also the twin brother of She-Ra. He-Man and his friends defend Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
Cringer: Overly frightened tiger pet of Prince Adam. Transforms into Battle Cat in the same manner that Prince Adam becomes He-Man
Battle Cat: Alter ego of Cringer. He-Man's faithful feline companion, a fighting armored tiger, who carries him into battle.
Man-At-Arms: Designer and builder of weapons and other technology for the royal family including ray guns that he wears on his arms.Real name: Duncan who received the nickname Man-At-Arms because he is Duncan knows Prince Adam's secret identity, and acts as mentor and teacher to the young prince. He is the adopted father of Teela.
Teela: Captain of the Royal Guard. Often assists He-Man in battle. She is the daughter of the Sorceress, though she doesn’t know it; Man-At-Arms has raised her from infancy at the Sorceress' behest. One of her duties is to teach combat skills to Prince Adam. She frequently berates him for his careless and worry-free attitude, but is fond of him nonetheless.
The Sorceress: Mystic guardian of Castle Grayskull who granted Prince Adam the power to become He-Man. The Sorceress cannot leave the castle for very long, or she will revert to her falcon form, Zoar. She is also the mother of Teela. She has the ability to communicate telepathically.
Orko: A magician from the parallel dimensional world of Trolla. His spells often backfire with humorous results. Normally travels by floating instead of walking. His face is concealed by a floppy hat and heavy scarf. According to legend, members of his people only show their visage to their one true love.
The Evil Forces of Skeletor:
Skeletor: An evil demon with a skeleton face. He was formally known as Keldor, half brother of King Randor. He-Man’s main nemesis bent on ruling Eternia.
Beast Man: A ferocious man-beast humanoid and right-hand man of Skeletor who can summon wild creatures of Eternia to aid Skeletor's schemes.
Tri-Klops: A 3-eyed hunter and swordsman who can see in any direction. His eyes, which are on a band around his head, have different abilities; such as the power to see through solid objects or shoot laser beams.
Evil-Lyn: A powerful witch. Considered to be more cunning than Skeletor, and merely in his ranks while it suits her own ends.
Mer-Man: A fish-man who controls sea life.
Trap-Jaw: A weapons expert and cyborg with a metal jaw, which can bite through anything. His right arm is actually interchangeable with different weapons of his choosing.
General Tataran: Leader of the Goblin Warriors who wish to assist Skeletor it conquering Eternia. Aside from being creative and strong, Tataran, like all Goblins has no heart…literally.
Special Thanks and Shout Outs:
Andy Berkovsky, Kate Crowley, Walter Pohlmeyer and The City Theatre,
Albert Im, and Last Gas Comedy (lastgascomedy.com)
And most importantly:
Each and every one who comes out to support us
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