The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (2013)
Produced by
Karfiol Kollektiv and The Red Light District
Playwright: Bertolt Brecht
Translator: Jennifer Wise
Venue
The Great Hall Black Box Theatre
Run
November 21st, 2013 – December 7th, 2013
Synopsis
MURDER! EXTORTION! TYRANNY AND THEFT!
chicago in the 1930s. something is rotten in the cauliflower industry. a financial crisis and a corruption scandal allow the city’s most notorious gangster to use brute force and intimidation to manhandle his way to the top of the city’s vegetable racket, leaving behind him a trail of corpses.
brecht’s parable play about the rise of hitler and the people who elected him was written in exile in finland in 1941, in the early years of the second world war, with no end to the nazi terror in sight. fast paced, funny, and shakespearean in scope, ARTURO UI is about the politicians who play dirty and the people who let them. (theredlightdistrict.ca)
Cast
| Daniela Pagliarello | Ui |
| Rodrigo Trigueros | Roma |
| Mishka Thébaud | Givola |
| Josh Johnston | Giri |
| Alexandra Augustine | Dockdaisy |
| Tiana Asperjan | Clark / Doctor |
| Rose Tuong | Flake / Gangster 1 / Prosecution |
| Kayla Childs | Butcher / Gangster 2 / Judge |
| Tina Jung | Ragg / Carrots / Betty |
| Tyler Hagemann | Dogsborough |
| Fiorella Pennano | Carruther / Young Dogsborough / Jicama / Jailbait Slut / Gunman |
| Olivia Clarke | Mulberry / Fish / Church Slut / Gunman |
| Eric Rich | Dullfeet / Hook / Bowl / Token Queer Slut / Gunman |
| Sheri Godda | Sheet / French Maid (Who moonlights as a hooker) / O'Casey, auditor-general / Mahoney, a washed up actor / James Greenwool (baritone and gangster) / Defense Lawyer / Gunman / Mourner |
Creative Team
| Bertolt Brecht | Playwright |
| Jennifer Wise | Translator |
| Ted Witzel | Director |
| Nicole de Angelis | Assistant Director |
| Maite Jacobson | Assistant Director |
| Scott Spidell | Set |
| Scott Spidell | Lighting |
| Scott Spidell | Video |
| Amanda Wong | Props |
| Michelle Tracey | Props |
| Amanda Wong | Costumes |
| Michelle Tracey | Costumes |
| Amanda Wong | Make-Up |
| Michelle Tracey | Make-Up |
| Maarika Pinkney | Choreographer |
| Ted Witzel | Sound |
| Maite Jacobson | Sound |
| Nicole de Angelis | Sound |
Production
| Christopher Ross | Technical Director |
| Amanda Wong | Dresser |
| Michelle Tracey | Dresser |
| Dylan Bobier | Dresser |
| Kaitlyn Smith | Dresser |
| Laura Andrew | Dresser |
| Cass Brannen | Dresser |
| Julia Mattias | Dresser |
| Megan Poupore | Dresser |
| Ira Lipkin | Dresser |
| Marco Cupelli | Dresser |
| Amanda Loader | Dresser |
| Sarah Johnston | Dresser |
| Amanda Wong | Make-up Artist |
| Michelle Tracey | Make-up Artist |
| Dylan Bobier | Make-up Artist |
| Kaitlyn Smith | Make-up Artist |
| Laura Andrew | Make-up Artist |
| Cass Brannen | Make-up Artist |
| Julia Mattias | Make-up Artist |
| Megan Poupore | Make-up Artist |
| Ira Lipkin | Make-up Artist |
| Marco Cupelli | Make-up Artist |
| Amanda Loader | Make-up Artist |
| Sarah Johnston | Make-up Artist |
| Nicole de Angelis | Operator |
| Maite Jacobson | Operator |
| Elyssia Sasaki | Operator |
| Roger de Angelis | Construction |
| Kerry Freek | Producer |
| Lauren Gillis | Producer |
| Ted Witzel | Producer |
| Richard Jacobson | Graphic Designer |
| Ted Witzel | Graphic Designer |
