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The Folger Shakespeare Library and the Source Theatre Company presented their production of Caleen Sinnette Jennings' ''Casting Juliet/Playing Othello'' from January 9 to February 1, 1998. Janet Alexander Griffin was the Folger Director of Museum and Public Programs, and Joe Banno was the Artistic Director of the Source Theatre Company. Caleen Sinnette Jennings was nominated for the Helen Hayes award "The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play."
[[Folger Theatre]] and the Source Theatre Company produced Caleen Sinnette Jennings' ''Casting Juliet/Playing Othello'', directed by Lisa Rose Middleton, from January 9 to February 1, 1998.  


==Cast==
[[File:1998 Playing Juliet Casting Othello Folger.jpg|frame|Scott Leonard Fortune (Jimmy) and Susan Lynskey (Wendy), ''Casting Juliet/Playing Othello'', by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, directed by Lisa Rose Middleton, Folger Theatre in a co-production with Source Theatre Company, 1998. Photo by Ken Cobb.|alt=|center]]
==The Production==
Caleen Sinnette Jennings was nominated for the [[Helen Hayes Awards|Helen Hayes Award]] "The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play."
 
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (**).
 
===Cast===


*Kila D. Burton: Georgia
*Kila D. Burton: Georgia
*Scott Leonard Fortune: Jimmy
*Scott Leonard Fortune*: Jimmy
*Steve Lebens: Dave
*Steve Lebens**: Dave
*Susan Lynskey: Wendy
*Susan Lynskey*: Wendy
*Jeff Mandon: Chris
*Jeff Mandon*: Chris
*Rachel D. Spaght: Lorraine
*Rachel D. Spaght*: Lorraine
   
   
==Production team==
===Creative Team===
 
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Director of Museum and Public Programs
*Joe Banno, Source Theatre Company Artistic Director
*Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Playwright
*Lisa Rose Middleton, Director
*David Evans Morris, Scenic Designer
*Dan Covey, Lighting Designer
*Howard Vincent Kurtz, Costume Designer
*Mike Savenelli, Original Music and Sound Designer
*Elsie Jones, Properties Designer/Set Dressing
*Robin Suleiman*, Stage Manager
*Brette Goldstein, Casting Director
 
===Production Team===


*Lisa Rose Middleton: Director
*Robert Tyner, Production Manager
*David Evans Morris: Scenic Designer
*Claudia Torres, Assistant Stage Manager
*Dan Covey: Lighting Designer
*Robin Ervin, Dramaturg
*Howard Vincent Kurtz: Costume Designer
*Robert Tyner, Technical Director
*Mike Savenelli: Original Music and Sound Designer
*David Eske, Technical Director / Master Carpenter
*Elsie Jones: Properties Designer/Set Dressing
*Jake Artz, Master Electrician
*Robin Suleiman: Stage Manager
*Bobbi Carter, Scenic Artist
*Brette Goldstein: Casting Director
*Paul Deosinor, Carpenter
*Alexander Brauninger, Carpenter
*Bill Fecke, House Management
*David Peters, House Management


==Production, direction and management team==
==Image gallery==
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File:1998 Playing Juliet Casting Othello Folger 2.jpg|Scott Leonard Fortune (Jimmy) and Kila Burton (Georgia), ''Playing Juliet/Casting Othello'', by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, directed by Lisa Rose Middleton, Folger Theatre in a co-production with Source Theatre Company, 1998. Ken Cobb.
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*Robert Tyner: Production Manager
[[Category: Public programs]]
*Claudia Torres: Assistant Stage Manager
[[Category: Folger Theatre]]
*Robin Ervin: Dramaturg
[[Category: Helen Hayes Award]]
*Robert Tyner: Technical Director
[[Category: William Shakespeare's works]]
*David Eske: Technical Director / Master Carpenter
[[Category: Plays]]
*Jake Artz: Master Electrician
[[Category: Tragedies]]
* Bobbi Carter: Scenic Artist
[[Category: Othello]]
*Paul Deosinor: Carpenter
[[Category: Romeo and Juliet]]
*Alexander Brauninger: Carpenter
[[Category: American theater]]
*Bill Fecke: House Management
*David Peters: House Management

Latest revision as of 10:18, 8 February 2021

Folger Theatre and the Source Theatre Company produced Caleen Sinnette Jennings' Casting Juliet/Playing Othello, directed by Lisa Rose Middleton, from January 9 to February 1, 1998.

Scott Leonard Fortune (Jimmy) and Susan Lynskey (Wendy), Casting Juliet/Playing Othello, by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, directed by Lisa Rose Middleton, Folger Theatre in a co-production with Source Theatre Company, 1998. Photo by Ken Cobb.

The Production

Caleen Sinnette Jennings was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award "The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play."

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (**).

Cast

  • Kila D. Burton: Georgia
  • Scott Leonard Fortune*: Jimmy
  • Steve Lebens**: Dave
  • Susan Lynskey*: Wendy
  • Jeff Mandon*: Chris
  • Rachel D. Spaght*: Lorraine

Creative Team

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Director of Museum and Public Programs
  • Joe Banno, Source Theatre Company Artistic Director
  • Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Playwright
  • Lisa Rose Middleton, Director
  • David Evans Morris, Scenic Designer
  • Dan Covey, Lighting Designer
  • Howard Vincent Kurtz, Costume Designer
  • Mike Savenelli, Original Music and Sound Designer
  • Elsie Jones, Properties Designer/Set Dressing
  • Robin Suleiman*, Stage Manager
  • Brette Goldstein, Casting Director

Production Team

  • Robert Tyner, Production Manager
  • Claudia Torres, Assistant Stage Manager
  • Robin Ervin, Dramaturg
  • Robert Tyner, Technical Director
  • David Eske, Technical Director / Master Carpenter
  • Jake Artz, Master Electrician
  • Bobbi Carter, Scenic Artist
  • Paul Deosinor, Carpenter
  • Alexander Brauninger, Carpenter
  • Bill Fecke, House Management
  • David Peters, House Management

Image gallery