The Gambler (2006)
Produced by
Alianak Theatre Productions and Beggarly Theatre and Ginger Cat Productions and Tapestry Opera
Playwright: Ronald Weihs
Director: Molly Thom
Based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky and the true story behind the novel
Venue
Run
January 26th, 2006 – February 19th, 2006
Synopsis
In the spinning phantasmagoric world of the gambling casino where fortunes are lost and hopes destroyed by the incessant click-click of the roulette wheel, one of the world’s great novelists finds himself at a turning point …
In 1866, overwhelmed by debt, Fyodor Dostoevsky agreed to produce a new novel or lose the copyright to his entire body of work. Three weeks before the deadline, with not a word written, he hired a young stenographer, Anna Grigorievna, to take it down in shorthand. The story he dictated, she soon discovered, was his own story – his passion for the unattainable Polina and his own addiction to gambling. (artword.net)
Cast
| David Ferry | Fyodor / Alexei |
| Claire Jenkins | Anna |
| Karl Pruner | The General |
| Irene Poole | Polina / Mlle Blanche |
| Brett Christopher | Comte des Grieux / Mr. Astley / Croupier |
| Jennifer Phipps | The Grandmother |
Creative Team
| Fyodor Dostoevsky | Author |
| Ronald Weihs | Playwright |
| Molly Thom | Director |
| Gillian Gallow | Set Designer |
| Gillian Gallow | Costume Designer |
| Rebecca Picherack | Lighting Designer |
| Richard Feren | Music |
| Beverley Miller | Choreographer |
| Laura Gardner | Assistant Prop Designer |
| Laura Gardner | Assistant Costume Designer |
Production
| Trevor Schwellnus | Production Manager |
| J.P. Robichaud | Stage Manager |
| John Karastamatis | Marketing Director |
| John Karastamatis | Producer |
| Margaret Edgar | Group Sales |
| Babs Church | Group Sales |
| Yvette Martin | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Ed Gass-Donnelly | Graphic Designer |
| Trevor Schwellnus | Carpenter |
| Kevin Hutson | Carpenter |
| Lindsay Anne Black | Scenic Painter |
| Laird Macdonald | Crew |
| Maryke Simmonds | Crew |
| Shanna Miller | Crew |
| Jonathan Pinksen | Crew |
| Robert Allison | Front of House |
| Meiko Ando | Front of House |
| Antonio Tan | Website Designer |
Staff
| Jason Golinsky | Technical Director |
