THE VISIT Comes to Apollinaire in the Park 2017

In Dürrenmatt's tragic comedy, billionaire Claire Zachanassian returns to the destitute home town she left in disgrace 45 years ago, bent on exacting retribution on the true love who betrayed her. At first the indignant citizens reject her offer of cash for a corpse. They talk importantly of their town's cultural and humane traditions. But when they start buying new shoes, cognac, cars- and all on credit- there is only one way to meet the bills.

Ann Carpenter, most recently seen in Apollinaire's Everyman as God, stars as Claire Zachanassian. Ann has appeared in numerous plays over the years with Apollinaire, including

A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, Blood Wedding, Uncle Vanya, House of Bernarda Alba, Top Girls, The Real Inspector Hound, her entry into our Actor's Revenge festival- Grapes of Wrath, and our Edinborough Fringe Festival entry, Anger Box. Ann has performed with numerous Boston area companies, including with Actors Shakespeare Project in God's Ear, and performed in Dublin for Bloomsday at the James Joyce Festival.

The works of the Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) combine surface realism with an absurd and almost surreal artistic vision. His plays include Romulus der Grosse (adapted by Gore Vidal as Romulus), and The Physicists. He was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee The Visit.

This summer we are inviting the adventurous to join us on stage. Ensemble members will play non-speaking roles. Rehearsal is at 6:00 and ensemble members take the stage the same night at 7:30! Adults can sign up at www.apollinairetheatre.com. Young ensemble roles will be played by Apollinaire Play Lab students: aplaylab.com
As in past summers, The Visit will be staged environmentally in multiple locations. The audience will move with the action as our "most popular citizen" and his family take their first and final drive, returning back to a transformed Golden Apostle for the climactic community meeting.
Audience members are encouraged to bring blankets and beach chairs, and a picnic to enjoy along with the harbor views.

Performances are July 12-30, 2017 • Wed.-Sun. • 7:30

Press Opening: Saturday July 15 at 7:30

PORT Park, 99 Marginal Street, on the Chelsea Waterfront.

Free parking is available on site.

Information/Directions: www.apollinairetheatre.com or (617) 887-2336.
In case of rain, call (617) 887-2336 to check status.
Directed by: Danielle Fauteux Jacques
Featuring: Aina Adler, Ann Carpenter, Paul Benford-Bruce, Christina Closs, Floyd Richardson, Jay Connolly, John Scala, Jon Vellante, Mat Benson, Micaela Kluver, Myra Ward, Phil Thompson, Robin Abrahams, Shaun Downey, Slava Tchoul, Steve Auger, Tony Dangerfield
AD: Brooks ReevesStage Manager/ASM: Sabine Michaud, Mat Benson, Samuel James Zeiberg, Juliana Merhaut, Jamie Biancardi
Props Master/Scenic Art: Keisha Warriner
Costume Design: Stephanie Brownell
Costume Assistant: Evelyne Cardella
Scenic Artist: Emily Friedlander
Sound Design: Camilo Atehortua
Running Time apx. 1 hour 50 minutes

Apollinaire Theatre Company stages passionate plays at their elegantly restored theater in the Chelsea Theatre Works, as well as bilingual free summer theater in the park. Recently Apollinaire opened two new theaters at the Chelsea Theatre Works, the Riseman Family Theatre that houses their Apollinaire Play Lab program for children and youth, and the new BlackBox Theatre, a rental house for Greater Boston's performing arts community.Recent Apollinaire productions include Everyman by Carol Ann Duffy, MidSummer by David Greig, Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, Stupid F**king Bird by Aaron Posner, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes by Kate Benson, and Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven by Young Jean Lee.