— Besides being a mouthful to say, the play “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” brims with characters, conflicts and craziness. Check off Chekhov, too. At the core of Christopher Durang’s comedy is the relationship of two sisters (Sonia and Masha) and a brother (Vanya) — and change.
By Beth Henley Director: Marcela Lorca Set Designer: James Youmans Costume Designer: Clint Ramos Lighting Designer: Mark McCullough Sound Designer: Scott W. Edwards Dramaturg: Jo Holcomb Voice and Dialect Coach: D’Arcy Smith Stage Manager: Jason Clusman Assistant Stage Manager: Justin Hossle Assistant Director: Markell Kiefer Cast: Chick Boyle: Sarah Agnew Doc Porter: Sam Bardwell Lenny Magrath: Maggie Chestovich Meg Magrath: Georgia Cohen Barnette Lloyd: David Darrow Babe Botrelle: Ashley Rose Montondo […]
Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning script is well served by the talented actresses who play sisters Lenny (Maggie Chestovich), Meg (Georgia Cohen) and Babe (Ashley Rose Montondo) as director Marcela Lorca plumbs the unique differences between the colorful trio, who clearly love each other dearly in spite of striking sparks whenever they come together.
Using a version written by Irish poet Seamus Heaney, director Marcela Lorca has created a production that feels timeless. More impressive than its timelessness, however, is its timeliness. It’s the right story to be telling now, because it’s classically tragic and eerily relevant.
director Marcela Lorca effortlessly guides the audience from scene to scene. Even when past and present are on the stage at the same time, the use of lighting and set design keeps the audience perfectly in tune to what is going on.
By Wajdi Mouawad Translation by Linda Gaboriau Directed and Choreographed by Marcela Lorca Music by Kronos Quartet Set Design by John Arnone Costume Design by Paul Tazewell Lighting Design by Chris Akerlind Creative Media Design by Austin Switser Sound Design by Jonathan R Herter Cast: Kenya Brome, Soraya Broukhim, Philip Hernandez, Leopold Lowe, Dorien Makhloghi, Nadine Malouf, Rene Millan, Tuck Milligan, Socorro Santiago Syracuse Stage, […]
By Kelundra Smith In Wajdi Mouawad’s thriller Scorched twins Janine and Simon discover the truth of their origins after their deceased mother leaves them each a letter. One letter contains clues about the father they thought was deceased and the other information about the older brother that they never knew existed. The play is the […]
Lorca leaped at the chance to direct The Clean House at Juilliard. “It combined so many things I love. I wanted to direct a comedy because I’ve directed my share of tragedies lately,” she told The Journal. “It’s got great female roles. And it addressed the issue of cultures and encounters between cultures, and I […]
By Sarah Ruhl Directed by Marcela Juilliard Drama, New York City The Clean House is a tale about a grief-stricken Brazilian housekeeper that dreams of finding the funniest joke in the world.
Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca was Performed at the Guthrie Lab and Missouri Repertory Theater, 2000-2001. A poem about Blood Wedding