ARA'KUS heavy metal opera from Seattle

Ara'Kus

"Ara'Kus Productions combines fantasy based, atmospheric, story-driven theater with their signature style of symphonic, operatic heavy metal."

"Ara'Kus Productions is dedicated to creating atmospheric, story-driven theater that can't be found anywhere else. Using traditional operatic themes and weaving them together with symphonic heavy metal music they create stories that are not only seen and heard, but experienced.

Aeterno Elementum, their premier production, is a dark tale of a world riddled with corruption and cruelty, and of its inevitable, and violent, purge. Featuring a variety of performers, from fire-dancers to aerial acrobats, martial arts experts and fully armored knights engaged in authentic medieval combat, Aeterno Elementum is a stunning visual spectacle. Combine this with a soaring, operatic heavy metal symphony and you have a show that must not only be seen and heard, but felt, to be fully understood.

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THE BAND

Jeremiah Johnson - Vocals and guitars

Vivian Lee - Vocals and violin

Olga Milovanova - Vocals

Rachel Boursaw - Keyboards

Ray Salamon - Bass

Jeremy Veleber - Drums

John Perlic - Cello

Molly Grossman - Violin

THE CHOIR

Ryan Aarestaad Brian Davis- Hopkins

Brittany DeMott

Ashley Selleck

Susan Smith

Deirdre Stinson

Pamela Gwizdak

THE CAST

Priest - B.J. Becker

Demoness - Synder

The Hero - Ryan Heflen

Bishop - Karl Deede

The Actor - Hiromi Cota

The Daimyo - Evan Christopher

The Daimyo's Bodyguard- Aaron Scull

The Daimyo's Wife - Patricia Yi

The Nobleman - Joshua Johnson

The Syren - Deirdre Stinson

The Assassin - Kyle Robinson

Assassin’s Wife - Brittany DeMott

Assassin's Daughter - Moira McGrath

The Star of Dawn - Melody Anne

The Warrior - Mike Folger

Warrior's Wife - Shannon Sherrodd

Assassin Leader - Jordin Mitchell

Assassin 1 - Blue

Assassin 2 - Rena Stone

Viking 1 - Michael "Velox" Cassell

Viking 2 - Brandon Worrell

The Imp - Richard Chartrand

The Conquered:

Lynn Grandin

Margaret Becker

Christopher James

Jessica Robbins

The Knights:

Rick Van Meter

Dylan Birtolo

Gina Kessler

Rena Stone

Allan Kemp

Kitty DeBerry

Mike Richards

Tiffany Kreider

The Children:

Moira McGrath

MacKenzie

Selene Halbert

THE CREW

Lighting Design - Inky Grrl

Press Writer - John Stevenson

Director - Tori "Morgue Anne" McDonough

Stage Manager - Jenifer King

Stage Hands - Tony Davies, Michael 'Grimm' Lamoureux, Megan MacDonald

Composer/Writer - Jeremiah Johnson

Combat Choreography - Ryan Heflen

Sound Reinforcement Specialists - Alex Kiwerski

www.heavymetalopera.com

www.facebook.com/AraKusProductions