The Piano Tuner (2009)
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Adapters: Birgit Schreyer Duarte and Natalie Corbett
Director: Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Adapted from the novel by Pascal Mercier
Venue
Run
August 6th, 2009 – August 16th, 2009
Synopsis
A famous Italian tenor is shot dead on a Berlin stage. The twin children of the suspect, a legendary piano tuner and failed composer, return home, to understand what happened. Years earlier, escaping their incestuous love for one another, they cut all family ties. Suddenly reunited, the twins are forced to overcome their speechlessness. Determined to find the truth, they recount their unique intimacy, but also the disintegrating effect their father’s music had on the family. Through remembering and writing they begin developing their individual identities. Living apart from her own identical twin was the director’s incentive for this project. (birgitschreyerduarte.com)
Cast
| Tyler J. Seguin | Patrice |
| Miranda Calderon | Patricia |
Creative Team
| Pascal Mercier | Author |
| Birgit Schreyer Duarte | Adapter |
| Natalie Corbett | Adapter |
| Birgit Schreyer Duarte | Director |
| Annette Schreyer | Co-Creator |
| Natalie Corbett | Dramaturge |
| Claudia Kada | Set Designer |
| Claudia Kada | Costume Designer |
| Brendan Gilhuly | Lighting Designer |
| Dario Del Degan | Sound Designer |
| Rebecca Hope Terry | Choreographer |
Production
| Beth Duffus | Stage Manager |
| Louis Schreyer Duarte | Poster Design |
