Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea

all photos by Brett Love

SOMETIMES THE RAIN, SOMETIMES THE SEA

by Julia Izumi
directed by Kate Drummond

JULY–AUGUST 2023
produced by Dacha Theatre
outdoors behind the Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater

The Little Mermaid is Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved and well-known fairy tale, which is why it’s NOT the story our friend, Dolan, is going to tell you today. No, he’s going to tell you the story about a Little Rain Cloud who falls in love with a human. They are not the same story at all, he swears.​

Julia Izumi’s brilliant play is a collision of multiple narratives, framed as a sort-of retelling of The Little Mermaid that erupts into a voyage through Hans Christian Andersen’s tempestuous real-life relationships. Brimming with heartfelt candor, Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea is a deep-sea dive into what love really looks like.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Stage Manager: NATE OLSON
Assistant Director: LEXI WARDEN
Production Manager: DAISY SCHREIBER
Dramaturg: BETH POLLACK

Scenic Designer: DEVIN PETERSEN
Lighting Designer: ANNA SHIH
Costume Designer: FANTASIA ROSE
Sound Designer: JERIK FERNANDEZ
Props Leads: TY GOUVEIA, RONAN PIRKLE
Composer: CLAIRE IDSTROM

poster art by Evelyn Symons

Thank you for that perfect show. [...] I hope you get the same joy and chaotic, unhinged emotion out of what you do as we who get to experience it.
— Toby S., Dacha subscriber