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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
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Cast and Creative Team
Cast
Leela Subramaniam
LAILA STARR
Omar Najimi
DARIUS SHAH
Efraín Solís
PRANAH
Mariam Mouawad
AGNI, KA THE CROW, CIGARETTE
Ashraf Sewailam
BRAHMA/BARDHAN
Emily Finke
MUN MUN/GILLY
*Resident Artist
Creative Team
Christopher Franklin
CONDUCTOR
MN Opera Principal Conductor
Mary Birnbaum
STAGE DIRECTOR
Rohit Gijare
CHOREOGRAPHER
Miriam Laube
ASSOCIATE STAGE DIRECTOR
Mimi Lien
SCENIC DESIGNER
Oana Botez
COSTUME DESIGNER
Anshuman Bhatia
LIGHTING DESIGNER
C. Andrew Mayer
SOUND DESIGNER
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