The work will be an expanded version of "Tales of a Chinese Zodiac," which Mr. Peck, 24, first presented in 2010 at the New York Choreographic Institute.
As you might expect, most of the material is within the horror and science fiction genres, including a campy audio version of "Tales From the Crypt".
And somewhere along the line he choreographed a revival of "Rent," opening in New York in summer, and a workshop version of "Tales of the City," set to have its premiere in San Francisco in May.
"I've always believed that a theatrical version of 'Tales' should be homegrown in San Francisco, just the way the story itself was back in 1976," Mr. Maupin said in the statement.
"Metamorphoses," Mary Zimmerman's stirring story-theater version of tales by Ovid, transferred smoothly to Broadway, and there was that socko visiting production of Sophocles' "Antigone" from the National Theater of Greece.
Presented as a cartoon version of Tales of Monkey Island, the shorts speculated on the game's story and content, and depicted hypothetical events for the upcoming chapters.
It's a little bit like being led through a carnivalesque PG version of Tales of the Crypt, just with more clowns.
Most versions of tale call Ilā the father as well as the mother of the Ailas.
The Apocrypha include several Judaized versions of tales well represented in other cultures.
In recent years, Hollywood remakes and re-imaginings of classic fairytales have come thick and fast - all darker, more adult versions of tales that originally appeared in cinemas.
