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Folger Theatre performed their production of ''Timon of Athens'' from May 9 to June 11, 2017.
[[Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's ''[[Timon of Athens]]'', directed by Robert Richmond, from May 9 to June 11, 2017.
[[File:Timon_320.jpg|thumb|Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.|alt=|center|700x700px]]


== Contents ==
== Synopsis ==
* Production
Fortune strains the bonds of friendship. Timon is a wealthy and popular philanthropist with but one flaw—an excess of generosity. Sparing no expense on lavish parties, costly gifts, and charity, Timon later suffers a downturn of fortune and friendship. Robert Richmond (<em>[[Othello (Folger Theatre, 2011)|Othello]]</em>, <em>[[Richard III (Folger Theatre, 2014)|Richard III]]</em> and <em>[[Henry V (Folger Theatre, 2013)|Henry V]]</em> at Folger Theatre) directs Shakespeare’s tragic satire about the fickleness of prosperity, with Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (<em>Othello</em>, <em>[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008)|Macbeth]]</em>, <em>Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead</em> at Folger Theatre) in the title role.
** Cast
** Understudies
** Creative team
** Production team
** Folger Theatre
* Other media
* Reviews
* Image gallery


== Production ==
==Production==
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.


=== Cast ===
===Cast===
* Louis Butelli*: Ventidius, Bandit
* Aliyah Caldwell: Phrynia
* Maboud Ebrahimzadeh*: Alcibiades
* John Floyd: Cupid, Senator, Bandit, Servant
* Amanda Forstrom*: Timandra
* Sean Fri*: Jeweler, Sempronius, Bandit
* Eric Hissom*: Apemantus
* Andhy Mendez*: Painter, Lucullus
* Ian Merrill Peakes*: Timon of Athens
* Antoinette Robinson*: Flavius
* Michael Dix Thomas*: Poet, Lucius, Senator
* Kathryn Tkel*: Merchant, Senator


=== Understudies ===
*Louis Butelli*: Ventidius, Bandit
* Laura Artesi: Timandra, Cupid, Phrynia
*Aliyah Caldwell: Phrynia
* Matthew Castleman: Alcibiades, Lucius
*Maboud Ebrahimzadeh*: Alcibiades
* Sean Fri*: Timon of Athens
*John Floyd: Cupid, Senator, Bandit, Servant
* Katelyn Manfre: Flavius, Merchant, Senator
*Amanda Forstrom*: Timandra
* Matthew Pauli: Apemantus, Sempronius
*Sean Fri*: Jeweler, Sempronius, Bandit
* Michael Dix Thomas*: Ventidius, Lucullus
*Eric Hissom*: Apemantus
*Andhy Mendez*: Painter, Lucullus
*Ian Merrill Peakes*: Timon of Athens
*Antoinette Robinson*: Flavius
*Michael Dix Thomas*: Poet, Lucius, Senator
*Kathryn Tkel*: Merchant, Senator


=== Creative team ===
===Understudies===
* Robert Richmond**, Director
* Tony Cisek***, Scenic Design
* Mariah Hale***, Costume Design
* Andrew F. Griffin***, Lighting Design
* Matt Otto***, Sound Design
* Francesca Talenti, Projection Design
* Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
* Eisenberg/Beans Casting, New York Casting
* Teresa Wood, Folger Casting
* Diane Healy**, Production Stage Manager
* Megan Ball**, Assistant Stage Manager


=== Production team ===
*Laura Artesi: Timandra, Cupid, Phrynia
* Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
*Matthew Castleman: Alcibiades, Lucius
* Joe Eisenberg, Fight Director
*Sean Fri*: Timon of Athens
* Emily Lyon, Assistant Director
*Katelyn Manfre: Flavius, Merchant, Senator
* Bailey Nassetta, Assistant to the Director
*Matthew Pauli: Apemantus, Sempronius
* Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
*Michael Dix Thomas*: Ventidius, Lucullus
* Audrey Bodek, Scenic Design Assistant
* Tony Koehler, Props Master
* Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenic Construction
* Adalia Tonneyck, Assistant Costume Designer
* Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
* Ansaldo Costumes and Adalia Tonneyck, Costume Construction
* Noelle Greata and Courtney Leigh Wood, Stitchers
* Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
* Mary Keegan, Assistant Lighting Designer
* Alex Keen, Master Electrician
* Amanda Kircher, Assistant Master Electrician
* Paul Deziel, Projection Design Assistant
* Jon Farber, Casting Coordinator for Eisenberg/Beans Casting
* Sasha Pensanti, Casting Assistant for Eisenberg/Beans Casting
* WiT Media, Advertising Agency
* Emily Tartanella, Marketing Design Consultant
* James Kegley, Promotional Photography
* Teresa Wood, Production Photography
* Lee Fanning, Mark Fastoso, and APTV, Promotional Video
* WAPAVA, Archival Video
* C2, Open Captioning


=== Folger Theatre ===
===Creative team===
* Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer


* Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
*William Shakespeare, Playwright
*Robert Richmond**, Director
*Tony Cisek***, Scenic Design
*Mariah Hale***, Costume Design
*Andrew F. Griffin***, Lighting Design
*Matt Otto***, Sound Design
*Francesca Talenti, Projection Design
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Eisenberg/Beans Casting, New York Casting
*Teresa Wood, Folger Casting
*Diane Healy**, Production Stage Manager
*Megan Ball**, Assistant Stage Manager


* David Polk, General Manager
===Production team===


* Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
*Joe Eisenberg, Fight Director
*Emily Lyon, Assistant Director
*Bailey Nassetta, Assistant to the Director
*Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
*Audrey Bodek, Scenic Design Assistant
*Tony Koehler, Props Master
*Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenic Construction
*Adalia Tonneyck, Assistant Costume Designer
*Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
*Ansaldo Costumes and Adalia Tonneyck, Costume Construction
*Noelle Greata and Courtney Leigh Wood, Stitchers
*Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
*Mary Keegan, Assistant Lighting Designer
*Alex Keen, Master Electrician
*Amanda Kircher, Assistant Master Electrician
*Paul Deziel, Projection Design Assistant
*Jon Farber, Casting Coordinator for Eisenberg/Beans Casting
*Sasha Pensanti, Casting Assistant for Eisenberg/Beans Casting
*WiT Media, Advertising Agency
*Emily Tartanella, Marketing Design Consultant
*James Kegley, Promotional Photography
*Teresa Wood, Production Photography
*Lee Fanning, Mark Fastoso, and APTV, Promotional Video
*WAPAVA, Archival Video
*C2, Open Captioning


* Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
===Folger Theatre===


* Grace Ann Roberts, Programs Assistant
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
 
*Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer
 
*David Polk, General Manager
 
*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
 
*Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
 
*Grace Ann Roberts, Humanities Programs Assistant
 
==Other Media==
Watch the Trailer for this production of Timon of Athens
 
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSE60QMLadU</html5media>
 
==Reviews==
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/shakespeares-timon-of-athens-takes-a-rare-washington-bow/2017/05/17/f21dd808-3b1d-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.275ae68e43e7 Washington Post]
 
==Image Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Timon 283.jpg|Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.
File:Timon 134.jpg|Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 11:20, 4 February 2021

Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, directed by Robert Richmond, from May 9 to June 11, 2017.

Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.

Synopsis

Fortune strains the bonds of friendship. Timon is a wealthy and popular philanthropist with but one flaw—an excess of generosity. Sparing no expense on lavish parties, costly gifts, and charity, Timon later suffers a downturn of fortune and friendship. Robert Richmond (Othello, Richard III and Henry V at Folger Theatre) directs Shakespeare’s tragic satire about the fickleness of prosperity, with Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Othello, Macbeth, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at Folger Theatre) in the title role.

Production

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Cast

  • Louis Butelli*: Ventidius, Bandit
  • Aliyah Caldwell: Phrynia
  • Maboud Ebrahimzadeh*: Alcibiades
  • John Floyd: Cupid, Senator, Bandit, Servant
  • Amanda Forstrom*: Timandra
  • Sean Fri*: Jeweler, Sempronius, Bandit
  • Eric Hissom*: Apemantus
  • Andhy Mendez*: Painter, Lucullus
  • Ian Merrill Peakes*: Timon of Athens
  • Antoinette Robinson*: Flavius
  • Michael Dix Thomas*: Poet, Lucius, Senator
  • Kathryn Tkel*: Merchant, Senator

Understudies

  • Laura Artesi: Timandra, Cupid, Phrynia
  • Matthew Castleman: Alcibiades, Lucius
  • Sean Fri*: Timon of Athens
  • Katelyn Manfre: Flavius, Merchant, Senator
  • Matthew Pauli: Apemantus, Sempronius
  • Michael Dix Thomas*: Ventidius, Lucullus

Creative team

  • William Shakespeare, Playwright
  • Robert Richmond**, Director
  • Tony Cisek***, Scenic Design
  • Mariah Hale***, Costume Design
  • Andrew F. Griffin***, Lighting Design
  • Matt Otto***, Sound Design
  • Francesca Talenti, Projection Design
  • Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
  • Eisenberg/Beans Casting, New York Casting
  • Teresa Wood, Folger Casting
  • Diane Healy**, Production Stage Manager
  • Megan Ball**, Assistant Stage Manager

Production team

  • Joe Eisenberg, Fight Director
  • Emily Lyon, Assistant Director
  • Bailey Nassetta, Assistant to the Director
  • Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
  • Audrey Bodek, Scenic Design Assistant
  • Tony Koehler, Props Master
  • Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenic Construction
  • Adalia Tonneyck, Assistant Costume Designer
  • Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
  • Ansaldo Costumes and Adalia Tonneyck, Costume Construction
  • Noelle Greata and Courtney Leigh Wood, Stitchers
  • Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
  • Mary Keegan, Assistant Lighting Designer
  • Alex Keen, Master Electrician
  • Amanda Kircher, Assistant Master Electrician
  • Paul Deziel, Projection Design Assistant
  • Jon Farber, Casting Coordinator for Eisenberg/Beans Casting
  • Sasha Pensanti, Casting Assistant for Eisenberg/Beans Casting
  • WiT Media, Advertising Agency
  • Emily Tartanella, Marketing Design Consultant
  • James Kegley, Promotional Photography
  • Teresa Wood, Production Photography
  • Lee Fanning, Mark Fastoso, and APTV, Promotional Video
  • WAPAVA, Archival Video
  • C2, Open Captioning

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
  • Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer
  • David Polk, General Manager
  • Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
  • Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
  • Grace Ann Roberts, Humanities Programs Assistant

Other Media

Watch the Trailer for this production of Timon of Athens

Reviews

Washington Post

Image Gallery

  • Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.

    Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.

  • Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.

    Production image from the 2017 performance of Timon of Athens.