Cast Announced for Trinity Rep's A Dublin Carol, with "C.S.I." Star
By Ernio Hernandez
06 Nov 2006
The cast has been announced for the Trinity Repertory Company's staging of Conor McPherson's A Dublin Carol starring "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" actor William Petersen.
Steppenwolf Theater Company artist Amy Morton will direct the work at the Providence, Rhode Island company's Dowling Theater. It plays Nov. 30-Jan. 7, 2007. Opening is Dec. 6.
Joining Peterson in the three-member cast will be Trinity Rep Company member Rachael Warren and Brown University/Trinity Consortium student Daniel Mefford.
"I'm so thrilled to have William Petersen and Amy Morton, two of my first mentors in Chicago theatre, working here alongside Trinity's world class acting company in my first season," stated Trinity Rep's new artistic director Curt Columbus in a previous release. "I'm particularly delighted that Rhode Island audiences will be the first to welcome Billy back to the stage for the first time since he began 'C.S.I.' six years ago."
The Dublin-set play which takes place on Christmas Eve begins when "a man's daughter brings him news about her mother which offers him an unexpected chance at redemption." The work premiered in London in 2000 and came stateside to the Atlantic Theater Company in 2003.
Post-show talkbacks will be held after every performance as moderated by a staff member. Each session will last for approximately twenty minutes.
The A Dublin Carol design team includes Eugene Lee (set), Ana Kuzmanic (costumes) and Deb Sullivan (lighting). Jennifer Grutza serves as stage manager.
Petersen — who plays Gil Grissom in the CBS drama "C.S.I: Crime Scene Investigation" — made his Broadway debut in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. Other stage credits for the Illinois-born actor include the American premiere of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross and The Time of Your Life (Goodman Theatre), Balm in Gilead and Fool For Love (Steppenwolf) as well as In the Belly of the Beast, American Buffalo, Speed-the Plow, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, As You Like It, Waiting for Godot, A Streetcar Named Desire and Flyovers. He co-founded Remains Theatre in 1979 and serves as an artistic associate at Chicago's Victory Gardens.
The 2006-2007 season at Trinity Rep will continue with Our Town (Jan. 26-March 4, 2007), A Delicate Balance (Feb. 16-March 25, 2007), The Fantasticks (March 30-April 29, 2007), The Clean House (April 27-June 3, 2007) as well as the 30th anniversary all-new production of Trinity Rep's A Christmas Carol (Nov. 17-Dec. 31).
Tickets to A Dublin Carol at Trinity Rep, 201 Washington Street in Providence, RI are on sale through (401) 351-4242. For more information, visit Trinity Rep online at www.trinityrep.com.
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