Chalfant to Star in Yale Rep's Passion Play; Complete Cast Announced
By Adam Hetrick
07 Aug 2008
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Kathleen Chalfant
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| photo by Richard Blinkoff | Tony nominee Kathleen Chalfant will star in the Yale Repertory Theatre's upcoming production of Passion Play, which begins performances Sept. 19.
As previously reported, Ruhl's three-act epic — under the direction of Obie Award winner Mark Wing-Davey — will officially opens the 2008-2009 season at Yale Rep. The production is scheduled to officially open Sept. 25 and run through Oct. 11.
In the era-spanning work, Chalfant will portray historical leaders Queen Elizabeth, Adolf Hitler and Ronald Reagan in a cast that also features Austin Durant (Carpenter 2), Laura Esposito (Ensemble), Dieterich Gray (Machinist/German Officer/Young Director), Brian Hastert (Ensemble), Slate Holmgren (Ensemble), Polly Noonan (Village Idiot/Violet), Barret O’Brien (Ensemble), Susan Pourfar (Mary 1), Keith Reddin (Director), Luke Robertson (Ensemble), Thomas Jay Ryan (Visiting Friar/Visiting Englishman/VA), Felix Solis (Pontius the fish-gutter), Joaquín Torres (John the Fisherman) and Nicole Wiesner (Mary 2).
Passion Play, which begins in 1575 England, leaps to 1934 Germany and finally to contemporary America, utilizes the depiction of the final days of Christ to explore the relationship between faith and politics. Originally penned as two one-acts, Ruhl was commissioned by Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage to create the third and final act for Passion Play.
Ruhl returns to Yale Rep having presented the world premiere of The Clean House and Eurydice there, prior to their Off-Broadway incarnations.
The creative team includes Tony-nominated scenic designer Allen Moyer, associate scenic designer Warren Karp, costume designer Ilona Somogyi, lighting designer Stephen Strawbridge, sound designer Charles Coes, projections designer Ruppert Bohle and dramaturg Colin Mannex.
Sarah Ruhl is a Pulitzer Prize finalist whose works include Dead Man's Cell Phone, The Clean House, Eurydice, Lady with the Lap Dog and Anna Round the Neck, Late: A Cowboy Song, Orlando and Melancholy Play.
For further information visit yalerep.org.
Yale Repertory Theatre is located at 1120 Chapel Street in New Haven, CT.
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