The Misanthrope (2009)
Produced by
Playwright: Molière
Translator: Tony Harrison
Director: Johanna Schall
Venue
Run
April 1st, 2009 – April 26th, 2009
Synopsis
They are young. they are rich. they are french. they are cooler than you and you know it.
competition is their drug of choice. (and cocaine, but who’s judging?). who’s got the trendiest shoes, the best hookups, the quickest wit.
the way to the top is knocking down and cutting up whomever stands in the way-socializing isn’t a pastime, it’s a way of life, a career, a tooth and nail catfight to the highest rung, no matter who you have to throw under a bus to get there.
but one of them won’t compete anymore-he’s already the best at hating everyone and everything. the audacity of honesty is his weapon, and contempt is his sex appeal. and he is in love with one of them, and so the whole delicate balance collapses. but where can you go to be honest and free? there is no such place – u-topia = “no place.”
a play about nothing that ends with a slap and an exit that shatters a world. (redlightdistrict.ca)
Cast
| Ted Witzel | Alceste |
| Reid Linforth | Philinte |
| Marcel Dragonieri | Oronte |
| Eve Wylden | Célimène |
| Simon Rainville | Éliante |
| Kat Letwin | Acaste |
| Spencer Evoy | Clitandre |
| Mairin Smit | Arsinoé |
| Zachary Gray | Dubois |
| Catherine Dunn | Duboise |
Creative Team
| Molière | Playwright |
| Tony Harrison | Translator |
| Johanna Schall | Director |
| Catherine Dunn | Assistant Director |
| Jenny Schall | Costume Designer |
| Cameron Davis | Lighting Designer |
| Zachary Gray | Sound Designer |
Production
| Anna Katharina Olthoff | Producer |
| Pia Kleber | Producer |
| Cat Owen | Stage Manager |
| Jivesh Parasram | Stage Manager |
| Zachary Gray | Publicity |
| Zachary Gray | Web Design |
