A Crooked Man (2008)
Produced by
Playwright: Richard Kalinoski
Director: Hrant Alianak
Venue
The Great Hall – Longboat Hall
Run
February 20th, 2008 – March 2nd, 2008
Synopsis
Throughout his life, the 88-year-old Hagop, now living in the United States, has been tormented by nightmares stemming from the horrors he witnessed as a child during the Armenian genocide, including his family’s murder. His nightmares extend to his own act of defiance when, as a young man in Germany, he assassinated the Turkish governor responsible for perpetrating the massacres in his village. When his reporter grandson interviews him for what is to be an innocuous magazine article, the old man finally begins to confront his demons and reveals not only the awful details of his past, but, for the very first time ever, a terrible secret that has consumed his whole life.
Inspired by a true story, A Crooked Man offers no easy answers to the issues of guilt and innocence, murderer or hero. Sprinkled with a familiar relational humour as the old man’s stubbornness meets the naivety of his grandson and the worry of his daughter, A Crooked Man touches the heart with its mirror on an anguished soul. (artword.net)
Cast
| Hrant Alianak | Hagop Hagopian |
| Araxi Arslanian | Anahid / Mrs. Reinheardt / Turkish Woman / Blind Woman |
| Garen Boyajian | Alex (Alexan) |
| Carlo Essagian | Dr. Schmidt / Young Hagop / Defense Attorney |
| Michael Kazarian | Mehmet Pasha / Judge Prosecuting Attorney |
Creative Team
| Richard Kalinoski | Playwright |
| Hrant Alianak | Director |
| Stephan Droege | Set Designer |
| Stephan Droege | Lighting Designer |
| Anne Dixon | Costume Designer |
| Terry Crack | Sound Designer |
| Joe Mancuso | Sound Designer |
| David Hoekstra | Prop Designer |
Production
| Sharon DiGenova | Stage Manager |
| Ian Morton | Technician |
| Marlene Aarons | Make-up Consultant |
| Sara Peel | Crew |
| Adrien Whan | Crew |
| Andrew McTaggart | Crew |
| Katherine Smith | Crew |
| Dianne Weinrib | Publicity |
| Savi Pannu | Publicity |
| Ed Gass-Donnelly | Layout & Design |
| Hrant Alianak | Producer |
| Kaloust Babian | Co-Producer |
| Sharon Weeden | Distribtion |
