Rehearsals recently began for Theatre for a New Audience's production of William Shakespeare's PERICLES directed by Trevor Nunn, featuring OBIE Award-winner Christian Camargo in the title role and leading a diverse company of 22 actors. PERICLES begins previews February 14 for an opening February 25. It is scheduled to run through March 27. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
PERICLES marks Mr. Camargo's third Shakespeare title role for Theatre for a New Audience, and the first time not only that
Trevor Nunn has directed this play, but the first time he has directed a Shakespeare with a U.S. company.
The complete cast is
Oberon K.A. Adjepong (Thaliard/Pandar),
Earl Baker Jr. (Antiochus/Cerimon),
Christian Camargo (PERICLES),
Philip Casnoff (Helicanus),
Gia Crovatin (Thaisa),
Lilly Englert (Marina),
Nina Hellman(Dionyza),
Zachary Infante (Leonine/2nd Fisherman),
Patrice Johnson Chevannes (Bawd/Lychorida),
John Keating (Boult/1st Fisherman),
Ian Lassiter (Lysimachus),
Sam Morales (Daughter/Handmaid),
John Rothman (Simonides),
Will Swenson (Cleon),
Raphael Nash Thompson (Gower), and PigPen Theatre Co.(Players and Musicians), with
Alex Falberg,
Ben Ferguson,
Curtis Gillen,
Ryan Melia,
Matt Nuernberger,
Arya Shahi, and
Dan Weschler.
PERICLES, one of Shakespeare's 'Late Plays,' is part of Theatre for a New Audience's season-long celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death (April 23, 1616). PERICLES relates a surging adventure story - a hero wanders Odysseus-like through the world of the Mediterranean - and climaxes with events that are seemingly miraculous. An original score written by Tony-nominated Irish composer
Shaun Davey (with whom
Trevor Nunn has worked six times, including his film of Twelfth Night) will help in telling the story and conveying the mystery and magic of the ending. The acclaimed storyteller-musicians of PigPen Theatre Co. will lend their voices and instrumentation to the production, playing Mr. Davey's score and performing various roles throughout.
Scenic design for PERICLES is by
Robert Jones, who has designed numerous productions for Broadway and the West End and more than 15 productions for the
Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as Mr. Nunn's Rock 'n' Roll on Broadway. Costume design is by
Constance Hoffman, the acclaimed opera, dance, and theatre designer whose previous work with Theatre for a New Audience includes Titus Andronicus, The Green Bird, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lighting design is by
Stephen Strawbridge, whose credits include more than 200 productions on and off-Broadway, including Theatre for a New Audience's Souls of Naples. Sound design is by
Daniel Kluger, whose credits include work with Roundabout Theatre Company,
Atlantic Theater Company, and
Lincoln Center Theater.
Brian Brooks, whose choreography has toured nationally and internationally since 2002 and who collaborated on A Midsummer Night's Dream, is the choreographer.
Renee Lutz is the production stage manager.
Single tickets for PERICLES, $55-$85 are on sale online at
www.tfana.org, by phone at 866-811-4111, or in person at the Theatre for a New Audience Box Office, Polonsky Shakespeare Center, 262 Ashland Place. A limited number of premium seats will be available for $100.
Photo Credit: Gerry Goodstein
Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn
Jeffrey Horowitz
IlLana Stein, Jonathan Kalb, Jeffrey Horowitz and Trevor Nunn
Patrice Johnson Chevannes and Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn, James Lynes and Christian Camargo
Trevor Nunn and the cast of PERICLES
Raphael Nash Thompson and members of the PigPen Theatre Co.
Zachary Infante and Will Swenson
John Keating and Nina Hellman
Nina Hellman and Will Swenson
Lilly Englert, Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Patrice Johnson Chevannes and Trevor Nunn
IlLana Stein, Sam Morales, Trevor Nunn and Zachary Infante
Raphael Nash Thompson and Earl Baker Jr.
Christian Camargo and Philip Casnoff
Christian Camargo, Sam Morales and Earl Baker Jr
Jeffrey Horowitz and members of the PigPen Theatre Co.
Zachary Infante and John Keating
Lilly Englert and Ian Lassiter
Gia Crovatin and John Rothman
Lilly Englert, Christian Camargo and Gia Crovatin
Earl Baker Jr. and Sam Morales
