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[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] performed their production of William Shakespeare's ''Pericles'' from November 13 to December 20, 2015.  
[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's ''[[Pericles]]'', directed by Joseph Haj, music and lyrics by Jack Herrick, from November 13 to December 20, 2015.  


[[File:TWood 621 e - web.jpg|350px|left|frame|Wayne T. Carr as Pericles, ''Pericles'', directed by Joseph Haj, Folger Theatre, 2015. Teresa Wood.]]
[[File:TWood 621 e - web2.jpg|Wayne T. Carr as Pericles, ''Pericles'', directed by Joseph Haj, Folger Theatre, 2015. Teresa Wood.|alt=|center|thumb|769x769px]]


== Production ==
== Synopsis ==
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, sets sail on an extraordinary journey through the decades and is blown from the coasts of Phoenicia to Greece and to Turkey. Chased by the wicked King of Antioch, Pericles finds his true love in Thaisa and loses her and their daughter Marina on the rough seas.
==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===
* Barzin Akhavan*: Cleon/Cerimon/Pirate
* Wayne T. Carr*: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
* Darcy Danielson: Musician
* Armando Durán*: Gower
* Michael Gabriel Goodfriend*: Lysimachus/Lord
* Jennie Greenberry*: Marina/Antiochus' Daughter
* Michael J. Hume*: Helicanus/Fisherman/Bawd
* Cedric Lamar*: Leonine/Fisherman
* Brooke Parks*: Thaisa/Dionyza
* Scott Ripley*: Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar
* Zlato Rizziolli: Lord/Sailor
* Emily Serdahl: Lychorida/Diana
* U. Johnathan Toppo*: Thaliard/Fisherman/Boult/Man
* Samuel L. Wick: Sailor/Lord/Pirate


=== Understudies ===
*Barzin Akhavan*: Cleon/Cerimon/Pirate
* Jacqueline Chenault: Lychorida/Diana
*Wayne T. Carr*: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
* Jeff Keogh: Gower/Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar
*Darcy Danielson: Musician
* Keith Richards: Leonine/Helicanus/ Fisherman/ Bawd
*Armando Durán*: Gower
* Stephen Russell Murray: Lords/ Sailors/ Gents/ Knights
*Michael Gabriel Goodfriend*: Lysimachus/Lord
*Jennie Greenberry*: Marina/Antiochus' Daughter
*Michael J. Hume*: Helicanus/Fisherman/Bawd
*Cedric Lamar*: Leonine/Fisherman
*Brooke Parks*: Thaisa/Dionyza
*Scott Ripley*: Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar
*Zlato Rizziolli: Lord/Sailor
*Emily Serdahl: Lychorida/Diana
*U. Johnathan Toppo*: Thaliard/Fisherman/Boult/Man
*Samuel L. Wick: Sailor/Lord/Pirate


===Understudies===


*Jacqueline Chenault: Lychorida/Diana
*Jeff Keogh: Gower/Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar
*Keith Richards: Leonine/Helicanus/ Fisherman/ Bawd
*Stephen Russell Murray: Lords/ Sailors/ Gents/ Knights


=== Creative team ===
===Creative team===
* Joseph Haj, Director
* Jack Herrick, Music and Lyrics
* Jan Chambers, Scenic Design
* Raquel Barreto, Costume Design
* Rui Rita*, Lighting Design
* Amadon Jaeger, Sound Design
* Francesca Talenti, Video Design
* Sarah Lozoff, Movement Director
* Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
* Joy Dickson, Casting Director, OSF
* Gwen Turos**, Production Stage Manager
* Elisabeth Ribar**, Assistant Stage Manager


=== Production team ===
*William Shakespeare, Playwright
* Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
*Joseph Haj, Director
* Katharine Pitt, Humanities Programs Director
*Jack Herrick, Music and Lyrics
* Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
*Jan Chambers, Scenic Design
* Dawn Monique Williams, Associate Director
*Raquel Barreto, Costume Design
* Jack Herrick, Musical Direction
*Rui Rita*, Lighting Design
* Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
*Amadon Jaeger, Sound Design
* Andrew Lott, Lighting Assistant
*Francesca Talenti, Video Design
* Jennie Greenberry, Dance Captain
*Sarah Lozoff, Movement Director
* U. Jonathan Toppo, Fight Captain
*Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
* Tony Koehler, Props Master
*Joy Dickson, Casting Director, OSF
* Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenery Construction
*Gwen Turos**, Production Stage Manager
* Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Costume and Wig Construction
*Elisabeth Ribar**, Assistant Stage Manager
* Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
* Cherelle Guyton, Wig Mistress
* Sadie Albert, Dresser
* James Neylon, Master Electrician
* Amanda Kircher, Light Board Operator
* Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
* Teresa Wood, Production Photography
* Heather Daniels, Mark Fastoso, APTV, Promotional Video
* WAPAVA, Archival Video
* C2, Open Captioning


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


* Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
*Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
*Dawn Monique Williams, Associate Director
*Jack Herrick, Musical Direction
*Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
*Andrew Lott, Lighting Assistant
*Jennie Greenberry, Dance Captain
*U. Jonathan Toppo, Fight Captain
*Tony Koehler, Props Master
*Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenery Construction
*Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Costume and Wig Construction
*Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
*Cherelle Guyton, Wig Mistress
*Sadie Albert, Dresser
*James Neylon, Master Electrician
*Amanda Kircher, Light Board Operator
*Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
*Teresa Wood, Production Photography
*Heather Daniels, Mark Fastoso, APTV, Promotional Video
*WAPAVA, Archival Video
*C2, Open Captioning


* David Polk, General Manager
===Folger Theatre===


* Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer


* Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
*Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer


* Katherine Pitt, Programs Assistant
*David Polk, General Manager


* Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager


== Other media ==
*Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
 
*Katherine Pitt, Humanities Programs Assistant
 
==Other media==


Watch the trailer for this production of ''Pericles''.
Watch the trailer for this production of ''Pericles''.


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==Reviews==


== Reviews  ==
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/pericles-shows-how-lesser-shakespeare-can-be-more/2015/11/19/e7c07116-8ed7-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html The Washington Post]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/pericles-shows-how-lesser-shakespeare-can-be-more/2015/11/19/e7c07116-8ed7-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html The Washington Post]
*[http://mdtheatreguide.com/2015/11/theatre-review-pericles-at-the-folger-theatre/ MD Theatre Guide]
* [http://mdtheatreguide.com/2015/11/theatre-review-pericles-at-the-folger-theatre/ MD Theatre Guide]
*[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/theater/article/13047386/pericles-at-folger-theatre-reviewed Washington City Paper]
* [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/theater/article/13047386/pericles-at-folger-theatre-reviewed Washington City Paper]
*[http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2015/11/19/pericles-at-the-folger-theatre/ DC Metro Theater Arts]
* [http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2015/11/19/pericles-at-the-folger-theatre/ DC Metro Theater Arts]


==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==
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[[Category: 21st century]]
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 4 February 2021

Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's Pericles, directed by Joseph Haj, music and lyrics by Jack Herrick, from November 13 to December 20, 2015.

Wayne T. Carr as Pericles, Pericles, directed by Joseph Haj, Folger Theatre, 2015. Teresa Wood.

Synopsis

Pericles, Prince of Tyre, sets sail on an extraordinary journey through the decades and is blown from the coasts of Phoenicia to Greece and to Turkey. Chased by the wicked King of Antioch, Pericles finds his true love in Thaisa and loses her and their daughter Marina on the rough seas.

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

  • Barzin Akhavan*: Cleon/Cerimon/Pirate
  • Wayne T. Carr*: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
  • Darcy Danielson: Musician
  • Armando Durán*: Gower
  • Michael Gabriel Goodfriend*: Lysimachus/Lord
  • Jennie Greenberry*: Marina/Antiochus' Daughter
  • Michael J. Hume*: Helicanus/Fisherman/Bawd
  • Cedric Lamar*: Leonine/Fisherman
  • Brooke Parks*: Thaisa/Dionyza
  • Scott Ripley*: Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar
  • Zlato Rizziolli: Lord/Sailor
  • Emily Serdahl: Lychorida/Diana
  • U. Johnathan Toppo*: Thaliard/Fisherman/Boult/Man
  • Samuel L. Wick: Sailor/Lord/Pirate

Understudies

  • Jacqueline Chenault: Lychorida/Diana
  • Jeff Keogh: Gower/Antiochus/Simonides/Pandar
  • Keith Richards: Leonine/Helicanus/ Fisherman/ Bawd
  • Stephen Russell Murray: Lords/ Sailors/ Gents/ Knights

Creative team

  • William Shakespeare, Playwright
  • Joseph Haj, Director
  • Jack Herrick, Music and Lyrics
  • Jan Chambers, Scenic Design
  • Raquel Barreto, Costume Design
  • Rui Rita*, Lighting Design
  • Amadon Jaeger, Sound Design
  • Francesca Talenti, Video Design
  • Sarah Lozoff, Movement Director
  • Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
  • Joy Dickson, Casting Director, OSF
  • Gwen Turos**, Production Stage Manager
  • Elisabeth Ribar**, Assistant Stage Manager

Production team

  • Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
  • Dawn Monique Williams, Associate Director
  • Jack Herrick, Musical Direction
  • Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
  • Andrew Lott, Lighting Assistant
  • Jennie Greenberry, Dance Captain
  • U. Jonathan Toppo, Fight Captain
  • Tony Koehler, Props Master
  • Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenery Construction
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Costume and Wig Construction
  • Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
  • Cherelle Guyton, Wig Mistress
  • Sadie Albert, Dresser
  • James Neylon, Master Electrician
  • Amanda Kircher, Light Board Operator
  • Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
  • Teresa Wood, Production Photography
  • Heather Daniels, Mark Fastoso, 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
  • Katherine Pitt, Humanities Programs Assistant

Other media

Watch the trailer for this production of Pericles.

Reviews

Image gallery