Alias Grace
Thursday, Jan 1, 1970 - Thursday, Jan 1, 1970 at Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre
“Did she kill them? Go decide… ‘Alias Grace’ is good theater.”
~ Knoxville News Sentinel review (pdf)
“A compelling tale beautifully performed”
~ ArtsKnoxville review (pdf)
“Alias Grace” is a totally absorbing drama…”
~ KnoxTNToday review (pdf)
“…mesmerizing stage adaptation”
~ The Daily Beacon review (pdf)
Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood • Adapted for the stage by Jennifer Blackmer
Directed by Karen Kessler
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- The Daily Beacon preview (pdf) • Knoxville News Sentinel preview (pdf)
- Inside of Knoxville preview (pdf)
“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?
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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. |
“Did she kill them? Go decide… ‘Alias Grace’ is good theater.”
~ Knoxville News Sentinel review (pdf)
“A compelling tale beautifully performed”
~ ArtsKnoxville review (pdf)
“Alias Grace” is a totally absorbing drama…”
~ KnoxTNToday review (pdf)
“…mesmerizing stage adaptation”
~ The Daily Beacon review (pdf)
Alias Grace press release (pdf)
The Daily Beacon preview (pdf)
Knoxville News Sentinel preview (pdf)
Inside of Knoxville preview (pdf)