Folger Shakespeare Library and Pauline Oliveros Foundation, Inc. present
Njinga the queen king
By Ione
February 8-18, 1996
Production Team
Janet Alexander Griffin – Folger Director of Museum and Public Programs
Pauline Oliveros, Ione – Co-Artistic Directors
Ione – Director
Denise Paschall - Scenic Designer
Ayun Fedorcha - Lighting Designer
Valerie Maynard - Costume Designer
Pauline Oliveros – Original Music and Sound Designer
Mabiba Baegne, Carol Chappell, Nego Gato and Titos Sompa – Dance and Movement
Titos Sompa – Traditional Congolese Music Arrangements
Nego Gato – Fight Choreographer and Traditional Brazilian Music Arrangements
Bob Bielecki, David Meschter – Electro-Acoustical Design
Bern Gautier - Stage Manager
Brette Goldstein – Casting Director
Cast
Njinga Spirit Drummer/Njinga – Mabib Baegne
Jinny/Child Njinga – Amma Wilson
Ngola Kiluanji Mbandi (The King)/Ndambi Ngola (Ancestor) – Assane Knote
Old Woman Whose Name is Never Spoken – Cynthia L. Webb
Old Woman Kilunda – Mare Guinier
Father Cavazzi/CIA #1 – Patrick Bannon
Prince Mbandi/Nzundu ria Ngola (Ancestor) – Nego Gata
Village Musician/Ngola Kiluanji/Patrice Lumumba – Titos Sompa
Spirit Drummer – Seku Tonge
Village Musician/Ngoa Mbumba Mbola (Ancestor) – Malonga Casquelourd
Village Spirit Musician – Carol Chappell
Ensemble – Tom Bickle, Andras Goldinger, Trudy Morse
Production, Direction and Management
Technical Director – Bill Fecke
Stage Manager – Toby Stover
Sound Team - Nico Bovoso, Bob Bielecki, Panaiotis, David Dunn, Connie Kieltyka, Marcia Mikulak, Ned Sublette
Light Board Operator – Lisa MacDonald
Administrative Coordinator – Anna Flye
House Manager – Natalie Holbrook
Njinga Scholars – Dr. Linda Heywood, Dr. John Thornton
Kimbundu Translations – Mr. Celestine J. Gabriel
Additional Masks – Barbara Pollitt
Ngana Inene Puppet – John Bromberg, Trudy Gerlach
