Particularly in the Heartland (2007)
Produced by
Presented by
Director: Rachel Chavkin
Venue
Run
March 28th, 2007 – April 1st, 2007
Synopsis
Winner of the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe First Award, shortlisted for the Edinburgh Best Writing Award 2006, awarded Best Production Dublin Fringe 2007, Particularly in the Heartland is a fantastical journey into the geographical center of the United States. The three Springer children are orphaned after what might be a tornado or an alien invasion or the Rapture itself. One by one three visitors arrive: an alien in possession of the body of a dead pregnant teenage girl, an East Coast business woman named Dorothy whose plane has crashed in the cornfields, and the ghost of 1968 democratic presidential hopeful and liberal icon Robert F. Kennedy. A year passes and a new American family is forged in eggs and flour, music and magic.
Particularly in the Heartland is a play about losing sight of America and trying to fall back in love with it. (theteam.org)
Cast
Frank Boyd | Todd Springer |
Jill Frutkin | Tracy Jo |
Libby King | Sarah Springer |
Jake Margolin | Robert F. Kennedy |
Kristen Sieh | Anna Springer |
Lucy Kendrick Smith | Dorthy |
Creative Team
Rachel Chavkin | Director |
Nick Vaguhan | Set Designer |
Jake Heinrichs | Lighting Designer |
Matt Hubbs | Sound Designer |
Kristen Sieh | Costume Designer |
Stephanie Douglass | Dramaturge |
Chantal Pavageaux | Dramaturge |
Production
Dave Polato | Stage Manager |
Staff
Malcolm Harris | Technical Director |
Patrick Hales | Head Electrician |
Sam Shaw | Audio Engineer |
Shannon Phipps | Head Carpenter |