A quirky comedy on the nature of longing and lack.
A monkey looks for a Messiah, a mother tries to keep pace with her voracious child, a flute-player has the wind taken out of him by today’s headlines. At times hilarious, at times heart-breaking but always strangely entertaining, WANT explores the distance between what we want and what we get. Inspired by Topeng Pajegon, a Balinese tradition of solo mask performance, WANT is told through masks, puppets, clowning, live music, and a highly emotive sock monkey.
Named BEST STAGE PRODUCTION by City Pages, Minneapolis
“…a magnificent example of his talent…. Kim, it seems, can be more expressive in silence than most performers are with poetic dramatic passages.”
- Clown mask and baby; photo by Mike Barrett
- The music corner; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Mask nativity; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Boy and girl puppets; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Sock monkey compere; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Masked bully; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Balinese clown mask; photo by Chrys Carroll
- Newspaper man; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Newspaper man in boat; photo by Amanda Crowther
- Top of the show; photo by Amanda Crowther
Created and performed by Kathy and Andrew Kim
Original music by Kathy Kim
Puppets, set and costumes by Kathy and Andrew Kim