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Richard III
October 30, 2014 - November 1, 2014
Richard III
the tragedy by William Shakespeare
directed by David Demke
and featuring Dan McCleary
GPAC/Duncan-Williams Performance Hall
Sponsored by Ann and Wellford Tabor
October 30, 31, and November 1, 2014
at 7:00 pm
“I shall despair. There is no creature loves me,
And if I die, no soul will pity me.”
Only THREE special Halloween performances!
TSC’s production of William Shakespeare’s early Morality Play raises history from the dead to put the notorious King Richard III on trial before you and the spirit world.
Unearthed from a buried Friary just two years ago in Leicester, England, the painfully deformed 1485 skeleton of Richard now is brought to frightening life in a cadaver synod during which his murderous actions to the throne are reconsidered during the reverence of All Hallow’s Eve. A soul still wandering between this life and the next, history’s notorious “bottled spider” has much more he would like for you to consider before passing final judgment on his actions that gained him the throne but have haunted him ever since.
David Demke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) returns to TSC to direct the production with a stellar cast of eight actors, including the return of Caley Milliken, (TSC’s Ariel, Marc Antony, Lady Capulet, and Peaseblossom), Paul Kiernan (TSC’s Petruchio), Johnny Lee Davenport (TSC’s Prospero, Oberon, and Othello), and Artistic Director Dan McCleary as the “bunch-back’d toad.”
The creative team includes costumer Bruce Bui (Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet), lighting designer Jeremy Fisher (Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Unto the Breach), and scenic designer Brian Ruggaber (University of Memphis, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey).
Free Will Kids’ Night is in effect for all performances: Children 17 years and younger will be admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying, attending guardian. Limit: four children per guardian. Seating is general admission.
Cast:
Rachel Brun (Lady Anne/Gray/Lovell)
Crash Buist (Richmond/Brakenbury/Rivers)
MaConnia Chesser* (Duchess/King Edward/Catesby)
Johnny Lee Davenport* (Hastings/Tyrell/Norfolk)
Craig Wesley Divino* (Buckingham/Dorset/Herbert)
Paul Kiernan* (Clarence/Stanley/Blunt)
Dan McCleary* (Richard III)
Caley Milliken* (Queen Elizabeth/Mayor/Ratcliffe)
Production Team:
David Demke+ (director)
Bruce Bui (costume designer)
Brian Ruggaber (scenic designer)
Jeremy Fisher (lighting designer)
Melissa A. Nathan* (stage manager)
Blakely Saucier (assistant stage manager)
Oliver Crawford (2nd asst. stage manager/swing)
* Member, Actors’ Equity Association
+ Member, Society of Stage Directors