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The Folger Theatre performed their production of ''Cyrano'', written by Edmond Rostand and translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, from April 26 to June 12, 2011.  
[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] produced ''Cyrano'', written by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, directed by Aaron Posner, from April 26 to June 12, 2011.


== Cast ==
[[File:2011 Cyrano Folger Theatre.jpg|frame|Eric Hissom (Cyrano), ''Cyrano'', by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Photo by Carol Pratt.|alt=|center]]


*Dan Crane: De Valvert & Others
== The Production ==
*Chris Genebach: Lignière & Others
Aaron Posner won the [[Helen Hayes Awards|Helen Hayes Award]] for "Outstanding Director, Resident Production". ''Cyrano'' was nominated for several other Helen Hayes Awards, including, "Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play", "the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play", "Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production" for Dale Anthony Girard, "Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production", for Thom Weaver, "Outstanding Resident Play", and "Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production", for Daniel Conway.
*Steve Hendrickson: Le Bret & Others
*Eric Hissom: Cyrano De Bergerac
*Bobby Moreno: Christian De Neuvilette & Others
*Richard Ruiz: Raguebeau & Others
*Todd Scofield: Montfleury & Others
*Craig Wallace: De Guiche & Others
*Brenda Withers: Roxane & Others


== Understudies ==
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.


*Jonathan Colby: Christian De Neuvilette, De Valvert, Lignière
===Cast===
*Chris Genebch: Cyrano De Bergerac
*Steven Quartell: Le Bret, De Guiche
*Sarah Strasser: Roxane
*David Zimmerman: Ragueneau, Montfleury


== Staff ==
*Dan Crane*: De Valvert & Others
*Chris Genebach*: Lignière & Others
*Steve Hendrickson*: Le Bret & Others
*Eric Hissom*: Cyrano De Bergerac
*Bobby Moreno*: Christian De Neuvilette & Others
*Richard Ruiz*: Raguebeau & Others
*Todd Scofield*: Montfleury & Others
*Craig Wallace*: De Guiche & Others
*Brenda Withers*: Roxane & Others


*Janet Griffin, Aristic Producer
====Understudies====
*Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
 
*Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
*Jonathan Colby*: Christian De Neuvilette, De Valvert, Lignière
*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
*Chris Genebch*: Cyrano De Bergerac
*Steven Quartell*: Le Bret, De Guiche
*Sarah Strasser*: Roxane
*David Zimmerman*: Ragueneau, Montfleury


== Production Team ==
===Creative Team===


*Aaron Posner***, Director
*Edmond Rostand, Playwright
*Daniel Conway*, Scenic Design
*Michael Hollinger, Translator and Adaptor
*Devon Painter*, Costume Design
*Aaron Posner**, Director
*Thom Weaver*, Lighting Design
*Daniel Conway***, Scenic Design
*Devon Painter***, Costume Design
*Thom Weaver***, Lighting Design
*Veronika Vorek, Sound Design/Original Music
*Veronika Vorek, Sound Design/Original Music
*Michael Hollinger, Original Songs
*Michael Hollinger, Original Songs
*Dale Anthony Girard, Fight Director
*Dale Anthony Girard, Fight Director
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
*Amanda Michaels, Production Stage Manager
*Amanda Michaels*, Production Stage Manager


== Production ==
===Production Team===


*Stephanie P. Freed, Assistant to the Director
*Stephanie P. Freed, Assistant to the Director
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*Lisa Forrest, Casting Assistant
*Lisa Forrest, Casting Assistant
*Joshua Bristol, Assistant Technical Director
*Joshua Bristol, Assistant Technical Director
*Eric Arnold, Assistant Stage Manager
*Eric Arnold*, Assistant Stage Manager
*Kirsten Parker, Production Assistant
*Kirsten Parker, Production Assistant
*Allison Bucca, Dramaturg Intern
*Allison Bucca, Dramaturg Intern
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*Kwame Head, Wardrobe Assitant
*Kwame Head, Wardrobe Assitant
*Troika Costumes, Costume Construction
*Troika Costumes, Costume Construction
*SkindeepFX LLC & Michael Meyer, Prosthetics
*SkindeepFX LLC & Michael Meyer, Prosthetic
*John Baird, Boot Construction
*John Baird, Boot Construction
*Ashley Ryan, Wig Construction
*Ashley Ryan, Wig Construction
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*C2 Inc., Open Captioning
*C2 Inc., Open Captioning


===Folger Theatre===
*Janet Griffin, Aristic Producer
*Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
*Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
==Other media==
Watch the trailer for this production of ''Cyrano''.
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ZHiJZrjDg</html5media>
==Reviews==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/peter-marks-reviews-folger-theatres-cyrano/2011/05/03/AFJybgiF_story.html The Washington Post]
*[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40805/cyrano-at-the-folger-and-the-apple-cart-at-washington/ Washington City Paper]
*[http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/theater-review/theater-review-cyrano-at-folger.php Washingtonian]


:'''Member of United Scenic Artists denoted by "*"'''
==Image gallery==
:'''Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society denoted by "***"'''
<gallery>
File:2011 Cyrano Folger theatre 2.jpg|Eric Hissom (Cyrano) and Brenda Withers (Roxane), ''Cyrano'', by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.
File:2011 Cyrano Folger theatre 3.jpg|Eric Hissom (Cyrano) with Chris Genebach, Todd Scofield, Richard Ruiz, and Dan Crane (The Gascony Guard), ''Cyrano'', by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.
File:2011 Cyrano Folger theatre 4.jpg|Eric Hissom (Cyrano) and Bobby Moreno (Christian), ''Cyrano'', by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.
File:2011 Cyrano Folger theatre 5.jpg|Eric Hissom (Cyrano), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.
</gallery>


:''The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States''
[[Category: Public programs]]
[[Category: Folger Theatre]]
[[Category: Helen Hayes Award]]
[[Category: Non-Shakespearean adaptations]]
[[Category: 17th century]]
[[Category: 19th century]]
[[Category: American theater]]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 4 February 2021

Folger Theatre produced Cyrano, written by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, directed by Aaron Posner, from April 26 to June 12, 2011.

Eric Hissom (Cyrano), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Photo by Carol Pratt.

The Production

Aaron Posner won the Helen Hayes Award for "Outstanding Director, Resident Production". Cyrano was nominated for several other Helen Hayes Awards, including, "Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play", "the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play", "Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production" for Dale Anthony Girard, "Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production", for Thom Weaver, "Outstanding Resident Play", and "Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production", for Daniel Conway.

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

  • Dan Crane*: De Valvert & Others
  • Chris Genebach*: Lignière & Others
  • Steve Hendrickson*: Le Bret & Others
  • Eric Hissom*: Cyrano De Bergerac
  • Bobby Moreno*: Christian De Neuvilette & Others
  • Richard Ruiz*: Raguebeau & Others
  • Todd Scofield*: Montfleury & Others
  • Craig Wallace*: De Guiche & Others
  • Brenda Withers*: Roxane & Others

Understudies

  • Jonathan Colby*: Christian De Neuvilette, De Valvert, Lignière
  • Chris Genebch*: Cyrano De Bergerac
  • Steven Quartell*: Le Bret, De Guiche
  • Sarah Strasser*: Roxane
  • David Zimmerman*: Ragueneau, Montfleury

Creative Team

  • Edmond Rostand, Playwright
  • Michael Hollinger, Translator and Adaptor
  • Aaron Posner**, Director
  • Daniel Conway***, Scenic Design
  • Devon Painter***, Costume Design
  • Thom Weaver***, Lighting Design
  • Veronika Vorek, Sound Design/Original Music
  • Michael Hollinger, Original Songs
  • Dale Anthony Girard, Fight Director
  • Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
  • Amanda Michaels*, Production Stage Manager

Production Team

  • Stephanie P. Freed, Assistant to the Director
  • Joe Isenberg, Associate Fight Director
  • Chris Genebach, Fight Captain
  • Lisa Forrest, Casting Assistant
  • Joshua Bristol, Assistant Technical Director
  • Eric Arnold*, Assistant Stage Manager
  • Kirsten Parker, Production Assistant
  • Allison Bucca, Dramaturg Intern
  • Douglas Clarke, Scenic Design Assistant
  • Bella Facia, Scenery Construction
  • Ruth Barber, Scenic Change
  • Mariana Fernandez, Painter
  • Lewis Shaw, Swords
  • Daniel da Cruz Pinha, Prop Master
  • Melissa Wunder, Prop Assistant
  • Ren LaDassor, Assistant Costume Design
  • Adalia Vera Tonneyck, Wardrobe Head
  • Kwame Head, Wardrobe Assitant
  • Troika Costumes, Costume Construction
  • SkindeepFX LLC & Michael Meyer, Prosthetic
  • John Baird, Boot Construction
  • Ashley Ryan, Wig Construction
  • Aaron Cromie, Mask Construction
  • Drew Kaufman, Assistant Lighting Desgin
  • Amber Meade, Master Electrician
  • Brian Allard Garth Dolan, Matt Shipley, & Aaron Waxman, Electricians
  • Matt Shipley, Light Board Operator
  • Matthew M. Nielson, Sound Head
  • Brandon Roe, Sound Board Operator
  • James Kegley, Promotional Photograph
  • Carol Pratt, Production Photograph
  • WAPAVA, Arhicval Recording
  • C2 Inc., Open Captioning

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Griffin, Aristic Producer
  • Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
  • Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
  • Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager

Other media

Watch the trailer for this production of Cyrano.

Reviews

Image gallery

  • Eric Hissom (Cyrano) and Brenda Withers (Roxane), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

    Eric Hissom (Cyrano) and Brenda Withers (Roxane), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

  • Eric Hissom (Cyrano) with Chris Genebach, Todd Scofield, Richard Ruiz, and Dan Crane (The Gascony Guard), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

    Eric Hissom (Cyrano) with Chris Genebach, Todd Scofield, Richard Ruiz, and Dan Crane (The Gascony Guard), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

  • Eric Hissom (Cyrano) and Bobby Moreno (Christian), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

    Eric Hissom (Cyrano) and Bobby Moreno (Christian), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

  • Eric Hissom (Cyrano), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.

    Eric Hissom (Cyrano), Cyrano, by Edmond Rostand, translated and adapted by Michael Hollinger, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2011. Carol Pratt.