Alias Grace
Wednesday, Sep 26, 2018 - Sunday, Oct 14, 2018 at Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre
Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood
Adapted for the stage by Jennifer Blackmer
Directed by Karen Kessler
“Riveting” ~ Chicago Sun Times
Adapted for the stage by Jennifer Blackmer and directed by Karen Kessler, Alias Grace premiered at Chicago’s Rivendell Theater in 2017 and has since earned a Chicago Joseph Jefferson 2018 nomination for “Best New Play Adaptation.
Ontario, Canada in 1859. Serving a life sentence for murders committed fifteen years ago, Grace Marks says she has no memory of the killings. A doctor investigating psychological trauma in amnesiacs tries to unlock the details and truth from Grace’s memory, but the path is painful and shocking. Is Grace an innocent victim? Is she mad? Or is she a scheming murderess?
- The Daily Beacon preview (pdf)
Cast
Katie Norwood Alley
Mrs. Rachel Lavell
Collin Andrews
Thomas Kinnear
Emily Cullum
Mary Whitney
Tim Decker ‡
Jeremiah/Jerome Dupont
Brian Gligor ‡
Simon Jordan
Emily Helton
Nancy Montgomery
Brady Moldrup
James McDermott
Brenda Orellana
Grace Marks
Artistic Team
Karen Kessler
Director
Becca Johnson
Scenic Designer
Erin Reed
Costume Designer
Jordan Vera
Lighting Designer
Joe Court ¤
Sound Designer
Kathy Logelin
Text/Dialect Coach
John Sipes
Fight Choreographer
Casey Sams
Intimacy Director
Delaynie Rizer
Stage Manager
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| ‡ Appears through the courtesy of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. | ◊ Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. | ¤ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE. |
- The Daily Beacon preview (pdf)