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File:2015 Mary Stuart Folger Theatre 2.jpg|Nancy Robinette (Hannah Kennedy, top) and Kate Eastwood Norris (Mary Stuart, bottom), ''Mary Stuart'', directed by Richard Clifford, Folger Theatre, 2015. Teresa Wood.
File:District_354.jpg|Dani Stoller (Jessica) and William Vaughan (Lorenzo), ''District Merchants'', directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.
File:2015 Mary Stuart Folger Theatre 3.jpg|Kate Eastwood Norris (left) and Holly Twyford (right), ''Mary Stuart'', directed by Richard Clifford, Folger Theatre, 2015. Teresa Wood.
File:District_504_2.jpg|Maren Bush (Portia), ''District Merchants'', directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.
File:2015 Mary Stuart Folger Theatre 4.jpg|Lord Burleigh (Rajesh Bose, left),  Sir Amias Paulet (Louis Butelli, center), and the Earl of Shrewsbury (Craig Wallace, right) talk politics. Photo taken by Teresa Wood.
File:District_703_2.jpg|Dani Stoller (Jessica), Seth Rue (Benjamin Bassanio,  Akeem Davis (Lancelot), Celeste Jones (Nessa), and William Vaughan (Lorenzo), ''District Merchants'', directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.
 
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Revision as of 14:19, 19 July 2016

Folger Theatre performed their production of Aaron Posner's District Merchants from May 31 to July 3, 2016.

Craig Wallace (Antoine) and Matthew Boston (Shylock), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.

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

  • Matthew Boston*: Shylock
  • Maren Bush*: Portia
  • Akeem Davis*: Lancelot
  • Celeste Jones*: Nessa
  • Seth Rue*: Benjamin Bassanio
  • Dani Stoller*: Jessica
  • William Vaughan: Lorenzo
  • Craig Wallace: Antoine

Understudies

  • Jenna Berk: Jessica
  • Adante Carter*: Benjamin Bassanio/Lancelot
  • Ross Destiche: Lorenzo
  • Melissa Graces: Portia
  • Jeff Keogh: Shylock
  • Lilian Oben: Nessa
  • Jefferson Russell* : Antoine

Creative team

  • Aaron Posner, Playwright
  • Michael John Garces**, Director
  • Tony Cisek*, Scenic Design
  • Meghan Raham, Costume Design
  • Geoff Korf*, Lighting Design
  • James Bigbee Garver, Sound Design
  • Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
  • Daryl Eisenberg, CSA, New York Casting
  • Roy A. Gross**, Production Stage Manager
  • Elisabeth Ribar**, Assistant Stage Manager

Production team

  • Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
  • Katharine Pitt, Humanities Programs Assistant
  • Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
  • Lila Rachel Becker, Assistant Director
  • Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
  • Tony Koehler, Props Master
  • Paige Hathaway, Assistant Scenic Designer
  • Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenic Construction
  • Anne Nesmith, Wig Designer
  • Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
  • Mariah Hale, Ansaldo Costumes, Adalia Tonneyck, Costume Construction
  • Kyle Soble, Assistant Lighting Designer
  • James Neylon, Master Electrician
  • Amanda Kircher, Assistant Master Electrician
  • Brandon Roe, Sound Associate
  • Jon Farber and Sasha Pensanti, Assistants for Daryl Eisenberg Casting
  • WiT Media, Advertising Agency
  • Teresa Wood, Production Photography
  • Brittany Diliberto, Pre-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, Assistant Artistic Producer
  • David Polk, General Manager
  • Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
  • Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
  • Katherine Pitt, Programs Assistant
  • Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant

Other media

Watch the trailer for this production of District Merchants."

Reviews

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  • Dani Stoller (Jessica) and William Vaughan (Lorenzo), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.

    Dani Stoller (Jessica) and William Vaughan (Lorenzo), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.

  • Maren Bush (Portia), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.

    Maren Bush (Portia), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.

  • Dani Stoller (Jessica), Seth Rue (Benjamin Bassanio, Akeem Davis (Lancelot), Celeste Jones (Nessa), and William Vaughan (Lorenzo), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.

    Dani Stoller (Jessica), Seth Rue (Benjamin Bassanio, Akeem Davis (Lancelot), Celeste Jones (Nessa), and William Vaughan (Lorenzo), District Merchants, directed by Michael John Garces, Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.