The Emotionalists (2010)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Sky Gilbert
Director: Eli Ham
Venue
The Great Hall – Longboat Hall
Run
August 6th, 2010 – August 15th, 2010
Synopsis
A look at famous writer, fierce lobbyist and founder of the Objectivist movement, Ayn Rand. The Emotionalists, opens amid Ayn’s love affair with psychologist Nathaniel Branden, which reveals cracks in her austere veneer, and her inherent hypocrisy, as all those around her struggle to find where reason ends and honest emotion begins. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
Soo Garay | Ayn Rand |
James Downing | Frank O'Connor |
Dan Leberg | Nathaniel Branden |
Krystal Meadows | Barbara Branden |
Aidan deSalaiz | Marcel Pin |
Tim MacLean | Bruce Lever |
Creative Team
Sky Gilbert | Playwright |
Eli Ham | Director |
Eli Ham | Set Designer |
Jason Golinsky | Lighting Designer |
Production
Kat Chin | Production Manager |
Natasha Bean-Smith | Stage Manager |
Mike Ledermueller | Technical Consultant |
Krystal Meadows | Dialect Coach |
Bita Pejman | Sculpture |
Staff
Alex Naylor | Venue Technician |
Matt Jordan | Venue Technician |
Jason Golinsky | Festival Lighting Designer |