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Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Casting for “The Last Goodbye”
Posted by Gail M. Burns - July 2010
SONYA TAYEH CHOREOGRAPHS
Williamstown, MA (7/6/10) – Artistic Director Nicholas Martin has announced the casting for the last production of the Williamstown Theatre Festival‘s 2010 season on the Nikos Stage: The Last Goodbye. Shakespeare’s classic verse meets the driving passionate rock of iconic singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley in this world premiere musical. Conceived and adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by Michael Kimmel, with the music and lyrics by Jeff Buckley (“Grace”), arranged and orchestrated by Kris Kukul (Kasper Hauser, WTF Cabaret Director), an ensemble of fourteen singer/actors bring to life the lyrical beauty of two great poets set in a world of youthful angst, grandeur and grit. Michael Kimmel (The Secret Agenda of Trees) directs and Sonya Tayeh (“So You Think You Can Dance”) choreographs The Last Goodbye, which plays August 5 – 20 (opening night August 7).
The cast features Kelli Barrett (The Royal Family), Nick Blaemire (Cry-Baby, Glory Days), Celina Carvajal (The Toxic Avenger), Merle Dandridge (Spamalot), Damon Daunno (The Last Goodbye), Tom Hennes (Freedom Train), Max Jenkins (Hair), Jo Lampert (The Daughters), Jesse Lenat (Once Around the Sun), Deb Lyons (Smokey Joe’s Cafe), Grace McLean (Twelfth Night), Michael Park (The Burnt Part Boys, “As the World Turns”), Ashley Robinson (Giant), and Chloe Webb (Sid and Nancy, Forbidden Broadway).
The design team for The Last Goodbye includes scenic design by Michael Brown, costume design by Anne Kennedy, lighting design by Ben Stanton and sound design by Ken Travis. The production stage manager is David H. Lurie.
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2010 Williamstown Theatre Festival season can be purchased online at www.wtfestival.org and by phone at (413) 597-3400 or in person at the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St (Route 2), Williamstown, MA 02167.
WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL
For over half a century, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, has brought America’s best established and emerging theatre artists to the Berkshires for a vibrant summer festival celebrating the greatest classic and new works in the theatrical canon. This season, our 56th, is presented in the glorious ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance on the beautiful campus of Williams College, our generous hosts. In addition to our acclaimed productions, the Festival is home to unmatched training and professional development programs for the next generation of actors, writers, directors, designers, and managers. We are proud of our rich history and are committed to creating an environment where both experienced and developing artists can practice and refine their craft in collaboration with a loyal and sophisticated audience.